Brief Life History of Bertrand
When Bertrand Beck was born on 5 October 1909, in Lehi, Utah, Utah, United States, his father, Alma Beck, was 32 and his mother, Sarah Fox, was 30. He married Verland Fowler on 24 August 1934, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Elgin, Kane, Illinois, United States in 1930 and United States in 1949. He died on 25 December 1983, in Lehi, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Lehi City Cemetery, Lehi, Utah, Utah, United States.
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- Bertrand Beck, "United States Census, 1930"
- Bertrand Beck, "Utah, Birth Certificates, 1903-1914"
- Bertrand Beck, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
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1910 · The BSA is Made
Being modeled after the Boy Scout Association in England, The Boy Scouts of America is a program for young teens to learn traits, life and social skills, and many other things to remind the public about the general act of service and kindness to others.
1910 · McKay-Dee Hospital Opens its Doors
To honor Thomas D. Dee, his wife and her children built a hospital as a memorial to him. Located on 24th Street and Harrison the hospital served the community for 59 years. After it closed its doors in 1969, a new hospital was constructed near 39th street and Harrison in 1971. Located next to another hospital, the two hospitals ultimately merged together bearing both names of McKay, after David O. McKay, and Thomas Dee, to honor the hospital that served the surrounding area for many years. The McKay-Dee Hospital is still in operation but has moved from its original spot.
1929
13 million people become unemployed after the Wall Street stock market crash of 1929 triggers what becomes known as the Great Depression. President Herbert Hoover rejects direct federal relief.
Name Meaning
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.
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