Husband Dr. Ebenezer V. Dickey 1
Born: 15 Dec 1821 - Oxford, Chester Co, PA 1
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Died: 31 Jul 1858 1
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Father: Rev. Ebenezer Dickey, D.D. (1771/1772-1831) 1
Mother: Jane Miller ( - ) 1
Marriage: 1845 1
• Biographical Sketch: J. Smith Futhey & Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Louis H. Everts, 1881).
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Wife Frances G. Ralston 1
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Father: Samuel Ralston ( - ) 1
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General Notes: Husband - Dr. Ebenezer V. Dickey
After completing his preparatory studies in the academy at Hopewell, he entered Lafayette College, and was graduated by the Medical Department of the University of Pennsylvania in 1844, and settled in the practice of medicine in Oxford. In connection with his brothers, John and Samuel, he was largely instrumental in the building of the Baltimore Central Railroad, of which he was president at the time of his death. He was elected from Chester County in 1856 to the State Legislature, and served one term in the House, and having secured, with his brother Samuel, a charter for the Octorara Bank, which was located at Oxford, was elected its first president. For the purpose of restoring his health he traveled in Europe, but returned unbenefited, and died. As a man and as a physician he was very much respected, and exerted a wide influence as a citizen and member of the Presbyterian Church.
When he died his widow and three children survived him.