Lemuel Beebe (1793 - 1888)

Born 6 Jun 1793 in Litchfield, Connecticut, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Joanna (Seeley) Beebe — married 5 Feb 1816 in Connecticut, United States

Died 21 Feb 1888 at age 94 in Bethel, Fairfield, Connecticut

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Biography

Lemuel was born in 1793. He was the son of Ethel Beebe and Naomi Barnum. He passed away in 1888. ^[1]

End of Biography.

Genealogical Records

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Death Records

• Tertiary Source (no references, no tombstone photo), Find A Grave Index ^[1] Data Summary:

1. ) Find A Grave: Memorial #43709048: Capt Lemuel Beebe, son of Ethel Beebe (1765–1812) and Naomi (Barnum) Beebe (1766–1841), was born 6 Jun 1793 and he died 21 Feb 1888 (aged 94)
   1. ) Marriage. Capt Lemuel Beebe married Joanna Seelye (unknown–1852).
2. ) BURIAL. Capt Lemuel Beebe was buried in the Center Cemetery at Bethel, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA.
   1. ) Find a Grave Notes: " Gravesite Details Age 94 yrs., War of 1812 "
   2. ) Inscription, "{No Tombstone Photo}"

Biographic and Genealogical References

• Secondary Source, Clifford Beebe, Genealogy of the Family of Beebe, ^[2] Data Extract:

1. ) Beebe Genealogy Vol I, Page 89: Lemuel Beebe (340) and Hannah Dibble were the parents of Ethel (905), Lydia (906), Hannah (907), Tamar (908), Abel (909), Mary (910), Abel (911), Lydia (912), James (913), and Hannah (914).
2. ) Beebe Genealogy Vol I, Page 905: Vital data: ETHEL BEEBE (905) was born 23 March 1765 at Danbury, Conn., and he died 19 May 1812 at Bethel, Fairfield County, Connecticut, at the age of 48.
   1. ) Marriage. Ethel Beebe married Naomi Barnum, daughter of Matthew and Jane (Dibble) Barnum, on 26 April 1789 at Danbury, Connecticut.
      1. ) Children. Ethel Beebe (905) and Naomi Barnum were the parents of Tamar (2017), Tamar (2018), James (2019), Lemuel (2020), Asahel (2021), Levi (2022), and Laura (2023).
   2. ) Residences. Ethel Beebe lived in Danbury, Fairfield County, Conn. Ethel and his wife, Naomi are buried in an old burying ground in Bethel, Conn.
   3. ) Military. Ethel Beebe was a soldier in the Revolutionary War, and a Captain of the Guard at Stamford, Conn.
3. ) Beebe Genealogy, Vol. II; page 165: LEMUEL BEEBE, son of Ethel and Naomi (Barnum) Beebe, was born 6 June 1793 at Litchfield, Conn., and he died 21 Feb 1888 at Bethel, Fairfield Co. Conn. He married (first) Joanna Seeley, and (second) Sarah ____. Lemuel was a soldier in the War of 1812, enlisted on 24 Oct 1814; a Sargent in Capt. Arnold Foot' Company of the Connecticut militia; and was discharged on 22 Nov 1814. A resident of Danbury, Ct. 1852-1855; and Bethel, Ct. on 1878 and 1887

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Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Find a Grave, database and images (Rev : accessed 03 February 2021), memorial page for Capt Lemuel Beebe (6 Jun 1793–21 Feb 1888), Find a Grave Memorial no. 43709048, citing Center Cemetery, Bethel, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA ; Maintained by Gary Boughton (contributor 46892198) .
2. ↑ Beebe, Clifford, Genealogy of the Family of Beebe From the Earliest Known Immigrant John Beebe of Broughton, England, Higginson Book Co., 10 Colonial Road, Salem MA 01970. 1991. Available at:

   1. ) Libraries
   2. ) May be at Amazon.com for online purchase

Other Sources

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• "Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7V1-W32 : 16 September 2020), Lemuel Beebe, 1888.

• "Connecticut Marriages, 1630-1997", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7PQ-V4Z : 11 January 2020), Lemuel Beebe, 1816.

"Connecticut Marriages, 1630-1997", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7GW-FMH : 11 January 2020), Lemuel Beebe, 1816.

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M681-JZ7 : 20 December 2020), Lemuel Beebe, Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHR9-HZS : 10 November 2020), Lemuel Beebe in entry for Frank W Smith, 1860.

• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN73-3K6 : 1 January 2021), Lemuel Beebe in entry for John McCue, 1870.

Web based Genealogies

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• FamilySearch profile for Lemuel Beebe.