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Very little is known about the Dillon family.  Based on the 1870 and 1880 U.S. Census, both John and Ellen Dillon were born in Ireland.  There year of birth is about 1830.  All the Dillon children were born in Illinois.  Bridget Dillon was born about 1859.  It is not known if she was born in Mendota, Illinois.  


1870 U.S. Federal Census Full Schedule 

3rd Ward, Mendota, La Salle County, Illinois

Family of: John and Ellen Dillon 

Name Age Sex Color Year of Birth Occupation Birthplace Value of Personal Property
John Dillon 40 M W 1830 Railroad Laborer Ireland $120.00
Ellen 40 F W 1830 Keeping House Ireland  
William 15 M W 1855   Illinois  
Patrick 13 M W 1857   Illinois  
Bridget 11 F W 1859   Illinois  
Mary 9 F W 1861   Illinois  
Michael 4 M W 1866   Illinois  
Maurice 2 M W 1868   Illinois  
 

Source: 1870 U.S. Federal Census


1880 U.S. Federal Census Full Schedule 

3rd Ward, Mendota, La Salle County, Illinois

Family of: John and Ellen Dillien 

Note: Spelling of last name Dillien vs. Dillon

Name Birth Year Birth Place Age Occupation Marital Status Race Relationship Fathers Birth Place Mothers Birth Place
John 1830 Ireland 50 Switchman on RR M W Head Ireland Ireland
Ellen 1831 Ireland 49 Keeping House M W Wife Ireland Ireland
Mary 1861 Illinois 19    S W Dau Ireland Ireland
Michael 1865 Illinois 15 At School S W Son Ireland Ireland
Nora 1871 Illinois 9    S W Dau Ireland Ireland

Source: 1880 U.S. Federal Census


By 1880 Bridget Dillon-King was married (1878) and living in Chicago.  

Bridget Dillon died on 03 Feb 1896 in Chicago, IL.  At the time of her death she was survived
by William, Patrick and Nora Dillon, and by another sister, Mrs. (Mary) John O'Hara.
(Information from Obituary) 

The Certificate of Death for Bridget Dillon documents she was born in Illinois and was a
resident of Chicago for 20 years.

She was 37 years old when she died in Feb. of 1896. This would mean she came to Chicago
about 1876, two years before her marriage to Lawrence King.  It is not known if she came to
Chicago with all or some of her family. However, the 1880 Census for Lawrence King
records a Patrick Dillon at the same residence.

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