George Ambrose Beebe

Brief Life History of George Ambrose

When George Ambrose Beebe was born on 14 June 1853, in Walworth, Walworth, Wisconsin, United States, his father, Samuel Whiting Beebe, was 51 and his mother, Cornelia M. Ells, was 43. He married Phoebe Lorinda Buckland on 20 March 1880. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in St. Croix, Wisconsin, United States in 1860 and Clear Lake, Polk, Wisconsin, United States in 1880. He died on 15 March 1929, in Weyerhaeuser, Rusk, Wisconsin, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Cylon Cemetery, Cylon, St. Croix, Wisconsin, United States.

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Family Time Line

George Ambrose Beebe
1853–1929
Phoebe Lorinda Buckland
1848–1925
Marriage: 20 March 1880
Winona J Beebe
1881–1968
Leona Beebe
1881–1881
Wellington Whiting Beebe
1882–1970

Sources (10)

  • George Beebe in household of Whitney Beebe, "United States Census, 1860"
  • George Ambrose Beebe, "Wisconsin, Marriages, 1836-1930"
  • Unknown, "BillionGraves Index"

World Events (8)

1854 · The Creation of the Republican Party

A debate continues over the location of the creation of the Republican Party. Some sources claim that the party was formed in Ripon, Wisconsin, on February 28, 1854. Others claim the first meeting of the Republican Party took place in Jackson, Michigan, on July 6, 1854, where the Republican Party was officially organized. Over 1,000 people were present and candidates were selected for the party, thus making it the first Republican convention.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

Name Meaning

English (Midlands): variant of Beeby 1.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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