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Rev Jonathan Dickinson 1688 – 1747 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Apr 1688

Birth Location: Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 7 Oct 1747

Death Location: Elizabethtown, Essex, New Jersey, USA

Father: Hezekiah Dickinson

Mother: Abigail Blackman

Spouse(s): Joanna Melyn, Mary Plum

Children(s): Melyn Dickinson, Abigail Dickinson, Jonathan Dickinson, Temperance Dickinson, Joanna Dickinson, Elizabeth DICKINSON, Martha Dickinson

In 1688, Rev Jonathan Dickinson Princeton College-1st President entered the world in Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA, born to Hezekiah Dickinson and Abigail Blakeman or Blackman. Rev Jonathan Dickinson Princeton College-1st President married Joanna Melyn, Mary Plum, and had children including Melyn Dickinson, Abigail Dickinson, Jonathan Dickinson, Temperance Dickinson, Joanna Dickinson, Elizabeth DICKINSON, Martha Dickinson. Rev Jonathan Dickinson Princeton College-1st President passed away in 1747 in Elizabethtown, Essex, New Jersey, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1688, Rev Jonathan Dickinson Princeton College-1st President entered the world in Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA, born to Hezekiah Dickinson and Abigail Blakeman or Blackman.
  • Rev Jonathan Dickinson Princeton College-1st President married Joanna Melyn, Mary Plum, and had children including Melyn Dickinson, Abigail Dickinson, Jonathan Dickinson, Temperance Dickinson, Joanna Dickinson, Elizabeth DICKINSON, Martha Dickinson.
  • Rev Jonathan Dickinson Princeton College-1st President passed away in 1747 in Elizabethtown, Essex, New Jersey, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Rev Dickinson's Ancestors

Self
Rev Dickinson
1688 – 1747
Birth Place: Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Hezekiah Dickinson
1645 – 1707
Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Abigail (Blakeman or) Blackman
1663 – 1718
Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Grandparents
Nathaniel (Dickenson) Sr.,
1601 – 1676
Ely, Cambridgeshire, England
Anne (Gull) Ward
1605 – 1679
Billingborough, Lincolnshire, England
Rev (Samuel Blakeman) (Blackman?)
1635 – 1668
Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Elizabeth Wheeler
1642 – 1667
Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Dickenson
1568 – 1628
Sarah Stacey
1573 – 1629
Moses Wheeler
1598 – 1698
Miriam Hawley
1620 – 1690
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Dickinson,
1543 – 1572
Judith Carey
1547 – 1572
Robert Stacy
1547 – 1589
Mildred Grible
1547 – 1588

Rev Dickinson's Descendants

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Rev (Jonathan) Dickinson (22 Apr 1688 – 7 Oct 1747) m. Joanna Melyn (24 May 1682 – 20 April 1745) m. Mary Plum (1688 – 30 Aug 1762)
  1. 1. Melyn Dickinson (7 Dec 1709 – 6 Jan 1710)
  2. 2. Abigail Dickinson (16 Jun 1711 – 1799)
  3. 3. Jonathan Dickinson (19 Sep 1713 – 1763)
  4. 4. Temperance Dickinson (11 May 1715 – 28 Jun 1750)
  5. 5. Joanna Dickinson (27 Feb 1717 – 9 May 1732)
  6. 6. Elizabeth DICKINSON (3 Mar 1721 – 29 Nov 1788)
  7. 7. Martha Dickinson (18 May 1725 – 20 Aug 1757)

Rev Dickinson's Timeline

4 Records

1688
22 Apr 1688
Birth of Rev Jonathan Dickinson Princeton College-1st President in Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
1706
1706
Age 18
Rev Jonathan Dickinson Princeton College-1st President graduated in Yale College
Yale College
1747
Apr 1747
Age 59
Rev Jonathan Dickinson Princeton College-1st President - Education in Elizabethtown, NJ
Elizabethtown, NJ
1747
7 Oct 1747
Age 59
Death of Rev Jonathan Dickinson Princeton College-1st President in Elizabethtown, Essex, New Jersey, USA
Elizabethtown, Essex, New Jersey, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Apr 1688
    Event Place: Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Graduation
    Event Date: 1706
    Event Place: Yale College

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Education
    Event Date: Apr 1747
    Event Place: Elizabethtown, NJ

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Oct 1747
    Event Place: Elizabethtown, Essex, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Elizabeth, Union County, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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