William Coleman
(1757-1819)
Catharine Lebo
(1757-1825)
Captain Peter Nagel
(1750-1834)
Barbara Ann Imler
(1755-1795)
Nicholas Coleman
(1790-1858)
Rebecca Nagel
(1793-1880)
Elizabeth Mary Coleman
(Abt 1821-1864)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. William Herr Beecher Sr.

Elizabeth Mary Coleman 1 2 3 4 5 6

  • Born: Abt 1821, Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA 2
  • Marriage (1): William Herr Beecher Sr. on 8 Sep 1835 in Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Died: 5 Jan 1864, Pottstown, Montgomery, PA about age 43 5 7
  • Buried: 7 Jan 1864, Reading: Charles Evans Cemetery, Berks, PA 5

   FamilySearch ID: L71N-L79.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Baptism on 6 Dec 1840 in Reading: First Reformed Church, Berks, PA, USA. Mother Elizabeth Beacher [sic] baptized two daughters on 6 Dec 1840: Mary Elizabeth Coleman Beacher, b. 13 Oct 1837, and Sarah Rebecca Coleman Beacher, sponsor MIss Coleman 8

2. Baptism on 1 Jan 1845 in Reading: First Reformed Church, Berks, PA, USA. William & Elizabeth Beecher baptized 3 children on the same day: Emily Susan Coleman Beecher b. 19 Jun 1841; William Herr Beecher b.31 Jan 1843; Coleman Nagle Beecher b. 30 Nov 1844 8

3. Census in 1850 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. 2 William Beecher, merchant, 35, was living with wife Elizabeth M., 27; Mary E., 12; Rebecca, 10; Emily, 8; William, 7; Coleman, 5. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania.

4. Census in 1860 in Pottstown, Montgomery, PA. 9 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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5. Newspaper: Philadelphia Inquirer: death notice for Elizabeth M. Beecher, 7 Jan 1864, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. 10 11 BEECHER -- At Pottstown, Pa. on the 5th instant, Mrs. Elizabeth, wife of William Beecher. Relatives and friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, from the residence of her brother, W. N. Coleman, Reading, Pa., this day, the interment at 6 o'clock P. M.

6. Obituary: Reading Adler: Died. Jan 5. Elizabeth M. Beecher w/o Wm. & d/o Nicholaus N. Coleman, Pottstown on 12 Jan 1864 in Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA. 7

7. Tombstone: Eliszabeth m. wife of / Wm. Beecher, dau. of Nicholas & Rebecca Coleman / Died January 5th 1864 aged ?9 years., 5 Jul 1864, Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA. 12


Elizabeth married William Herr Beecher Sr., son of William Beecher and Elisabeth M. Herr, on 8 Sep 1835 in Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA. (William Herr Beecher Sr. was born on 9 Sep 1811 in Hagerstown, Washington, MD 13 14 15, christened on 24 Nov 1811 in Hagerstown: Zion Reformed Church, Washington, MD,13 15 died on 27 Feb 1875 in Pottstown, Montgomery, PA 1 14 16 and was buried on 28 Feb 1875 in Pottstown: Edgewood Cemetery, Montgomery, PA 1 14.)


Sources


1 Trinity Reformed Church, Pottstown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.

2 1850 United States Census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia South Mulberry Ward, Series: M432 Roll: 815 Page: 218.

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.), Certificate 28840. Myers C. Beecher, father Wm. Beecher, mother Elizabeth Coleman.

4 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 63068. Sylvania Catherine Beecher. Father Cassimer Missimer. Mother ___ Neiman.

5 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=130785113.

6 Berks History Center Library (Reading, PA) (http://www.berkshistory.org), Collection GA N Box 01A Folder 17 03. 53 pages of notes about Nagle, Norton, Coleman, Otto, Hinckel, Fretz, Beecher families.

7 Reading Adler Newspaper (Reading, PA) (Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania.), 12 Jan 1864, Obituary of Elizabeth M. Beecher.

8 Jacqueline B. Nein, First Reformed Church, Reading, Pennsylvania, an alphabetized compilation of baptisms, marriages, and funerals from 1771-1905 (Jacqueline B. Nein, 4701 Saint George Street, Reading, PA 196060 1988. Book viewable online at LDS family history centers.), page 8.

9 1860 United States Census, Pennsylvania, Montgomery County, Pottstown: M653 Roll: 1145 Page: 489.

10 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1669-2013, Philadelphia > Philadelphia > Family History > The Genealogical Society, image 355 of 1092.

11 Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA), 8 Jan 1864, page 5. Death of Mrs. Elizabeth Beecher.

12 Berks History Center Library (Reading, PA) (http://www.berkshistory.org), GAC475 Charles Evans Cemetery Inscriptions. Recorded 1930-1948 by J. E. Sutrgis Nagle.

13 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, International Genealogical Index (R) (Copyright (c) 1980, 2002, data as of December 17, 2005), Batch #: C507751, Sheet #: 00, Source Call #: 0014145, Printout Call #: 1002748, Dates: 1807 - 1849.

14 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=139891407.

15 Maryland, Births and Christenings, 1650-1995 (www.FamilySearch.org), https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4ZT-SRM William Bucher, 9 Sep 1811, Zion Reformed Church, Hagerstown, MD. Father William Bucher, Elizabeth.

16 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1669-2013, Montgomery > Pottstown > Episcopal > Christ Episcopal. Church record page 588, online image 292.



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