Mary Elizabeth Eaton ²

   FamilySearch ID: MFT7-6TK.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. She has conflicting birth information of Dec 1839 and La Plata, Charles, MD. ¹

2. Census in 1870 in Queenstown, Queen Anne's, MD. ² William Beecher, oysterman, 35, was living with wife Mary E., 35; James B., 9; Mary L., 4; and Sarah A., 5 months when the census was recorded in October, 1870. Everyone was born in Maryland.

Living next door is farmer James R. Eaton, William's father in law. He is 54, his wife wife Sarah A., 49.

3. Census in 1900 in Queenstown, Queen Anne's, MD. ¹ Jas. B. Bucher [index in census as Bucher but handwriting is Beecher; the two e's look like a u], farmer, 39, born Mary 1861, was married for 18 years to wife Henriet M., 36, born Jan 1864. She had birthed 8 children, all alive in 1900: William, oyster culler, 14, Aug 1885; Eva, 17, Aug 1887; Opal, 11, Jan 1889; Maurice, 8, Jun 1891; Amy, 5, Dec 1894; Hampton, 4, May 1896; Hilda, 5 months, Dec 1899. Also with them: father William Beecher, 65, Dec 1834; and Mary E., mother, 60, Dec 1839. She was married for 41 years, had birthed 5 children, 1 still alive in 1900. Everyone and their parents were born in Maryland. James was renting the home.

Mary married William Beecher, son of James Beecher and Sarah Collier, <1859> in , Queen Anne's, MD.¹ (William Beecher was born on 6 Feb 1834 in Grasonville, Queen Anne's, MD ¹, christened on 27 Jul 1840 in Queenstown: St. Peter's Church, Queen Anne's, MD and died on 22 Jun 1908 in , Queen Anne's, MD.)