Brief Life History of Henry
When Henry Beckstead was born on 4 December 1827, in Matilda Township, Dundas, Upper Canada, British North America, his father, Alexander Beckstead, was 25 and his mother, Catherine Elinore Lince, was 20. He married Lucene Bird Bybee on 4 June 1849, in Pigeon, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Weber, Utah, United States in 1860 and South Jordan, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1880. He died on 3 September 1888, in West Jordan, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 60, and was buried in South Jordan Cemetery, South Jordan, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Henry Bekstead, "United States Census, 1880"
- Legacy NFS Source: Henry Beckstead - Government record: birth: 1800; Schoharie, New York, United States
- Henry Becksted, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934" (1849)
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World Events (8)
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
1830 · The Oregon Trail
Many people started their 2,170-mile West trek to settle the land found by Louis and Clark. They used large-wheeled wagons to pack most of their belongings and were guided by trails that were made by the previous trappers and traders who walked the area. Over time the trail needed annual improvements to make the trip faster and safer. Most of Interstate 80 and 84 cover most of the ground that was the original trail.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of North German Beckstedde or Beckstedt: topographic name from Low German Beck ‘stream’ + -stedde ‘place’, or a habitational name from Beckstedt near Wildeshausen, Oldenburg.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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ALEXANDER BECKSTEAD, THE FIRST PIONEER OF SOUTH JORDAN (OF DUGOUTS AND SPIRES, PAGES 6-8)
Samuel Aiexander Beckstead was an original settler in West Jordan, arriving on 15 September 1849. He was born 16 March 1802 to Francis and Margaret Barkley Beckstead in Williamsburg, Ontario, Canada. …
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