Brief Life History of Benjamin Franklin
When Benjamin Franklin Coats was born on 14 September 1831, in Greene, Alabama, United States, his father, James Robert Coats, was 45 and his mother, Josephine Elizabeth Webster, was 43. He married Rebecca Catherine Anglin in 1855. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Newton, Newton, Mississippi, United States in 1850 and St. George, Washington, Utah, United States in 1870. He died on 3 April 1909, in American Fork, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in American Fork Cemetery, American Fork, Utah, Utah, United States.
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- Benjamin Coats, "United States Census, 1870"
- Benjamin Franklin Coates, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
- Benj F Coats in entry for Leona Rosetta Coats, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
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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.
1847
Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1868: Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1861
Historical Boundaries: 1861: Washington, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Washington, Utah, United States
Name Meaning
English: variant of Coates .
Scottish: variant of Coutts .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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B. Franklin was born in a small town called Era, which is no longer there. He had a twin sister named Frances. Shortly after Franklin and Francis were born, their family moved to Mississippi where the …
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