Jerrold Pratt Beesley Sr.

Brief Life History of Jerrold Pratt

When Jerrold Pratt Beesley Sr. was born on 7 March 1899, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, his father, Alvin Augustus Beesley, was 25 and his mother, Ruby Ross Pratt, was 25. He married Ida El Rita Merrill on 6 September 1922, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States for about 21 years. He registered for military service in 1918. He died on 22 March 1977, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Jerrold Pratt Beesley Sr.
1899–1977
Ida El Rita Merrill
1902–1976
Marriage: 6 September 1922
Richard Merrill Beesley
1926–1978
Marjorie Ruby Beesley
1928–1984
Jerrold Pratt Beesley Jr
1932–1975
Merrill Pratt Beesley
1939–2015

Sources (40)

  • Jerrold Busley, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Jerrold Pratt Beesley, "Utah, Salt Lake County Birth Records, 1890-1915"
  • Jerrold Pratt Beesley, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"

World Events (8)

1901 · The Daughters of Utah Pioneers

The Daughters of Utah Pioneers was organized by Annie Taylor Hyde after she invited a group of fifty-four women to her home to find ways to recognize names and achievements of the men, women and children who were the pioneers. They followed the lead of other national lineage societies, such as the Daughters of the American Revolution. They were legally incorporated in 1925.

1917 · Women Given the Right to Vote in New York

Voters in New York approve a bill giving women the right to vote. This is passed three years prior to the 19th amendment to the U.S. Constitution which allowed women to vote nationwide.

1920

The Prohibition Era. Sale and manufacture of alcoholic liquors outlawed. A mushrooming of illegal drinking joints, home-produced alcohol and gangsterism.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Beasley .

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

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A Brief Biographical Sketch of the Early Life of Alvin Douglas Beesley by Sterling E. Beesley

At the close of the Nineteenth Century, on the 18 June 1897, at 6:30 P.M., to be precise, there was born into the home of Alvin Augustus Beesley, and his wife Ruby Ross Pratt, a darling boy-baby. his …

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