Henrietta Bertha Beecher ^{1 2 4 5 6 7 8}

   FamilySearch ID: KHQZ-Z1F.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. She has conflicting birth information of The 1867 birth date given on her death certificate has to be wrong because her baptism record occurred in 1865 stating her birth was in 1861., 21 Jul 1867 and , , PA. ^{5 12}

2. Census in 1870 in Manheim Twp., Lancaster, PA. ¹⁰ Wm C. Beecher, machinist, [age unreadable], was living with wife Henrietta, 50; Laura, 14; and Bertha, 9. Also with them is David W. Groff, 23, machinist; Benjn Barr, 18, machinist; and Henry Lasity, 18, machinist. All were born in Pennsylvania. His property is valued at $23,000, a large value compared to others. Her personal estate is $6000.

3. She was confirmed on 7 Jun 1878 in Lancaster: Trinity Lutheran Church, Lancaster, PA. ¹

4. Census in 1880 in Manheim, Lancaster, PA. ⁹ William C. Beecher, age 53, farmer, is living with wife Henrietta, 58; Laura E., 24; and Bertha, 18. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

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5. Newspaper: Intelligencer Journal: Court of Common Pleas, 26 Apr 1882, Lancaster, Lancaster, PA. ¹⁴ Before Judge Livingston.
Henrietta Beecher and her husband Wm. C. Beecher vs. Jeremiah Rife and A. B. Kauffman trading as Rife & Kauffman; action on a promissory note for $720 which was given by the defendants in 1874. The note was offered in evidence.
The defense was that this note was given to the plaintiff's for land situated in Wisconsin purchase by them through D. C. Schwartz, represented that this land was a good as a lot more in the neighborhood owned by Mr. Kauffman himself. They then purchased 360 acres agreeing to give $2 per acre. After they had paid $120 of the principal and the interest they found that the land was not as represented and they stopped paying on the note. In rebuttal the plaintiff proceded to show that Schwartz had not made representations alleged. On trial.

6. Newspaper: Harrisburg Telegraph: "Railroads and Railroaders. Engineer Wm. H. Conley, of the Pennsylvania, wedded Miss Bertha Beecher at Eden, Lancaster county, yesterday.", 18 Oct 1894, Harrisburg, Dauphin, PA. ²

7. Newspaper: Lancaster Examiner: marriage of Wm. H. Conley and H. Bertha Beecher, 20 Oct 1894, Lancaster, Lancaster, PA. ⁴ -----
WEDDING BELLS.
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They Ring Merrily at Eden and at Intercourse.
On Wednesday morning at nine o'clock Mr. Wm. H. Conley was united in marriage to Miss H. Bertha Beecher, at the home of the bride's father, Mr. Wm. C. Beecher, of Eden, Rev. Chas. L. Fry officiating. After the ceremony the invited guests partook of an elegantly served breakfast. The bride and groom took the noon train for Watkins Glen, Niagara Falls and the West for a wedding trip.
Mr. Conley is a locomotive engineer on the P. R. R. and stands among the first in his calling. He was born and brought up near Sadsburyville, Chester county, and attended the winter sessions of Parkesburg Academy -- which has given so many names to the P. R. R. service -- the chief being Wm. J. Latta, General Agent of the road. For two years, Mr. Conley was the classmate and near companion of Robt B. Risk, of The Examiner and so seemed like a genial remembrance of long ago for the latter to meet the old school fellow in the most serious undertaking of his life. Mr. Conley was the humorist of the school, and so kindly fun and merry laughs always attended his presence. As he was popular as a boy the same qualities have made him a prosperous, substantial and respected man. The writer hereof takes special pleasure in wishing the bride and groom all the happiness and prosperity true merit deserves and which it surely wins in the end.

8. Newspaper: Lancaster Intelligencer: A Morning Wedding, 20 Oct 1894, Lancaster, Lancaster, PA. ¹⁵ ----
A Morning Wedding.
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Early Wednesday the cosy residence of Wm. C. Beecher, at Eden, whose green terraced banks slope gradually down to the winding waters of the Conestoga just above the cascade, was the scene of a pretty wedding, at which the youngest daughter, Miss H. Bertha Beecher, became the wife of Wm. H. Conley, of Philadelphia. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Charles L. Fry, in the presence of the immediate family alone. After a wedding breakfast the bridal party started on a tour westward by the way of Watkins' Glen and Niagra Falls, upon return from which they will make their home in West Philadelphia. The best wishes of a host of friends in Lancaster go with them.

9. Residence: on 1 Apr 1895 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. ^{7 8}

10. Census in 1900 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. ¹⁶ The 1900 census recorded at 709 39th Street: Bertha B. Conley, widow, 39, born Jul 1861, living with son Charles B., 4, Nov 1896; and daughter Henrietta B., 2, Dec 1898. Also with them was cousin Samuel M. Pyfer, widow, inspector, 56, Mar 1844. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

11. Census in 1910 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. ¹⁷ The 1910 Census recorded Lorenzo K Beecher, widowed, 64, in the household headed by his cousin, Bertha B. Conley, 46. With them was Bertha's son Charles B. Conley, 13; and daughter Henrietta B. Conley, 11. Also in the home was Andrew V. Davish, 22. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania.

12. Cause of Death: carcinomma of uterus, 21 Jul 1914, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. ¹⁸

13. Death Certificate: 21 Jul 1914, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. Name: Henrietta Bertha Conley
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 21 Jul 1914
Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Gender: Female
Race: white
Age: 47
Birth Year (Estimated): 1867
Birth Date: 12 Jul 1867
Birthplace: Penna.
Marital Status: Widowed
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: William Beecher
Father's Birthplace: Penna. (?)
Mother's Name: Wurtz
Mother's Birthplace: Penna.
Occupation: housekeeper
Address:
Residence Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Cemetery:
Burial Place: Lancaster, Pa.
Burial Date: 24 Jul 1914
Additional Relatives:
GS Film number: 1429045
Digital Folder Number: 004009375
Image Number: 00265
Reference ID: cn 17745.

14. Residence: 709 N 39th St., Philadelphia, Pa. On 21 Jul 1914 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. ¹⁸

Henrietta married William H. Conley Jr., son of Jesse Conley Jr. and Ruth Ann, on 17 Oct 1894 in Eden Twp., Lancaster, PA.^{1 2 3 4} (William H. Conley Jr. was born on 6 Aug 1848 in Salisbury Twp., Lancaster, PA,^{3 19} died on 13 Feb 1899 in Gallagherville, Chester, PA ^{20 21 22} and was buried on 17 Feb 1899 in Philadelphia: Mount Moriah Cemetery, Philadelphia, PA ^{20 21}.)