Charles DIXON
Source: Hist of Chas. Dixon by James D. Dixon
Rhoda Emmerson's father, Benjamin, was one of the original land owners of
Sackville N.B. After Rhoda's death her husband Charles married Elizabeth
Humphrey. In 1837 he and Elizabeth with 7 young children went to Kirtland Ohio,
having joined the L.D.S. church in Sackville. Charles with daughter Jane and his
youngest son went from there to Quincy Ill. with the refugees. Later went back
to his family in Ohio where he farmed until the spring of 1854. When 89 years
old he became almost blind. He with his family left Ohio for Salt Lake City.
They stopped at Rock Island Ill. for a few days preparing their outfit
to go on. Here Charles the father, due to blindness, fell and sustained
injuries which proved fatal. After his burial the family resumed their journey
to Salt Lake City. Charles was 6 years old when he left England. He was a
healthy youth. At the age of 16, during the closing years of the Revolutionary
War, preformed garrison duty at Fort Cumberland.
He married Elizabeth Humphrey 3 Oct 1799 at Sackville, Westmoreland, New Brunswick, Canada . Elizabeth Humphrey was born at Yorkshire, England 1778 .
They were the parents of 11
children:
John Dixon
born 9 Aug 1800.
Elizabeth Dixon
born 1 Jan 1803.
Sidney Dixon
born 9 Aug 1805.
Leonard Dixon
born 12 Jul 1808.
Jane Dixon
born 13 Oct 1810.
Ruth Dixon
born 4 Aug 1813.
Christopher Flintoff Dixon
born 6 May 1816.
Edward Dixon
born 17 Aug 1818.
Alfred Dixon
born 31 Jan 1821.
Mary Ann Dixon
born 13 Jul 1823.
Martha Dixon
born 27 Jun 1825.
Charles Dixon died 22 May 1854 at Rock Island, Rock Island, Illinois .
Elizabeth Humphrey died 1865 at Utah .