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Note: necticut. mo. Mary Jane (Lee) Dickinson. f. Samuel Dickinson. m. to Phebe I. (Newton) Dickinson; b. April 12, 1846, Cornwall, Litchfield, Connecticut; d. June 18, 1935; dau. James L. Newton and Ora (Calkins) Newton of Cornwall, Connecticut; m. her February 21, 1861, poss. Cornwall, Connecticut.
Children of Henry H. Dickinson and Phebe I. (Newton) Dickinson. Lee Samuel Dickinson. b. January 14, 1863. Mary Isabelle Dickinson. b. March 14, 1865; d. March 22, 1886. Frank James Dickinson. b. March 7, 1867. Alice A. Dickinson. b. July 11, 1871. Robert H. Dickinson. b. April 21, 1873; d. August 22, 1941. Daisy May Dickinson. b. August 4, 1875. Albert C. Dickinson. b. May 8, 1879; d. September 2, 1951. Grace Edna Dickinson. b. June 5, 1883.
1815
Samuel Dickinson, Henry's father, was b. Cleveland, Ohio in 1815.
1845
He [Samuel Dickinson] came east in 1845; and, settling in Kent, this county, he engaged in burning charcoal.
1846
Henry H. Dickinson m. to Phebe I./J. (Newton) Dickinson; April 12, 1846; Cornwall, Litchfield, Connecticut; www.familysearch.com; Batch Number 8771907; Source Call No. 1396435; Type Film; Kathryn Colleen (Hillis)Dickinson, 1790 NY 43, Averill Park, NY 12018; haleasdollclothes@yahoo.com; 03/09/2002.
1856
In 1856 he [Samuel Dickinson] bought a tract of land, containing two hundred and fifty acres, situated in Falls Village; and, as the property was well wooded, he continued the production of charcoal in large quantities for the rest of his life, and died in 1887, aged seventy-two years. His prosperity was the reward of a life of industry.
Kent, Connecticut, Henry H. Dickinson attended school. After completing his studies, he assisted his father until reaching the age of twenty-one. He then engaged in the production of charcoal upon his own account, and carried it on successfully until 1885.
1885
Roxbury, Connecticut; in 1885 Henry H. Dickinson bought a farm in Roxbury, Connecticut. He was a tobacco farmer. Mr. Dickinson's grandfather, Philip Dickinson, was a prosperous farmer and large land-owner of Cleveland, Ohio previous to its expansion into a city.
In 1885 he bought the Zachariah Warner farm of one hundred and sixty acres, situated in the town of Roxbury, where he has since resided. He has remodelled his residence, increased his barn and storage capacity, and now owns the finest set of farm buildings in the town. He has also improved his land, bringing it to a high state of cultivation, and has raised a crop of seven acres of superior tobacco in one season. He devoted considerable attention to dairying, keeping from twenty to twenty-five cows; and he had an apple orchard, planted with a large number of grafted trees. He conducted his farm with the progressive spirit which yielded the best results, availing himself of all the modern facilities for executing agricultural work.
Phebe I. (Newton) Dickinson, second cousin of Henry H. Dickinson, was the dau. of James Newton and Ora Lavina (Calkins) Newton, prosperous farmers of Cornwall, Connecticut. Her f. died in 1887, aged seventy-six years. James Newton was a prominent and useful citizen, supporting Democratic principles in politics, and filling various town offices with ability. His wife, Ora Lavina (Calkins) Newton, surviving him, lived in Branford,Connecticut. Their children were Henry Newton, William Newton, George Newton, Edward Newton, Phebe I. Newton, Nancy Newton, Frederick Newton, Mary Newton, John Newton, and Charles Newton.
Lee Samuel Dickinson, a successful farmer, married Lizzie Warner. Children were Evadna, John, Bessie, William and Flora.
Frank James Dickinson married Minnie. They had one dau. Phebe.
Alice A. Dickinson married Frank Pierce, a prosperous farmer.
Robert H. Dickinson engaged in agricultural pursuits.
Daisy May Dickinson became a teacher.
Albert C. Dickinson resided at home and later ran the farm.
Henry H. Dickinson was a Democrat and though he did not seek political notoriety, ably filled some of the important town offices. He was a member of the Rising Sun Lodge, A.F. & A.M., and attended the Espiscopal Church.
Note: Dickinson, Henry H. b. March 14, 1841; Cleveland, Ohio. d. February 5, 1926; Roxbury, Con
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