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Nicholas Biddle was born into a prominent family in Philadelphia, in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, [6] on January 8, 1786. [7] Ancestors of the Biddle family had immigrated to the Pennsylvania colony along with the famous Quaker proprietor, William Penn, and subsequently fought in the pre-Revolutionary colonial struggles. [8]
The Biddle family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is an Old Philadelphian family descended from English immigrants William Biddle (1630–1712) and Sarah Kempe (1634–1709), who arrived in the Province of New Jersey in 1681.
Nicholas Biddle was born in Philadelphia in 1750, one of nine children to William Biddle (1698–1756) of the Biddle family, and Mary Scull (1709–1789). [1] Biddle went to sea at the age of thirteen, as a ship's boy aboard a merchant vessel trading in the West Indies.
Pages in category "Biddle family" The following 41 pages are in this category, out of 41 total. ... Nicholas Biddle; Nicholas Biddle (naval officer) O. Owen Biddle ...
Nicholas Biddle (great-grandfather) Biddle as a boxer in 1909 Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle Sr. (October 1, 1874 – May 27, 1948) was a millionaire whose fortune allowed him to pursue theatricals, self-published writing, athletics, and Christianity on a full-time basis.
Andalusia, also known as the Nicholas Biddle Estate, is a historic mansion and estate located on the Delaware River, just northeast of Philadelphia, in Bensalem Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The community surrounding it, Andalusia , takes its name from the 225-acre estate.
James Biddle (February 18, 1783 – October 1, 1848), of the Biddle family, brother of financier Nicholas Biddle and nephew of Capt. Nicholas Biddle, was an American commodore. His flagship was USS Columbus. Education and early career[edit] Biddle was born in Philadelphia, where he attended the University of Pennsylvania.
Nicholas Biddle (1786–1844), banker married Jane Craig Edward Biddle (1815–1873), married Jane Josephine Sarmiento Edward Biddle (1851–1933), married Emily Taylor Drexel (1851–1883) daughter of Anthony Joseph Drexel and Lillian Howard lee (1862–1946) Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle, Sr. (1874–1948), The Happiest Millionaire