When Rufus Beach was born on 8 May 1795, in Roxbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States, his father, John Beach, was 38 and his mother, Sarah Cole, was 35. He married Cynthia Mattison in 1815, in New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1839 and Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1850. He died in 1850, in El Dorado, California, United States, at the age of 55, and was buried in California, United States.
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While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
"In 1802, brass was identified in Waterbury, Connecticut. This gave the city the nickname ""The Brass City."" Brass dominated the city and helped to create the city. The motto of the city is Quid Aere Perennius, which means What is more lasting than brass? in Latin."
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
English: topographic name from Middle English beche ‘beech-tree’ (Old English bēce) or Middle English beche ‘stream’ (Old English bæce). Middle English beche may be from Old English bēce ‘beech’ or bæce ‘stream’, and without further evidence it is impossible to distinguish these in Middle English.
Americanized form of Alsatian and German Bitsch: habitational name from Bitche (German Bitsch) in Alsace and Lorraine, at the foot of the northern slope of the Vosges.
Americanized form of German (mainly Hesse) Bitsch: unexplained.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Possible Related NamesOn the 24 September 1847, Aaron Williams Beach's father, Rufus Beach, arrived with the 22nd company of pioneers in the Salt Lake Valley. He had left Nauvoo, Illinois, a wealthy widower having lost tw …
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