Isaac Beesley

Maleabout 1769–

Brief Life History of Isaac

When Isaac Beesley was born about 1769, in Failsworth, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, his father, William Beesley, was 34 and his mother, Mary Davenport, was 26. He married Ellen RILEY on 20 November 1794, in Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Grappenhall, Cheshire, England in 1771.

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Family Time Line

Isaac Beesley
1769–
Ellen RILEY
1773–
Marriage: 20 November 1794
William Beesley
1798–1802
Sarah Beesley
1800–1801
William Beesley
1802–
Sarah Beesley
1804–1804
John Beesley
1805–
Thomas Beesley
1807–
Ann Beesley
1809–
Elizabeth Beesley
1811–
Isaac Beesley
1814–

Sources (24)

  • Isaac Beesley, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Isaac Beesley, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
  • Isaac Beedy in entry for John Beedy, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    20 November 1794Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

    • Children (9)

    +4 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (6)

    +1 More Child

    World Events (8)

    1770 · Boston Tea Party

    Age 1

    Thousands of British troops were sent to Boston to enforce Britain's tax laws. Taxes were repealed on all imports to the American Colonies except tea. Americans, disguised as Native Americans, dumped chests of tea imported by the East India Company into the Boston Harbor in protest. This escalated tensions between the American Colonies and the British government.

    1775 · The Shot Heard Around the World

    Age 6

    "On April 18, 1775, a shot known as the ""shot heard around the world"" was fired between American colonists and British troops in Lexington, Massachusetts. This began the American War for Independence. Fifteen months later, Thomas Jefferson penned the Declaration of Independence. The Treaty of Paris was signed in September 1783 which ended the war. The colonies were no longer under British rule. Many who fought for the British fled to Canada, the West Indies, and some to England."

    1815

    Age 46

    The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.

    Name Meaning

    English: variant of Beasley .

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

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