Keziah Moore ^{1 2}

   Another name for Keziah was Cassia Moore.¹

   FamilySearch ID: L6LY-49B.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Fact: Her census records indicate she was born in Virginia, likely because her father Major John Moore was stationed there.

2. Residence: on 3 Feb 1828 in Salisbury Twp., Lancaster, PA. ¹

3. Census in 1830 in Salisbury Twp., Lancaster, PA. The 1830 U.S. Census in Salisbury Township, Lancaster County, listed Benjamin Beecher [indexed incorrectly as Bucher] with:
Males (born)
10-14 (1816-1820) = 1 (grandson E. Moore Beecher)
15-19 (1811-1815) = 1 son (?)
20-29 (1801-1810) = 1 son (John)
30-39 (1791-1800) = 1 father (Benjamin - wrong age category checked)
Females (born)
15-19 (1811-1815) = 1 daughter (Anna Maria)
20-29 (1801-1810) = 2 (Ben's daughter & daughter-in-law Keziah)
60-69 (1761-1770) = 1 wife (Elizabeth)
His census neighbors are William Irvin and Mary Yoder who are mentioned in his 1838 deed as being neighbors.
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4. Census in 1850 in Honey Brook Twp., Chester, PA. ³ The census recorded John Becher [sic], laborer, 50, living with Keziah, 47; and E Moore, 13. She was born in Virginia, the males in Pennsylvania. John had no real estate value.

5. Census in 1840 in Honey Brook Twp., Chester, PA. ⁴ Two Beecher households are listed adjacent on the 1840 census in Honey Brook:

In the household of John Beecher:
Males (born)
30-39 (1801-1810) = 1 father John
Females (born)
30-39 (1801-1810) = 1 wife

In the household of Benjamin Beecher:
Males (born)
40-49 (1791-1800) = 1
50-59 (1781-1790) = 2
Females (born)
40-49 (1791-1800) = 2
60-69 (1771-1780) = 1

Neighbors are: Philip Kurts, Jacob Kurts, Caleb David, Susanah Russel.

6. Keziah were married on 3 Feb 1828 in Salisbury Twp., Lancaster, PA: "John Beecher and Cassia Moore, both of Salisbury.". ¹

7. Census in 1860 in Honey Brook Twp., Chester, PA. ² John Beecher, age 60, laborer, is listed in Honeybrook Township in Chester County with real estate valued at $300 and possessions at $150. Living with him is housewife Keziah, age 52, and no children. He was born in Pennsylvania, and she in Virginia. The post office is Coatesville.

8. Census in 1870 in Honey Brook Twp., Chester, PA. ⁵ The 1870 census recorded John Beecher, works on farm, 70, living with wife Kazia, 68. John was born in Virginia and Kazia in Pennsylvania. His real estate is valued at $150 and personal estate $100. The post office is Talbotville.

Keziah married John Beecher, son of Benjamin Beecher and Elizabeth, on 3 Feb 1828 in New Holland: Trinity Lutheran Church, Lancaster, PA.¹ (John Beecher was born on 24 May 1800 in Caernarvon Twp., Lancaster, PA ^{2 6} and was christened on 2 Dec 1801 in New Holland: Trinity Lutheran Church, Lancaster, PA ⁶.)