Rachel
(Abt 1812-1885)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Peter A. Plumb

Rachel 1 2

  • Born: Abt 1812, , , NJ 1
  • Marriage (1): Peter A. Plumb
  • Died: 9 Dec 1885, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA about age 73 3
  • Buried: 12 Dec 1885, Philadelphia: Woodlands Cemetery, Philadelphia, PA 3

   FamilySearch ID: L6YD-SCW.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Census in 1850 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. 2 The 1850 census recorded Peter Plumb, brickmaker, 40, living with wife Rachel, 36; daughter Hannah [Anna], 11; Peter, 7; and Henry, 3.

2. Census in 1880 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. 1 Note: The 1880 census recorded Wrenn Beecher at 2219 St. Alban's Place, living at the same address with Peter Plumb. Since this is the same address shown in the 1882 Philadelphia City Directory for Lorenzo Beecher and a Peter Plumb, we know this is their census record recorded as Wrenn instead of Lorenzo. Here is the record:

Living at 2219 St. Alban's Place was Peter Plumb, 70, with wife Rachel, 68; sons Alfred, 43; Peter, 36; and Harry, 34, all employed as paper hangers. In the same home is Wrenn Beecher, 35, no occupation; his wife Annette, 40; and his sister, Annie, 40. Also in the home is a servant, Lizzie McClure, 19. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

3. Death Certificate: 9 Dec 1885, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. 3 Name: Rachel Plumb
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 09 Dec 1885
Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 73
Birth Year (Estimated): 1812:
Marital Status: Married
Address: 2219 St. Albans, 31st Ward
Residence Place: Philadelphia
Cemetery: Woodlands
Burial Place: 39th & Woodland Ave., Philadelphia
Burial Date: 12 Dec 1885.


Rachel married Peter A. Plumb. (Peter A. Plumb was born about 1810 in , , Pennsylvania, USA,1 2 died on 28 Jul 1880 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 4 and was buried on 31 Jul 1880 in Philadelphia: Woodlands Cemetery, Philadelphia, PA 4.)


Sources


1 1880 United States Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1189; Family History Film: 1255189; Page: 239D; Enumeration District: 659; Image: 0478. Recorded as Wrenn Beecher.

2 1850 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M4CF-53N Peter Plumb, 1850.

3 FamilySearch.org, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Death Certificates, 1803-1915 (From originals housed at the Philadelphia City Archives. "Death Records."), https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JXFG-JTG Rachel Plumb, 1885.

4 FamilySearch.org, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Death Certificates, 1803-1915 (From originals housed at the Philadelphia City Archives. "Death Records."), https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JX3R-7YJ Peter A. Plumb, 1880.



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