Johannes Buecher
(-1744)
Elisabeth Catharina Hommel
(1697-1733)
Henry Beecher Sr.
(1732-After 1795)
Catharine
(Bef 1752-After 1820)
Sophia Beecher
(from 1756/1774-Cir 1820)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Christian Reck Jr.

Sophia Beecher 1

  • Born: from 1756 to 1774, , , PA 2 3
  • Marriage (1): Christian Reck Jr.
  • Died: Cir 1820, , , PA 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. 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 her brother, 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, Germany 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 , 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 , Pennsylvania, Adams County, Cumberland Township, Series: M33 Roll: 96 Page: 15.


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