MARGARET or MARTHA DICKEY (BICKMORE)1768-1852

[Ancestral Link: Mary Elizabeth Bickmore (Schow), daughter of Isaac Danford Bickmore, son of Isaac Motor Bickmore, son of Margaret (Martha0 Dickey (Bickmore).]

MARGARET (MARTHA) DICKEY BICKMOREBIRTHDATE: 1768 Warren, Lincoln, Maine
DEATH: 6 July 1852 Loop Ford, Iowa
PARENTS: John Dickey Nancy Patten Dickey
PIONEER: 5 October 1852 John B. Walker Company Wagon Train
SPOUSE: David Bickmore
MARRIED: 31 August 1793 Cushing, Knox, Maine
DEATH: Before 1820
CHILDREN:
Annie 1794
Thomas 1794
Isaac Motor 6 June 1797
William 14 May 1799
David 1800
George 1802
Jacob 1804
Samuel David 4 February 1806
Eliza 1809
Jane Ann 1811
Martha Jane 1814

Margaret was born in 1768, in Warren, Maine. Her parents were of Scottish descent. Margaret married David Bickmore in Cushing, Maine in 1793. She had eleven children, all born in Friendship, Maine.

The family left Maine for Illinois probably about 1815/16. Margaret’s husband, David, must have died before 1820 as she was listed as head of her household in the 1820 census. Margaret was also known as Martha or Patsy in subsequent census reports and land grants.

Margaret and her son, Isaac Motor Bickmore, and his family joined a company of emigrants who were coming to Utah under the leadership of Captain John Walker. On the way, an epidemic of black cholera broke out among them. Margaret and her son, Isaac Motor, both contracted the disease. They died on 6 July 1852, and were buried at Loop Ford on the Platte River in Iowa. Margaret was 94 years old. Isaac’s widow, Martha Harville Bickmore, and children came on to Utah and settled in Wellsville.

MARGARET (or MARTHA) DICKEY BICKMORE
born 1768 Warren, Lincoln, Maine
died 6 July 1852 Loop Ford, Iowa
John B. Walker Company 1852

MARGARET (or MARTHA) DICKEY BICKMORE
Margaret Dickey was born in 1768 in Warren, Lincoln, Maine, to Scottish immigrants John Dickey and Nancy Patten.

Margaret married David Bickmore in Cushing, Knox, Maine on 31 August 1793. She had 11 children in Maine: Annie, 1794; Thomas, 1794; Isaac Motor, 6 June 1797; William, 14 May 1799; David, 1800; George, 1802; Jacob, 1804; Samuel David 4 February 1806; Eliza, 1809; Jane Ann, 1811; and Martha Jane, 1814.

The family left Maine for Illinois probably about 1815/16. Margaret‘s husband, David, must have died before 1820 as she was listed as head of her household in the 1820 census. Margaret was also known as Martha or Patsy (a nickname for Martha) in subsequent census reports and land grants.

Margaret and her son, Isaac Motor Bickmore, and his family joined a company of emigrants who were coming to Utah under the leadership of Captain John Walker. On the way, an epidemic of black cholera broke out among them. Margaret and her son, Isaac Motor, both contracted the disease. They died on July 6, 1852, and were buried at Loop Ford on Platte River in Iowa. Margaret was 94 years old. Isaac’s widow, Martha Harville Bickmore, and children came on to Utah and settled in Wellsville.

PIONEER WOMEN OF FAITH AND FORTITUDE

Margaret or Martha Dickey (Dicke, Dixon, Dison) Bickmore
Born: 1768, Warren, Lincoln, Maine
Died: 6 July 1852, Loop Ford, Iowa
Pioneer: 1852, Captain John B. Walker Company

Margaret Dickey was born in 1768 in Warren, Lincoln, Maine, to Scottish immigrants John Dickey and Nancy Patten.

Margaret married David Bickmore in Cushing, Knox, Maine on 31 August 1793. She had 11 children in Maine; namely, Annie (1794); Thomas (1794) and Isaac Motor (6 June 1797) were born in Friendship; William, 14 May 1799 born in New Bedford, David (1800), George (1802), Jacob (1804), Samuel David (4 February 1806), Eliza (1809), Jane Ann (1811), Martha Jane (1814) all born in Friendship.

The family left Maine probably from Kennebec County, after March 1815. The oldest daughter, Annie, married Daniel Pettingill 27 December 1818 in Madison County, Illinois. Margaret’s husband, David, must have died before 1820 as she was listed as head of her household in the 1820 census. It is interesting to note that Margaret was also known as Martha or Patsy (a nickname for Martha) in subsequent census reports and land grant records. Three of her sons were living in the same town in consecutively numbered households.

