Brief Life History of Henry B
When Henry B Beaver was born on 7 December 1829, in Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Christian Joshua Beaver, was 31 and his mother, Catherine Havice, was 21. He married Almira Swanger on 16 March 1854, in Columbus, Columbia, Wisconsin, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Iowa, United States in 1870 and Fredericksburg, Chickasaw, Iowa, United States for about 5 years. He died on 11 December 1897, in Bordulac, Foster, North Dakota, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Bordulac, Foster, North Dakota, United States.
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Sources (19)
- Henery Beaver, "Iowa State Census, 1885"
- Henry Bever, "Wisconsin, County Marriages, 1836-1911"
- Henry Beaver, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1829–1897 Male
1835–1895 Female
Children (9)
1855–1885 Female
1857–1930 Male
1858–1870 Male
1859–1913 Female
1861– Female
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Parents and Siblings
1798–1872 Male
1808–1880 Female
Siblings (8)
1824–1894 Male
1829–1897 Male
1832–1907 Male
1834–1894 Male
1837–1917 Male
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World Events (8)
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Age 1
1836
Age 7
1856
Age 27
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Belvoir in Leicestershire, pronounced beever (/bi:və/), so named with Old French beu, bel ‘fair, lovely’ + veïr, voir ‘to see’, i.e. a place with a fine view. This name may also be derived from any of several places in France called Beauvoir, for example in Manche, Somme, and Seine-Maritime, all of which have the same etymology as above.
English: nickname from Middle English bever, bevre (Old English beofor) ‘beaver’, possibly referring to a hard worker, or from some other fancied resemblance to the animal. The existence of patronymic forms such as Beaverson suggest that this may also have been a personal name.
Native American (Creek): from a translation into English of the Muscogee Creek clan name Echaswvlke (‘Beaver clan’), derived from a word meaning ‘beaver’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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