Theron Beach and Hannah Starr
Husband Theron Beach 1
Born: 9 Jul 1785
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Died: 29 Oct 1864
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Father: Chauncey Beach (1748-1825) 1
Mother: Catherine Alvord ( -1812) 1
Marriage: 10 Mar 1815
Wife Hannah Starr 1
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1 F Hannah Beach 1
Born: 7 Jan 1816
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Spouse: S. Van Winkle ( - ) 1
Marr: 11 Nov 1835
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She was the widow of Birdsey Norton of Goshen, Connectic u t , and later Monroe County, New York.
Theron Beach
Husband Theron Beach 1
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Theron Beach
Husband Theron Beach 1
Born: 6 Dec 1830
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Died: 3 Feb 1833
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Father: Elias Beach (1793-1875) 1
Mother: Maria Vosburg (1802-1892) 1
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Theron Beach and Hannah Starr
Husband Theron Beach (details suppressed for this person)
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Wife Hannah Starr 1 2
Born: 12 Nov 1774 3
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Father: Ephraim Starr (1745-1809) 1 2
Mother: Hannah Beach (1746-1826) 1 2
Other Spouse: Birdseye Norton
Theron Bennett Beach and Grace Chapman Garner
Husband Theron Bennett Beach (details suppressed for this person)
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Father: George Miner Beach (1856-1942) 1
Mother: Jennie Elizabeth Smith (1858-1911) 1
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1 F Gail Elaine Beach (details suppressed for this person)
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2 F Claudia Eleanor Beach (details suppressed for this person)
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3 M Ronald Bennett Beach (details suppressed for this person)
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4 M Malcom Jeffrey Beach (details suppressed for this person)
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5 F Lehyrel Ann Beach (details suppressed for this person)
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Thomas Beach
Husband Thomas Beach 1
Born: 20 Feb 1810
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Died: 19 Jul 1877
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Father: Stephen Todd Beach (1773-1834) 1
Mother: Catherine Spicer (1787- ) 1
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Thomas Beach
Husband Thomas Beach 1
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Father: Nathaniel Beach (1696-1734) 1
Mother: Sarah Burton ( - ) 1
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• Baptism, Feb 1733
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1 M Nathaniel Beach 1
Born: 1756
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Died: 25 Oct 1825 - Sullivan County, New York
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Spouse: Ruth Porter ( - ) 1
Marr: 31 Jan 1788
2 M Abel Beach 1
Born: 1758
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3 F Anna Beach 1
Born: 1760
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4 F Charity Beach 1
Born: 1762
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5 F Mabel Beach 1
Born: 1764
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6 F Rebecca Beach 1
Born: 1766
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7 F Betty Beach 1
Born: 1768
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8 M Thomas Beach 1
Born: 1770
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Spouse: Phebe Thompson ( -1856) 1
General Notes for Child Nathaniel Beach
The BEACH FAMILY MAGAZINE, Vol. I, No. 3, p. 66, assign s t h is man to Nathan Beach(4), but corrects this at Vol. I, No. 4, p. 109 . T h e latter entry also gives his date of death as above, but at Vol. II, No . 1 , p . 123, the date is given as 5-Oct-1825. This Nathaniel Beach served in th e R e volution and applied for a pension. The data on the children belo w i s c ontained in the pension file in a memorandum in his own hand. He mov e d t o Liberty, Sullivan County, New York, c. 1812 where he was a tailor by trade.
General Notes for Child Betty Beach
She is possibly the one who married 28-Nov-1798, Levi Bra d l ey.
Thomas Beach
Husband Thomas Beach 1
Born: 6 Aug 1714
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Died: 27 Sep 1714
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Father: Timothy Beach (1689- ) 1
Mother: Hannah Cook (Abt 1688-1768) 1
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Thomas Beach and Lois Parker
Husband Thomas Beach 1
Born: 16 Dec 1715
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Father: Timothy Beach (1689- ) 1
Mother: Hannah Cook (Abt 1688-1768) 1
Marriage: 5 Nov 1740
Other Spouse: Hannah Hooker ( -1755) 1
Other Spouse: Sarah Merriman ( - ) 1
Wife Lois Parker 1
Born: 20 Jul 1718
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Died: 3 Jul 1749
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1 M David Beach 1
Born: 3 Aug 1741
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2 M John Beach 1
Born: 15 Aug 1744
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Spouse: Mary Todd ( - ) 1
Marr: 2 Oct 1772
3 M Amos Beach 1
Born: 14 Oct 1747
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General Notes for Child John Beach
He settled in Lanesboro, Massachusetts.
Thomas Beach and Hannah Hooker
Husband Thomas Beach 1
Born: 16 Dec 1715
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Father: Timothy Beach (1689- ) 1
Mother: Hannah Cook (Abt 1688-1768) 1
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Other Spouse: Lois Parker (1718-1749) 1 - 5 Nov 1740
Other Spouse: Sarah Merriman ( - ) 1
Wife Hannah Hooker 1
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1 M Asa Beach 1
Born: 3 Oct 1752
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General Notes for Child Asa Beach
He served in the Revolution and, in 1818, filed for a pen s i on based on his service. At the time he was living at Boone County, Kent u c ky. He is known to have married and had children, since the 1790 census s h o ws him living at Hamden, Connecticut, with one male over 16 and two femal e s , but no names are known and the pension papers give no family data.
