Stephen Beecher
(Abt 1800-)
Lawrence Beecher
(1848-1913)
Caroline Agnes Kennedy
(1854-1901)
William Stephen Beecher
(1870-)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Harriet L. Clark

2. Carrie May Garrison

William Stephen Beecher 3 4 5 6

  • Born: Dec 1870, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 1 3 4
  • Marriage (1): Harriet L. Clark on 24 Sep 1894 in Trenton, Mercer, NJ 1
  • Marriage (2): Carrie May Garrison on 23 Mar 1905 in Norfolk, Norfolk, VA 2

   Another name for William was Stephen W. Beecher.1

   FamilySearch ID: L4RL-LV1.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1880 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. 3 Stephen Beacher, laborer, 80, was living with his son, shoemaker, Lawrence, 32. They were both born in Italy of Italian parents. With them was Lawrence's wife and children, all born in Pennsylvania: Carrie, dressmaker, 30; William, 10; Mary, 8; John, 3; and Annie, 9 months. Carrie's parents were from Pennsylvania.
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2. Residence: on 12 Jun 1895 in Trenton, Mercer, NJ. 7

3. Census in 1900 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. 8 The 1900 census recorded Lawrence Beecher, 52, born May 1848, living with wife Carrie A., 46, Jun 1854; William S., 30, Dec 1870; John, 23, Sep 1877; Robert L., 13, Jan 1887; and grandson Russel, 4, Jun 1896, who was born in New Jersey. The other sons were born in Pennsylvania. Carrie was born in South Carolina, and Lawrence in Italy.

4. Residence: 2351 S American Street on 9 Oct 1900 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. 9


William married Harriet L. Clark, daughter of Andrew Clark and Grace Ann, on 24 Sep 1894 in Trenton, Mercer, NJ.1 (Harriet L. Clark was born on 22 Mar 1876 in Medford, Burlington, NJ 1 5 10 11, christened on 17 Oct 1896 in Trenton: Hamilton Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church, Mercer, NJ 6 and died on 29 Apr 1899 in Trenton, Mercer, NJ 10 12.)


William next married Carrie May Garrison, daughter of Peter S. Garrison and Nettie D., on 23 Mar 1905 in Norfolk, Norfolk, VA.2 (Carrie May Garrison was born in Apr 1883 in Bridgeton, Cumberland, NJ 2 13.)


Sources


1 New Jersey, Marriages, 1678-1985 (www.FamilySearch.org), https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FZGW-BZB Stephen W. Beecher and Harriette L. Clark, 24 Sep 1894.

2 FamilySearch.org, Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XRXG-2CG Wm. S. Beecher and Carrie May Garrison, 23 Mar 1905.

3 1880 United States Census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Family History Library Film 1255168, NA Film Number T9-1168, Page 452A.

4 1900 United States Census, (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M3WB-GMX Lawrence Beecher, 1900.

5 FamilySearch.org, New Jersey, Births and Christenings, 1660-1980, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FZM1-C7M William S. Beecher in entry for Russell W. Beecher, 12 Jun 1895.

6 Pennsylvania, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985 (Ancestry.com. Original data: Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Historical Society of Pennsylvania.), Baptism of adult Harriet L. Beecher and infant Russell W. Beecher, Oct 17 1896.

7 Ancestry.com, New Jersey, U.S., Births and Christenings Index, 1660-1931, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FZM1-CQ1 Russell W. Beecher, 12 Jun 1895.

8 1900 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M3WB-GMX Lawrence Beecher, 1900.

9 FamilySearch.org, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Death Certificates, 1803-1915 (From originals housed at the Philadelphia City Archives. "Death Records."), https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VKDF-BGG Russell Beecher, 1900.

10 FamilySearch.org, New Jersey Deaths and Burials, 1720-1988, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FZ6S-VJ5 Hattie L. Beecher, 1877; citing reference v 55 p 335, FHL microfilm 589811.

11 FamilySearch.org, New Jersey, Births and Christenings, 1660-1980, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FZCD-1Y3 Etta Clark, 22 Mar 1876.

12 Trenton Evening Times (Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey), 2 May 1899, page 8. Obituary of Hattie L. Beecher.

13 1900 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M9NT-GZ9 Peter E Garrison, 1900.



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