Alice A. Herr Beecher ^{1 2 3 4 5 6}

   FamilySearch ID: 9XYH-RQZ.

  Death Notes:

From record book at Trinity Unity Church of Christ: Died at house of William H. Beecher.Ps. 118,23. Died at Phil. of puerpal fever.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Census in 1860 in Pottstown, Montgomery, PA. ³ William Bucher [as indexed in 1860 census but handwriting is Beecher], occupation merchanidse, 48, was living with Elizabeth M., 39; William H., 16; Coleman H., 15; Myers C., 9; Alice A. H., 4; and domestic Henrietta Pierce, 18. William was born in Maryland, the others in Pennsylvania. His real estate was worth $7,000 and personal estate $300. The post office was Pottstown.
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2. Newspaper: Reading Times: "Miss Alice Beecher, daughter of William Beecher, Esq., of Pottstown, while stepping from a sleigh in front of her father's store, on High street, Wednesday morning, slipped on the ice and sustained a painful fracture of her ankle.", 13 Feb 1874, Reading, Berks, PA. ⁸

3. Residence: in 1875 in Pottstown, Montgomery, PA. ¹

4. Cause of Death: Died of puerpal fever, 29 Aug 1876, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. ⁴ Her death record is found at Trinity United Church of Christ in Pottstown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, the church where she married, as follows:

Alice A. H. Spencer of William Beecher and Elisabeth M.
Birth: Feb 17, 1856
Marriage: Apr. 15, 1875 to James Spencer
Children: 1 daughter (see page 90)
Death: Aug 29 1876
Age: 20 years 6 months 12 days
Text: At house of Wm. H. Beecher, Psalms 118, 23. Died at Philadelphia of puerpal fever.
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5. Fact: William Herr Beecher Jr. Adopted his sister's daughter, Sylvia Beecher Spencer. Sylvia's mother, Alice A. Herr Beecher who married James Spencer, died shortly after giving birth to Sylvia., in Sep 1876, in , , PA. ^{5 5}

Alice married James Spencer on 15 Apr 1875 in Pottstown: Trinity Reformed Church, Montgomery, PA.¹