Amasa Beckstead

Brief Life History of Amasa

When Amasa Beckstead was born on 12 January 1867, in South Jordan, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, his father, Thomas Wesley Beckstead, was 33 and his mother, Sarah Ellen Ashton, was 20. He married Elizabeth Anne Dunkley on 22 October 1890, in Whitney, Franklin, Idaho, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in West Jordan, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1870. He died on 30 November 1931, in Preston, Franklin, Idaho, United States, at the age of 64, and was buried in Whitney, Franklin, Idaho, United States.

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Family Time Line

Amasa Beckstead
1867–1931
Mary Myriam Neeley
1874–1938
Marriage: 13 November 1895
Earl Neeley Beckstead
1896–1896
Lloyd Neeley Beckstead
1897–1974
Myriam Lois Beckstead
1899–1953
Hesy Ashton Beckstead
1901–1982
Leo Neeley Beckstead
1902–1991
Farrell Neeley Beckstead
1904–1985
Oral Neeley Beckstead
1906–1979
Melburn Beckstead
1909–1996
Coral Neeley Beckstead
1911–1968

Sources (63)

  • Amos Beckstead, "Utah, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records, 1914-1960"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Amasa Beckstead - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Amasa Beckstead
  • Amasa Beckstead, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"

World Events (8)

1868 · Impeach the President!

Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.

1868 · The Fourteenth Amendment

As one of the Reconstruction Amendments, the Fourteenth Amendment addresses the rights and protections that all citizens of the United States have. The amendment also limits actions of state and local officials in all states.

1886

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

Name Meaning

Americanized form of North German Beckstedde or Beckstedt: topographic name from Low German Beck ‘stream’ + -stedde ‘place’, or a habitational name from Beckstedt near Wildeshausen, Oldenburg.

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

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Life Sketch of Amasa Beckstead

AMASA BECKSTEAD Amasa Beckstead was a native pioneer born January 12, 1867 in Jordan, Utah, the son of Thomas Wesley Beckstead and Sarah Ellen Ashton. He was the second of ten children from his …

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