Brief Life History of Elizabeth
When Elizabeth Beaumont was born on 27 December 1847, in Brighton, Sussex, England, United Kingdom, her father, Daniel Hollyman Beaumont, was 28 and her mother, Elizabeth Shrubb, was 24. She married John Henri Coles on 16 March 1868, in Southwick, Sussex, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Centerville, Davis, Utah, United States in 1880 and Clinton, Davis, Utah, United States in 1900. She died on 18 January 1923, in Kaysville, Davis, Utah, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Elizabeth B Coles in household of John H Coles, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
- Elizabeth Beaumont, "England and Wales, Birth Registration Index, 1837-1920"
- Elizabeth Beaumont, "England Marriages, 1538–1973"
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1848
Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Davis, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Davis, Utah, United States
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.
This Act was to restrict the power of the President removing certain office holders without approval of the Senate. It denies the President the power to remove any executive officer who had been appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, unless the Senate approved the removal during the next full session of Congress. The Amendment was later repealed.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: French Andre, Gilles, Gaetan, Honore, Jacques, Jean-Guy, Marcel.
English (of Norman origin) and French: habitational name from any of the five places in Normandy or several others elsewhere in France so named. The placename comes from Old French beu, bel ‘fair, lovely’ + mont ‘hill’. There are also places in England so named under Norman influence in Cumberland, Lancashire, and Essex, the last of which changed its name in the 12th century from Fulepet ‘foul pit’ to Bealmont ‘beautiful hill’; these may also have given rise to the surname. The surname is now widespread throughout England, but most common in Yorkshire. Compare Belmont .
History: Many English bearers of this surname are descended from Henry de Beaumont (died 1340), who came to England from France as a soldier, serving Kings Edward I, II, and III of England. He acquired the earldom of Buchan in Scotland by marriage. — Many American bearers of this surname are descendants of John Beaumont (1612–47), who came to North America from England in 1630. William Beaumont came from England to Cambridge MA in 1635 and subsequently moved to CT.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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