Thomas Beach and Sarah Merriman
Husband Thomas Beach 1
Born: 16 Dec 1715
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Father: Timothy Beach (1689- ) 1
Mother: Hannah Cook (Abt 1688-1768) 1
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Other Spouse: Lois Parker (1718-1749) 1 - 5 Nov 1740
Other Spouse: Hannah Hooker ( -1755) 1
Wife Sarah Merriman 1
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1 F Phebe Beach 1
Born: 31 Jul 1757
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Died: 11 Jun 1768
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2 M Adna Beach 1
Born: 17 May 1759
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Died: 14 Apr 1841
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Spouse: Mary Hull ( - ) 1
Marr: 15 Dec 1783
General Notes for Child Adna Beach
He is said to have had eight children, but only one s o n i s known. In 1810 he was living in Lexington, Greene County, New York. He s a w s ervice in the Revolution and on May 1, 1855, his second wife, Sarah, ap p l ied for bounty land based on his service. At the time she was 83 year s o l d, living in Windham, Greene County, New York.
Thomas Beach
Husband Thomas Beach (details suppressed for this person)
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Mother: Joanna Pierson (1749-1825) 1
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1 F Harriet Eliza Beach (details suppressed for this person)
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Thomas Beach and Mary Rising
Husband Thomas Beach 1
Born: 4 Mar 1753
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Father: Samuel Beach (1728- ) 1
Mother: Rachel Strong (1729- ) 1
Marriage: 31 Oct 1774
Wife Mary Rising 1
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1 M Thadius Beach 1
Born: 1775
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Died: 1851 - Monroe County, New York
Buried: - Old Brockport Cemetery, Brockport, N.Y.
Spouse: Vicinda Rising (1776-1816) 1
Marr: 9 Jan 1799 - Suffield, Connecticut
2 F Mary Beach 1
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3 M Thomas Beach 1
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Died: 1840 - Victor, New York
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4 M John Beach 1
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Died: Abt 1840
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Spouse: Harriet Van Tyle (1800- ) 1
Marr: 1 May 1823
5 M Asahel Beach 1
Born: 25 Dec 1799 - Cambridge, Washington County, New York
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Died: 29 Dec 1879 - Battle Creek, Michigan
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Spouse: Martha Ann Cady (1809- ) 1
Marr: 24 Oct 1826
6 F Lucinda Beach 1
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General Notes (Husband)
He removed to Washington County, New York, where he appe a r s on the 1810 Federal Census. He later settled in Ontario County, Ne w Y o rk, and finally moved to or near Rochester, New York, where his will wa s p r obated 5-Dec-1828. His identity as the father of the children below is bas e d o n a legend in the family of his sister, Nancy, to the effect that she had t h r ee relatives who were doctors in the Rochester area, i.e., Drs. Thomas, J o h n and Asahel Beach.
General Notes for Child Thadius Beach
He appears on the 1800 Census of Washington County, New Y o r k, living near his father. He later moved west to Clarkson, Monroe County , N e w York, where he was a member of the Congregational Church of Clarkson f r o m 1833 to 1846. In 1846 he was at Brockport, Monroe County, New York, whe r e h e is buried. In the same cemetery lot are buried a Sarah A. Beach, b. 17 8 0 ; d. 1854, who may be a second wife, together with a Mary J. Beach, b. 181 9 ; d . 1864, and Samuel G. Beach, b. 1820; d. 1896, who may be children by the se c o nd marriage.
General Notes for Child Mary Beach
She was living and unmarried as of 1828 when named in h e r f ather's will.
General Notes for Child Thomas Beach
He was a doctor in Victor, Ontario County, New York.
General Notes for Child John Beach
He was a doctor in western New York. He removed to Batt l e C reek, Michigan, in 1836, but later returned to New York where he died.
General Notes for Child Asahel Beach
He was a doctor in Victor, Ontario County, New York. H e l a ter removed to Battle Creek, Michigan, in 1834.
General Notes for Child Lucinda Beach
She had at least two children as of 1828 when named i n h e r father's will.
Thomas Beach
Husband Thomas Beach 1
Born: 9 Dec 1685
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Died: 19 Dec 1685
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Father: Thomas Beach (1659-1741) 1
Mother: Ruth Peck (Abt 1660-1686) 1
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Thomas Beach
Husband Thomas Beach (details suppressed for this person)
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Father: Shelton Beach (1784-After 1838) 1
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Thomas Beach
Husband Thomas Beach 1
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Father: Thomas Beach (1753- ) 1
Mother: Mary Rising ( - ) 1
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He was a doctor in Victor, Ontario County, New York.
