Brief Life History of Joseph E.
When Joseph E. Busby was born on 5 November 1810, in Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Samuel Busby, was 36 and his mother, Catherine Kesler, was 27. He married Ann Cady Eldredge in 1841, in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States for about 10 years. He died on 22 November 1893, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Joseph W Buzby, "United States Census, 1850"
- Utah, U.S., Death and Military Death Certificates, 1904-1961
- Joseph Busby, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"
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1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1812 · Harrisburg Becomes the State Capital
Harrisburg had important parts with migration, the Civil War, and the Industrial Revolution.
1832 · The Black Hawk War
Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Busby in North Yorkshire, recorded in Domesday Book as Buschebi, from Old Norse buskr ‘bush, shrub’ or an Old Norse personal name Buski + bȳ ‘homestead, village’. Alternatively, a habitational name from Bushby in Leicestershire.
Scottish: habitational name from the lands of Busby in Carmunnock (Renfrewshire).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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