James Beecher ¹

  Noted events in his life were:

1. He has conflicting birth information of Abt 1809 and La Plata, Charles, MD. ¹

2. Census in 1850 in 5th Election District, Queen Anne's, MD. ¹ Jame Beacher, sailor, 41, was living with wife Sarah, 38; William, 14; James, 12; Joseph Collier, 12. Everyone and their parents were born in Maryland.

3. Census in 1860 in Queenstown, Queen Anne's, MD. ² James Bucher [indexed in census as Bucher but handwriting is clearly Beecher], sailor, 55, was married to Sarah, 46. Living with them: William, sailor, 24; James, 22. James was born in England, the others in Maryland. His real estate was worth $1,000 and personal estate $600.

4. Census in 1900 in Queenstown, Queen Anne's, MD. ³ James Beecher, bridge keeper, 63, born Sep 1836, was married for 35 years to Louisa, 56, born Jan 1844. She had birthed 13 children, 6 still alive in 1900. Living with them: Joseph H., 23, Feb 1877; Luther L., 21, Apr 1879; William, 15; Sep 1884; Benjamin F., 13, Oct 1886. Also with them: Richard L. Collier, brother in law, 35, Apr 1865, indicating that Louisa a Collier. Everyone and their parents were born in Maryland.

James married Sarah Collier. (Sarah Collier was born about 1812 in La Plata, Charles, MD ¹.)