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Joshua Prentiss Dickinson 1792 – 1856 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Aug 1792

Birth Location: Holliston, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Death Date: 17 Nov 1856

Death Location: Bangor, Penobscot, Maine, USA

Father: Rev Dickinson,

Mother: Margaret Prentice

Spouse(s): Martha McGaw

Children(s):

The story of Joshua Prentiss Dickinson MD began in 1792 in Holliston, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Joshua Prentiss Dickinson MD married Martha McGaw. Joshua Prentiss Dickinson MD passed away in 1856 in Bangor, Penobscot, Maine, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Joshua Prentiss Dickinson MD began in 1792 in Holliston, Middlesex, Massachusetts.
  • Joshua Prentiss Dickinson MD married Martha McGaw.
  • Joshua Prentiss Dickinson MD passed away in 1856 in Bangor, Penobscot, Maine, USA.

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Joshua Dickinson's Ancestors

Self
Joshua Dickinson
1792 – 1856
Birth Place: Holliston, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Parents
Rev Timothy Dickinson,
1761 – 1813
Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
Margaret Prentice
1759 – 1839
Holliston, Massachusetts
Grandparents
Nathan Dickinson
1733 – 1825
Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
Esther Fowler
1740 – 1803
Westchester, Windham, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
Nathan Dickinson
1712 – 1795
Thankful Warner
1716 – 1746
Josiah Fowler
1715 – 1808
Elizabeth Purdy
1723 – 1740
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ebenezer Dickinson
1681 – 1730
Hannah Frary
1683 – 1750

Joshua Dickinson's Timeline

2 Records

1792
2 Aug 1792
Birth of Joshua Prentiss Dickinson MD in Holliston, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Holliston, Middlesex, Massachusetts
1856
17 Nov 1856
Age 64
Death of Joshua Prentiss Dickinson MD in Bangor, Penobscot, Maine, USA
Bangor, Penobscot, Maine, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Aug 1792
    Event Place: Holliston, Middlesex, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Nov 1856
    Event Place: Bangor, Penobscot, Maine, USA

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