Brief Life History of Edward Post
When Edward Post Beardsley was born in 1871, in Illinois, United States, his father, Israel Munson Beardslee, was 31 and his mother, Lora Ann Post, was 23. He died in 1873, at the age of 2.
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- Legacy NFS Source: Edward Post Beardsley - Published information: birth-name: Edward Post Beardsley
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1871
In 1871, a cow kicked over a lantern, causing a fire that burned down half of Chicago. Today this city is the third largest in the US.
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.
1872 · The Amnesty Act
A federal law which reversed most of the penalties on former Confederate soldiers by the Fourteenth Amendment. The Act affected over 150,000 troops that were a part of the Civil War.
Name Meaning
English (Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire): variant of Bardsley .
History: William Beardsley, mason, came to New England in 1635 from London aboard the Planter.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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