Samuel Bee

Brief Life History of Samuel

When Samuel Bee was born on 13 July 1817, in Aldeby, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, his father, James Bee, was 51 and his mother, Esther Pulham, was 43. He married Jane Baker on 15 August 1839, in Canterbury St Paul, Canterbury, Kent, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Surrey, England, United Kingdom in 1851 and Utah, United States in 1870. He registered for military service in 1864. He died on 11 September 1887, in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Provo City Cemetery, Provo, Utah, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Samuel Bee
1817–1887
Jane Baker
1820–1891
Marriage: 15 August 1839
Samuel Robert Bee
1844–1923
Frederick Farman Bee
1846–1916
Robert Bee
1848–1926
Jane Baker Jennie Bee
1850–1938
Emma Bee
1852–1854
Lorenzo Bee
1854–1856
Stephen Bee
1856–1948
Sarah Farman Bee
1858–1942
Esther Ellen Bee
1860–1931
Edith Elizabeth Bee
1864–1943
Grace Alice Bee
1868–1947

Sources (23)

  • Saml Bee, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Samuel Bee, "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005"
  • Samuel Bee, "BillionGraves Index"

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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. 

1833 · The Factory Act Restricts Child Labor

The Factory Act restricted the hours women and children could work in textile mills. No child under the age of 9 were allowed to work, and children ages 9-13 could not work longer than 9 hours per day. Children up to the age of 13 were required to receive at least two hours of schooling, six days per week.

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: 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.

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Accounts from British medical journals of treatment rendered to Samuel Bee for Asian Cholera

These are URL's of articles found in two British medical journals describing treatment of a Samuel Bee for Asian Cholera. I believe this is our Samuel Bee based on the information in the articles incl …

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