Samuel Finney Beecher Sr. ^{2 3 4 5 6 7}

   Another name for Samuel was Samuel T. Beecher.¹¹

   FamilySearch ID: 9W8S-T3T.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1830 in West Caln Twp., Chester, PA. ¹² The 1830 census recorded Benjamin Becher with this household:
Free White Persons - Males - Under 5 - 2
Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29 - 1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 5 - 1
Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29 - 1
Free White Persons - Under 20 - 3
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49 - 2
Total Free White Persons - 5
Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored) - 5.

2. Samuel and Elizabeth's marriage record at Philadelphia Monthly Meeting indicates they were Quakers on 24 Dec 1860 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. ¹

3. Residence: 1240 Palethorpe St., Philadelphia, PA on 19 Feb 1864 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. ⁶

4. Tabernacle Methodist Episcopal Church in 1867 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. ¹³

5. Residence: The 1867 Philadelphia Directory listed: Beecher Samuel F., salesman, 426 Market, h 439 George in 1867 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. ⁹

6. Census in 1870 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. ⁸ The 1870 census recorded Saml Beecher, salesman shoe store, 42, living with wife Elizabeth, 42; Mary, 6; and Catherine, 1. Also with them is Sallie Horst, 22, domestic servant. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania.

7. Newspaper: Philadelphia Inquirer, 13 Sep 1870, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. ¹⁴ JONES -- On the 10th inst., Mrs. Dorothy Jones, in her 62d year. The relatives and friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, from the residence of Samuel Beecher, No. 931 Ontario street, this (Tuesday) morning, at 8 o'clock.

8. Residence: The 1873 Philadelphia City Directory lists: Beecher, Samuel F., salesman, 512 Market, h 931 Ontario. In 1873 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. ¹⁵

9. Residence: Beecher Samuel F., salesman, h 931 Ontario, Philadelphia, PA in 1877 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. ¹⁶

10. Newspaper: Philadelphia Inquirer: "An unsuccessful attempt was made to rob the house of Samuel Beecher, No. 931 Ontario street, on Thursday evening, but the thieves were frightened off by the neighbors.", 4 May 1877, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. ¹⁷

11. Census in 1880 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. ¹⁸ Living at 931 Ontario St. was Samuel F. Beecher, salesman, 52, with wife Elizabeth S., 50. With them: Mary W. 17; and Catherine E. 11. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

12. Residence: 1889 Philadelphia Directory: Beecher, Samuel F., salesman, h 931 Ontario in 1889 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. ¹⁹

13. Residence: The 1891 Philadelphia City Directory lists: Beecher, Samuel F., salesman, h 931 Ontario. In 1891 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. ²⁰

14. Census in 1900 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. ² Owning a home at 931 N. Watts Street in Philadelphia in the 1900 Census is Samuel F. Beecher, age 72, shoe salesman, born Jan. 1828, widowed. He is living with his daughters: Mary. W, born Nov. 1863; and Catherine, born March, 1870. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

15. He signed a will Will of Samuel F. Beecher on 29 Sep 1900 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. ²¹ I, Samuel F. Beecher, now residing at No. 931 North Watt Street, in the City of Philadelphia, being of sound mind memory and understanding, do make and publish my last will and testament in manner and form as follows, that is to say:
I order and direct that all my just debts and funeral expenses shall be fully paid as soon as possible after my decease.
ITEM: All the rest residue and remainder of my estate, Real, Personal and Mixed, Whatsoever and Wheresoever, of which I may be seized and possessed or be entitled to at the time of my death, I give devise and bequeath to my two daughters, Mary W., and Katharyne E. Beecher, share and share alike, to have and to hold the same to themselves, their heirs and assigns forever.
LASTLY: I do hereby nominate and appoint my esteemed friend, and relative, Samuel M. Pyfer, to be the Executor of this my Last Will and Testament.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF I, the said Samuel F. Beecher, have to this my Last Will and Testament set my hand and seal this Twenty-ninth day of September, Anno Domini, One Thousand Nine Hundred.
Samuel F. Beecher (seal)
And at his request, and in the presence of each other, subscribed our names as witnesses hereto, this Twenty-ninth day of September, Anno Domini, One Thousand Nine Hundred.
S M Pyfer
Wm R Bricker.

16. Cause of Death: dilated heart and edema of lungs, 4 Oct 1901, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. ¹⁰

17. Residence: 931 N Watts St. On 4 Oct 1901 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. ¹⁰

18. Obituary: The Times: Funeral notice for Samuel F. Beecher on 7 Oct 1901 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. ²² BEECHER -- On Friday, October 4, 1901, Samuel F. Beecher, aged 73 years. The relatives and friends of the family, officers and members of Olive Branch Lodge, No. 115, I. O. O. F., and Kensington Council, No. 9, O. U. A. M., are respectfully invited to attend the funeral services, on Tuesday at 2 o'clock, at his late residence, No. 931 North Watts street. Interment private.

19. Newspaper: The Times: Estate notice of Samuel F. Beecher, 30 Oct 1901, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. ²³ Estate of Samuel F. Beecher, Deceased. Letters testamentary on the above estate having been granted to the undersigned, all persons indebted to the said estate are requested to make payment, and those having claims to present the same, without delay, to S. M. Pyfer, or to William R. Bricker, Attorney, 711 Fidelity Building.

20. Samuel F. Beecher's estate inventory was completed by his cousins, Benjamin Conley Beecher, and George W. Beecher, sons of Samuel's uncle Jacob Franklin Beecher Sr. On 15 Nov 1901 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. ²⁴

Samuel married Elizabeth Shuler Patton Sr. on 24 Dec 1860 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA.¹ (Elizabeth Shuler Patton Sr. was born in 1829 in , , Pennylvania, USA,^{25 26} died on 9 May 1900 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA ^{5 25 26} and was buried on 12 May 1900 in Lansdowne: Fernwood Cemetery, Delaware, PA ^{5 25 26}.)