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John Dickson 1763–1855 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Jan 1763

Birth Location: Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland

Death Date: 25 May 1855

Death Location: Upper Onslow, Colchester County, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: John Dickson

Mother: Margaret Burn

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Dickson, Mary Baird

Children(s): John Dickson, Alexander Dickson, Robert Dickson, Hugh Dickson, Nancy Dickson, Elizabeth Dickson, Mary Dickson, Mary Dickson, John DICKSON, Thomas Dickson, William Dickson, Isabell Dickson, James Dickson, Rebecca Dickson

John Dickson was born in 1763 in Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland, the child of John Dickson And Margaret Burn. John Dickson married Elizabeth Dickson, Mary Baird, and had children including Alexander Dickson, Elizabeth Dickson, Hugh Dickson, Isabell Elizabeth Dickson, James Dickson, John Dickson, John M Dickson, Mary Baird Dickson, Mary Dickson, Nancy Dickson, Rebecca Dickson, Robert Dickson, Thomas Baird Dickson, Thomas Dickson, William Dickson. John Dickson passed away in 1855 in Upper Onslow, Colchester County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Biography

  • John Dickson was born in 1763 in Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland, the child of John Dickson And Margaret Burn.
  • John Dickson married Elizabeth Dickson, Mary Baird, and had children including Alexander Dickson, Elizabeth Dickson, Hugh Dickson, Isabell Elizabeth Dickson, James Dickson, John Dickson, John M Dickson, Mary Baird Dickson, Mary Dickson, Nancy Dickson, Rebecca Dickson, Robert Dickson, Thomas Baird Dickson, Thomas Dickson, William Dickson.
  • John Dickson passed away in 1855 in Upper Onslow, Colchester County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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John Dickson's Ancestors

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John Dickson
1763–1855
Birth Place: Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
Parents
John Dickson
1728–1801
Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
Margaret Burn
1737–1822
Lintithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Thomas Burn
1695–
Lintithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
Margaret Mason
1700–
Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James Maisson
1665–
Jonet Spence
1663–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Dickson's Descendants

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John Dickson (10 Jan 1763–25 May 1855) m. Elizabeth Dickson (27 November 1773–17 May 1842) m. Mary Baird (1767–23 Nov 1803)
  1. 1. John (M) Dickson 1798–1846
  2. 2. Alexander Dickson 1813–1878
  3. 3. Robert Dickson 1807–1885
  4. 4. Hugh Dickson 1809–1887
  5. 5. Nancy Dickson 1811–
  6. 6. Elizabeth Dickson 1816–
  7. 7. Mary (Baird) Dickson 1805–
  8. 8. Mary Dickson 1844–1880 m. Columbus (K) Grisham 1837–1880
    1. 1. Emma (M) Gresham 1865–1935
  9. 9. John DICKSON 1798–1821
  10. 10. Thomas (Baird) Dickson 1792–1872 m. Elizabeth Upham 1786–1862
    1. 1. Nathan (Knowlton) Dickson 1823–1900 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Stiles 1828–1880
      1. 1. Henry (F) Dickson 1865–
      2. 2. Elizabeth ((Bessie) Millar) Dickson 1861–1945 m. George (Henry) Kent 1853–1927
        1. 1. Evarard Kent 1886–1961 m. Annie Kent 1876–
        2. 2. Tillie Kent 1897–
        3. 3. Edgar (Hill) Kent 1897–1918
        4. 4. Dickson (Roach) KENT 1893–1972
        5. 5. Edgar (Henry) Kent 1898–
        6. 6. Henry (Dickson) Kent 1893–1976 m. Mary (Lavinia) Kent 1896–1984
        7. 7. Charles (Knowlton) Kent 1894–1960 m. Kathleen (Ellis) Stevens 1890–1963
        8. 8. Mary (Josephine Schooley) Kent 1905–1984 m. Norman (B) Schuler 1880–
        9. 9. Stanley (Blackwood) Kent 1901–1970 m. Annie (Gibson) Kent 1907–1984
        10. 10. William (George "Bill") Kent 1896–1969 m. Florence (Olive) Vause 1913–1974
      3. 3. Thomas (Gordon) Dickson 1857–1941
      4. 4. Henry (Havelock) Dickson 1864–1949
      5. 5. Lt. (Col. Charles Harold Dickson) M.D. 1876–1952
      6. 6. Miner (Stiles Dickson) MD 1867–1919
    2. 2. Mary Dickson 1821–1894
  11. 11. William Dickson 1793–1814
  12. 12. Isabell (Elizabeth) Dickson 1800–1843
  13. 13. James Dickson 1802–1821
  14. 14. Rebecca Dickson 1795–1864

John Dickson's Timeline

3 Records

1763
10 Jan 1763
Birth of John Dickson in Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
1763
16 Jan 1763
John Dickson was baptized in , Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
1855
25 May 1855
Age 92
Death of John Dickson in North River, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada
North River, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Jan 1763
    Event Place: Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
    [2] Canada, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 16 Jan 1763
    Event Place: , Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Nova Scotia, Canada; Page Number: 291

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 May 1855
    Event Place: North River, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Upper Onslow, Colchester County, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index

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