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Mary Norris Dickinson and Hannah Harrison Thomson were granddaughters of Isaac Norris I, one of Pennsylvania's leading Quaker merchant-politicians of the early eighteenth century, and Mary Norris was one of the richest heiresses in Pennsylvania when she married John Dickinson in 1770.
Mary "Polly" Norris Dickinson (July 17, 1740 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – July 23, 1803 in Wilmington, Delaware) was an early American land and estate owner and manager. She is known for her ownership of one of the largest libraries in the American colonies, her participation in political thought of the time, and her presence in or near events of the Constitutional Convention, including ...
9 de nov. de 2017 · Mary “Polly” Norris Dickinson Birth 17 Jul 1740. Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA Death 23 Jul 1803 (aged 63) Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, USA Burial. Friends Meeting House Burial Ground.
Mary Norris Dickinson is documented in two volumes: one of letters and one of poems. Biography/History. John Dickinson was born in Talbot County, Maryland on November 13, 1732 to Samuel Dickinson (1690-1760), whose father had emigrated from England in 1654, and his second wife, ...
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Mary "Polly" Norris Dickinson (July 17, 1740 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – July 23, 1803 in Wilmington, Delaware) was an early American land and estate owner and manager.She is known for her ownership of one of the largest libraries in the American colonies, her participation in political thought of the time, and her presence in or near events of the Constitutional Convention, including ...
Mary „Polly“ Norris Dickinson (* 17. Juli 1740 in Philadelphia, Province of Pennsylvania, British America; † 23. Juli 1803 in Wilmington, Delaware, Vereinigte Staaten) war eine frühe amerikanische Land- und Immobilienbesitzerin und -verwalterin. Sie ist für den Besitz einer der größten Bibliotheken in den amerikanischen Kolonien ...
