James Beecher ^{1 2}

   FamilySearch ID: L55W-N5G.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Residence: The 1873 Philadelphia City Directory lists: Beecher, James, clerk, h 4179 Paul. Fkd. In 1873 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. ⁴

2. Census in 1880 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. ⁵ The 1880 census recorded at 2205 Masher Street: James Beacher, black smith, 35, living with wife Teresa, 26; and son Frank, 6. James and his parents were born in Ireland. Teresa and her mother were born in Albany, New York and her father in Ireland. Frank was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, his father in Ireland and his mother in Albany, New York.

3. Newspaper: Philadelphia Inquirer: "Skeletons in Court: Marriages That Were A Failure: Blacksmith James Beecher was in arrears on a former order of $4 a week made on him in favor of his wife, Theresa. The threat of jail produced a $10 bill.", 25 Jan 1890, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. ⁶

4. Newspaper: Philadelphia Public Ledger, 3 Jul 1901, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. ¹ He is listed as one of 76 people to die on July 1-2, 1901 during a heat wave where temperatures reached 102 degrees. He was found dead at 3217 Woodland Avenue, age 55.

[For the complete list see: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/pa/philadelphia/obits/heat1901.txt ].

James married Theresa Jane Hennessey, daughter of John Hennessey and Bridget Cass. (Theresa Jane Hennessey was born about 1852 in Albany, Albany, NY,^{5 7} died on 13 Oct 1938 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA ⁷ and was buried on 17 Oct 1938 in Cheltenham: Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Montgomery, PA ⁷.)