Thomas Beach
Husband Thomas Beach 1
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Father: Josiah Beach (Abt 1705-1777) 1 4 5
Mother: Anna Day (Abt 1710-1782) 1
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Thomas Beach
Husband Thomas Beach 1
Born: 1830
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Father: Charles Beach (1795-1875) 1
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Thomas Beach
Husband Thomas Beach 1 4 5
Born: 21 Aug 1724 4 5
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Father: Thomas Beach (1686-Abt 1752) 1 4 5
Mother: Hannah Atwater (1690- ) 1 4 5
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Thomas Beach and Sarah Platt
Husband Thomas Beach 1 4 5
Born: Abt 1628 - England 4 5
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Died: 1662 - Milford, Connecticut 4 5
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Father: Thomas Beach (Abt 1592-1636) 1
Mother: Joan Hill (Abt 1595-1636) 1
Marriage: 25 Sep 1652 - Milford, New Haven, Connecticut 4 5
Noted events in his life were:
• Occupation, Shoemaker
Wife Sarah Platt 1 4 5
Born: 11 Sep 1636 - Ware, Hertfordshire, England 4 5
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Died: 15 Mar 1670 - Milford, Connecticut 4 5
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Father: Richard Platt ( - ) 1
Mother: Mary Wood ( - ) 1
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1 F Sarah Beach 1 4 5
Born: 1 Mar 1654 - New Haven, Connecticut 4 5
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Died: Abt 1690 - Newark, New Jersey 4 5
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Spouse: Samuel Lyon (1655-Abt 1706) 1 4 5
2 M John Beach 1 4 5
Born: 19 Oct 1655 - Milford, Connecticut 4 5
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Died: 1709 - Wallingford, Connecticut 4 5
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Spouse: Mary Royce ( - ) 1 4 5
Marr: 7 Dec 1678 - Wallingford, Connecticut 4 5
3 F Mary Beach 1 4 5
Born: 27 Dec 1657 - Milford, Connecticut 4 5
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Died: Bef 1727 4 5
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4 M Samuel Beach 1 4 5
Born: 5 Jun 1660 - Milford, Connecticut 4 5
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Died: 9 Sep 1728 4 5
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5 M Zopher Beach 1 4 5
Born: 27 May 1662 - Milford, New Haven, Connecticut 4 5
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Died: After 1728 - Newark, New Jersey 4 5
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Spouse: Martha Pratt (1679- ) 1 4 5
General Notes (Husband)
He first appears in the records of early New Haven, Conne c t icut, on 6-Apr-1646. The New Haven records establish he was the b r o ther of Richard Beach(1) and there is strong circumstantial evidence th a t J ohn Beach(1) was likewise a brother. While many theories have been put fo r w ard, there is as yet no documentary proof of the New Haven Beach family' s a n cestry.
Thomas Beach and Martha Burwell
Husband Thomas Beach 1 4 5
Born: 1757 4 5
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Died: 24 Apr 1834 - At Age 77 4 5
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Father: Amzi Beach (1716- ) 1 4 5
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1 M Oliver Beach 1 4 5
Born: 1777 - Milford, Connecticut 4 5
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Died: 1 Jan 1863 4 5
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Spouse: Rosanna Allen ( - ) 1 4 5
2 F Sarah Beach (details suppressed for this person)
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3 F Martha Beach 1 4 5
Born: Abt 1779 4 5
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4 F Elizabeth Beach (details suppressed for this person)
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5 M John Beach 1 4 5
Born: 1786 4 5
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Died: 17 Apr 1830 - At Age 44 4 5
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General Notes (Husband)
Abbott, "Families of Early Milford, Connecticut", give s h i s date of birth as 18-Oct-1756 or possibly 1766, and date of death as 24-Apr - 1 834.
General Notes for Child Oliver Beach
He lived at Granby, Connecticut, for much of his life . T h e BEACH FAMILY MAGAZINE, Vol. II, No. 3, pp. 164-165, says he d. Jan 1 , 1 8 63, but the family Bible of son Oliver says "Oliver Beach Sen. died Wed. 2 A . M ., Jan. 21st, 1863, aged 86." The Bible entry likewise suggests he marri e d a s econd time, with the entry "Susanna, second wife of O.B., died July 28/78[ s i c], aged 84."
General Notes for Child John Beach
He was killed by the falling of a tree.
Thomas Beach
Husband Thomas Beach 1 4 5
Born: 18 Oct 1756 - Milford, Connecticut 4 5
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Father: Landa Beach (1727-1824) 1 4 5
Mother: Abigail Baldwin (Abt 1727-1823) 1 4 5
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Thomas Beach and Phebe Thompson
Husband Thomas Beach 1
Born: 1770
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Father: Thomas Beach ( - ) 1
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Wife Phebe Thompson 1
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Died: 20 Jul 1856 - At Age 80
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1 F Melissa Beach 1
Born: 1795
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Died: 1885
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Spouse: James French (living)
2 M John Burton Beach 1
Born: 1797
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Died: Jan 1891
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Spouse: Emmeline Hawley ( - ) 1
3 M Harry_a\K\A Harvey Spencer Beach 1
Born: 1802
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4 M Uri Marcus Beach 1
Born: 1804
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5 F Ruth Ann Beach 1
Born: 1807
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6 F Eunice Amanda Beach 1
Born: 1809
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Spouse: Birdseye Lewis (living)
General Notes for Child John Burton Beach
He was a minister.
General Notes for Child Ruth Ann Beach
The BEACH FAMILY MAGAZINE, Vol. II, No. 1, p. 123, say s s h e married an Eli Beach who died in 1891, but in her own account at Vol. I I I , No. 2, p. 252, nothing is said about a husband and she is said to have d i e d in 1891.
