Brief Life History of Joseph Buck
When Joseph Buck Wakefield was born on 12 June 1852, in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States, his father, John Fleming Wakefield, was 39 and his mother, Susannah Garlick, was 31. He married Aretha Morilla Bates on 3 October 1870, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Fountain Green, Sanpete, Utah, United States in 1870. He died on 23 July 1928, in Taylor, Navajo, Arizona, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Taylor Cemetery, Taylor, Navajo, Arizona, United States.
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- Joseph Wakefield in household of Thomas Wakefield, "United States Census, 1870"
- Joseph Buck Wakefield, "Arizona, Deaths, 1870-1951"
- Jos B in entry for Julia Wakefield, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
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World Events (8)
1859
Historical Boundaries: 1859: Sanpete, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Sanpete, Utah, United States
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1872 · The First National Park
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from the city of Wakefield in Yorkshire and from Wakefield Lawn in Potterspury (Northamptonshire). Both are named from the Old English personal name Waca or Old English wacu ‘wake, festival’ + feld ‘open country’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Memories of John Fleming Wakefield, from Rhoda Perkins Wakefield
Taken from the life story of Rhoda Perkins Wakefield, pg 7: "Joseph Buck Wakefield, Father of my husband, Lansing Ira Wakefield was born in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Joseph's father, John Fleming Wakefie …
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