Citation Information:
History of Charles Dixon, One of the Early English Settlers of Sackville, N.B., (Online database: NewEnglandAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004), (Orig. Pub., Sackville, N.B., privately printed). James D. Dixon, History of Charles Dixon, One of the Early English Settlers of Sackville, N.B., 1891.) |
From the introduction:
"Charles Dixon came from Yorkshire, England, to Nova Scotia in the year 1772, and settled at Sackville, New Brunswick. Mr. Dixon was among the first of the English immigrants to what was then called Cumberland, Nova Scotia, (which included not only the present County of Cumberland, but also a large portion of the Province of New Brunswick, notably the counties of Westmoreland and Albert) who settled at Sackville, and believing that he had done wisely himself, he encouraged others of his Yorkshire acquaintance to follow his example.
"The family record of Charles Dixon as kept by himself here follows:
Charles Dixon and Susannah Coates were married June 24th, 1763.
Mary Dixon, born Friday, July 5, 1764.
Charles Dixon, born Friday, January 10, 1766.
Susannah Dixon, born Friday, July 24, 1 767.
Elizabeth Dixon, born Sunday, August 25, 1770.
Ruth Dixon, born Wednesday, September 16, 1772.
Martha Dixon, born Thursday, June 3, 1774.
Edward Dixon, born Friday, September 20, 1776.
William Coates Dixon, born Tuesday, February 23, 1779."
A reprint of this genealogy is available at the NEHGS Library, call number CS90/D63/1891.
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