Margaret and her son, Isaac Motor Bickmore, and his family joined a company of emigrants who were coming to Utah under the leadership of Captain John Walker. On the way, an epidemic of black cholera broke out among them. Margaret and her son, Isaac Motor, both contacted the disease. They died on July 6, 1852, and were buried at Loop Ford on the Platte River, Iowa. Margaret was 94 years old. Isaac’s widow, Martha Harville Bickmore, and children came on to Utah and settled in Wellsville.

All of the above were submitted to the Daughters of Utah Pioneers by Jacqueline A. Hyden, 315 North 100 West, Providence, Utah 84332
Knox County, Maine

The Bickmores were among the first settlers in this town, being there by 1750 from Massachusetts. There has been controversy as to the identity of the mother. There is a Cushing, Maine, record of the marriage of a David Bickmore to Margaret Dickey August 3 1793. However, the name is Martha Dixon on all early L.D. S. church records, and it is always Martha or Patsy (nickname for Martha) in Census reports and land grant records. It is possible that Margaret Dickey and Martha Dixon were the same person.

The David Bickmore family left Maine, probably from Kennebeck County, some time after March 1815. Their oldest child Anna was married to Daniel Pettingill 27 December 1818 in Madison County, Illinois, opposite St. Louis in the Great American Bottom. The family was not listed in the special State Census of 1818. David apparently had died before the taking of the Federal 1820 Census, in which his wife was listed as head of the household. During childhood play, William M Bickmore lost one eye playing Indians with bow and arrows, as can be noticed when viewing his picture.
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RESEARCH RECORD OF MARGARET DICKE OR DICKS OR MARTHA DIXON

NAME: Margaret DICKS,DICKE,DICKEY or Martha DIXON. Are Margaret DICKE or DICKEY, and Martha Dixon TWO separate people?

It appears the NEHGR marriage record and the Cyrus Eaton death information were disregarded or forgotten upon finding the early LDS church records listing Martha Dixon and David Bickmore,and that the records listing Margaret Dicke was "quite a surprising bit of news" to those who were using the Martha Dixon name in their records. __________________ MARRIAGE: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Jan 1936. Vol 90 p. 90, states "David Bickemore [Bickmore]of Meduncook and MARGARET DICKS of Thomaston md 3 Aug 1793." (Cushing Maine Marriage Records copied by Judge Frank R. Miller.) MARRIAGE: Ruth J. Aiken, Records of Lower St. George and Cushing 1605-1897, Driftwood Farm, Cushing, Maine. 1987. Page 7, states "Aug. 3, 1793 intention of marriage for David Bickemore of Meduncook and Margaret Dicks of Thomaston." __________________ DEATH: Annals of Warren by Cyrus Eaton, Second Edition, 11 Aug 1877, p. 535-536 lists Margaret Dickey birth as 1758: "Dickey, John...md. Nancy Patten...Their children...5, Margaret, b. 1758; r. and d.W." The listing "d.W." taken from the text indicates Margaret Dickey resided and died in Warren. In correspondence among early Bickmore family researchers there is discussion of the "d.W." but in the context that they may have wrongly handcopied the "d." into their notes, which they did not. Throughout the body of Eaton's publication "d." means died and "d.W." means "died in Warren." See page 498 for a table of abbreviations. "Regarding the name of Margaret Dicke in the 'Annals of Warren,' we have checked both editions, 1851 and 1877. In both of the editions here in the library Margaret Dicke is listed as being born in 1758."--Olive M. Smythe, Reference Librarian, Bangor Public Library, Bangor, Maine. __________________ NAME: Land Deeds and Grants lists: David and Martha, his wife, Bickmore to Samuel Wotton. Lincoln County. State of Maine. Vol 58 Page 68. Book 12 p 31. 11 Oct 1805. Medumcook. Recd 12 Nov 1805. James Vickery, researcher from Maine and correspondent of family researchers, concluded "the 'family tradition' name transition from Margaret Dicke or Margaret Dickey to Martha Dixon is too drastic and is not probable. The name Dickey and Dixon are not close enough to be confused either in writing or pronunciation." __________________ DEATH: If there were two wives, Margaret Dickey Bickmore resided and died in Warren, Lincoln, Maine before 11 Oct 1805 (per Annals of Warren, and Land Deed and Grant of 1805). Martha Dixon Bickmore died 6 Jul 1852 along side the immigrant trail near Loup Fork, Platte River, Nebraska. __________________ Unresolved questions: When did Margaret die? The deed of 1805 lists Martha's name, not Margaret's name. If Margaret died before the deed of 1805 when did Martha and David marry? Which children belong to which wife? If we conclude that Margaret died before 1805, obviously, children born after 11 Oct 1805 are Martha's children. It is not known which children born before 11 Oct 1805 are Margaret's or Martha's, without a death date for Margaret and a marriage date for Martha and David. ___________________ Listed on the Pioneer Memorial on the Trail of Hope in Nauvoo, Illinois is Martha Dixon Bickmore.
Found on FamilySearch.org (contributed by taytay 19 June 2014