Brief Life History of Rebecca Herron
When Rebecca Herron Beesley was born on 10 November 1839, in Whitewater Township, Franklin, Indiana, United States, her father, John S Beesley, was 42 and her mother, Mary Lees Miller, was 31. She married John Palmer Doolan on 29 August 1863, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 28 March 1909, in Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States.
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- Rebecca Beasly in household of John Beasly, "United States Census, 1860"
- Legacy NFS Source: Rebecca Herron Beesley - birth-name: Rebecca Herrod BEESLEY
- Rebecca H. Doolan, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
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1841 · Indiana Nears Bankruptcy
The State of Indiana was near bankruptcy in 1841 due to the inability to repay interest incurred for the Massive Internal Improvement Act. The state liquidated much of its public works. Many of the projects were handed over to the state’s creditors as a way to reduce debt. Only two of the eight proposed infrastructure projects were completed by the creditors.
1849
Historical Boundaries: 1849: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: 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: variant of Beasley .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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