Benoni
Dickinson
Born in Northfield, Hampshire, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Ancestors 
Son of Nathaniel Dickinson
and Martha (Wright) Dickinson
Brother of
Miriam Dickinson, Moses Dickinson, Titus Dickinson, Martha Dickinson, Nathaniel Dickinson Jr, Miriam Dickinson, Martha Dickinson, Mercy Dickinson and Titus Dickinson
Husband of
Phoebe (Marsh) Dickinson
— married
23 Feb 1774 in Hadley, Hampshire, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Descendants 
Father of
Samuel Dickinson, Ethelinda Dickinson, Polly Dickinson, Job Marsh Dickinson, Betsey Dickinson, Nathaniel Porter Dickinson, Roswell Dickinson and Asahel Dickinson
Died
at age 91
in Northfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 20 Jan 2011
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Biography
Benoi Dickinson was born in Northfield, Massachusetts, on December 11, 1747, the son of Nathaniel and Martha Dickinson.[1]
He married Phebe Marsh in Hadley, Massachusetts, on February 23, 1774.[2]
Benoi Dickinson died in Northfield on July 17, 1839, "Æ 91 years & 8 mo." (Gravestone). He is buried in West Northfield Cemetery in Northfield.[3]
Research Notes
- DAR Patriot Index. Born after his father's death, his name means in Hebrew "child of my sorrow." Benoni reportedly had a lifelong aversion to firearms and his role in the Revolution was as non-combatant. Children, all b Northfield MA.
Sources
- ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC4G-6SD : 15 January 2020), Benony Dickinson, 11 Dec 1747.
- ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910, 1921-1924", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCXX-49B : 28 July 2021), Benoni Dickinson, 23 Feb 1774.
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/84898807/benoni-dickinson : accessed 03 October 2021), memorial page for Benoni Dickinson (12 Dec 1747–17 Jul 1839), Find A Grave: Memorial #84898807, citing West Northfield Cemetery, Northfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by the moo (contributor 46834101).
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Benoni by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Benoni:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Benoni by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Benoni:
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~0.78%
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