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William " Dickson Dixon 1605 – 1692 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Sep 1605

Birth Location: Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 8 May 1692

Death Location: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Father: William Dixon

Mother: Ellen Duckworth

Spouse(s): Katerine Hayes

Children(s): Ambrose DIXON

In 1605, William " Dickson Dixon entered the world in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England, born to William Dixon and Ellen R Duckworth. William " Dickson Dixon married Katerine Hayes, and had children including Ambrose DIXON. William " Dickson Dixon passed away in 1692 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • In 1605, William " Dickson Dixon entered the world in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England, born to William Dixon and Ellen R Duckworth.
  • William " Dickson Dixon married Katerine Hayes, and had children including Ambrose DIXON.
  • William " Dickson Dixon passed away in 1692 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Dixon's Ancestors

Self
William Dixon
1605 – 1692
Birth Place: Wakefield, Yorkshire, England
Parents
William Dixon
1568 – 1637
West Riding, Yorkshire, England
Ellen (R) Duckworth
1571 – 1627
Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Susanna (Elisabeth) Lipps
1550 – 1612
Auckland, Durham, England
John Duckworth
1550 – 1613
Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Mary Royd
1550 – 1610
Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Wouter Lips
1530 – 1580
Lijsbeth Nijs
1530 – 1615
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Raes Nijs
1500 –

William Dixon's Descendants

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William (" Dickson) Dixon (1 Sep 1605 – 8 May 1692) m. Katerine Hayes (1606 – 1656)
  1. 1. Ambrose DIXON (01 Jan 1628 or 1620 – 12 Apr 1687) m. Florence (Isabella) Ingraham\Ingham (1606 – 23 Dec 1686)
    1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth Trask) Galley (01 Sep 1650 – 15 Feb 1692) m. John (GILES) (Gyells) (16 Apr 1645 – 7 Jul 1688)
      1. 1. John (Nathaniel) Giles (10 Jan 1667 – 27 Oct 1730) m. Sarah (Rachel Welsh Griffith?) Giles (1674 – 16 Feb 1733)
        1. 1. Mary (Sarah) Giles (11 Mar 1718 – 25 Jun 1770) m. William (P.) Cole (1698 – 25 June 1770)

William Dixon's Timeline

2 Records

1605
1 Sep 1605
Birth of William " Dickson Dixon in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England
Wakefield, Yorkshire, England
1692
8 May 1692
Age 87
Death of William " Dickson Dixon in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Sep 1605
    Event Place: Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 May 1692
    Event Place: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts

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