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Col Elijah Dickinson 1760 – 1820 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Apr 1760

Birth Location: Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 1 Feb 1820

Death Location: Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Rev Dickinson

Mother: Thankful Smith

Spouse(s): Jerusha Smith

Children(s): Silas Dickinson, Fanny Dickinson, Jonathan Dickinson

The story of Col Elijah Dickinson began in 1760 in Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA. In 1790, Col Elijah Dickinson resided in Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States. Col Elijah Dickinson married Jerusha Smith, and had children including Silas Dickinson, Fanny Dickinson, Jonathan Smith Dickinson. Col Elijah Dickinson passed away in 1820 in Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Col Elijah Dickinson began in 1760 in Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA.
  • In 1790, Col Elijah Dickinson resided in Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States.
  • Col Elijah Dickinson married Jerusha Smith, and had children including Silas Dickinson, Fanny Dickinson, Jonathan Smith Dickinson.
  • Col Elijah Dickinson passed away in 1820 in Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Col Dickinson's Ancestors

Self
Col Dickinson
1760 – 1820
Birth Place: Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Rev Moses Dickinson
1718 – 1803
Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
Thankful Smith
1722 – 1802
Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Nathaniel Dickinson
1689 – 1719
Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
Hannah Smith
1694 – 1724
Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
Chileab Smith,
1685 – 1746
Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Mercy (Golding) (Smith)
1686 – 1756
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
2Lt Dickinson,
1643 – 1723
Mary Cones
1654 – 1726
Luke Smith
1666 – 1748
Mary Crow
1672 – 1761
Ensign Smith,
1636 – 1731
Hannah Hitchcock
1645 – 1733
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Sr.,
1601 – 1676
Anne Ward
1605 – 1679
John Cowles
1598 – 1675
Hannah Hart
1613 – 1684
Ensign Smith,
1636 – 1731
Hannah Hitchcock
1645 – 1733

Col Dickinson's Descendants

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Col (Elijah) Dickinson (20 Apr 1760 – 1 Feb 1820) m. Jerusha Smith (27 April 1764 – 6 April 1853)
  1. 1. Silas Dickinson (4 Sep 1783 – 30 May 1804)
  2. 2. Fanny Dickinson (5 August 1798 – 7 June 1802)
  3. 3. Jonathan (Smith) Dickinson (6 August 1803 – 2 June 1836) m. Minerva Dickinson (1800 – 9 Mar 1868)
    1. 1. Mary (Lucretia) Poster (1825 – 1890)
    2. 2. Ellen (S) Dickinson (3 Sep 1832 – 4 Sep 1834)

Col Dickinson's Timeline

4 Records

1760
20 Apr 1760
Birth of Col Elijah Dickinson in Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
1780
13 Jun 1780
Age 20
Col Elijah Dickinson was married
None
1790
1790
Age 30
Col Elijah Dickinson resided here in Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States
Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States
1820
1 Feb 1820
Age 60
Death of Col Elijah Dickinson in Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Apr 1760
    Event Place: Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 13 Jun 1780
    Record Source: Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1790
    Event Place: Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source: 1790 United States Federal Census, Year: 1790; Census Place: Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts; Series: M637; Roll: 4; Page: 255; Image: 291; Family History Library Film: 0568144

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Feb 1820
    Event Place: Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Amherst, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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