Herbert Sylvester Beecher ^{2 3 4}

   Another name for Herbert was Herbert Beacher.

  Death Notes:

Herbert died at the young age of 26 from typhoid pneumonia.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Alt. Birth, Apr 1884, West Caln Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA. ⁵

• Census, 1900, Coatesville, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA. ⁵ Owning the home at 237 South First Avenue was Paris Beacher, 43, born Dec 1856, who was married for 16 years, but his wife isn't listed. With him: daughter Mary, 18, Nov 1871 [should be 1881], single; Herbert, 16, Apr 1884; Edward, 14, Apr 1886; Norman, 12, Dec 1887. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania. Also with them: housekeeper Catherine Pension, 28, born in Ireland; her daughter Mary, 7; and her son Joseph, 5.

• Obituary: The Daily News, 17 Mar 1911, West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA. ³ BEECHER- In Coatesville, on March 15, Herbert S Beecher, in the 26th year of his age. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral without further notice from his late residence, No. 248 South First Avenue, on Saturday, March 18, 1911. Meet at the house at 2 o'clock p.m. Interment at Fairview Cemetery.

Herbert married Mae Ellen Hampton, daughter of Eber H. Hampton and Helen Wood, on 16 Oct 1908 in Coatesville, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA.¹ (Mae Ellen Hampton was born on 28 Nov 1890 in Marshallton, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA,^{1 2} died on 21 Jun 1921 in West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA ¹ and was buried in West Chester: Greenmount Cemetery, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA ¹.)

  Marriage Notes:

The following Beechers attended the wedding: Minnie Beecher, sister of the groom, was the organist, the groom's parents, Mr. & Mrs. Parris Beecher, Mr. and Mrs. L. Beecher, Franklin Beecher, Helen Beecher, Mrs. Emma Beecher. ¹