John Beilby

Brief Life History of John

When John Beilby was born on 14 February 1815, in Wheldrake, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Thomas Beilby, was 25 and his mother, Mary Walker, was 23. He married Hannah Chilton on 28 December 1849, in Wheldrake, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He died on 21 November 1888, in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Provo City Cemetery, Provo, Utah, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Beilby
1815–1888
Charlotte Morgan Very
1822–1890
Marriage: 8 March 1855
John Alma Bielby
1854–
Alice Ida Bielby
1855–1931
Hannah Matilda Bielby
1861–1902

Sources (16)

  • John Bielby, "United States Census, 1870"
  • John Bealby, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • John Bielby, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

1821 · New Ouse Bridge Completed

The original Ouse Bridge collapsed in 1154 under the weight of a crowd that was on it. In 1367, after the bridge had been replaced with stone and became the site of the first public toilets. In 1564-1565 the bridge was finally done being repaired. In 1810 and 1818 the bridge was dismantled to make way for a new Ouse Bridge design and completed in 1821.

1836 · Remember the Alamo

Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

Name Meaning

English (East Yorkshire): variant of Bielby .

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

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