When William Oxley Beesley was born on 10 April 1846, in Whitewater Township, Franklin, Indiana, United States, his father, John S Beesley, was 48 and his mother, Mary Lees Miller, was 38. He married Mariette Riggs on 21 December 1882, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Utah, Utah, United States for about 50 years. In 1880, at the age of 34, his occupation is listed as laborer. He died on 18 December 1924, in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Provo City Cemetery, Provo, Utah, Utah, United States.
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Historical Boundaries: 1849: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Utah, Utah, United States
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
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 The Amendment was later repealed.
English: variant of Beasley .
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