When William Peyton Beck was born on 24 January 1842, in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States, his father, David Henry Hauer Beck, was 22 and his mother, Lauretta E Roundy, was 20. He married Surilla Jane Curtis on 18 August 1866, in Springville, Utah, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters. He lived in Bradley, Monterey, California, United States in 1920 and Judicial Township 10, Santa Barbara, California, United States in 1930. He died on 27 May 1936, in Santa Maria, Santa Barbara, California, United States, at the age of 94, and was buried in Santa Maria Cemetery, Santa Maria, Santa Barbara, California, United States.
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"In October 1845, the newspaper Times and Seasons published a poem written by Eliza R. Snow entitled ""My Father in Heaven."" It has become the well known hymn, ""Oh My Father."" The song is only one in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints hymnbook that referrs to a Heavenly Mother."
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
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 The Amendment was later repealed.
English: topographic name for someone who lived beside a stream, from northern Middle English bekke ‘stream’ (Old Norse bekkr).
English (of Norman origin): habitational name from any of various places in northern France named Bec, for example Bec Hellouin in Eure, named with Old Norman French bec ‘stream’, from the same Old Norse root as in 1 above.
English: from the Middle English personal name Becke (Old English Becca or Beocca), of uncertain origin.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Possible Related NamesSource: https://history.lds.org/overlandtravels Brigham Young Pioneer Company 1847 Members of this company left Winter Quarters as early as April 5th to join with the larger group. Everyone gathered …
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