Brief Life History of Philip Henry
When Philip Henry Dickinson was born on 8 May 1853, in Cambridge, Washington, New York, United States, his father, Reuben Dickinson, was 47 and his mother, Mary Ann Doxtader, was 34. He lived in Homer, Calhoun, Michigan, United States in 1860. He died on 3 October 1862, in Homer Township, Calhoun, Michigan, United States, at the age of 9.
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- Phillip H Dickenson in household of Reubin Dickenson, "United States Census, 1860"
- Philip H Dickinson in household of Reuben Dickenson, "New York, State Census, 1855"
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1854 · Creation of the Republican Party
A debate continues over the location of the creation of the Republican Party. Some sources claim the party was formed in Ripon, Wisconsin, on February 28, 1854. Others claim the first meeting of the Republican Party took place in Jackson, Michigan, on July 6, 1854, where the Republican Party was officially organized. Over 1,000 people were present and candidates were selected for the party, thus making it the first Republican convention.
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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