Samuel William Beecher Sr.
(1785-1870)
Eleanor
(1788-1874)
Samuel William Beecher Jr.
(1821-1895)
Margaret Gleason
(1835-1904)
Belinda M. Beecher
(1864-1950)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Eli John Clemson Newnam

Belinda M. Beecher 2 3 4 5 6

  • Born: 28 Sep 1864, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 3
  • Marriage (1): Eli John Clemson Newnam on 10 Feb 1885 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 1
  • Died: 10 Jun 1950, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA at age 85 3 5 7
  • Buried: 14 Jun 1950, Cheltenham: Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Montgomery, PA, USA 3 5

   Another name for Belinda was Linnie Beecher.1

   FamilySearch ID: 9NKT-BM2.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Census in 1870 in Wisconisco Twp., Dauphin, PA. 8 Samuel Beecher, 47, machinist (woodwork), was living with Margaret, 35; son William, 11; and Malinda, 5. All were born in Pennsylvania.

2. Census in 1900 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. 9 The 1900 census recorded renting a home at 2240 Montgomery Avenue: Eli J. Newnam, driver for ice company, 38, born Dec 1862, living with wife Belinda, 37, Spe 1863; Elizabeth M., 15, May 1885; Eli T., 13, Aug 1887; Harry, 11, Dec 1889; Frank, 9, Apr 1891; Joseph, 6, Nov 1894; Walter, 5, Apr 1985; Agnes, 3, Oct 1897, and mother-in-law Margaret Beecher, 65, Feb 1835. Belinda had birthed 7 children, all alive in 1900. Margaret had birthed 3 children, 2 alive in 1900, and she and her parents were born in Ireland. All the children and their parents were born in Pennsylania. Eli and Belinda and their fathers were born in Pennsylvania and their mothers in Ireland.

3. Residence: 2340 W. Montgomery Ave, Philadelphia, PA on 30 Jan 1904 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. 10

4. Residence: 5392 Lowden St., Philadelphia, PA on 10 Apr 1929 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. 11

5. Cause of Death: myocarditis, arteriosclerosis. Other conditions: blindness, 10 Jun 1950, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. 3

6. Residence: 640 E. Godfrey Ave., Philadelphia, PA on 10 Jun 1950 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. 3

7. Obituary: Philadelphia Inquirer: obituary of Belinda Beecher Newnam on 13 Jun 1950 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. 5 NEWNAM. June 10, 1950, BELINDA M (nee Beecher), wife of the late Eli J. Newnam. Relatives and friends invited to funeral. Wed., 8:30 A. M., from her daughter's residence. Mrs. Frank Rodham. E. Godfrey ave. Solemn High Mass. 10 A. M. St. William's Church. Friends call Tues. eve. Int. Holy Sepulchre Cem.


Belinda married Eli John Clemson Newnam on 10 Feb 1885 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA.1 (Eli John Clemson Newnam was born on 15 Dec 1863 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 12, christened on 15 Mar 1868 in Francisville: St. Matthew's Episcopal Church, Philadelphia, PA,12 died on 10 Apr 1929 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 11 and was buried on 16 Apr 1929 in Cheltenham: Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Montgomery, PA, USA 11.)


Sources


1 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1669-2013, 10 Feb 1885, Elia J. C. Newname chemist m. Linnie Beecher, Philadelphia, Emory Methodist Episcopal Church.

2 Ancestry Family Trees (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.), O'Connell Tree. http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/44465324/person/6206110589.

3 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.), Death Certificate 55805. Belinda M. Newnam. Father William Beecher. Mother Margaret Gleason.

4 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.), Death Certificate 118075-61. Harry A Newnam Sr. Father Eli Newnam. Mother Linda Beecher. Spouse Florence May Stimmel.

5 Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA), 13 Jun 1950, page 29.

6 Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007.), Henry A. Newnam, father Eli J. Newnam, mother Belinda M. Beecher.

7 Pennsylvania Department of Health, Pennsylvania, Death Indices (Pennsylvania Division of Vital Records, New Castle, PA, 16103. Online at http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/public_records/20686 .), 1950. Belinda Newman. Died Phila. 10 Jun 1950. PA Death Certificate 55805.

8 1870 United States Census, Pennsylvania, Dauphin County, Wisconisco Township, Series: M593 Roll: 1335 Page: 747.

9 1900 United States Census, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M37K-52R Eli J Newnam, 1900.

10 Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA), 2 Feb 1904, page 7. Obituary of Margaret Beecher.

11 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.), Death Certificate 42273. Eli J. Newnam. Father Eli F. Newnam. Mother Jane. Spouse Belinda M.

12 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1669-2013, Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records; Reel: 96. St Matthew´s Episcopal Church (Francisville).



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