When Richard John Moxey Bee was born on 6 February 1835, in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, George Bee, was 34 and his mother, Janet Aitcheson, was 36. He married Mary Mathieson on 4 November 1856, in Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Bloomington, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States in 1880 and Georgetown, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States for about 12 years. His occupation is listed as school teacher in Utah, United States. He died on 18 July 1912, in Montpelier, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Georgetown, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States.
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Historical Boundaries: 1850: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Historical Boundaries: 1856: Cache, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Cache, Utah, United States
English: from Middle English be(e) ‘bee’ (Old English bēo), hence a nickname for an energetic or active person or a metonymic occupational name for a beekeeper. Compare Beeman 2.
Americanized form of Norwegian Bye .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Possible Related NamesAUTOBIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF THE LIFE OF RICHARD JOHN MOXEY BEE Written from memory at the age of 75, while living in Georgetown, Idaho I came of goodly parents, being the son of George Bee and Janet …
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