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William Besley

Born: Jul 16, 1808 Berkshire, England

Died: Dec 25, 1897 Waukegan, Lake County, Illinois

Age: 89 years | Race: White

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William Bryant Besley

Edmund D. Besley

Stephen W Besley

John Wilson Besley

George W. Besley

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1850 Census Waterford Township, Oakland County, Michigan
1860 Census Waukegan, Lake County, Illinois
1870 Census Waukegan, Lake County, Illinois
1880 Census Waukegan, Lake County, Illinois

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After he came to the US from England, he settled in Michigan with the family of his wife.  He owned and operated a small store in what would become the village of Drayton Plains, on the corner of Hatchery Rd. and Dixie Hwy. In 1853 he was living in Waukegan, Lake county, Illinois, and in that year he purchased a brewery from Scoffin and Green, he renamed it Beasley Brewing Co.