Brief Life History of John Potter
When John Potter Dickinson was born on 21 October 1838, in Cambridge, Washington, New York, United States, his father, Samuel Dickinson, was 28 and his mother, Marinda Potter, was 24. He married Angelett Elliot on 14 April 1878, in Butler, Butler Township, Branch, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Marshall, Calhoun, Michigan, United States in 1900 and Coldwater, Branch, Michigan, United States in 1910. He died on 5 July 1928, in Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan, United States, at the age of 89.
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Sources (10)
- John Dickinson in household of Samuel Dickinson, "United States Census, 1870"
- John P. Dickinson, "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925"
- John P Dickinson, "Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952"
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World Events (8)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1847 · Moving the State Capital
The capital of Michigan was moved from Detroit to Lansing on March 17, 1847. The capital was moved to be further away from Canada, to encourage settlement and boost economy toward the inner regions of the state, and to make to capital more accessible to everyone statewide.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
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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