Jacob Franklin Beecher Sr.
(1796-1882)
Catherine Braun
(1802-Abt 1840)
John Emery
(Abt 1796-1868)
Mary Woodward
(Abt 1803-Aft 1881)
John Valentine Beecher
(1821-1886)
Elizabeth S. Emery
(1824-1869)
Margaret Beecher
(1860-1916)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Finlay

Margaret Beecher 1

  • Born: 19 Apr 1860, Fermanagh Twp., Juniata, PA 1 2
  • Marriage (1): Finlay
  • Died: 22 May 1916, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA at age 56 2
  • Buried: 25 May 1919, Philadelphia: Mount Moriah Cemetery, Philadelphia, PA 2

   Another name for Margaret was Maggie Beecher.3

   FamilySearch ID: LD38-6TJ.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Census in 1860 in Fermanagh Twp., Juniata, PA. 1 John Beecher, machinist, 39, was living with wife Elizabeth, 35; son Franklin, 15; Anna, 9; Catharine, 6; Martha, 3; John 3; and Margaret, 3 months. All were born in Pennsylvania. John's real estate was worth $1,800 and possessions $900. The post office was Mifflintown.

2. Census in 1870 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. 4 John Beecher was recorded twice in the 1870 census at two locations. On 18 Jul 1870 he was recorded as John Beecher, laborer, 49, living with wife Ann, 38; Kate, 16; Mattie, 14; John, 10; Maggie, 10; Harry, 6; and Rebecca, 5. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania except mother Ann in New York. On 15 Nov 1870 he was living on N Side of Federal Street as: John Beecher, 40, with wife Anna, 30; Margaret, 10; John, 10; Henry, 8; Rebecca 5.

3. Cause of Death: She died at Medico-Chi Hospital from carcinoma of uterus., 22 May 1916, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. 2

4. Residence: When Margaret Beecher Finlay died she was living with sister Mrs. Oliver Lawson at 2237 Carpenter St., Philadelphia, Pa. on 22 May 1916 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. 2


Margaret married Finlay. (Finlay died before May 1919.)


Sources


1 1860 United States Census, Pennsylvania, Juniata County, Fermanagh Township, Series: M653 Roll: 1119 Page: 595.

2 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1968 (Original data: Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates. Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.), Certificate 5859. Maggie Finlay. Father John Beecher. Mother Elizabeth Emery.

3 1870 United States Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Philadelphia Ward 26 District 88, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1414; Page: 570B; Image: 462; Family History Library Film: 552913.

4 1870 United States Census, Year: 1870 18 Jul; Census Place: Philadelphia Ward 26 District 88, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1414; Page: 570B; Image: 462; FHL Film: 552913. 2nd listing: 1870 15 Nov, , Ward 26. N Side Federal Street.



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