Susanna Meily ^{3 4}

   Other names for Susanna were Susan Beacher,^{6 7} Susan Beicher,⁹ Susanna Beicher,⁸ Susan Biecher ¹⁰ and Susanna Biecher.¹¹

   FamilySearch ID: LHQM-Y99.

  General Notes:

Her father is probably Emanual Meily Sr. who was a sponsor at a grandchild's baptism.

  Burial Notes:

Her tombstone reads: Susanna Beicher, Oct. 3, 1812 - July 23, 1883 Age 70 yr, 9 mo 23 da.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Bible: Family Register in Wilhelm Bicher's bible in possession of John William Beicher, from 1811 to 1860, Lebanon, Lebanon, PA. ² From the bible of Wilhelm Bicher, translation from the original German:

Wilhelm Bicher was born into this world on the 25th of January, 1811, in the town and county of Libanon, Pennsylvania. He received the Sacred Baptism from the Reverend G. Lochman. His sponsors were his grandparents Jacob Bicher and his wife Maria Catharina. He also received the Holy Communion at the appropriate age. He entered the state of matrimony with Sussanna Meyli, in the year of 1831 on the 3rd of May.

This above described Sussanna is a daughter of Emanuel Meily and his wife Elissabeth, born Sped. She was born on the 3rd of October, 1812 in the County of Libanon, Pennsylvania, and received the Sacred Baptism from the Reverend G. Lochman. Her sponsors were her father and mother, and she also received the Holy Communion at the appropriate age. And she agreed to tie the nuptial knot with the above mentioned Wilhelm Bicher on the 3rd of May, 1831.

They begotten a child, namely, a son. He saw light of this world on the 17th of January, 1832 and received the Sacred Baptism from the Reverend W. Ernst in the course of which he baptized him Johnn Heinerich. The sponsor was his great-grandfather Jacob Bicher.

Once more they begotten a son. He saw the light of the world on the 11th of September, 1834, and received the Sacred Baptism from the Reverend W. G. Ernst in the course of which he gave him a name of Wilhelm. The sponsor was his grandfather Emanuel Meily.

Jacob was born on the 24th of January, 1837 and he received the Sacred Baptism from the Reverend W. G. Ernst. His great-grandfather Jacob Bicher was the sponsor.

Marian was born on the 2nd of March, 1839 and received the Sacred Baptism from the Reverend Rodroff. The parents were the sponsors.

[Note: another page in the bible has birth records of the later children. These are found in this family tree under each child's listing.].

2. Census in 1850 in Lebanon, Lebanon, PA. ¹² William Bicher, age 39, tinner, is living with Susanna, 38; John, 19, shoemaker; William, 17, tinner; Elizabeth, 10; Emelia, 7; Sarah, 5; Emanuel, 2; and Mary Bicher, 70, who we presume is William's mother, nee Michal. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania. Their neighbors are Felix Good, 70, and David Carmany, 56.
[Note: Most census indexes list Bicker, not Bicher; the census taker's handwriting can easily be mistaken.].

3. Census in 1860 in Lebanon, Lebanon, PA. ⁵ William Biecher, age 50, appears in the 1860 Census in Lebanon living with his wife, Susan, age 48; Amelia, 17; Sarah, 14; Emanuel, 12; George, 4; and Mary, 79. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania. William is employed as a tinsmith.

4. Census in 1870 in Lebanon, Lebanon, PA. ¹⁰ The 1860 Census in Lebanon lists William Biecher, 58, tinsmith. He is married to Susan, age 57. Living with him is his son, George, 15, who is a shoemaker's apprentice. Everyone is born in Pennsylvania.

5. Census in 1880 in Lebanon, Lebanon, PA. ⁷ William Beacher, age 70, tinsmith, was living with his wife Susan, 68. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania. The record is in the 5th Ward in Lebanon.

6. Obituary: Lebanon Courier on 1 Aug 1883. ¹¹ BIECHER - On the 25th. of July; Susanna Biecher, aged 79 years, 9 months and 22 days. She was the relict of William Biecher.
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7. Newspaper: Lebanon Daily News: sale of Mrs. William Beicher's house, 29 Mar 1884, Lebanon, Lebanon, PA. ¹³ Public Sale. The House of Mrs. William Beicher, deceased, situated in the Fifth ward, No. 409 Weidman street, will be sold on SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 29, at 7 o'clock at the Central Hotel. For further information apply to A. S. Ulrich, Att'y.

Susanna married William Beicher Sr., son of Jacob Bicher Jr. and Maria Michael, on 3 May 1831 in Lebanon: Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church, Lebanon, PA.^{1 2} (William Beicher Sr. was born on 25 Jan 1811 in Lebanon, Lebanon, PA ^{2 3 5 6 14 15 16 17}, christened in Feb 1811 in Lebanon: Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church, Lebanon, PA,^{3 18} died on 18 Aug 1880 in Lebanon, Lebanon, PA ^{6 15 16 17 19} and was buried on 23 Aug 1880 in Lebanon: Mount Lebanon Cemetery, Lebanon, PA ^{6 15 17 19}.)