General
John
Adams
Dix
Born in Boscawen, Merrimack New Hampshire, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Timothy Dix Jr
and Abigail Perkins (Wilkins) Dix
Brother of
Abigail (Dix) Pillsbury [half], Timothy Dix, Sophia Wilkins (Dix) Plummer, Marion (Dix) Sullivan, Lucy Jane (Dix) Little, Louisa F. (Dix) Pillsbury [half], Martha Sherman Dix, Roger Sherman Dix [half] and Catherine Hartwell (Dix) Bolles [half]
Husband of
Catherine (Warne) Dix
— married
1826 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Morgan Dix
Died
at age 80
in Manhattan, New York County, New York, United States
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| Preceded by 23rd Secretary Philip Francis Thomas Preceded by 23rd Governor John T. Hoffman Preceded by Henry A. Foster |
John Adams Dix 24th US Secretary of the Treasury  24th Governor of New York  US Senator (Class 3) from New York  |
Succeeded by 25th Secretary Salmon P. Chase Succeeded by 25th Governor Samuel J. Tilden Succeeded by William H. Seward |
Biography
John Dix is Notable.
General John Dix served in the United States New York in the War of 1812
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John was born in 1798. He was the son of Timothy Dix and Abigail Wilkins. He passed away in 1879. [1]
Sources
- ↑ First-hand information as remembered by Eric Daly, Saturday, July 12, 2014. Replace this citation if there is another source.
- New York, Marriages, 1686-1980 index, FamilySearch, John A. Dix and Catharine Morgan, 29 May 1826; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 974.7 B2N V. 69-72.
- United States Census, 1850 index and images, FamilySearch, John A Dix, Rye, Westchester, New York, United States; citing family 15, NARA microfilm publication M432.
- United States Census, 1870 index and images, FamilySearch, John A Dix, New York, United States; citing p. 75, family 420, NARA microfilm publication M593, FHL microfilm 000552500.
- New York Deaths and Burials, 1795-1952 index, FamilySearch, John A. Dix, 21 Apr 1879; citing New York, New York, reference p 81; FHL microfilm 1671687.
- All Biographies John Adams Dix
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5892251/john-adams-dix: accessed 07 November 2023), memorial page for John Adams Dix (24 Jul 1798–21 Apr 1879), Find a Grave Memorial ID 5892251, citing Trinity Church Cemetery and Mausoleum, Manhattan, New York County, New York, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.
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