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Sgt. Obadiah Dickinson

Sgt. Obadiah Dickinson

Male 1641 - 1698  (57 years)

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  • Name Obadiah Dickinson 
    Title Sgt. 
    Born 15 Apr 1641  Wethersfield, Hartford County, CT Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    _MILT King Phillip's War veteran  [2
    Died 10 Jun 1698  Wethersfield, Hartford County, CT Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I35769  Day Family Tree
    Last Modified 10 Mar 2014 

    Father Deacon Nathaniel Dickinson,   b. Bef 3 May 1601, Billingborough, Lincolnshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jun 1676, Hadley, Hampshire County, MA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 75 years) 
    Mother Anna (Anne),   b. 1605-1610, Suffolkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Feb 1679, Hadley, Hampshire County, MA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Married 27 Nov 1623  Billingborough, Lincolnshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Family ID F13471  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Sarah Beardsley,   b. 1640-1641, Stratford, Fairfield County, CT Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1692, Wethersfield, Hartford County, CT Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 51 years) 
    Married 8 Jan 1668  Wethersfield, Hartford County, CT Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Children 
     1. Sarah Dickinson,   b. 20 Aug 1669, Hatfield, Hampshire County, MA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1677, during captivity in Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 7 years)
     2. Obadiah Dickinson,   b. 29 Jan 1671/1672, Hatfield, Hampshire County, MA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1700  (Age 27 years)
     3. Daniel Dickinson,   b. 26 Apr 1674, Hatfield, Hampshire County, MA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Mar 1768  (Age 93 years)
     4. Eliphalet Dickinson,   b. Mar 1676, Hatfield, Hampshire County, MA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Sep 1733  (Age ~ 57 years)
    Family ID F13473  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Mehitabel Hinsdale,   b. 18 Oct 1663, Medfield, Norfolk County, MA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 9 Mar 1702, Glastonbury, Hartford County, CT Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 38 years) 
    Married Bef 20 Sep 1692  Wethersfield, Hartford County, CT Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Children 
     1. Noadiah Dickinson,   b. 11 Jun 1696,   d. 1745  (Age 48 years)
     2. Mehitable Dickinson,   b. 11 Jun 1696, Wethersfield, Hartford County, CT Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F13474  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 15 Apr 1641 - Wethersfield, Hartford County, CT Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 8 Jan 1668 - Wethersfield, Hartford County, CT Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - Bef 20 Sep 1692 - Wethersfield, Hartford County, CT Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 10 Jun 1698 - Wethersfield, Hartford County, CT Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Taken captive along with his daughter Sarah by Indians and his house was burned during a raid of Hatfield, MA on 19 Sep 1677. His first wife was wounded and left for dead but survived. He was ransomed and returned to Hatfield from Canada in 1678.

  • Sources 
    1. [S8] Stephen Chinn on internet chinn@ctrvax.vanderbilt.edu, 2 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S682] Dickinson Family: http://www.geocities.com.

    3. [S30] Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, 49 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S12] Family Tree Maker, World Family Tree, pre-1600 to present.

    5. [S103] Ancestry.com.