Brief Life History of Henry Marvin
When Henry Marvin Beckstead was born on 4 May 1888, in Sandy, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, his father, William Alexander Beckstead, was 35 and his mother, Araminta Elizabeth Beckstead, was 30. He married Emma Octavia Westover on 3 June 1914, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Election Precinct 7, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1920. He registered for military service in 1917. He died on 6 October 1931, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 43, and was buried in South Jordan Cemetery, South Jordan, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Henry Marvin Beckstead, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
- Legacy NFS Source: Henry Marvin Beckstead - Individual or family possessions: birth: 4 May 1888; Sandy, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
- Henry M. Beckstead, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
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World Events (8)
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
1896 · Utah becomes a state
After three prior attempts to become a state, the United States Congress accepted Utah into the Union on one condition, that all forms of polygamy were to be banned. The territory agreed, and Utah became a state on January 4, 1896.
1900 · Gold for Cash!
This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.
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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Sketch of our Father, Henry Marvin Beckstead by Lawana and Laree Beckstead
Our father was born May 4, 1888 in Sandy, Utah the ninth child of William Alexander and Araminta Elizabeth Beckstead. His parents were so thankful and felt so blessed, because of the nine children bor …
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