Lucy M. De Dea ^{2 3}

   Another name for Lucy was Louisa M. De Dea.

   FamilySearch ID: LK72-YJ7.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Census in 1920 in Queens, Queens, NY. ⁴ The 1920 census recorded owning a home at 818 90th Street: Eugene Dedea, 47, living with wife Margaret, 41; daughter Margaret, 18; son Eugene, 17; and daughter Lucy, 15. Eugene Sr. and his parents were born in Switzerland. Margaret's parents were born in Germany, and she and her children in New York.

2. Residence: 8412 10th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY on 21 Feb 1923 in Brooklyn, Kings, NY. ¹

3. Census in 1930 in Queens, Queens, NY. ⁵ The 1930 census recorded renting for $60 a month at 8822 212th Street: Edward Bechert [sic, as spelled by census taker], knitter in hosiery mill, 29, living with wife Lucille, 25; and son Edwin, 4. Edward and his parents were born in Pennsylvania. Edwin, Lucille, and her mother were born in New York and her father in Switzerland.

4. Census in 1940 in Westerlo, Albany, NY. ³ The 1940 census recorded John Beechert, 61, living with wife Lillian, 59; son Edwin, 39; daughter-in-law Lucy, 36; grandson Edwin, 14; and grandson Gerald, 5. John, Lillian and Edwin Sr. were born in Pennsylvania, the others in New York.

5. Residence: on 14 Feb 1942 in Westerlo, Albany, NY, United States. ⁶

6. Census in 1950 in Westerlo, Albany, NY. ⁷ The 1950 recorded living on Route 7: Edward Beechert, unemployed, 49, living with wife Lucy, 46; and son Gerald, 15. Edward was born in Pennsylvania and the others in New York.

7. Residence: 123 N. Brook St., Geneva, NY on 17 Sep 1963 in Geneva, Ontario, NY, United States. ⁸

8. Newspaper: Democrat and Chronicle: Estate of Peter R. Cole, 20 Nov 1963, Rochester, Monroe, NY, USA. ⁹ Peter R. Cole, Geneva, who died last Sept. 16, left a will dated July 20, 1958. It names the widow, Mrs. Lucy M. Cole of 123 Brook St., Geneva, and Lincoln Rochester Trust Co. as co-executors with the bank as trustee. The sum of $10,000 goes to each of the following: Cora Cole Reynolds, sister, of Westerlo, N.Y.; Mildred Atkins, niece, also of Westerlo; $5,000 goes to Marie S. Shaw, grandniece, Westerlo; Edwin and Gerald Beechert, step-sons, of Greenville and Oak Hill; $500 to Edith Ives, grandniece, Hensonville. The widow is left $5,000 in cash, all household and personal effects and the residue, in trust.

Lucy married Edward Samuel Beechert, son of John Jacob Beechert and Lillian C. Matz, on 17 Feb 1923 in Brooklyn, Kings, NY.¹ (Edward Samuel Beechert was born on 11 Aug 1900 in Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA,^{6 10 11 12 13} died on 14 May 1950 in Westerlo, Albany, NY ^{13 14 15} and was buried in Greenville: Greenville Rural Cemetery, Greene, NY, USA ¹³.)

Lucy next married Peter Reynolds Cole, son of Peter Cole and Catharine Myers. (Peter Reynolds Cole was born on 21 Jun 1869 in Rensselaerville, Albany, NY, United States,⁸ died on 16 Sep 1963 in Geneva, Ontario, NY, United States ⁸ and was buried on 18 Sep 1963 in Geneva, Ontario, NY, United States ⁸.)