Peter Beecher Sr.
(Abt 1790-Aft 1850)
Catherine Cashman
(Abt 1792-1855)
John George Swigert
(1788-1862)
Mary Shugart
(1791-1828)
Jonathan Cashman Beecher
(1818-1895)
Catharine Swigert
(1820-1886)
Hirametta L. C. Beecher
(1850-1907)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Dr. John Addison Morrette

Hirametta L. C. Beecher 3 4 5

  • Born: 10 Jun 1850, , Cumberland, PA 5 6 7
  • Marriage (1): Dr. John Addison Morrette on 13 Feb 1873 in Mechanicsburg, Cumberland, PA 1 2
  • Died: 25 Mar 1907, Mechanicsburg, Cumberland, PA at age 56 5 8 9 10
  • Buried: 29 Mar 1907, Churchtown: Mount Zion Cemetery, Cumberland, PA 5 9

   Other names for Hirametta were Hirametta Beecher, Hirametta Bucher 7 and Hymate Bucher.6

   FamilySearch ID: 9VH8-59F.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. She has conflicting birth information of Her tombstone has 10 Jun 1850 but on death certificate it is 10 Nov 1850, informant J. A. Morrette, 10 Nov 1850 and , Cumberland, PA. 9

2. Census in 1860 in North Middleton Twp., Cumberland, PA. 7 J. C. Beecher [handwriting could be Bucher] was a tavern keeper, age 41, living with Catharine, 39; Grorge [George], 16, barkeeper; Mary, 12; and daughter Hirametta, 9. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania. His real estate was worth $1,200. The post office was Carlisle, PA. The next name is George Swigert, occupation "gentleman", 71, who is Catherine's father, followed by his son William F. Swigert, 57, farmer, and his family: Eve, 40; son Samuel, 19; Henry, 14; Augustus, 10; and Catharine, 8.

3. Census in 1870 in North Middleton Twp., Cumberland, PA. 6 J. C. Bucher [might be Beecher], occupation "keeping hotel", age 52, was living with wife Catharine, 49; George L., tanner, 26; Mary J., 23; and daughter Hymate [?], 19. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania.
J. C.'s real estate was worth $5,000, his possessions $300. The post office was Blosserville, PA.

4. Census in 1880 in New Kingston, Cumberland, PA. 11 The 1880 census recorded J. A. Morrett M.D., physician, 32, living with wife Hirametta, 28; Bertie L., 3; and Annie, 2. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

5. Census in 1900 in Mechanicsburg, Cumberland, PA. 12 The 1900 census recorded owning a home at 112 West Main Street: John Morrett, physician, 53, born Oct 1847, living with wife Heirametta, 50, Nov 1850; Bertha l., private teacher, 24, Oct 1876, single; and Annie M., 22, Apr 1878, single. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

6. Cause of Death: bronchitis, 25 Mar 1907, Mechanicsburg, Cumberland, PA.

7. Obituary: Harrisburg Telegraph: Obituary of Mrs. J. A. Morrett on 27 Mar 1907 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, PA. 10 Mechanicsburg: Mrs. J. A. Morrett died suddenly at her home, on West Main street, Monday night, aged 56. She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church. A husband Dr. J. A. Morrette, and two daughters, Miss Bertha, of Windber, and Miss Annie, at home; Mrs. Gibson, East Main street, a sister, and T. J. Beecher, a brother, in Carlisle, survive. The funeral will be held from her late home, Friday afternoon at 1 o'clock. Interment at Mt. Zion cemetery, near Allen.

8. Obituary: The Patriot: Obituary of Mrs. J. A. Morette on 28 Mar 1907 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, PA. 8 Mechanicsburg, March 27.--Mrs J. A. Morrette passed away after a lingering illness at her residence on West Main street, of bronchitis, at the age of fifty-six years. She was a faithful member of Trinity Lutheran Church. The deceased is survived by her husband and two daughters, Miss Bertie, of Windber, and Miss Annie, at home. Mrs Mary Gibson of this place is a sister. The funeral services will be held on Friday afternoon at 1 o'clock, from her late residence and interment will be made at Churchtown.


Hirametta married Dr. John Addison Morrette, son of Michael Morrett and Julia Ann Wolf, on 13 Feb 1873 in Mechanicsburg, Cumberland, PA.1 2 (Dr. John Addison Morrette was born on 22 Oct 1845 in Churchtown, Cumberland, PA,13 14 15 died on 21 Aug 1925 in Mechanicsburg, Cumberland, PA 13 14 15 16 and was buried on 24 Aug 1925 in Churchtown: Mount Zion Cemetery, Cumberland, PA 14 15.)


Sources


1 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1669-2013, Cumberland > Mechanicsburg > Trinity Evangelical Lutheran. Image 68. John A. Morritt, Churchtown, Pa. and Hiranetta L. C. Beecher, Carlisle, 13 Feb 1873 by H.R. Fleck.

2 Research of Marcia S. Wilson, great grandaughter of Mary Jane Beecher Gibson (http://marciasandmeyerwilson.com and emails from Macia S. Wilson).

3 Records of Sharon Nickol Swope (http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=nickol).

4 Shull, William F., The Lineage of Christian Kersheman 1774-1893 (1893. Original copy in possession of Arthur Weaner, 145 Weaner Rd, Gettysburg PA 17325-8118.).

5 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=33028395.

6 1870 United States Census, Pennsylvania, Cumberland County, North Middleton Township, Series: M593 Roll: 1332 Page: 237.

7 1860 United States Census, Pennsylvania, Cumberland County, North Middleton Township, Series: M653 Roll: 1102 Page: 587.

8 The Patriot-News (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania) (Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania.), 28 Mar 1907, obituary of Mrs. J. A. Morrette.

9 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 26568. Hioamatta L C Monetta. Father J Beecher. Mother __ Sweigert.

10 Harrisburg Telegraph (Harrisburg, PA), 27 Mar 1907, page 10. Obituary of Mrs. J. A. Morrett.

11 1880 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MWX1-29D J. A. Morrett, New Kingston, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States; citing sheet 152C, family 0, NARA microfilm publication T9-1122.

12 1900 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M3SS-VDB John Morsett, Mechanicsburg borough Ward 3-5, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States; citing sheet 8A, family 187.

13 Carlisle Daily Sentinel (Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania), The Evening Sentinel, 22 Aug 1925: Death notice of Dr. John Addison Morrett.

14 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=33028374.

15 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 80945. John Addison Morrette. Father Michael Morrette. Mother Julia Ann Wolper.

16 Ancestry.com, Directory of Deceased American Physicians, 1804-1929 (Original data: Hafner, Arthur Wayne, ed. Directory of Deceased American Physicians, 1804-1929: a genealogical guide to over 149,000 medical practitioners providing brief biographical sketches drawn from the American Medical Association's Deceased Physician Masterfile. Chicago: American Medical Association, 1993.), JAMA Citation 85:994, J. Addison Morrett.



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