Elizabeth Bucher ²

   Other names for Elizabeth were Betsy Beecher, Elizabeth Beecher, Elisabeth Bicher and Elizabeth Bicher.

  Christening Notes:

This baptism appears in the Personal Register of Reverend Traugott F. Illing. In the original church record book, the sponsor is written as Elisabeth Beckein, the "in" indicating the female German verison of a surname. [It might be Becker or Beck, or Becher or Bech, depending on handwriting interpretation.] Typically, Elizabeth would be either the name of either John Bucher's mother, or Mary Ann Albrecht's mother, and the child was named in their honor. The translation as provided by author F. Edward Wright in his Church Records of the 18th Century volume: "Elizabeth, of John Bucher and wife Maria, b. 24 May 1782; bapt. date not given. Sponsor. Elizabeth Becker."

  Noted events in her life were:

• Church, 1811, Mount Zion: Zoar Evangelical Lutheran Church, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, USA. ⁶ The baptism of her son, Samuel, was sponsored by Jacob Bicher. Unsure which Jacob this was, but since grandparents often appeared as sponsors, it's possible Elizabeth's grandfather was Jacob. If so, he is likely this one:
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• Book: Kentucky Pioneer and Court Records, 1929. ⁵ "Betsy Beecher married Mr. Sagner, of near Columbus, Ohio. She died, aged 45, and had 13 of her own children at her funeral."

This info was compiled by Dr. A. C. Beecher in the late 1800's from verbal family history and published in a 1929 book by another Beecher descendant, Mrs. McAdams. Further research is needed to confirm that Elizabeth and George Segner were near Columbus, Ohio, as stated but this is quite possible since some of her brothers move there in the early 1800's. See her father for more from this book.

Elizabeth married George Segner, son of Thomas Segner and Unknown, on 4 Feb 1800 in New Holland: Trinity Lutheran Church, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA.¹ (George Segner was born on 3 Mar 1779, christened on 2 Jun 1799 in New Holland: Trinity Lutheran Church, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA, died on 14 Aug 1867 in , Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, USA and was buried in Mount Zion: Zoar's Lutheran Cemetery, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, USA.)

  Marriage Notes:

The church record book shows: March 4, 1800, Ehermann: Georg Segner; Ehefrau: Elisabeth Bicher; Wohnung: Earl Townsh.