Henrietta Moria Hampton

  Noted events in her life were:

1. 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.

Henrietta married James Beauregard Beecher, son of William Beecher and Mary Elizabeth Eaton, on 12 Apr 1882 in Centreville, Queen Anne's, MD. (James Beauregard Beecher was born on 14 Nov 1861 in Grasonville, Queen Anne's, MD,² died on 23 Dec 1932 in Grasonville, Queen Anne's, MD and was buried in Queenstown: St. Peter's Church, Queen Anne's, MD.)