Joseph Beach (abt. 1714 - abt. 1795)

Born about 10 Jun 1714 in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Obedience (Beecher) Beach — married 31 Oct 1734 in Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut

Descendants

Died about 25 Jul 1795 at about age 81 in Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

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Biography

Note

• This man is confused by some early genealogists with Joseph Beach(4), Benjamin(3) Azariah(2) Richard(1), who resided at Durham, Connecticut, whereas this Joseph Beach lived at Waterbury. Both Joseph's had sons named Joseph who have likewise been confused. See: THE BEACH FAMILY MAGAZINE, Vol. I, No. 3, pp. 60-61 for a discussion of this problem.

Birth

Joseph Beach, son of Nathan and Jemima, was born 10 June 1714 in Wallingford, Connecticut.^[1][2][3]

Marriage

Joseph and Experience Beecher were married in Wallingford on the last of October 1734, by Mr. Hall.^[4]

Death

Joseph died 25 Jul 1795 in Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut.^[5] Son, Joseph, was administrator of his intestate estate, which includes a court ordered distribution to Lydia, eldest daughter, Joel, second son and Sarah, youngest daughter. It appears these were to "even" earlier advances.^[6]

Waterbury

Joseph Beach was one of the pioneers of the Waterbury area known as East Farms: Hog Pound, where as the name implies they early kept pigs. Joseph Jr. became a large landowner.^[7]

In 1749, on the road to Farmington, Joseph Beach and Cornelius Johnson were given liberty to advance three rods into the highway for 30 rods. They built their houses there and two years later, the land was conferred to them.^[7]

Joseph kept a tavern during the Revolution.^[7]

The burying ground, now called East Farms, was sold by Joseph Beach to the town for fifteen shillings, 28 April 1780. Described as “in my meadow, a little southwest of my dwelling house, The oldest inscribed stone is that of Joseph's wife Experience who died 20 Sept 1789.^[7]

27 Feb 1792 a seating of the first Society in Waterbury taken in December last: As part of the first Dignity on the west side, Joseph Beach. Joseph Beach Jr. was in the 2d Dignity.^[8]

Children

Children of Joseph Beach and Experience Beecher^[9][10][11]

1. Lydia Beach b. 13 Sep 1735 in Wallingford; bp Sep 1735 at the Cheshire Congregational Church; m. 25 June 1756 in Waterbury, Eldad Mix.
2. Mehitabel Beach, b. 2 Nov 1738 in Wallingford; m. 5 Jan 1673 in Wallingford Benjamin Moss.
3. Mary Beach, b. 22 Dec 1740 in Wallingford, "child" bpt. Jan 1740/1 at the Cheshire Congregational Church; m. 5 Nov 1761 Waterbury, David Frost
4. Elizabeth Beach, b. 24 Feb 1742/3 Wallingford; bp Mar 1742/3 at the Cheshire Congregational Church; d. 24 May 1751, Waterbury
5. John Beach, b. 25 Jan 1744/5 Wallingford; bp Mar 1745 Cheshire Cong. ; m. 12 Mar 1772 in Waterbury Hannah Hoadley
6. Joel Beach, b. 23 Sept 1747 Wallingford; bp 18 Oct 1747 Cheshire Cong. ; d. after 1805; m. (1) 14 June 1770 Waterbury, Mary Beach, d/o Enos; m. (2) Betsy _____
7. Sarah Beach b. 21 Sep 1749 Wallingford
8. Joseph Beach b. 21 Nov 1751 in Waterbury; died 4 June 1802 ae 50 ; m. 13 June 1782 Waterbrry Hannah Miles.
9. Amos Beach, b. 23 June 1754 Waterbury; d. 13 Jan 1756 Waterbury
10. Amos Beach, b. 13 Jan 1756 Watrbury
11. Asa , b. 1 Aug 1759 Waterbury; m. 1 Feb 1781 Elizabeth Benham.

Sources

1. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F741-MQX : 3 December 2014), Asa Beech, 01 Aug 1759; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
2. ↑ Donald Lines Jacobus, Families of Ancient New Haven ([CD]Baltimore, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1981[originally]Rome, N.Y. and New Haven, Conn., 1922-1932), vol 3, p 634.
3. ↑ Compiled by Jerri Lynn Burket, The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records, Vol. 50 - Waterbury, General Editor - Lorraince Cook White, Baltimore, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2002, p. 27.
4. ↑ Connecticut Vital Records to 1850 "Wallingford" (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2011.) From original typescripts, Lucius Barnes Barbour Collection, (1928.) Joseph p. 30; Beach p. 28-33
5. ↑ Photo of gravestone at Find A Grave: Memorial #13396631, Joseph Beach, East Farms Cemetery, Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut,
6. ↑ Connecticut State Library (Hartford, Connecticut); Probate Place: Hartford, Connecticut. Probate Packets, Austin, Eliza-Beach, T, 1779-1880. Joseph Beach, Waterbury, 1795 #482, Waterbury Probate District. Link at AmericanAncestors ($)
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3} Anderson, Joseph (editor). The town and city of Waterbury, Connecticut : from the aboriginal period to the year eighteen hundred and ninety-five. (New Haven: Price & Lee, 1896). pp 448, 550, 678, 694
8. ↑ Prichard, Katharine A. Ancient Burying-grounds of the Town of Waterbury, Connecticut: Together With Other Records of Church And Town. [Waterbury]: The Mattatuck historical society, 1917. [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc2.ark:/13960/t8jd4t100;view=1up;seq=280 p. 274
9. ↑ Jacobus, Donald Lines (compiler). Families of Ancient New Haven, Vol I-VIII. and Index Vol IX New Haven: 1931. Reprint, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1974, 1981, 1997. Originally published as New Haven Genealogical Magazine, Volumes I-VIII. (Rome, NY and New Haven, CT 1922-1932). p. 154
10. ↑ Wallingford dates were confirmed in the Barbour Collection of Vital Records "Wallingford"
11. ↑ Waterbury dates were confirmed in the Barbour Collection of Vital Records, "Waterbury"

See also:

• Doherty, Frank J. The Settlers of the Beekman Patent (1990) Vol. 2, Page 424