Brief Life History of James Thomas
When James Thomas Belliston Jr was born on 5 February 1848, in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, James Thomas Belliston, was 28 and his mother, Louisa Miller, was 28. He married Mary Shill on 12 January 1875, in Nephi, Juab, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England in 1851. He registered for military service in 1866. He died on 23 April 1915, in Nephi, Juab, Utah, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Vine Bluff Cemetery, Nephi, Juab, Utah, United States.
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- James Belliston in household of James Belliston, "United States Census, 1870"
- James Thomas Bellisten, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
- James Belliston, "United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940"
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World Events (8)
1851
Historical Boundaries: 1851: Utah Territory, United States 1852: Juab, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Juab, Utah, United States
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1866 · The First Civil Rights Act
The first federal law that defined what was citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law. Its main objective was to protect the civil rights of persons of African descent.
Name Meaning
Scottish: habitational name from Belliston in Fife.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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