George Beecher ^{2 3 4}

   Other names for George were George Beacher, George Beecher and George Beegher.

  Burial Notes:

Cemetery listing has "Beegher, George, 13 April 1795, 4 July 1878, age 83-2-22"
See http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/pa/cumberland/cemeteries/penn02.txt

  Noted events in his life were:

• Alt Birth, 13 Apr 1795, , , Pennsylvania, USA. ⁷

• Census, 1800, Straban Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA. ⁸ The first Beecher to appear in any Census in Pennsylvania spelled as such, John Beecher's household had:
Males (born)
Under 10 (1791-1800) = 3 sons
26-44 (1756-1774) = 1 father John
Females (born)
Under 10 (1791-1800) = 1 daughter
10-15 (1785-1790) = 2 daughters
26-44 (1756-1774) = 1 wife

• Census, 1810, Straban Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA. ⁹ In the 1810 Census in Straban Township, the John Beaker household is listed with:

Males (born)
10-15 (1795-1800) = 1 son
16-25 (1785-1794) = 1 son
26-44 (1766-1784) = 1 son
45 & over (<=1765) = 1 father John
Females (born)
Under 10 (1801-1810) = 1 daughter
45 & over (<=1765) = 1 wife

• Census, 1820, Straban Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA. ¹⁰ Four Beecher households are listed on the same page of the 1820 Census in Straban Township.

John Beecher's household had:
Males (born)
45 & over (<=1775) = 1 father John
Females (born)
16-25 (1795-1804) = 1 daughter
45 & over (<=1775) = 1 wife

Jacob Beecher's household had:
Males (born)
Under 10 (1811-1820) = 2 sons
26-44 (1776-1794) = 1 father Jacob
Females (born)
Under 10 (1811-1820) = 1 daughter
26-44 (1776-1794) = 1 wife

George Beecher's household had:
Males (born)
16-25 (1795-1804) = 1 father George
Females (born)
10-15 (1805-1810) = 1 daughter
26-44 (1776-1794) = 1 wife

David Beecher's household had:
Males (born)
Under 10 (1811-1820) = 1 son
16-18 (1802-1804) = 1 son
16-25 (1795-1804) = 1 son
26-44 (1776-1794) = 1 father David
Females (born)
10-15 (1805-1810) = 2 daughters
26-44 (1776-1794) = 1 wife

• Newspaper: Death notice in The Republican Compiler, 17 Sep 1823, Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA. ¹¹ "Saturday last, a child of George Beecher, Straban."

• Census, 1830, Menallen Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA. ¹² The household of George Bucher had:
Males (born)
Under 5 (1826-1830) = 2 sons
5-9 (1821-1825) = 1 son
20-29 (1801-1810) = 1 son
30-39 (1791-1800) = 1 father George
Females (born)
Under 5 (1826-1830) = 1 daughter
10-14 (1816-1820) = 1 daughter
20-29 (1801-1810) = 1 wife

• Tax List, 1831-1841, Menallen Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA. He appeared on tax lists in Menallen Township:
1831 Tax List - Bucher George occupation 30, cow (1)
1833 Tax List - Bucher George trade 75, cow (1)
1836 Tax List - Beecher George cows (1)
1837 Tax List - Becher George laborer, occup. 1-50
1838 Tax List - Becker George occup. 1-50
1839 Tax List - Becher George occup. 1-50 cow (1)
1840 Tax List - Beecher George occup. 1-30, cows(1)
1841 Tax List - Beecher George

• Tax List, 1835, Menallen Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA. PA Tax List - poor children: children of George & Margaret Becher. Jesse Becher aged 11, Liddy Becher aged 9, William Becher aged 7.

• Census, 1840, Menallen Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA. ¹³ In 1840 the household of George Beecher had:
Males (born)
10-14 (1826-1830) = 2 sons
15-19 (1821-1825) = 1 son
40-49 (1791-1800) = 1 father George
Females (born)
Under 5 (1836-1840) = 1 daughter
5-9 (1831-1835) = 1 daughter
15-19 (1821-1825) = 1 daughter
40-49 (1791-1800) = 1 wife

• Census, 1850, Upper Dickinson Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA. ⁵ George Beacher, laborer, 55, was living with wife Margaret, 49; Philip, 20, carpenter; Susan, 16; Sophia, 12; and Matilda, 10. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania except Margaret in Maryland.

• Census, 1860, Upper Dickinson Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA. ¹⁴ Listed in the 1860 Census as "Geo. Brickler", George, laborer, 65, is living with wife Marg. 59, and daughter Sophia, 21. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania. George's real estate was worth $500 and personal estate $100. The post office was Dickinson.

• Census, 1870, Penn Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA. ⁴ Jesse Beecher, cooper, 48, is living with wife Elizabeth, 50; Leah, 13; and Catharine, 10. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania. He has no real estate; possessions are worth $120.

The next line of the census page has Elizabeth Mellinger, 80, living alone [an in-law of the Beechers?] with real esate worth $1,500.

The next household is Jesse's father, George Beecher, laborer, 75, living with wife Margaret, 69, and William Beecher, laborer, 28 [grandson?]. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania. George's real estate is worth $1,500 and his possessions $500. The post office is Newville.

• Alt Death, 4 Jul 1878, , Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA. ⁷

George married Margaret Witter on 11 Feb 1819 in , Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA.¹ (Margaret Witter was born on 4 Mar 1802 in , , Maryland, USA,^{5 7} died on 17 Dec 1894 in , Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA ⁷ and was buried in Penn Township: Hays Grove United Brethren Church, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA ⁷.)