Thomas Beach and _____ Ross
Husband Thomas Beach 1
Born: 14 Jan 1814
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Father: Stephen Beach (1770- ) 1
Mother: Sarah Sherwood ( - ) 1
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Wife _____ Ross 1
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Thomas Beach and Joan Hill
Husband Thomas Beach 1
Born: Abt 1592 - St Albans, Devonshire, England
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Died: 1636 - St Albans, Devonshire, England
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Marriage: 5 Oct 1611 - St Albans, Devonshire, England
Wife Joan Hill 1
Born: Abt 1595 - St Albans, Devonshire, England
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Died: 1636 - St Albans, Devonshire, England
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1 M Richard Beach 1
Born: Abt 1611
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Died: Abt 1691
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Spouse: Catherine Hull Cook (1616- ) 1
Marr: Abt 1640 - New Haven, New Haven County, CT
2 M John Beach 1
Born: Abt 1623 - Derbyshire, England
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Died: 16 Jun 1677 - Stratford, CT
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Spouse: Mary Staples (1627-After 1673) 1
Marr: Abt 1645 - CT
3 M Thomas Beach 1 4 5
Born: Abt 1628 - England 4 5
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Died: 1662 - Milford, Connecticut 4 5
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Spouse: Sarah Platt (1636-1670) 1 4 5
Marr: 25 Sep 1652 - Milford, New Haven, Connecticut 4 5
General Notes for Child Richard Beach
He first appears in the records of New Haven Colon y o n 3 - A pr-1639. He moved to Stratford, Connecticut, c . 166 0 wh e r e he kept an "ordinary" or tavern as of 1662 . H e purch as e d land in Wallingford, Connecticut, c. 16 70, b ut appar ent l y never lived there. He finally move d to Eli zabeth, N e w Je rsey, c. 1673 and reported died t here, alt hough thi s i s unc ertain . The problem of his a ncestry ha s NOT ye t bee n solve d, despite the wide crede nce given t o variou s claim s as t o the English origins o f the New Ha ven Beac h family. Much co nfusion still persi sts because o f earlie r genealogi sts' mis -identificatio n of Richard Be ach of Ne w Haven wit h one Rich ard Beac h of Watertown, Ma ssachusett s, e.g., Far mer, A Gene alog ical Register of th e First Set tlers of Ne w England , p . 30 ["Beach, Richard , Cambridge , 16 35, Water town , 1639; m ay have removed t o New Haven.. ."]; Bond, Gene a logies of th e Families a n d Descendants o f the Early Set t lers of Watert own, Mass achusetts, p. 679 ; Hinman, A Ca talo gue of the Name s of t he Early Puritan S ettlers of t he Colo ny of Connecticu t , pp. 163-164.While i t is now c lear the t wo men were sepa r ate and distinct, on e stil l encounters cl aims that Rich ar d Beach of New Have n cam e from England in1 638/39 on th e shi p "Elizabeth an d Ann ", when in fact tha t vessel wa s the on e which transp ort ed Richard Beach of Wa tertown t o Boston i n 1635. Oth e r sources, following the le ad of E lmer T. Beach 's Beac h I n America, published in 192 3 , re cognize the dist inc tio n between the two Richard Beac he s while still sugges t in g the existence of some relation s hip between them, s uc h a s uncle and nephew, but such th eor ies have yet t o be p roven.
On April 25, 1637, some 500 Puritans, headed by the Re v e r e nd John Davenport and Theophilus Eaton, embarked o n t h e s hi p "Hector" and one or more other vessels, sail in g fr om E ngl and to arrive at Boston on June 26,1637. H er e the y wint ere d until March 18, 1638, when the compan y s aile d aroun d to t he south of Connecticut, to the ol d Ind ian g rounds o f Quinn ipiac, which had been chosen a s th e site o f the ne w settlem ent. After providing for t hei r immediat e physica l needs, th e "planters" or "propr ieto rs", i.e. , those wh o had investe d in the colony a s stock holders, t urned thei r attention t o the questio n of "sett ling Civil l Governmt" . At the urgin g of Daven port a "pla ntation cov enant" or ag reement was rea ched i n 1638 to ma ke the Scrip tures the sup reme law of th e co mmunity. Befo re this coul d be implemente d, however , i t was necessar y t o "gather " or organize th e first c hurch . A group o f twelve were se lected for this p urpos e who , af ter a su itable period o f prayer and conside ra tion, chose fr om am ong themselves t he first seven chur c h members. These s ev en, in turn, elec ted their churc h offi cers and establish e d the qualificati ons by whic h others wo uld be admitte d to f ellowship.
This done, a committee was then appointed to organ i z e t h e colony's government itself, culminating in a "g en er al m ee tinge" of "all the free planters assembled to get her " o n Jun e 4, 1639 . Here two questions were propo unde d an d vo ted on , the first being "Whether the Script urs d oe ho ld e a perfec t rule for the direction: and gou ernm t of al l me n in all du et(ies) wch they are to perfo rme t o God an d men ..." Not sur prisingly, all expresse d thei r assent t o thi s principle. Th e second question c oncerne d whether t he ass embled planter s would reaffir m their ea rlier "plant ation c ovenent, " whic h again".. . was assente d vnto by all , and no man gainsaid it t, . . ." Taken toget her, these cove nents an d understandin g s were known as th e "foundamental l agreemt" , to whic h the a ssembled coloni sts signed thei r names; th e signa ture of Ric hard Beach f ollowing those o f his kinsma n, J ohn Moss, and M oss' brot her-in-law, Joh n Charles, Hoad l y, Record s of th e Colon y and Plantatio n of New Haven, 1 6 38-1649, p.17.
As the entry first quoted above makes clear, however , e i g h t of the New Haven freemen, including Richard Bea ch , we r e s pecifically asked to express their consent t o th e ini ti al " planation covenent". In the case of Joh n Clar ke thi s w as be cause of his "being absent when th e couen t was ma de.. ." Bas ed on this Elmer T. Beach an d others h ave sugge ste d that Ri chard Beach was likewis e absent whe n these pr elim inary agre ements were reached . "... it ap pears fro m the r ecord itsel f that he was n ot present a t the firs t meetin g when the mat ter was fir st talked ove r. For som e reason o r other he ha d been ab sent at the fi rst meeting , as was th e case with si x o r seven others, p ossibly the y had been ou t on militar y d uty, f or aguar d of seven o r eight was cons tantly o n duty n ight and day , to preven t surprises by Indi ans."
