Johannes Buecher
(-1744)
Elisabeth Catharina Hommel
(1697-1733)
Johann Henrich Buecher
(1732-1795/1799)
Catharine
(Bef 1752-Aft 1820)
Sophia Beecher
(From 1756/1774-Abt 1820)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Christian Reck Jr.

Sophia Beecher 1

  • Born: From 1756 to 1774, , , Pennylvania, USA 2 3
  • Marriage (1): Christian Reck Jr.
  • Died: Abt 1820, , , Pennylvania, USA about age 64 3

   Other names for Sophia were Sophia Bücher and Sophia Buecher.4

   FamilySearch ID: KL2S-BQP.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Alt. Name: Original surname Bücher with umlaut above u pronounced as Beecher which became the surname used by descendants,,.

2. Census in 1800 in Cumberland Twp., Adams, PA. 2 Name: Christian Rick
Home in 1800 Cumberland, Adams, Pennsylvania
Free White Persons - Males - Under 10: 2
Free White Persons - Males -10 thru 15: 2
Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44: 1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 10: 3
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44: 1.

3. Widow Sophia Reck was living next to brother Henry Beecher and brother-in-law Jacob Reck. Census in 1820 in Cumberland Twp., Adams, PA. 5 The household of the "Sophia Reck (widow)" was listed:
Females (born)
Under 10 (1811-1820) = 1
45 & over (<=1775) = 1 Sophia

She is next door to Jacob Reck who had this household:
Males (born)
Under 10 (1811-1820) = 1 son
26-44 (1776-1794) = 1 father Jacob
Females (born)
Under 10 (1811-1820) = 1 daughter
16-25 (1795-1804) = 1 wife

Also, she is living next door to Henry Beecher who had this household:
Males (born)
Under 10 (1811-1820) = 4 sons
26-44 (1776-1794) = 2 father Henry & ?
Females (born)
10-15 (1805-1810) = 1 daughter
45 & over (<=1775) = 1 wife.


Sophia married Christian Reck Jr., son of Christian Reck Sr. and Maria Regina Greber. (Christian Reck Jr. was born in 1750 in Recheldorf, Untermerzbach, Haßberge, Bavaria, DEU and died on 22 Mar 1807 in Cumberland Twp., Adams, PA.)

Sources

1 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, International Genealogical Index (R) (Copyright (c) 1980, 2002, data as of January 9, 2006).

2 1800 United States Census, Year: 1800; Census Place: Cumberland, Adams, Pennsylvania; Roll: 35; Page: 477; Image: 15; Family History Library Film: 363338.

3 Paul Ashley Reck (1907- ), The Reck family history, 1754-1982 : descendants of Christian Reck Sr., first American ancestor, and related families (Baltimore, Maryland : Gateway Press, 1982), Page 10.

4 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, International Genealogical Index (R) (Copyright (c) 1980, 2002, data as of January 9, 2006), Batch #: C504801, Sheet #: 00, Source Call #: 1035731 IT 10, Printout Call #: 0883684, Dates: 1763 - 1868.

5 1820 United States Census, Pennsylvania, Adams County, Cumberland Township, Series: M33 Roll: 96 Page: 15.


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