Brief Life History of Alexander
When Alexander Beckstead was born on 4 August 1793, in Schoharie, Schoharie, New York, United States, his father, Alexander Beckstead, was 24 and his mother, Sarah Reddick, was 15. He married Elizabeth Christina Rosenberger on 9 January 1814, in Williamsburgh Township, Stormont Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Williamsburg, South Dundas, Stormont Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario, Canada in 1801. He died on 13 September 1883, in Williamsburgh Township, Stormont Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 90, and was buried in Williamsburg, South Dundas, Stormont Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario, Canada.
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Sources (8)
- Alexander Beckstead, "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927"
- Alexander Becksted, "Find A Grave Index"
- Alex Becksted in entry for Alex Henry Becksted, "Canada, Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947"
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World Events (7)
1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment
The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.
1795
Historical Boundaries 1795: Schoharie, New York, United States
1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of North German Beckstedde or Beckstedt: topographic name from Low German Beck ‘stream’ + -stedde ‘place’, or a habitational name from Beckstedt near Wildeshausen, Oldenburg.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Alexander “Alex” Beckstead (4 August 1793 – 13 September 1883)
Alexander Beckstead was married 9 Feb. 1815 to Elizabeth (Rosenberger) Hanes, widow of Henry Hanes, both of Williamsburg, and married, second, age 86, on 15 Jan. 1880 to Christina Gibson. Alexander wa …
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