Brief Life History of William
When William Beesley was born on 29 November 1838, in Whitewater Township, Franklin, Indiana, United States, his father, Isaac Beesley, was 38 and his mother, Betty Buckley, was 34. He married Elizabeth Ashton on 23 February 1860, in Franklin, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 8 daughters. He lived in Osage Township, Otoe, Nebraska, United States for about 20 years and Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, United States in 1910. He died on 28 April 1919, in Otoe, Nebraska, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Syracuse, Otoe, Nebraska, United States.
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- William Beesley in household of Isaac Beesley, "United States Census, 1850"
- Legacy NFS Source: William BEESLEY - birth-name: William BEESLEY
- William Beesley, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
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World Events (8)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1854
Historical Boundaries: 1854: Unorganized Federal Territory, United States 1854: Nebraska Territory, United States 1854: Pierce, Nebraska Territory, United States 1855: Lancaster, Nebraska Territory, United States 1867: Lancaster, Nebraska, United States
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Beasley .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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