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Jill Biden (b. 1951) —
also known as Jill Tracy Jacobs —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Hammonton, Atlantic
County, N.J., June 3,
1951.
Democrat. School
teacher; college
professor; Second Lady
of the United States, 2009-17; First Lady
of the United States, 2021-.
Female.
Italian,
Scottish,
and English ancestry.
Still living as of 2022.
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John Dickinson (1732-1808) —
also known as "Penman of the
Revolution" —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born near Trappe, Talbot
County, Md., November
13, 1732.
Planter;
lawyer;
Delegate
to Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1774-76; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Delaware, 1779; member of Delaware
state legislative council from New Castle County, 1781; President
of Delaware, 1781-83; President
of Pennsylvania, 1782-85; member,
U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; member of Delaware
state senate from New Castle County, 1793.
Quaker;
later Episcopalian.
English ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., February
14, 1808 (age 75 years, 93
days).
Interment at Friends
Burial Ground, Wilmington, Del.
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Joshua Hopkins Marvil (1825-1895) —
of Laurel, Sussex
County, Del.
Born near Laurel, Sussex
County, Del., September
3, 1825.
Governor
of Delaware, 1895; died in office 1895.
Methodist.
English and French
ancestry.
Died, from heart
disease and erysipelas,
in Laurel, Sussex
County, Del., April 8,
1895 (age 69 years, 217
days).
Interment at Laurel
Hill Cemetery, Laurel, Del.
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John Pilling (1830-1900) —
of Newark, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Chowbent, Lancashire (now Atherton, Greater Manchester), England,
March
6, 1830.
Republican. Woollen
manufacturer; member of Delaware
state house of representatives from New Castle County 9th
District, 1899-1900; died in office 1900; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Delaware, 1884,
1896;
member of Delaware
state senate from New Castle County, 1891-94.
English ancestry.
Died in Newark, New Castle
County, Del., November
8, 1900 (age 70 years, 247
days).
Interment at Head of Christiana Church Cemetery, Newark, Del.
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Relatives: Son
of Richard Pilling and Susan (Bradshaw) Pilling; married 1851 to
Elizabeth B. Kelley; married 1877 to Ellen
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