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I just recieved a packet of info on my James F.Dicken, and thought it may prove helpful to some or all of us. This obtained from the Douglas Co Historical Society, Minnesota.
JAMES F DICKEN: One of the venerable retired farmers and honored pioneer citizens of Douglas county who is deserving of special mention in this work, is James F Dicken, of Ida township. He was born in Bedford county Pennsylvania, Octorber 12, 1835, and is the son of Jesse and Mary (Donahue) Dicken. The grandparents Jonathan and Nancy (Bradket) Dicken, were of English ancestry. He was near relation of Charles Dickens, the great English novelist. (They dropped the "S" when they came to America.) The maternal grandfather, James Donahue, was a native of Ireland, and his wife, Jane (Cassidy) Donahue was of Irish decent. The parents of the subject of this review were natives of Pennsylvania, where they spent their lives on a farm. Ten children were born to them, namely; Jane, Jonathan, James F, Stephen, Anthony, Isaac, Jerome, Sylvester, Catherine, and Mary. The last named is the wife of John Sweeney, a farmer of Ida township,(MN) Jerome Dicken is livine in Alexandria, (MN) Sylvester Dicken, who also lived in Douglas county, died some time ago. James F Dicken grew up in Bedford county PA, where he attended school, later attending a seminary at Cumberland Maryland,. He worked on his fathers farm until the fall of 1836, when he came to Minnesota. (theres more, but it is all Minnesota stuff) if these names also appear in your lines, please let me know. Thanks for your time.
jean
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