William Beecher
(1769-1835)
Elisabeth M. Herr
(1793-1874)
Nicholas Coleman
(1790-1858)
Rebecca Nagel
(1793-1880)
William Herr Beecher Sr.
(1811-1875)
Elizabeth Mary Coleman
(Abt 1821-1864)
Sarah Rebecca Coleman Beecher
(1839-1860)

 

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Sarah Rebecca Coleman Beecher 1 2

  • Born: 23 Jan 1839, Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA 1 2
  • Christened: 6 Dec 1840, Reading: First Reformed Church, Berks, PA, USA 1
  • Died: 29 Apr 1860, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA at age 21 3 4
  • Buried: 2 May 1860, Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA 2 4

   Another name for Sarah was Beckie Beecher.2

   FamilySearch ID: LDBN-X93.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Baptism on 6 Dec 1840 in Reading: First Reformed Church, Berks, PA, USA. Mother Elizabeth Beacher [sic] baptized two daughters on 6 Dec 1840: Mary Elizabeth Coleman Beacher, b. 13 Oct 1837, and Sarah Rebecca Coleman Beacher, sponsor MIss Coleman 1

2. Census in 1850 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. 5 William Beecher, merchant, 35, was living with wife Elizabeth M., 27; Mary E., 12; Rebecca, 10; Emily, 8; William, 7; Coleman, 5. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania.

3. Obituary: Baltimore Sun: obituary of Miss Rebecca Beecher on 2 May 1860 in Baltimore, Baltimore, MD. 6 On Sunday evening Miss Rebecca Beecher, an interesting young lady, and the daughter of William Beecher, an old resident of Philadelphia, fell dead in the street while on her way to church in company with a young gentleman. She was subject to heart disease.

4. Obituary: Public Ledger: obituary of S. Beckie Beecher on 2 May 1860 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. 4 BEECHER -- Suddenly, on Sunday evening, S. BECKIE C. BEECHER, daughter of Wm. and E. M. Beecher, aged years. [Pottstown and Reading papers please copy] Funeral at Reading, Pa., this day, at 1 o'clock, P. M.

5. Obituary: Adams Sentinel: "On Sunday evening Miss Rebecca Beecher, an interesting young lady and the daughter of William Beecher, an old resident of Philadelphia, fell dead in the street while on her way to church with a young gentleman. She had heart disease." on 14 May 1860 in Gettysburg, Adams, PA. 3


Sources


1 Jacqueline B. Nein, First Reformed Church, Reading, Pennsylvania, an alphabetized compilation of baptisms, marriages, and funerals from 1771-1905 (Jacqueline B. Nein, 4701 Saint George Street, Reading, PA 196060 1988. Book viewable online at LDS family history centers.), page 8.

2 Berks History Center Library (Reading, PA) (http://www.berkshistory.org), Collection GA N Box 01A Folder 17 03. 53 pages of notes about Nagle, Norton, Coleman, Otto, Hinckel, Fretz, Beecher families.

3 The Adams Sentinel (Gettysburg, PA), Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania, 14 May 1860, page 1. Death of Rebecca Beecher.

4 Philadelphia Public Ledger (Philadelphia, PA), 2 May 1860, page 2. Obituary of S. Beckie Beecher.

5 1850 United States Census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia South Mulberry Ward, Series: M432 Roll: 815 Page: 218.

6 Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, MD), 2 May 1860, page 4.



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