Brief Life History of Christopher Beilby
When Christopher Beilby Heaton was born on 17 May 1852, in Bradford, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, William Heaton, was 25 and his mother, Esther Beilby, was 21. He married Margaret Ann Esplin on 19 October 1874, in Endowment House, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. He lived in Moccasin, Mohave, Arizona, United States in 1888 and Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, Mexico in 1891. In 1880, at the age of 28, his occupation is listed as farm worker in Kanab, Kane, Utah, United States. He died on 12 November 1895, in Colonia Dublán, Chihuahua, Mexico, at the age of 43, and was buried in Colonia Dublán, Nuevo Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, Mexico.
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- Christopher Henton in household of William Henton, "United States Census, 1870"
- Christopher Beilby Heaton, "England and Wales, Birth Registration Index, 1837-1920"
- Christopher Beilby Heaton, "Find A Grave Index"
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1853
Santa Anna returns to Mexico and becomes president. Sells additional territory to United States under Gadsden Purchase.
1854 · St. George's Hall
In 1854, St. George's Hall was completed. The site that it sits on is were the Liverpool Infirmary was previously located. The hall was built for entertainment.
1864
Ferdinand Maximilian Joseph's reign as Maximilian I begins. He confirms Reform Laws, except for those that refer to indigenous communities.
Name Meaning
English (Lancashire and Yorkshire): habitational name from any of various places called with Old English hēah ‘high’ + tūn ‘farmstead, estate’: Heaton (Yorkshire, Northumberland); Heaton Norris, Heaton under Horwich, Heaton with Oxcliffe, Great Heaton, Little Heaton (all Lancashire); Capheaton, Kirkheaton (Northumberland); Cleckheaton, Hanging Heaton, Kirkheaton (Yorkshire). This surname was taken to Ireland in the mid 17th century, and within Ireland is now mainly found in Ulster.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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(from 1855 to 1875) "History for "The Muddy River Valley" "The Muddy Mission".
After Mormon missionaries established a way station between Utah and California at Las Vegas in 1855, they received a directive from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to scout more town …
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