Dickey, J. M. (John Miller), 1806-1878

This collection consists of papers of the Cross, Dickey, and Miller families of Chester County, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Baltimore, Maryland.

John Miller and his wife, Margaret, emigrated from Scotland to Pennsylvania with their young daughter, Jane, in 1786. Miller, who was trained as a stone cutter in Scotland, developed a thriving marble business in Philadelphia; he also owned a farm in Great Valley, Pennsylvania. John was active in the Philadelphia community; he was an early member of the Pennsylvania Abolitionist Society, and a supporter of the Magdalene and Missionary Societies. John Miller was an elder of the Scots (Associate Reformed) Presbyterian Church; it is probably through the Miller family’s association with the Church that they encountered the young Reverend Ebenezer Dickey. Dickey, and Miller's daughter, Jane, were married in 1805. Jane’s sisters, Helen, Margaret and Julia, eventually all married Presbyterian ministers: Helen married William Finney, Julia married George Junkin, and Margaret married Charles McLean.

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