Brief Life History of Susanna
When Susanna Dickinson was born on 1 September 1840, in Cambridge, Washington, New York, United States, her father, Samuel Dickinson, was 30 and her mother, Marinda Potter, was 25. She married Ambrose Dickinson on 14 March 1861. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She lived in Homer, Calhoun, Michigan, United States for about 20 years and Butler Township, Branch, Michigan, United States in 1900. She died on 14 January 1930, in Butler, Butler Township, Branch, Michigan, United States, at the age of 89, and was buried in Clarendon Township, Calhoun, Michigan, United States.
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Sources (15)
- Susan Dickinson in household of Marvin Vandroog, "United States Census, 1900"
- Susannah Dickinson, "Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940"
- Suzanna 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.
1865
Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
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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