Brief Life History of David Samuel
When David Samuel Beckett was born on 9 June 1848, in Belmont, Ohio, United States, his father, John T. Beckett, was 25 and his mother, Margaret Ann Swann, was 23. He married Mary Malissa Postlethwait on 26 November 1866, in Wetzel, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Center District, Wetzel, West Virginia, United States in 1880 and Grant District, Wetzel, West Virginia, United States in 1900. He died on 30 September 1920, in Smithfield, Wetzel, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Allen Cemetery, Mobley, Wetzel, West Virginia, United States.
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- Samuel Becket in household of John Becket, "United States Census, 1850"
- D S Beckett, "West Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1776-1971"
- David Samuel Beckett, "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999"
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1860 · Ohio supports the Union side of the Civil War
Although divided as a state on the subject of slavery, Ohio participated in the Civil War on the Union's side, providing over 300,000 troops. Ohio provided the 3rd largest number of troops by any Union state.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.
This Act was to restrict the power of the President removing certain office holders without approval of the Senate. It denies the President the power to remove any executive officer who had been appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, unless the Senate approved the removal during the next full session of Congress. The Amendment was later repealed.
Name Meaning
English and Irish (of Norman origin): nickname from Old French, Middle English beket ‘small beak’ (a diminutive of Old French bec ‘beak or mouth’), perhaps with reference to someone with a small beak-like mouth or a prominent nose (compare Beck 4), though the Middle English word appears to have had a wide range of applications denoting ‘pointed objects’, including ‘corbel, kind of arrow, kind of bird’, and ‘kind of fish’. This surname is also found in Ireland, especially in Antrim.
English: habitational name from any of the places called Beckett in Berkshire and Devon. The former is named with Old English bēo ‘bee’ + cot ‘cottage, shelter’; the latter has as its first element the Old English personal name Bicca.
Altered form of Bequette , a surname of French origin.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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