Dr. Thomas Lancaster
(1833-1909)
Sophia Maria Richards
(1835-1904)
George Richards Lancaster
(1873-1921)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Elizabeth Leaf Beecher

George Richards Lancaster 1 2 3

  • Born: 28 Jan 1873, , , Pennsylvania, USA 1 2 4 5 6
  • Marriage (1): Elizabeth Leaf Beecher on 1 Nov 1892 in Pottstown, Montgomery, PA 1
  • Died: 4 Jan 1921, Bryn Mawr, Montgomery, PA at age 47 6
  • Buried: 6 Jan 1921, Philadelphia: Saint James the Less Episcopal Churchyard, Philadelphia, PA 6

   FamilySearch ID: LWWC-VZ6.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1880 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. 7 The 1880 census recorded Thomas Lancaster, physician, 46, living with wife Sophia M., 44; and son George R., 7. Thomas and his parents were born in England. Sophia, her parents, and George were born in Pennsylvania.

2. Residence: on 1 Nov 1892 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. 1

3. Census in 1900 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. 8 The 1900 census recorded owning a home at 1508 Oxford: George A. Lancaster, manufacturer, 28, born Jan 1872 living with his wife of 7 years Eliza B., 31, Nov 1869; daughter Sophie, 6, Aug 1894; father Laman Beecher, widowed, retired, 56, Jun 1844; and two servants born in Ireland: Margaret Martin, 20; and Annie White, 40. All others and their parents were born in Pennsylvania, except George's father in England.

4. Census in 1900 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. 5 The 1900 census recorded at 1303 Broad Street: Thomas Lancaster, physician, 67, born Mary 1833, living with wife Sophia M., 65, Apr 1835; and son George R., 27, Jan 1873. Also in the home are servants born in Ireland: Agnes M.Coughlin, 25, and Catherine M. Coughlin, 32. Sophia was married to Thomas for 29 years and had given birth to only 1 child by 1900. Thomas and his parents were born in England. Sophia and her parents were born in Pennsylvania.

5. Census in 1910 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. 9 The 1910 census recorded owning a home at 1303 Broad Street: George Lancaster, manufacturer of vaults and safes, 40, living with wife Elizabeth, 40. they were married for 18 years and had birthed 1 child by 1910. Living with them was daughter Sonia, single, 15. Also in the home was father-in-law Lyman Beecher, widowed, 67; and three servants all born in Ireland: Robert Seebon, coachman, single, 35; Ellen Garrighty, chambermaid, single, 20; and Katherine E. Crane, cook, single, 32. All the others and their parents were born in Pennsylvania, except Lyman's father n Maryland, and George's father in England.

6. Residence: 1303 N. Broad St., Philadelphia on 11 Sep 1918 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. 4

7. Occupation: manufacturer (self employed) on 12 Sep 1918 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. 4

8. Residence: 1303 N. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA on 22 Feb 1919 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. 10

9. Cause of Death: died at Bryn Mawr Hospital of acute septicemia; laceration of neck, self-inflicted, probably suicide, 4 Jan 1921, Bryn Mawr, Montgomery, PA. 6

10. Residence: on 4 Jan 1921 in Devon, Chester, PA. 6


George married Elizabeth Leaf Beecher, daughter of Lyman Beecher and Margaretta Louisa Rutter, on 1 Nov 1892 in Pottstown, Montgomery, PA.1 (Elizabeth Leaf Beecher was born on 10 Nov 1867 in Pottstown, Montgomery, PA,3 11 12 died on 6 Jun 1948 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 3 and was buried on 9 Jun 1948 in Philadelphia: Saint James the Less Episcopal Churchyard, Philadelphia, PA 3.)


Sources


1 FamilySearch.org, Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885 - 1950, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VF4S-RPP George Richards Lancaster and Elizabeth Leaf Beecher, 01 Nov 1892; citing , Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States; FHL microfilm 926620.

2 United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K6K3-V91 George R Lancaster, 1917-1918.

3 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 56829. Mrs. Elizabeth B. Lancaster. Father Lyman Beecher. Mother Meta Rutter. Spouse George R. Lancaster.

4 United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K6K3-V91 George R Lancaster, 1917-1918; citing Philadelphia City no 13, Pennsylvania, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509.

5 1900 United States Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Philadelphia Ward 20, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1461; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0414; FHL microfilm: 1241461.

6 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 7479, Geo R. Lancaster. Father Thomas Lancaster. Mother Sophia Richards.

7 1880 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MWJC-Z4T Thomas Lancaster, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; citing sheet 218B, NARA microfilm publication T9.

8 1900 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M3WF-176 George A Lancaster, Philadelphia city Ward 29, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; citing sheet 11B, family 218, NARA microfilm publication T623, FHL microfilm 1241470.

9 1910 United States Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Philadelphia Ward 20, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1394; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0340; FHL microfilm: 1375407.

10 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 Number: 30827. Lyman Beecher d. 22 Feb 1919 Philadelphia.

11 1870 United States Census, Pennsylvania, Montgomery County, Pottstown 270th District, Series: M593 Roll: 1378 Page: 292.

12 James, Isabella; Potts, Thomas, Memorial of Thomas Potts, junior, who settled in Pennsylvania (Cambridge Mass., University Press, 1874. Online free on Google Books http://books.google.com/books?id=UScAAAAAQAAJ), Page 352.



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