James Dickinson

Brief Life History of James

When James Dickinson was born on 12 October 1827, in Up Holland, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, his father, John Dickinson, was 45 and his mother, Mary Hampson, was 30. He married Sarah Jane Snyder on 27 March 1857, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Wigan, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom in 1841. He died on 28 October 1894, in Panguitch, Garfield, Utah, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Panguitch, Garfield, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Dickinson
1827–1894
Sarah Jane Snyder
1838–1924
Marriage: 27 March 1857
Alice Jane Dickinson
1858–1936
Ellen Amelia Dickinson
1859–1940
Maria Delight Dickinson
1861–1940
James Franklin Dickinson
1864–1932
Samuel Gideon Dickinson
1867–1867
Luna Elizabeth Dickinson
1868–1900
Robert Ephriam Dickinson
1870–1939
Isaac Hyrum Dickinson
1873–1965
Permelia Rhoana Dickinson
1875–1879
Otis Alonzo Dickinson Sr
1877–1953
Joseph Leland Dickinson
1880–1949
Sarah Orilla Dickinson
1882–1969
Mary Estella Dickinson
1884–1965
Ezra Hampson Dickinson
1888–1889

Sources (127)

  • James Dickinson in household of Mary Dickinson, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
  • 1827 James Dickinson, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Web: Western States Marriage Index, 1809-2011

World Events (8)

1830

Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).

1842 · Mines and Collieries Act of 1842

The Parliment of the United Kingdom passed the Mines and Collieries Act of 1842, mostly commonly known as the Mines Act of 1842. This act made it so that nobody under the age of ten could work in the mines and also females in general could not be employed.

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

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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Passenger list showing Dickinsons & Sudworths aboard the "North Atlantic" on way from Liverpool to New Orleans (4 Sep 1850 - 1 Nov 1850)

Picture above contains the following information: James Dickinson, age 23, occupation: Wheelwright Robert Dickinson, age 17 Mary Dickinson, age 53 David Sudworth, age 38 Ann Dickinson Sudworth, age 24 …

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