Beach, Beach In America, p. 38.
This author's own reading of the entry, however, l e a d s t o a wholly different conclusion. Of the eight me n s ep ar atel y asked to affirm the plantation covenant, o nl y Cla rk e is d escribe d as "absent" at the earlier mee tin g. A s fo r Richar d Beach and the others, the reason g ive n fo r requi ring thei r separate assent is that "thes e per son s being no tt[ad]mitt ed planters when the couen t was m ade. .." This su ggests wa s in New Haven as earl y as 1638 , b u t had eithe r not paid i n hiss hare to bec ome a "pro prie tor" [stockhol der] and/or h ad yet to sati sfy the req uirem ents of churc h membership nec essary t o participat e in th e colony's civi c life.
The old New Haven records thereafter contain numerou s e n t r ies related to Richard Beach. Many of these provi de i nt er es ting insights into everyday life in the colon y, in clu din g v arious disputes and controversies betwee n the s ettl er s them selves or with their new "theocratic " govern ment. C o nsider , for example, the next reference:
"At a Court holden the 3d of Aprill, 1640 - Itt is or d e r e d thatt John Mosse, Timothy Forde a nd Richard Bea c h sh a l l pay each of them 1s fine for trees wch they d i d fal l di so rderly."
Hoadly, Records of the Colony and Plantation of New H a v e n , 1638-1649, pp. 31-32.
One can well imagine the scene - Richard Beach, his ki n s m a n John Moss, and Timothy Ford setting out to fell t re e s , ei ther for lumber or firewood. Most likely workin g w i t h broa d axes, they cut down more than they could u se , o r e lse lef t behind large piles of brush, perhaps b loc kin g a p ath. Som eone then complained to the authorit ie s an d all th ree foun d themselves hauled into court wh er e eac h was dock ed a shil ling, proving in the proces s tha t "vis ible sainth ood " an d status as a "free burge ss" o r "plant er" did no t guarante e the "orderly" fellin g of t rees.
Several months later, however, the situation was reve r s e d , with Richard Beach giving testimony in a case aga in s t o n e Arthur Halbridge, accused of false measure i n th e s al e o f lime used in building the town mill. Thus ,a t a gen era l co urt held November 4, 1640:
"Edward Adams testified vpon oath thatt the note of in f o r m aco: wch hehad formrlly delivered into the court [c on ce rn in g lime wch Arther Halbidg hath delivered to th e mi ll ] i s tr ue, wc h when he had done, Arther Halbidg e exce pte d ag ains t itt, thinking to prove the said Edwa rd Ada m s a pjure d pso n. Butt Goodman Pigge, Rich: Beac h and Jo h n Wakefiel d affir med the truth o f what Edwar d Adams h a d testifie d , [thoug h the saidArtur Holbidg d id concei v e they woul d have contra dicted Edw: Adams hi s testimony ] , itt was the refore ordere d thatt the sai d Arther shou l d pay two fold e for all the wa nt of measu re thatt is ch ar ged vpon him, a nd from hencefort h e tak e noe worke b y th e great, nor burn e any lime, to sel l."
Hoadly, Records of the Colony and Plantation of New H a v e n , 1638-1649, p.46.
Unfortunately, it appears that Richard Beach faile d t o p r o fit by Arthur Halbridge's example since, two ye ar s late r , a t a court held August 5,1642, we find:
"Richard Beach for nott perfor'ing covenant in the w o r k e w ch he undertooke to doe att the mi ll, wch he w a s t o do e st rongly and substantially, butt did itt weak el y an d sle ightl y as was proved by thetestimony of Joh n Wa kefie ld th e mille r, himselfe allso nott denyinge it t;It t w a s ordere d that h e should make good the damag e but t beca use thedama ge is no t justly known wha t it t is, Mr . Goody ear, and Mr . Gregsona re to [ve]ew the wo rke, an d conside r off and set t do wne th e damage byhi s [defec]t ive workma nship..."
Hoadly, Records of the Colony and Plantation of New H a v e n , 1638-1649, p.75.
We can forgive this dereliction of duty, however, s i n c e a t the time hewas likely preoccupie d by matters m o r e im port ant than the mill work,i.e., his marriage t o Ca th erin e or K atherin e Cook[e], the widow ofAndrew H ull , an d th e birth o f the couple's first child.
Richard Beach's marriage to the widow Hull was accomp a n i e d by anagreement between the coupl e, sanctioned i f n o t r eq uired by the NewHaven court, to guarantee Hull 's t w o dau ght ers thei r share of theirfather's estate . As se cu rity f or h is promises Richard Beach had pledge dhi s ho us e and la nds . As the old town records reveal , however , thi sapparent ly c aused considerab le troubl e and inconv enienc e, requiri ng hi mto appear several tim es before th e author ities t o e xplai n his actions orels e petition fo r relief . In Januar y 1645/4 6, for example , it is recorde d that:
"Richard Beech hath sould his owne howse to bro: W m P e c k e & whereas thesaid howse was sugad ged for the s ecur it y e o f the portions of thechildren of Andrew Hull , (who s e wi ddo w he marrye d, ) in liew thereof hehath n ow ingad ge d hi s how se, barne, cellar & well, vallewed a t 40L w t hth e 7 a cres o f land on wch it stands, the how se, barn e & ce ller b eingcom pleatly finished b eing buil t wth bri cke & s tonne a s he pro miseth & sokept in repai re & the l and in h art fo r security e of the portions o f the said ch ildren."
