George Beecher ¹

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Fact: George was a deaf mute, occuring at age 30. His sister Margaret was a deaf mute at age 45., Abt 1847, Madison Twp., Perry, PA. ²

2. Census in 1860 in Penn Twp., Perry, PA. ³ Jacob Beecher, 63, farmer, was living with wife Lena, 70; George, 39; Sarah, 35; Rebecca, 26; Elizabeth, 22. Also with them: John Wuard, 21, master miller; and William Help, 16. John's real estate was worth $5,500 and his personal estate $2,922. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania. The post office was Duncannon, PA.

3. Census in 1870 in Tyrone Twp., Perry, PA. ¹ Jacob Beecher, 72, occupation miller, is living with wife Lena, 75; son George, 43; Peggy, 39; and Elizabeth, 30. Also with them is Sarah Gould, 46. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania. The post office is Landisburg. Jacob's real estate is valued at $4,500 and possessions worth $300.

4. Census in 1880 in Madison Twp., Perry, PA. ⁴ The 1880 Federal Census Schedules of Defective, Dependent, and Delinquent Classes lists in Perry County:
George Beecher, partly deaf, cause unknown
Margaret Beecher, deaf, cause catarrh.
Background: Catarrh in the late 19th century was a very common, broad term referring to the inflammation of a mucous membrane, particularly in the nose, throat, or sinuses, resulting in excessive discharge of mucus.

5. Census in 1880 in Madison Twp., Perry, PA. ⁵ The 1880 census recorded the household headed by Sarah Golder, 60, living with her brother, George Beecher, single, 58, and sister Margarett Beecher, single, 54. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

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