Jane (Allgood) Beech (1849 - 1939)

Born 5 May 1849 in Coleorton, Leicestershire, England, UK

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Died 20 Mar 1939 at age 89 in Coalville, Summit, Utah, United States.

Biography

Jane (Allgood) Beech was born in Leicestershire, England.

Jane (Allgood) Beech was a Latter Day Saint pioneer.

Jane Allgood was born in 1849 in Coleorton, Leicestershire, England. She was the daughter of John Allgood and his wife, Lucy Platts. ^[1]

Birth Registration:

ALLGOOD, JANE

Mother's Maiden Surname: PLATTS

GRO Reference: 1849 J Quarter in ASHBY-DE-LA-ZOUCH Volume 15 Page 24 ^[2]

In 1851, John Allgood (35, a petrifactioner) and his wife, Lucy (43) were living in Coleorton Moor, Leicestershire with the following children: Eliza (11), John (8), William (7), George (4) and Jane (1). ^[3]

In 1861 Lucy Allgood (53, Married) is head of the family. She has four children, John (18), Hamsley (17), Lucy (14) and Jane (11) living with her in Leicester Road, Whitwick, Leicestershire, England. ^[4]

On 15th July 1864 Lucy Platts Allgood. her sons, John and George and daughter, Jane sailed aboard the ship, General McClellan which left Liverpool, England for New York, United States, arriving on 23rd June 1864. The company then continued on to Wyoming, Nebraska, arriving on July 3rd. Most of the 802 souls on board ship had paid to go to Wyoming. ^[5][6][7] They came by rail as far as the Missouri River, and then joined Captain Rawlin's company and walked to the Salt Lake Valley. Lucy's son George was ill with pneumonia when they entered the valley in the month of September of that year.

Spouse = Thomas L. Beech. ^{[8][9][10][11][12]}

Jane Allgood Beech died on 20th March 1839 in Coalville, Summit, Utah, United States of America aged 89 years 10 months and 15 days. She sustained a fractured hip in an accident at home. She had been in the US for 74 years and six months. ^[13]

Research Note

Please note that https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/overlandtravel/pioneers/33754/sarah-jane-allgood is erroneous. Her name was Jane Allgood, not Sarah Jane and this fact is supported by nine primary sources.

Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2N4L-Z9Z : 1 October 2014), Jane Allgood, 1849; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Ashby De La Zouch, Leicestershire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
2. ↑ GRO Online [1]
3. ↑ 1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census Image, Findmypast citing Archive reference HO107; Piece number 2084; Folio 612; Page 9 and 1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census Image, Findmypast citing Archive reference HO107; Piece number 2084; Folio 612; Page 10
4. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7RR-H3J : 6 April 2016), Lucy Allgood, Whitwick, Leicestershire, England; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey. (Note: Hamsley is mistranscribed as Stanley and Lucy's marital status is also mistranscribed as widow, when it should say married).
5. ↑ https://mormonmigration.lib.byu.edu/mii/passenger/5215 Jane Allgood on the ship : General McClellan
6. ↑ https://mormonmigration.lib.byu.edu/mii/voyage/149
7. ↑ https://mormonmigration.lib.byu.edu/mii/account/448
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNCY-DSK : 19 March 2020), Jane Beech in entry for Thomas Beech, 1870.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNS2-LV2 : 15 July 2017), Jane Beech in household of Thomas Beech, Coalville, Summit, Utah, United States; citing enumeration district ED 72, sheet 9A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,338.
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMR5-P25 : accessed 12 September 2020), Jane Beech in household of Thomas L. Beech, Coalville Precinct Coalville city, Summit, Utah, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 137, sheet 5A, family 95, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,686.
11. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M5XH-RJG : accessed 12 September 2020), Jane Beech in household of Thomas L Beech, Coalville, Summit, Utah, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 166, sheet 3B, family 59, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1608; FHL microfilm 1,375,621.
12. ↑ "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZGR-98H : 11 September 2015), Jane Beach in entry for Thomas Lewis Beach, 02 Nov 1927; citing Coalville, Summit, Utah, United States, certificate 70, series 81448; Utah State Archives Research Center, Salt Lake City, Utah; FHL microfilm.
13. ↑ "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZPD-26J : 11 September 2015), Jane Allgood Beech, 20 Mar 1939; citing Coalville, Summit, Utah, United States, certificate 22, series 81448; Utah State Archives Research Center, Salt Lake City, Utah; FHL microfilm.

See also:

• https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:S1M3-39D