Arthur J. BECKNISH

Born

abt. 1854 , Michigan, USA

Died

20 May 1875 , Comstock, Michigan, USA

View Family Tree

Pedigree Chart

Life & Records

Parents & Family of Arthur J. BECKNISH

Explore parents, grandparents, spouses, children, and the family connections surrounding Arthur J. BECKNISH.

Parents

Father unknownMother unknown

Grandparents

Explore grandparents

Spouse & Children

No spouse or child records yet

Family Tree

Open family tree View pedigree chart

Born: abt. 1854 in Michigan, USA

Father: Unknown

Mother: Unknown

Arthur J. BECKNISH died 20 May 1875 in Comstock, Michigan, USA .
Details of the family tree of Arthur appear below.

WORK & OCCUPATION

Occupation

Recorded occupation: Drug Clerk

Add Life Event

Have another record or photo?
Add a life event, census record, military record, obituary, achievement, or photograph for Arthur J. BECKNISH.

Life & Records

Photos, life events, and historical records for Arthur J. BECKNISH.

Hide Life & Records

How to read this timeline
Records about Arthur J. BECKNISH and family appear alongside historical events from the same years. Each item is labeled so you can quickly tell family records from historical context.

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States

1857 - March 6 – Dred Scott v. Sandford: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Blacks are not citizens and slaves can not sue for freedom, driving the country further towards the American Civil War.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.

1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States

1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.

1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States

1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

April 14, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln was mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth at in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He died the next day. Andrew Johnson becomes President of the United States.

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States

1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

Death
Name: Arthur J. Becknish
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place:
Death Date: 20 May 1875
Death Place: Comstock, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Age: 21
Birth Date: 1854
Birth Place: Mich.
Occupation: Drug Clerk
Race: w
Marital Status: Single
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name:
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name:
Mother's Birthplace:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B51859-7
System Origin: Michigan-EASy
GS Film number: 984130
Reference ID: v 1 p 124

'Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FHVF-D8M : 9 December 2014), Arthur J. Becknish, 20 May 1875; citing Comstock, Kalamazoo, Michigan, reference v 1 p 124; FHL microfilm 984,130.'

RECORD HISTORY

Record added: 7/31/2017 3:24:11 PM
Last updated:

MORE WAYS TO EXPLORE