Elizabeth Beswick

Brief Life History of Elizabeth

When Elizabeth Beswick was born on 28 November 1803, in Bolton, Washington, New York, United States, her father, Everton Beswick, was 30 and her mother, Anna Lamb, was 34. She married John Tanner on 3 November 1825, in Bolton, Bolton, Warren, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 2 daughters. She immigrated to Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1848 and lived in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1839. She died on 8 June 1890, in Payson, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Payson City Cemetery, Payson, Utah, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Tanner
1778–1850
Elizabeth Beswick
1803–1890
Marriage: 3 November 1825
Myron Tanner
1826–1903
Seth Benjamin Tanner
1828–1918
Freeman Everton Tanner
1830–1918
Joseph Smith Tanner
1833–1910
Philomelia Tanner
1835–1838
David Dan Tanner
1838–1918
Sariah Tanner
1840–1853
Francis Tanner
1843–1844

Sources (57)

  • Elizabeth Tanner, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Birth and Marriage of Son Myron, 'Membership of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1830 - 1848' on MyHeritage
  • Elizabeth Buswick in Marriage entry for Freeman Everton Tanner, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"

World Events (8)

1804

Lewis and Clark set out from St. Louis, MO to explore the West.

1825

Historical Boundaries: 1825: Hancock, Illinois, United States

1827

Historical Boundaries: 1827: Hancock, Illinois, United States

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from any of the places in Lancashire and East Yorkshire named Beswick. The second element is Old English wīc ‘outlying (dairy) farm’ (see Wick ). The first element of the Lancashire name may be an Old English personal name Bēac; that of the Yorkshire name is possibly an Old Norse personal name Bōsi or Besi.

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

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Elizabeth Beswick Tanner - Part II

We were there six years in March and left in May. We were camped out at Winter Quarters where we had our cabin where we had most of things burnt. The boys on the range with the cattle had some …

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