Brief Life History of Guy Messiah
When Guy Messiah Keysor was born on 6 October 1816, in Black Rock, Ledyard, Cayuga, New York, United States, his father, Henry Bernard Keysor, was 25 and his mother, Elizabeth Ann Scoville, was 26. He married Mary Ann Elvin on 1 September 1851, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States for about 20 years. He registered for military service in 1846. He died on 3 October 1885, in Richfield, Sevier, Utah, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Richfield City Cemetery, Richfield, Sevier, Utah, United States.
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- G M Keyser, "United States Census, 1880"
- Guy M Keyson in the U.S., Compiled Military Service Records for American Volunteer Soldiers, Mexican War, 1845-1848
- Guy Messiah Kevsor, "BillionGraves Index"
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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.
1820 · Making States Equal
The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.
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
Americanized form of Dutch Keyser .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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