Brief Life History of Hezekiah
When Hezekiah Dickinson was born on 15 April 1850, in Homer, Calhoun, Michigan, United States, his father, Samuel Dickinson, was 39 and his mother, Marinda Potter, was 35. He married Cornelia Vreeland in 1870, in Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. He died on 16 January 1929, in Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan, United States.
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- Hesakiah Dickinson in household of Samuel Dickinson, "United States Census, 1870"
- Legacy NFS Source: Hezekeih Dickinson - birth: 15 April 1850; Homer, Calhoun, Michigan, United States
- Hezekiah Dickenson, "Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952"
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World Events (8)
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.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1872 · The First National Park
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
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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