Jacob Beecher
(Abt 1798-)
Lena
(Abt 1785-)
Margaret Beecher
(Abt 1826-)

 

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Margaret Beecher

  • Born: Abt 1826, , , Pennsylvania, USA 1

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Fact: George was a deaf mute, occuring at age 30. His sister Margaret was a deaf mute at age 45., Abt 1871, Madison Twp., Perry, PA. 2

2. Census in 1880 in Madison Twp., Perry, PA. 3 The 1880 Federal Census Schedules of Defective, Dependent, and Delinquent Classes lists in Perry County:
George Beecher, partly deaf, cause unknown
Margaret Beecher, deaf, cause catarrh.
Background: Catarrh in the late 19th century was a very common, broad term referring to the inflammation of a mucous membrane, particularly in the nose, throat, or sinuses, resulting in excessive discharge of mucus.

3. Census in 1880 in Madison Twp., Perry, PA. 1 The 1880 census recorded the household headed by Sarah Golder, 60, living with her brother, George Beecher, single, 58, and sister Margarett Beecher, single, 54. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

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Sources

1 1880 United States Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Madison, Perry, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1165; Family History Film: 1255165; Page: 259B; Enumeration District: 130; Image: 0522.

2 Ancestry.com, Supplemental Schedules of Defective, Dependent, and Delinquent Classes (National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C; Nonpopulation Census Schedules for Pennsylvania 1850-1880.), Year: 1880; Roll: 18; Publication Number: M597.

3 Ancestry.com, "U.S., 1880 Federal Census Schedules of Defective, Dependent, and Delinquent Classes," George Beecher and Margaret Beecher, Perry County, PA.


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