Brief Life History of Benjamin Abel
When Benjamin Abel Arthur was born on 26 April 1834, in Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom, his father, Christopher Abel Arthur, was 37 and his mother, Ann Jones, was 36. He married Mary Jennett Easton on 12 February 1863, in Greenville, Beaver, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 8 daughters. He died on 24 February 1883, in Greenville, Beaver, Utah, United States, at the age of 48, and was buried in Mountain View Cemetery, Beaver, Beaver, Utah, United States.
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- Benjamin Arthur, "United States Census, 1870"
- Benjamin Arthur, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Benjamin A. Arthur, "United States Western States Marriage Index"
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1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
1839 · The Rebecca Riots Take Place
The Rebecca Riots were a group of protests in west Wales from 1839-1843. The people involved were mostly poor farmers, primarily men dressed as women. The group was called “Rebecca and her daughters”, a title believed to have come the book of Genesis. They mostly fought against the toll-gates. There is only record of one death during the riots: a young Sarah Williams had been warned that the rioters were coming, but upon refusing to leave, was killed.
1856
Historical Boundaries: 1856: Beaver, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Beaver, Utah, United States
Name Meaning
Scottish, Irish, English, German, and French: from the ancient Celtic personal name Arthur. The origin of the name is disputed, but it may be derived from the Latin name Artorius, or it may derive from an old Celtic word meaning ‘bear’ (compare Gaelic art, Welsh arth, both of which mean ‘bear’). It has been in regular use as a personal name in Britain since the early Middle Ages, owing its popularity in large part to the legendary exploits of King Arthur, which gave rise to a prolific literature in Welsh, French, English, German, and other languages. In many cases this is a shortened form of Scottish or Irish McArthur , the patronymic Mac- often being dropped in the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries under English influence.
West African (Ghana): Anglicized form of the Akan (Fante) name Atta .
History: President Chester Alan Arthur (1830–86) was the son of a VT Baptist preacher, William Arthur (1797–1875), who emigrated from Ballymena in northern Ireland c. 1815.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Benjamin A. Arthur, his personal and family background, and his involvement in the Mountain Meadows Massacre - copied from http://www.1857ironcountymilitia.com/index.php?title=Benjamin_A._Arthur
Benjamin Abel Arthur 1834-1883 Contents 1 Biographical Sketch 1.1 Early Life in Wales 1.2 Immigration to America and onto Utah 1.3 To Cedar City and the Ironworks 1.3.1 The Deseret Iron Company 1.3.2 …
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