Brief Life History of William
When William Beddome was born on 25 July 1829, in Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Benjamin Beddome, was 44 and his mother, Elizabeth Lancaster, was 41. He married Maria Monica Forbes in 1853, in Santa Clara, Santa Clara, California, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He immigrated to United States in 1846 and lived in San Fernando Judicial Township, Los Angeles, California, United States in 1900 and Burbank, Los Angeles, California, United States in 1910. He died on 4 December 1920, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 91, and was buried in Angelus Rosedale Cemetery, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States.
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- William Beddonce, "United States Census, 1900"
- William Beddome, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
- William Beddome, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"
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1830
Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
1854 · The Crimean War
The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.
Name Meaning
Welsh: variant of Beddow .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Life Sketch compiled by Mormon Battalion Association
William Beddome was born 25 July 1829 in Manchester England, one of nine children. He emigrated to America about 1846 where he and a friend Robert Whitworth walked into the camp of the Mormon Battali …
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