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John DICKINSON

John DICKINSON

Male Abt 1624 - 1676  (~ 52 years)

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  • Name John DICKINSON 
    Born Abt 1624  Billingborough, Lincolnshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Baptism 22 Aug 1624  Billingborough, Lincolnshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Military Event King Philips War - Cast William Turner 
    Immigrant? Y 
    Cause of Death Killed by Indians during King Philip’s War 
    Died 19 May 1676  Turners Falls, Franklin, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Falls Fight Gravesite, Greenfield, Franklin, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I42573  Main
    Last Modified 26 Nov 2023 

    Father Nathaniel DICKINSON,   b. Abt 1601, Billingborough, Lincolnshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jun 1676, Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 75 years) 
    Mother Anne BINCKS,   b. Abt 1610, E Bergholt, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 24 Mar 1671, Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 61 years) 
    Married 27 Nov 1623  Billingborough, Lincolnshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Family ID F12682  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Frances FOOTE,   b. 1629, Colchester, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Feb 1678, Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 49 years) 
    Married 1648  New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 13 Aug 2023 
    Family ID F29974  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - Abt 1624 - Billingborough, Lincolnshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBaptism - 22 Aug 1624 - Billingborough, Lincolnshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 1648 - New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 19 May 1676 - Turners Falls, Franklin, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Notes 
    • Killed in King Philip's War. Served in the militia.
      John Dickinson was killed by Indians during the retreat in Turner's Falls Fight (Battle of Peskeompskut). A memorial plaque near Nash's Mill, Greenfield Twp, Franklin Co, MA, commemorates the event as follows:
      "Captain William Turner of Boston a soldier in King Philip's War was mortally wounded while crossing the Pukcommeacon (Green) River and fell on the west bank May 19, 1676 on the retreat after the 'Falls Fight' at Peskeompskut (Turner's Falls) Forty men of his command fell that day Captain Samuel Holyoke with the survivors fought their way back to Hatfield."
      John Dickinson does not have an individual grave marker.

  • Sources 
    1. [S96] Find a Grave, database and images, 37289815.

    2. [S1] New England Historical and Genealogical Register, The, (NEHGS, Boston, MA), 152:161.


Notes

This website uses dates from the Gregorian calendar (New Style), unless otherwise noted.

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Updated 23 Dec 2023