Mary Malinda Dennis

Brief Life History of Mary Malinda

When Mary Malinda Dennis was born on 11 April 1844, in Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States, her father, William Taylor Dennis, was 34 and her mother, Talitha Cumi Bankhead, was 34. She married Thomas Harrison Beck on 6 February 1863, in Spanish Fork, Utah, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Richmond, Cache, Utah, United States in 1880 and Utah, Utah, United States in 1900. She died on 18 November 1905, in Eureka, Juab, Utah, United States, at the age of 61, and was buried in Provo City Cemetery, Provo, Utah, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Thomas Harrison Beck
1836–1910
Mary Malinda Dennis
1844–1905
Marriage: 6 February 1863
Thomas Harrison Beck
1864–1905
Mary J Beck
1866–1866
Ambisett Beck
1867–1867
Nellie Tabitha Beck
1868–1882
Zinia Lucinda Beck
1871–1949
Joseph William Beck
1873–1947
Elnora Beck
1876–1957
Edna Beck
1880–1944
Elmer Roy Beck
1882–1941
Edward Beck
1883–1941
Roy Milton Beck
1885–1957

Sources (28)

  • Mary Beck, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Mary Dennis Beck, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
  • Mary Malinda Dennis, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"

World Events (8)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1850

Historical Boundaries: 1850: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Utah, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Utah, Utah, United States

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

Name Meaning

English: from the Middle English (Old French) personal name Denis(e), Dinis(e), vernacular forms of Latin Dionysius, Greek Dionysios ‘(follower) of Dionysos’, an eastern god introduced to the classical pantheon at a relatively late date and bearing a name of probably Semitic origin. The name was borne by various early Christian saints, including Saint Denis, the martyred 3rd-century bishop of Paris who became the patron saint of France. From the 12th century onward, the popularity of the name in England (and of its cognates, mainly Denis , in the continental Europe) seems to have been largely due to French influence. The feminine form Dionysia (in vernacular English likewise Den(n)is) is also found, and some examples of the surname may originate from it.

English: from Middle English deneis, a variant of danais ‘Danish’, with the vowel influenced by Middle English denshe (Old English denisc). Compare Dence .

Irish (mainly Dublin and Cork): of the same origin as 1 and 2 above, sometimes an alternative form to Donohue but more often to McDonough , since the personal name Donnchadh was Anglicized as Donough or Denis.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Story Highlight

*William Taylor Dennis and his family - Had three wives #1-Talitha Cumi Bankhead DENNIS-#2-Adelaide Fullmer Dennis #3-Sarah Zabriskie DENNIS

William Taylor Dennis, was half Welsh from his mother Dorothy Taylor Thomas's side and half French from his father James Dennis side. His first wife Talitha Cumi Bankhead DENNIS was Irish. PARENTS-W …

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