William Ayers Beecher
(1870-1945)
Emma Laura Whitman
(1867-1929)
Samuel Lewis Leighton
(1844-1904)
Sara Shick
(1852-1912)
John Earl Beecher
(1892-1980)
Olive Ethel Leighton
(1890-1949)
Esther Leighton Beecher
(1915-2005)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Alfred Anthony Danas

Esther Leighton Beecher 1 2 3 4 5

  • Born: 28 Jun 1915, Pottstown, Montgomery, PA 1 2 4 6
  • Marriage (1): Alfred Anthony Danas on 25 Sep 1950 in Allentown, Lehigh, PA 1
  • Died: 19 Apr 2005, Allentown, Lehigh, PA at age 89 4 6 7

   FamilySearch ID: L6Y7-V1Z.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Census in 1920 in Pottstown, Montgomery, PA. 2 8 The 1920 census recorded Earl J. Beecher, 27, living with wife Ethel O., 27; Robert L., 8; Ethel L., 4; and Esther L., 4. Everyone was and their parents were born in born in Pennsylvania.

2. Census in 1930 in Pottstown, Montgomery, PA. 9 The 1930 census recorded renting at 359 Laurel Street: Earl Bucher [indexed wrong], picture operator - amusement, 38, living with wife Ethel, 40; twin daughters Ethel, 14 and Esther, 14; and son Robert, 18. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

3. Census in 1940 in Allentown, Lehigh, PA. 10 The 1940 census recorded renting at 108 N. 9th Street: Earl J. Bucher [indexed wrong], motion picture projectionist - theatre, 47, living with wife Olive E, 50; and twin daughters Ethel, clerk, single, 24 and Esther, cashier, single, 24. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania. In 1935 they were all living in Pottstown, Montgomery County.

4. Residence: on 7 Jan 1949 in Allentown, Lehigh, PA. 3

5. Census in 1950 in Allentown, Lehigh, PA. 11 The 1950 census recorded at 108 N. Ninth Street: Earl J. Beecher, operator/manager of bicycle sales & repair shop, 58, was living with daughers Esther L. Beecher, partner in bicycle shop, 33, and Ethel L. Smith, 33, and her husband James R. Smith, letter carrier for U.S. post office, 31. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania.

6. Residence: on 22 May 1980 in Allentown, Lehigh, PA. 5

7. Obituary: Morning Call: Obituary of Esther L. Danas on 21 Apr 2005 in Allentown, Lehigh, PA. 7 Esther L. Danas, 89, of Allentown, formerly of Pottstown, passed away Tuesday, April 19, 2005, in Cedarbrook-Fountain Hill Annex. She was currently under the care of Life Choice Hospice, Allentown. She was the beloved wife of the late Alfred A. Danas.

Born in Pottstown on June 28, 1915, she was the beloved daughter of the late Earl R. and Olive Ethel (Leighton) Beecher. Before residing in Allentown, she was employed at her fathers store, Beechers Bicycle Shop, Pottstown. She was a beloved wife and devoted mother who will always be in our hearts.

Survivors: Son, David E. Danas Sr. and his wife Bonnie (Dottery) Danas of Allentown; daughter, Denise L. Houser of Allentown; eight grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by a son, Barry R. Danas.


Esther married Alfred Anthony Danas, son of John Danas and Francisca Anna Zsámpár, on 25 Sep 1950 in Allentown, Lehigh, PA.1 (Alfred Anthony Danas was born on 5 May 1910 in Allentown, Lehigh, PA 1 and died on 8 Jan 1993 in Bethlehem, Northampton, PA 12.)


Sources


1 FamilySearch.org, Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885 - 1950, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VFW8-D6X Alfred A. Danas and Esther Leighton Beecher Danas, 1950.

2 1920 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MF1S-XXR Ethel L Beecher in household of Earl J Beecher, Pottstown Ward 5, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States; citing sheet 4A, family 81, NARA microfilm publication T625.

3 Pottstown Mercury (Pottstown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania), 5 Jan 1949, page 3. Obituary of Ethel Leighton Beecher.

4 Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007.), Esther Leighton Beecher, SSN 187074638.

5 Morning Call (Allentown, PA), 23 May 1980, page 64. Obituary of Earl Beecher.

6 Morning Call (Allentown, PA), 21 Apr 2005. Obituary of Esther L. Danas.

7 Morning Call (Allentown, PA), 21 Apr 2005, obituary of Esther L. Danas.

8 1920 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MF1S-XXR Robert L Beecher in household of Earl J Beecher, Pottstown Ward 5, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States; citing sheet 4A, family 81, NARA microfilm publication T625.

9 1930 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XHZW-YYV Earl Bucher, Pottstown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0119, sheet 6A, family 111, NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 2084.

10 1940 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KQCS-38W Earl J Bucher, Ward 7, Allentown, Allentown City, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 39-22, sheet 2B, family 44, NARA digital publication of T627.

11 "1950 United States Census," https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6X19-8J2Q Earl J Beecher Allentown PA.

12 Morning Call (Allentown, PA), 10 Jan 1993, page B-6. Obituary of Alfred A. Danas.



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