Hoadly, Records of the Colony and Plantation of New H a v e n , 1638-1649, p.184
As suggested by the New Haven record for June 6, 165 4 , R i c hard Beach had probably considere d this move fo r s om e ti me , perhaps in consultation with his brother J oh n wh o like wis e bough t property at Stratford a fewm o nth s lat er, o n Ma y 21, 1660. In 1662 Richard Beach acqu ire d s til l mor e Stra tford property, including one fiv e acr e piec e "on we st poin t of the Neck, butte d sout h upon t he mead ow calle d Mills ' Lordship," Orcutt, A Hi story o f the Ol d Town of S tratford , Connecticut, Vol. I I, p. 24 5. By no w in his mid- 40's or m ore, he perhaps f elt himse lf to o o ld to activel y farm, ins tead choosin g to becom e the keepe r of an "ordin ary" or tave rn. Th e Stratford r ecords thu s disclose:
"February 12, 1663 - At a lawful meeting Richard Bea c h d e m anded inconsideration of keeping the ordinary, s i x aca r s o f swamp at the wood end, and when his urgen t oc asion s i n th at imployment will not permitt,to be fr eed f rom tr ayni ng hi mselfe, to which proposition the to wn e b yvote g rante d, pro vided he would keepe the said o rdi nary and pro vide f or stra ngers entertayn ment; the y als o granted he s hould h ave pay d him backe2 fines whi ch wer e taken of hi m before t his tyme ."
Stratford Town Records, Vol. 1, p. 145, as quoted in W i l c o xson, History of Stratford, Connecticut, 1639-193 9 , p . 21 7.
From this point onward, however, the chronology of h i s l i f e again becomes somewhat confusing . It is claim e d by s o m e that Richard Beach acquired two lots in Eliz ab ethtow n , Ne w Jersey, together with a nearby farm, a s ear ly as 1 66 5, Be ach Family Magazine, Vol. I, No. 1 , p. 7 ; Crayon , Roc kawa y Records of Morris County, Ne w Jersey , p. 160 . If s o he pr obably did not move the r e immediat ely for o n Janua ry 7, 16 67, he served as witn ess to an a greement b etween t he inhabi tants of the tow n ofStamford , Connecticu t, and tw o Indian " sagamores" o r minor chief s, i.e. , Tap hance so n of Ponus an d Powaha y son of Onax , son of Ponus , confirmi ng their fathe rs ' earlier deed o f land to the t own in 1645 , See: Hunting t on, History o f Stamford, Connec ticut, p p . 97-99, wher e thi s agreemen t is reproduced i n full. Ho w or why Rich ard Beac h becam e involved in thi s transaction , and th e precise rol e h e played, remain som ething of a my stery . Family histori a n Joseph P. Beach i s said to have be li eved that he serv ed " ... as a commissi oner t o meet t h e Indians on matter s of th e Colony...", B each, Beach I n Am erica, p. 135, bu t the ba s is for this i s unclear.
Savage, in his Genealogical Dictionary of the First Se t t l e rs of New England, Vol. I, p. 144 , states that " re m . [ i. e., removed] to New London 1667", but as note d ear li e r t h e records of that town reportedly make n o menti o n o f him. O thers assert he next moved to Wallin gford, n ot ein g his purc hase of land there. According t o the Beac h F amil y Magazine , Vol. I , No. 1, p. 7, ".. . in 1670 i t app ear s in the Wall ingford Records that h e drew lot 34 , 6 ac r e s across the st reet north of th e present Congre gation a l church..." This se ems too earl y, however, sinc e his na m e is not on the list o f the to wn's original pro prietors , D avis, History of Wallin gfor d, pp. 85-86. Hibb ard's His tor y of the Town of Goshe n , Connecticut, p. 418 , stat e s simp ly that he was "i n Walli ngford, 1672" whic h is pr obably mo re accurate fo r the dat e of his purchase , but hi s actual r esidence th ere is doubtf ul. Instead, i t is no w believed th e Wallin gford property wa s bought ei ther a s an investmen t or a s a home for his son A zariah , wh o i n fact occupie d th e lot in 1673, Beach Famil y Ma gazine , Vol. I, No. 1 , p . 8.
Meanwhile, one authority shows Richard Beach to ha v e b e e n a party to litigation in Long Island, New York , i n 16 6 9 . Thus, in Bergen, Register of the Early Settl er s of Ki n g s County, Long Island, N.Y., pp. 24 and 235, i t is state d:
"BEACH, RICHARD, was sued for debt May 4, 1669, in t h e c o u rt of sessionsby John Rateo, as p er Gd [i.e., Gr av esen d ] r ec."
"RATEO, JOHN. A suit was brought against him Apl. 4 , 1 6 6 9 , in the court of sessions in Gd b y for debt , a s p e r G d rec."
