George Beecher
(1790-1842)
Maria Barbara Graef
(1792-1848)
George Reifschneider
(1786-1859)
Elizabeth Spengler
(1786-1878)
William Beecher
(1817-1881)
Sarah Anna Reifsnyder
(1817-1881)
John Beecher
(1846-1868)

 

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John Beecher 1 2

  • Born: 28 Oct 1846, Lower Heidelberg Twp., Berks, PA 2 3 4 5
  • Christened: 20 Dec 1846, Wernersville: St. John's (Hains) Reformed Church, Berks, PA 4
  • Died: 1 May 1868, , Berks, PA at age 21 2 5
  • Buried: 5 May 1868, Wernersville: St. John's Cemetery, Berks, PA 2

   Another name for John was Johannes Beecher.2

   FamilySearch ID: MRZY-RH1.

  Christening Notes:

Sponsor was Jonathan Fornwald.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1850 in Lower Heidelberg Twp., Berks, PA. 3 William Beacher, age 33, blacksmith, is living with wife Sarah, also 33; Reuben, 11; Mary, 7; John, 3; Levi, 1. Also in the home are William's sister, Mary Beecher, 23; and William's brother Harrison Beecher, 17, also a blacksmith. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania.

2. Census in 1860 in Lower Heidelberg Twp., Berks, PA. 1 William Beecher, 42, blacksmith, is listed in the 1860 Census in Lower Heidelberg Township in Berks County with real estate valued at $350 and possessions worth $175. With him is Sarah, 43; Reuben, 21, mason; Mary, 17; John, 13; and Levi, 11. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania. The post office is listed as Stouchsburgh.

3. He appeared as a sponsor at a baptism on 6 Oct 1867 at Wernersville: St. John's (Hains) Reformed Church, Berks, PA. 6

Sources

1 1860 United States Census, Pennsylvania, Berks County, Lower Heidelberg Township, Series: M653 Roll: 1075 Page: 388.

2 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=30816160&.

3 1850 United States Census, Pennsylvania, Berks County, Lower Heidelberg Township, Series: M432 Roll: 753 Page: 456.

4 St. John's (Hains) Reformed Church, Wernersville, Berks County, PA (Lower Heidelberg Township).

5 Kershner, W. J. (William Jacob), 1852-1926; Lerch, Adam G., joint author, History of St. John's (Hain's) Reformed church in Lower Heidelberg Township, Berks County, Penna (Reading, Pa., I. M. Beaver. 1916. Online at http://archive.org/details/historyofstjohns00ker .), Page 281.

6 Kershner, W. J. (William Jacob), 1852-1926; Lerch, Adam G., joint author, History of St. John's (Hain's) Reformed church in Lower Heidelberg Township, Berks County, Penna (Reading, Pa., I. M. Beaver. 1916. Online at http://archive.org/details/historyofstjohns00ker .).


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