Francis Marion Bethers

Brief Life History of Francis Marion

When Francis Marion Bethers was born on 12 July 1845, in Quincy Township, Adams, Illinois, United States, his father, Zadock Stergeous Bethers, was 39 and his mother, Sarah Collins, was 38. He married Emma Ann Maxfield on 15 January 1865, in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 9 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Kane Township, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States in 1870 and Timpanogus, Wasatch, Utah, United States in 1880. He died on 29 September 1916, in Daniel, Wasatch, Utah, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Heber City Cemetery, Heber City, Wasatch, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Francis Marion Bethers
1845–1916
Emma Ann Maxfield
1848–1923
Marriage: 15 January 1865
Eliza Jane Bethers
1865–1949
Sarah Ellis Bethers
–1953
John Richard Bethers
1867–1946
Margaret Hobbs Bethers
1870–1918
Jabezus William Bethers
1871–1949
Abraham Wiggins Bethers
1874–1936
Frank Mahlin Bethers
1876–1940
Zadock Sturgis Bethers
1878–1929
Francis Marion Bethers Jr
1880–1933
Annie Marinda Bethers
1880–1910
Robert Waterman Bethers
1882–1930
David Parrot Bethers
1884–1898
Susan Edith Bethers
1887–1964
Joseph Smith Bethers
1889–1934

Sources (30)

  • Francis Bethus, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Francis Marion Bethers - Published information: birth-name: Mahlon Collins Bethers
  • Francis Bethers, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"

World Events (8)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1846

EARLIEST KNOWN BURIAL: Joshua Mecham BIRTH 12 Apr 1773 Canaan, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA DEATH 8 Oct 1846 (aged 73) Bonaparte, Van Buren County, Iowa, USA BURIAL Heber City Cemetery Heber City, Wasatch County, Utah, USA MEMORIAL ID 74680607

1865

Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: French Monique, Napoleon.

Americanized form (translation into English) of French Lemieux , a variant of Better with the addition of excrescent -s, a common feature of Americanized surnames.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Story Highlight

How Beautiful Upon the Mountains-A Centennial History of Wasatch County Compiled & Edited by Wm. James Mortimer Published by Wasatch County Chapter Daughters of Utah Pioneers 1963

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