These two references - apparently unknown to any pre v i o u s historian of the family - are some what confuse d . I n o n e the month is April andRichard Beach is the pl ai ntif f ; i n the other th e month is May and he isthe de fen dant . C ontr ary to Bergen's suggestion, however, neit he r is pr oo f tha t Richard Beach was a "settler" or resi den t of Lon g I slan d at the time. Since King 's County i s bu t a shor t sai l acr oss Long Island Sound from Connec ticut , it woul d no t be unu sual for a resident of New Ha ven, S tratford o r oth er town n ear the coast to have ha d busine ss dealing s there . In thi s case, however, the d eal betwe en Richar d Beach an d John Ra teo apparently wen t "sour" , requirin g one or th e other to a pply to the co urt in Gr avesend fo r relief. Giv en that a Ne w York trib unal woul d not ordina rily have juri sdiction ove r a Conn ecticut re sident, the f act the proceed ings were ini tiat ed there su ggests that Ri chard Beach wa s most likely t h e aggrieve d party, bringin g suit where Rat eo himself l ived . Furthe r research is cle arly required, ho wever, be fore mor e ca n be said.
Exactly when Richard Beach finally did move to New J e r s e y is, as noted, also uncertain. Hibbard, History o f t h e T ow n of Goshen, Connecticut, p.418, says "in Eliz abet h , N.J . , 1673-74" ; however, he does not appear o n the D ut ch cen su s of the town in 1673. According to on e old hi sto ry of E liz abeth:
"His house-lot contained 13 acres, 13 by 14 chains, bo u n d e d , E., and W., by highways; N., b y Crane's brook ; a n d S . , by Evan Salisbury. He had, also, 30 acres o f upla nd , o n C rane's brook, adjoining Barnabas Wines, a nd Will ia m Cra mer ; also, 50 acres of upland, on "Beache s brook , "a djoini ng J ohn Little, William Pardon, Nathan iel Tuth ill , and Ste phenC rane; also, 10 acre s of meado w on th e S. s ide of Tho mpson' s Creek; inall, 102 acres . His hou se-lo t he sold, Ma r . 31 , 1684, to Mary, the w idow of Ja mes Mi tchell; and Ma r. 31 , 1688, he sold al l his land s i n E. T own, to the wid ow Aga tha White, who , 16 days l ater, resol d them to Willia m Darbi e of E . T own. He remo ved, it is t hought, to Morri s Co., wh ere ma ny families , supposed to b e his des cendant s, are no w t o be found."
Hatfield, History of Elizabeth, New Jersey, p. 169.
Of his last days it is said:
"In 1691 he died in or near Morristown, N.J., age a b o u t 8 0 years. Hisson Azariah and nephew Zophar were a t t h a t tim e living at Newark not far from Elizabethtow n a n d i t woul d seem in h is old age he might have move d the re , bu t the r ecords place him and his death as rec orde d a t Morri stown."
Beach Family Magazine, Vol. I, No. 1, p. 7.
The location of his grave site, if any, has yet to b e f o u n d. It is likewise unknown when hi s wife, Catheri ne ( Co o k ) Hull Beach, departed this life nor the plac e of he r b ur ia l.
As the foregoing account makes clear, there are many q u e s t ions about Richard Beach which remain unanswered . A t t h e sa me time, the amount of information which i s know n i s c onsid erable, e specially for a person who l ived an d di ed m ore th an three centuries ago. The tempta tion ha s ther efor e prove n irresistable to characteriz e him in t his o r tha t way, pla cing his life in some sor t of perspe ctive . At th e conclusio n of its own account , for example , th e Beach Fa mily Magazin e suggests ".. . it appears h e wa s a thrifty pe rson. He bega n by marry ing a well-to-d o wid ow and continue d to accumulat e prop erty through a l ong li fe." As a close r examination o f t he New Haven reco rds sug gests, however , Richard Beach ' s marriage to the w idow Hul l in fact broug ht him a fai r sha re of grief as h e struggl ed, from 1643 t o 1655, t o guarante e the share s of her tw o daughters in th eir la te father's es tate. Fo r his part , family historian J ose ph P. B each, in h is ty pe scrip t A Brief of the Earl y P ilgrims of the Beach F am ily, p. 1 , ventured the opin ion th at "... Richard Beac h w as the be st educated" of t he thre e New Haven brothers . Cert ainly h is services a s fence view er, attorney for M r. Stenda m, an d witness i n the Stamfor d Indian deed sugg est some lev e l of educat ion, but this wa s true of most o f the Purita n s and it s kind and degree ar e difficult t o evaluate. Las tly , de scendant Elmer T. Beac h opined tha t "Richard appea r s t o have been something o f a rover, u p to the time o f s ettlin g in Elizabeth, New Je rsey, an d did not remai n lon g in a pl ace, " Beach, Beach I n Amer ica, p.54. Giv en tha t he in fac t resided in New Have n fr om 1639 to a t least16 55, however , this judgment seem s ra ther harsh . The numbe r and frequenc y of his relocatio n s does no t differ greatl y from those o f his brothers, J oh n and T homas, nor the ot her early New Ha ven settlers g ener ally . For such reason s it is perhaps bett er to let t he rec o rds of his life, ac complishments and time s spea k for the m selves, allowing ea ch to form his or her ow n j udgment s a s the facts may warr ant.
General Notes for Child John Beach
John Beach b. CA 1623, Derbyshire, England, Occupat i o n M i nister, m. CIR 1650, Mary Staples, b. 16 Dec 16 2 7 ? , Fair fi eld, CT, (daughter of Thomas Staples and Ma ry ) d . AFT 16 73 . John died 16 Jun 1677, Stratford, CT . Joh n, h is brothe r T homas (Jane's ancestor) & Richar d Beac h cam e from Engla nd o n the ship "Elizabeth & Anna " Jun e 1638 ( History of Wa lling ford by C.H. Davis pub . 1870 ) Also in D ictionary of A merica n Biographies vol. II, pu b 1929 The An cestors of Arth ur Oris on Dillon by A rthur O rison Dillon , copyright 1927 U niv. o f WA librar y 811 D58 a. Hist/Gen . of the Families o f Old Fai rfiel d (Jacobus) : "Came to Ne w Haven, CT 1639-43 . Oath of f i delity 1644 . To Stratfor d 1652, Original Propr ietor Wall in gford, bu t still reside d in Stratford. Mary: S tephe n Chin n record s birth as Denm ark.
