George Beecher
(1790-1842)
Maria Barbara Graef
(1792-1848)
George Reifschneider
(1786-1859)
Elizabeth Spengler
(1786-1878)
William Beecher
(1817-1881)
Sarah Anna Reifsnyder
(1817-1881)
Mary K. Beecher
(1843-1867)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Daniel M. Strunk

Mary K. Beecher 1 2 3 4

  • Born: 5 Feb 1843, Lower Heidelberg Twp., Berks, PA 1
  • Christened: 24 Mar 1843, Wernersville: St. John's (Hains) Reformed Church, Berks, PA 2
  • Marriage (1): Daniel M. Strunk on 29 Nov 1862
  • Died: 4 Sep 1867, Lower Heidelberg Twp., Berks, PA at age 24
  • Buried: 7 Sep 1867, Wernersville: St. John's Cemetery, Berks, PA 3

   FamilySearch ID: 2781-KVF.

  Christening Notes:

Sponsor: Mary Beecher

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Census in 1850 in Lower Heidelberg Twp., Berks, PA. 5 William Beacher, age 33, blacksmith, is living with wife Sarah, also 33; Reuben, 11; Mary, 7; John, 3; Levi, 1. Also in the home are William's sister, Mary Beecher, 23; and William's brother Harrison Beecher, 17, also a blacksmith. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania.

2. Census in 1860 in Lower Heidelberg Twp., Berks, PA. 1 William Beecher, 42, blacksmith, is listed in the 1860 Census in Lower Heidelberg Township in Berks County with real estate valued at $350 and possessions worth $175. With him is Sarah, 43; Reuben, 21, mason; Mary, 17; John, 13; and Levi, 11. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania. The post office is listed as Stouchsburgh.


Mary married Daniel M. Strunk, son of John Strunk and Maria Margareth Rebecca Michel, on 29 Nov 1862. (Daniel M. Strunk was born on 12 Nov 1826 in Heidelberg Twp., Berks, PA,6 7 8 died on 6 Aug 1897 in Lower Heidelberg Twp., Berks, PA 6 8 and was buried in Wernersville: St. John's Cemetery, Berks, PA 6 8.)


Sources


1 1860 United States Census, Pennsylvania, Berks County, Lower Heidelberg Township, Series: M653 Roll: 1075 Page: 388.

2 St. John's (Hains) Reformed Church, Wernersville, Berks County, PA (Lower Heidelberg Township).

3 Kershner, W. J. (William Jacob), 1852-1926; Lerch, Adam G., joint author, History of St. John's (Hain's) Reformed church in Lower Heidelberg Township, Berks County, Penna (Reading, Pa., I. M. Beaver. 1916. Online at http://archive.org/details/historyofstjohns00ker .), Burial of Mary Strunk, 7 Sep 1867, page 281.

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.), Certificate 86452. Sarah M. Troxel. Father Daniel Strunk. Mother Mary K. Beecher.

5 1850 United States Census, Pennsylvania, Berks County, Lower Heidelberg Township, Series: M432 Roll: 753 Page: 456.

6 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=107272750.

7 1850 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M44K-9RR Daniel Strunk in household of John Strunk, Lower Heidelberg, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States; citing family 86.

8 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, Veterans Burial Cards, 1777-2012 (Pennsylvania Veterans Burial Cards, 1777-2012. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Bureau of Archives and History. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.), Daniel N. Strunk b. 12 Nov 1826 d 6 Aug 1897.



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