John Beecher Sr.
(1760-1819)
Mary Ann Albrecht
(1762-1834)
Samuel F. Finney
(1779-1856)
Elizabeth
(Abt 1790-from 1830/1840)
Benjamin Beecher
(1801-1878)
Margaret Finney
(1804-1886)
Cyrus F. Beecher
(1826-1915)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Emeline Boyd

2. Frances R.

Cyrus F. Beecher 1 2 3 4 5 6

  • Born: 4 Jul 1826, West Caln Twp., Chester, PA 3 4 7
  • Marriage (1): Emeline Boyd
  • Marriage (2): Frances R.
  • Died: 22 Jan 1915, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA at age 88 4 5 8
  • Buried: 26 Jan 1915, Linwood: Lawn Croft Cemetery, Delaware, PA 5 8

   FamilySearch ID: LD92-1DB.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1830 in West Caln Twp., Chester, PA. 9 The 1830 census recorded Benjamin Becher with this household:
Males (born)
Under 5 (1826-1830) = 2 sons (Cyrus, Samuel)
20-29 (1801-1810) = 1 father (Benjamin)
Females (born)
Under 5 (1826-1830) = 1 daughter (Eliza Jane)
20-29 (1801-1810) = 1 mother (Margaret).

2. Census in 1850 in West Brandywine Twp., Chester, PA. 3 Benjamin Beecher [handwriting looks like Bucher as the two e's could be a u], age 48, blacksmith, is living with wife Margaret, age 46; Cyrus, 24, laborer; William, 19, carpenter; Catherine, 14; John, 11; Margaret, 9; and Lydia, 7. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania.

3. Census in 1860 in Valley Twp., Chester, PA. 2 Cyrus Beecher, 33, occupation heator, is living with Emmeline, 29; Clara, 9; Sarah, 7; and James, 4. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania. The post office is Coatesville.

4. 1863 Chester County Septennial Census: Beecher, Cyrus, Valley Township, occupation screwman census in 1863 in Valley Twp., Chester, PA. 10

5. Census in 1870 in Valley Twp., Chester, PA. 11 The 1870 census recorded Cyrus Beecher, works in rolling mill, 44, living with wife Emaline, 40; Clara V., 19; Sallie, 17; James, works in rolling mill, 13; Walter, 9; Mary, 6; and Lewis, 4. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania. The post office was Penningtonville.

6. Census in 1880 in South Chester, Delaware, PA. 7 Cyrus Beacher, occupation "heater in rolling mill", 53, is living with his children: Sallie, 26; Mary, 16; Lewis, 14; Oliver, 7, and James, soldier, 23. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

7. Census in 1900 in Chester, Delaware, PA. 12 Cyrus Beecher, widowed, 73, born Jul 1826, was living in the household headed by his daughter, Clara Keech, 49, Feb 1857, who was with her children: James, 24, Feb 1876; Emma, 11, Dec 1888. Also in the home is boarder Laura Pancost, 29. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

8. Census in 1910 in Wilmington, New Castle, DE. 13 The 1910 census recorded Alfred Elliott, 28, born in Maryland, living with wife Ella, 25; William, 8; Lillian, 3; Bessie, 2; and Alfred Jr., 0. Also with them is father-in-law Walter Beecher, 42, born in Pennsylvania; brothers-in-laws Walter Beecher Jr., 16, and Howard Beecher, 11; and grandfather Cyras Beecher, widowed, 74, born in Pennsylvania. Everyone else was born in Delaware.

9. Cause of Death: cardiac dilation acutre following acute indigestion, 22 Jan 1915, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. 8

10. Residence: 3615 N. Marshall St. on 22 Jan 1915 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. 4


Cyrus married Emeline Boyd. (Emeline Boyd was born on 1 May 1830 in , , Pennsylvania, USA,14 died on 23 Jan 1878 in , Chester, PA 4 14 and was buried in Coatesville: Coatesville Presbyterian Church, Chester, PA 14.)


Cyrus next married Frances R. (Frances R. was born about 1894 in La Plata, Charles, MD, United States.)


Sources


1 Find A Grave, Lawn Croft Cemetery, Linwood, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States.

2 1860 United States Census, Pennsylvania, Chester County, Valley Township, Series: M653 Roll: 1094 Page: 530.

3 1850 United States Census, Pennsylvania, Chester County, West Brandywine Township, Series: M432 Roll: 766 Page: 299.

4 FamilySearch.org, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Death Certificates, 1803-1915 (From originals housed at the Philadelphia City Archives. "Death Records."), Death record for Cyrus F. Beecher.

5 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=42823617.

6 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 101852. Oliver B. Beecher. Father Cyrus Beecher. Mother Emeline Boyd. Spouse Loro Beecher.

7 1880 United States Census, FHL Film 1255126; National Archives Film T9-1126; Page 279C.

8 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 8079. Cyrus F. Beecher. Father Benjamin Beecher, mother Margaret Finney.

9 1830 United States Census, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHGT-9BN Benjamin Beeher/Becher West Caln, Chester, PA.

10 Chester County Archives, Pennsylvania (https://www.chesco.org/193/Records-Guides-Indexes), 1863 Chester County Septennial Census Returns. Beecher, Cyrus. http://www.chesco.org/DocumentCenter/View/6372.

11 1870 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MZG7-P3P Clara V Beecher, Pennsylvania, United States; citing p. 16, family 113, NARA microfilm publication M593, FHL microfilm 000552824.

12 1900 United States Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Chester Ward 6, Delaware, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1404; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0152; FHL microfilm: 1241404.

13 1910 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MVV2-C5D Beecher in household of Alfred Elliott, Wilmington Ward 8, New Castle, Delaware, United States; citing sheet , family 220, NARA microfilm publication T624, FHL microfilm 137416.

14 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=33124310.



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