Charles Beecher
(Abt 1835-)
Cecilia Knox
(Abt 1840-)
Harry Knox Beecher
(1862-1935)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Anna E. Martin

Harry Knox Beecher 2 3 4 5

  • Born: 17 Feb 1862, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 1 3 4 5 6
  • Marriage (1): Anna E. Martin on 30 Nov 1887 in Philadelphia: Mariners Bethel Methodist Episcopal Church, Philadelphia, PA 1 2
  • Died: 12 May 1935, Cochranville, Chester, PA at age 73 4 5
  • Buried: 15 May 1935, Cochranville: Cochranville Methodist Cemetery, Chester, PA 4 5

   FamilySearch ID: 9W83-DXW.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1870 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. 7 The 1870 census recorded Charles Becher, harness maker, 35, living with wife Cecilia, 32; Emma, 10, and Harry, 8. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania.

2. Residence: in 1878 in Cochranville, Chester, PA. 2

3. Census in 1880 in Easton, Northampton, PA. 3 Charles Beecher, harness maker, 49, was living with Cecelia, 42; Harry, 18; Clara, 9; and Charles, 9 months. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

4. Census in 1900 in West Fallowfield Twp., Chester, PA. 1 The 1900 census recorded Harry Beecher, harness maker, 38, born Feb 1862, living with wife Anna, 35, June 1865. The census states they were married for 12 years and she had given birth to no children by 1900. They and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

5. Census in 1910 in West Fallowfield Twp., Chester, PA. 8 The 1910 census recorded Harry K. Beecher, real estate agent, 48, living with wife Anna E., 44. There were married for 22 years and had birthed no children. They and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

6. Census in 1920 in West Fallowfield Twp., Chester, PA. 9 Harry K. Beecher, harness maker, 57, was living with wife Anna E., 54. They are their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

7. Census in 1930 in West Fallowfield Twp., Chester, PA. 10 The 1930 census recorded Harry K. Keecher, real estate agent, 68, living with wife Anna, 64. They and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

8. Cause of Death: valvular heart disease, 12 May 1935, Cochranville, Chester, PA. 5


Harry married Anna E. Martin, daughter of Thomas H. Martin and Elizabeth D. McConnell, on 30 Nov 1887 in Philadelphia: Mariners Bethel Methodist Episcopal Church, Philadelphia, PA.1 2 (Anna E. Martin was born on 1 Jun 1865 in Cochranville, Chester, PA,1 4 9 11 died on 29 Dec 1954 in Lower Swatara Township, Dauphin, PA 4 11 12 and was buried on 31 Dec 1954 in Cochranville: Cochranville Methodist Cemetery, Chester, PA 4 11.)

Sources

1 1900 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M39K-694 Harry Beecher, West Fallowfield Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States; citing sheet , family 24, NARA microfilm publication T623, FHL microfilm 1241394.

2 Pennsylvania, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985 (Ancestry.com. Original data: Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Historical Society of Pennsylvania.), Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records; Reel: 365. Marriage of Harry H. Becher and Anna E. Martin.

3 1880 United States Census, Pennsylvania, Northampton County, Easton Ward 7, Family History Library Film 1255161, NA Film Number T9-1161, Page 468B.

4 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=21864736.

5 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 47342. Harry Knox Beecher. Father Chas. K. Beecher. Mother Alice Knox.

6 FamilySearch.org, Pennsylvania Births and Christenings, 1709-1950, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/V2VM-L2D Harry Beecher, 17 Feb 1862.

7 1870 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MZ5P-FL5 Charles Becher, Pennsylvania, United States; citing p. , family 945, NARA microfilm publication M593, FHL microfilm 000552904.

8 1910 United States Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Fallowfield, Chester, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1329; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0080; FHL microfilm: 1375342.

9 1920 United States Census, Pennsylvania, Chester County, West Fallowfield Township, Series: T625 Roll: 1551 Page: 217.

10 1930 United States Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: West Fallowfield, Chester, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2021; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0098; Image: 285.0; FHL microfilm: 2341755.

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 101211. Anna E. Beecher. Father Thomas H. Martin. Mother Elizabeth McConnell.

12 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 .), Death Certificate 101211. Anna E. Beecher.


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