Brief Life History of William
When William Dickinson was born about 1755, in Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Arnold Dickinson, was 37 and his mother, Jane Bate, was 35.
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Parents and Siblings
1720–1801 Male
1722–1804 Female
Siblings (13)
1743– Female
1744– Female
1748– Female
1750– Male
1755– Male
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World Events (3)
1815
Age 60
1823
Age 68
1825 · Museum of Lancashire
Age 70
Name Meaning
English: variant of Dickenson , a patronymic from the Middle English personal name Dicun a pet form of Richard (see Dicken ) + son.
History: Jonathan Dickinson, the first president of the College of New Jersey (now Princeton), was born in Hatfield, MA, in 1688. Both his parents came from pioneer Connecticut Valley stock.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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