First mentioned in New Haven in 1643 and took oath of f i d e l ity in 1644, removed to Stratford 1652, was an orig in a l p ro prietor of Wallingford 1670 but retained Stratf or d r esid enc e. (Fam of Old Fairfield) Inventory of esta t e L344.
General Notes for Child Thomas Beach
He first appears in the records of early New Haven, Conne c t icut, on 6-Apr-1646. The New Haven records establish he was the b r o ther of Richard Beach(1) and there is strong circumstantial evidence th a t J ohn Beach(1) was likewise a brother. While many theories have been put fo r w ard, there is as yet no documentary proof of the New Haven Beach family' s a n cestry.
Thomas Beach and Parthenia Dewey
Husband Thomas Beach 1
Born: 13 Jan 1768
Christened:
Died: 24 Dec 1826 - North Stratford, New Hampshire
Buried:
Father: Nathaniel Beach (1742-1812) 1
Mother: Phebe Potter (1743-1835) 1
Marriage:
Other Spouse: Euneshea Clinton (1768-1820) 1 - 13 Jan 1791
Noted events in his life were:
• Alt. Death
Wife Parthenia Dewey 1
Born: 13 Feb 1781
Christened:
Died: 21 Feb 1846 - Stratford, New Hampshire
Buried:
General Notes (Wife)
She was the daughter of William Dewey.
Thomas Beach and Euneshea Clinton
Husband Thomas Beach 1
Born: 13 Jan 1768
Christened:
Died: 24 Dec 1826 - North Stratford, New Hampshire
Buried:
Father: Nathaniel Beach (1742-1812) 1
Mother: Phebe Potter (1743-1835) 1
Marriage: 13 Jan 1791
Other Spouse: Parthenia Dewey (1781-1846) 1
Noted events in his life were:
• Alt. Death
Wife Euneshea Clinton 1
Born: 13 Dec 1768
Christened:
Died: 25 Nov 1820 - North Stratford, New Hampshire
Buried:
Noted events in her life were:
• Alt. Death
Children
1 F Eliza Beach 1
Born:
Christened:
Died: 1816 - North Stratford, New Hampshire
Buried:
2 F Charlotte Beach 1
Born:
Christened:
Died: 22 Apr 1815 - North Stratford, New Hampshire
Buried:
3 F Eunetia Beach (details suppressed for this person)
Born:
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Died:
Buried:
4 F Lucretia Beach (details suppressed for this person)
Born:
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Died:
Buried:
5 M Lawrence Clinton Beach 1
Born: Abt 1794 - North Haven, CT
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
Spouse: Lucy Adeline Brockett (1810-1852) 1
Marr: Abt 1842 - NH
6 F Rizpah Beach 1
Born: 1796
Christened:
Died: 18 Jan 1869
Buried:
Spouse: Lewis Loomis (1793-1869) 1
General Notes (Wife)
She was the daughter of Lawrence and Elizabeth (Todd ) C l i n ton. Her first name is also found spelled as "Eun echa ".
She was the daughter of Lawrence and Elizabeth (Todd) Cli n t on.
General Notes for Child Eliza Beach
The BEACH FAMILY MAGAZINE, Vol. III, No. 4, p. 329 , s a y s " Eliza, b. 1816,d. age 22", but at Vol. IV, No . 1 , p . 34 1, s ays "died at No. Stratford, N.H.in 1816 , age d 22."
General Notes for Child Charlotte Beach
The BEACH FAMILY MAGAZINE, Vol. III, No. 4, p. 329 , s a y s " Charlotte, b.April 22, 1815, d. age 16", but a t Vo l . IV , No . 1, p. 241 says "d. No.Stratford, N.H., A pr. 2 2 , 1815 , age d 16."
General Notes for Child Lawrence Clinton Beach
He moved to Batavia, Illinois.
General Notes for Child Rizpah Beach
The BEACH FAMILY MAGAZINE, Vol. IV, No. 1, p. 342, exp r e s s es uncertainty whether she was born in 1796 or 179 7 . S h e d ied at age 72.
Thomas Beach
Husband Thomas Beach 1
Born: 1821
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Died:
Buried:
Father: Joseph Beach (1782- ) 1
Mother: Sophia Jane Alexander ( - ) 1
Marriage:
Wife
Born:
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Died:
Buried:
General Notes (Husband)
He settled in Stratford, Connecticut.
He settled in Stratford, Connecticut.
Thomas Beach and Phoebe Wilcoxson
Husband Thomas Beach (details suppressed for this person)
Born:
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Buried:
Marriage:
Wife Phoebe Wilcoxson 1
Born: Abt 1668 - Stratford, Fairfield Co., CT
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Died:
Buried:
Father: Timothy Wilcoxson (Abt 1637-Abt 1713) 1
Mother: Joanna Birdsey ( - ) 1
Thomas Beach
Husband Thomas Beach 1
Born: Jul 1721 - New Haven, New Haven County, CT
Christened:
Died: 1741
Buried:
Father: Thomas Beach (1679- ) 1
Mother: Sarah Sanford (1682- ) 1
Marriage:
Wife
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