William Dickinson

1805 - 1892  (86 years)  Submit Photo / Document

• Name	William Dickinson
  Born	6 Oct 1805	Church of Saint Nicholas of Liverpool, Lancashire, England
  Christened	27 Oct 1805	Church of Saint Nicholas of Liverpool, Lancashire, England
  		William Dickinson Christening William Dickinson Christening, He Is Number 1235 On The List.
  		Saint Nicholas Church Liverpool. Saint Nicholas Church Liverpool.
  Gender	Male
  Biographical Information	William Dickinson was the first of his direct surname line to arrive in the United States. Together, William and Sarah are believed to have had eleven children, seven of whom reached adulthood. During the summer of 1841, William and Sarah, along with Ann, Sarah, Elizabeth, Frances and William Jr. boarded the sailing ship "Diadem" at Liverpool and sailed for the United States. The Dickinson family arrived in the United States, after what had to be a very long and trying voyage, in New York in August of 1841. At that time, William listed his occupation as mechanic. Immediately after arriving in the United States, William took his family to Fall Rivers, Massachusetts and began working as a "Block Printer" in what was the hub of the textile industry. During the several years that the family remained in Fall River, three more children were born. On 30 April 1848. The Dickinson family moved west during the mid to late 1940's... possibly due to the "Great Fire" of 2 July 1843 in which over 20 acres was burned to include a heavily populated portion of the town where workers at the textile mills lived. Land was being sold at this time in Illinois. William bought, on 6 Decmber 1844, sight unseen, 80 acres of land for $100.00. This property was recorded in the LaSalle County Courthouse on 4 July 1846. This land would become the family farm, located just north of Streator, IL. This land was described in the deed as the West half of the Southwest quarter of section 8 of Otter Creek Township (T-31, R-4), in LaSalle County, Illinois. The rest of that section was bought by a fellow block printer named James Morrison. James had a large family, with several sons, one of whom, Adam Morrison, would later own the adjoining quarter section of land and would marry William's daughter, Frances.
  Died	18 Sep 1892	Farm Ridge, LaSalle, Illinois
  		William Dickinson Obituary The Times (Streator, Illinois) 06 Oct 1892, Thursday, Page 2
  Buried	Wolf Creek Cemetery, Streator, LaSalle, Illinois, United States
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  Person ID	I7288	Nagel
  Last Modified	3 May 2017

  
  

  Father	William Dickinson
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Catherine Pilkington
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F6776	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Louise Johnson,   b. 24 Jan 1807, Altrincham, Cheshire, England ,   d. 2 Nov 1879, Otter Creek, LaSalle, Illinois  (Age 72 years)
  Married	21 Nov 1825	Manchester Cathedral, Manchester, England
  		William Dickinson and Sarah Johnson Marriage William Dickinson and Sarah Johnson Marriage
  		Manchester Cathedral. Manchester Cathedral.
  Children	+ 1. Ann M Dickinson,   b. 10 May 1827, Altrincham, Cheshire, England ,   d. 25 Jun 1871, Ottawa, LaSalle, Illinois  (Age 44 years) + 2. Sarah J Dickinson,   b. 3 Oct 1830, England ,   d. 9 Nov 1914, Ottawa, LaSalle, Illinois  (Age 84 years)  [Birth]   3. Frances Dickinson,   b. 7 Mar 1835, Manchester, England ,   d. 13 Apr 1896, Otter Creek, LaSalle, Illinois  (Age 61 years)  [Birth]   4. William W Dickinson,   b. 20 Nov 1840, England ,   d. 20 Jan 1878, Iowa City, Johnson, Iowa  (Age 37 years)  [Birth]   5. Elizabeth Dickinson,   b. 7 Jan 1843, Fall River, LaSalle, Illinois ,   d. 21 Mar 1928, LaSalle County, Illinois  (Age 85 years) + 6. Walter Alexander Dickinson, Sr,   b. 31 Mar 1846, Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts ,   d. 10 May 1924, Blackstone, Livingston, Illinois  (Age 78 years)  [Birth]   7. John Henry Dickinson,   b. 30 Apr 1848, Fall River, LaSalle, Illinois ,   d. 27 Mar 1888, Illinois  (Age 39 years)
  Last Modified	2 Dec 2014
  Family ID	F2497	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 6 Oct 1805 - Church of Saint Nicholas of Liverpool, Lancashire, England Christened - 27 Oct 1805 - Church of Saint Nicholas of Liverpool, Lancashire, England Married - 21 Nov 1825 - Manchester Cathedral, Manchester, England Died - 18 Sep 1892 - Farm Ridge, LaSalle, Illinois Buried - - Wolf Creek Cemetery, Streator, LaSalle, Illinois, United States  = Link to Google Earth
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