An American Family History

The Dickey Family of Leeds County, Ontario

Arthur Dickey was born about 1791 in Ireland. He married Jane McLaren.

Leeds County, Ontario, Canada was first surveyed in 1792 in preparation for the United Empire Loyalists settlers. In 1850, Leeds County merged with Grenville to create the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville.

Thomas Dickey and Betsy McLellan settled in Yonge Township, Leeds County Ontario about 1829.

John Thomas Dickey (1826, married Melita Miller), and
Arthur Dickey (married Jane Hollingsworth).

Arthur and Thomas Dickey appeared on the census lists of Yonge Township, Leeds County Ontario in the 1840s.

The Battle of the Windmill was in November, 1838. Loyalists defeated an invasion attempt by Hunter Patriots, led by Nils von Schoultz, who were attempting to overthrow British rule. The battle was at a windmill two miles east of Prescott.

The first European settlements in Ontario were after the American Revolution when 5,000 loyalists left the new United States.

Reverend John Dickey was born about 1795 in County Antrim, Ireland.

He married Jane Purvis (1800 - 1886).

Nancy Dickey (1828),
Peter Dickey (1831),
J. John Dickey (1833, married Catherine Purvis),
James Dickey (1835), and
Keziah Dickey (1845).

John died on May 24, 1851.

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