Samuel Adrian Beecher ²

   Another name for Samuel was Sam Beecher.³

   FamilySearch ID: L6KM-J9V.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1850 in District 31, Franklin, MO. ³ Samuel Beecher, carpenter, 33, was living with wife Margaret, 30; William, 11; Sam, 8; James, 3; and Edward, 9 months old when the census was recorded on 5 Dec 1850. Samuel was born in Pennsylvania, everyone else in Missouri.

2. Census in 1860 in Boueff Twp., Franklin, MO. ⁵ Samuel Beecher, farmer, 45, was living with wife Margaret, 42; William, 21; Adrian, 18; James, 13; Francis, 11; John L., 7; and Mary E, 3. Also in the home was Charles Matthias, 23, laborer, born in Germany. Everyone else was born in Missouri. Judging by the names and birthplaces of neighbors, they were living in a community with German roots. The post office was Dundee.

3. Census in 1880 in Saint Paul, Ramsey, MN. ² Samuel A. Beecher, dentist, 37, was living with wife Maria, 35. He and his parents were born in Missouri, she was born in New York, her parents in Scotland. Also with them: William Farnham, stepson, 15; Charles Farnham, stepson, 13. and a servant. The boys were born in New York as was their father.

4. Census in 1910 in Saint Paul, Ramsey, MN. ⁶ Samuel A. Beecher, no occupation, 68, was married for 30 years to wife Maria L., 66. It was her second marriage; his first. She had birthed 2 children, both were alive in 1910, but neither living with them. He was born in Missouri, and his parents in Maryland. She was born in New York, and her parents in Scotland. They were living on Kent St.

5. Death Certificate: 18 Sep 1915, Saint Paul, Ramsey, MN. ⁴ Name: Samuel Beecher
Event Type: DEATH
Event Date: 18 Sep 1915
Event Place: Saint Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota
Residence Place:
Address: 11 East 10th St
Gender: Male
Age: 72
Marital Status: Widowed
Race: White
Occupation: Dentist
Birthplace: Missouri
Birth Year (Estimated): 1843
Burial Date: 20 Sep 1915
Cemetery: Oakland
Father's Name: Samuel Beecher
Father's Birthplace: Maryland
Mother's Name: Mary Jane Smith
Mother's Titles and Terms:
Mother's Birthplace: Minnesota
Reference ID: 1928
GS Film number: 1309201
Digital Folder Number: 4223237
Image Number: 937.

Samuel married Maria Love Shiels, daughter of Charles Shiels and Hannah Jerdan, on 21 Apr 1879 in Saint Paul, Ramsey, MN.¹ (Maria Love Shiels was born on 18 Sep 1844 in Buffalo, Erie, NY,^{2 7} died on 26 Oct 1912 in Saint Paul, Ramsey, MN ⁸ and was buried on 29 Oct 1912 in Saint Paul: Oakland Cemetery, Ramsey, MN ⁸.)