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Samuel Beach (abt. 1752 - 1829)

Maj Samuel Beach
Born about in Morristown, Morris, Province of New Jerseymap
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Husband of — married 20 Jan 1779 in Republic of Vermontmap
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Died at about age 77 in Whiting, Addison, Vermont, United Statesmap
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Biography

Maj. Samuel Beach was born about 1752 in Morristown, Morris, New Jersey to parents Gershom Beach (1729-1805) and Elizabeth "Mary" (Salter) Beach (1733-aft.1772).

He married Mary (Stewart) Foster (-1820), daughter of Benjamin Foster and Rachel Day, on 20 Jan 1779 in Vermont[1] and they had the following known children:

  1. Parker Beach
  2. Rose Beach
  3. Lydia Beach (1779-1816)[2]
  4. Deliverance Beach (1781-1781)[3]
  5. Mary Stewart Beach (1784-abt.1871)[4]
  6. Ann Mary Stewart Beach (1785-1788)[5]
  7. Lucy Beach (1787-)[6]
  8. Samuel Elmer Beach (1796-1815)[7]

In 1800 he was living in Whiting, Addison, Vermont in his household of five people.[8]

In 1810 he was living in Whiting, Addison, Vermont in his household of 8 people.[9]

In 1820 he was living in Whiting, Addison, Vermont in his household of 7 people.[10]
1776 Project
Lieutenant Samuel Beach served with Vermont Republic during the American Revolution.
Daughters of the American Revolution
Samuel Beach is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A007788.

Samuel served in the Continental Army as an Ensign and Lieutenant during the Revolution and was later made a Major of the Vermont Militia. He served for A Company in the Vermont Militia from Rutland under Ensign Isaac Cushman in Mar 1780 at the time of the invasion of Skeenesborough Fort. He also served under Capt. Sam Williams' Company, Col. Ebenezer Allen's Regiment in Oct and Nov 1780, and 3 May 1781. He also served in Capt. Nehemiah Lovewell's Company, to defend the frontier of Vermont.[11][12][13][14][15]

He was famous for walking 64 miles in 1775 to rally recruits for the Green Mountain Boys for the raid of Fort Ticonderoga on 10 May 1775, before Lexington. He is called "The Paul Revere of Vermont."[16]

Samuel Beach died aged 77 on 10 Apr 1829 in Whiting, Addison, Vermont.[17][18] He was buried in the Whiting Village Cemetery there.[19]

Memorial Plaque Inscription:[20][21]

Major Samuel Beach, 1752-1829; "The Paul Revere of Vermont"
He lies buried in this cemetery. He walked 64 miles to recruit men to aid Ethan Allen in the capture of Fort Ticonderoga, May 10, 1775.
Erected by Vermont Chapter, National Society Daughters of Founders and Patriots of America 1956.

Research Notes

"The fact that the 'Green Mountain Boys' were at Quebec in 1776; that two of the officers on these rolls (Captain and Commissary Elijah Babcock, and Capt. Robert Cochran) are identified in name and rank with those on a list handed to the Provincial Congress of New York by Ethan Allen and Seth Warner, on July 4, 1775, as officers of the Green Mountain Boys; and the further fact that none of the men are recorded in any other place, or with any other organization, all confirm the belief that the soldiers on its rolls herewith were a part of that historic band." Enlisted men."[22]

There was a Samuel Beach "Rev War soldier" who has a death record in Whiting, Vermont.[23]

Narrative on his Find-a-Grave memorial aligns with the Rev War soldier of Whiting being of the Green Mountain Boy.[19]

Sources

  1. ↑ "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFNL-2XB: 19 February 2021), Samuel Beach and Mary S Foster, 20 Jan 1779.
  2. ↑ "Vermont Births and Christenings, 1765-1908", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8LS-J5C: 16 December 2019), Samuel Beach in the entry for Lydia Beach, 1779.
  3. ↑ "Vermont Births and Christenings, 1765-1908", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8LS-KZS: 16 December 2019), Samuel Beach in the entry for Deliverance Beach, 1781.
  4. ↑ North America Family Histories, 1500-2000 DAR lineage, Application #59545; spouse Marvel Parker, son Christopher.
  5. ↑ "Vermont Births and Christenings, 1765-1908", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8LS-J5F: 16 December 2019), Samuel Beach in the entry for Ann Mary Stewart Beach, 1785.
  6. ↑ "Vermont Births and Christenings, 1765-1908", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8LS-J5D: 16 December 2019), Samuel Beach in the entry for Lucy Beach, 1787.
  7. ↑ "Vermont Births and Christenings, 1765-1908", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8L2-K2T: 16 December 2019), Samuel Beach in the entry for Samuel Elmer Beach, 1796.
  8. ↑ 1800 US Federal Census Whiting, Addison, Vermont; Saml Beach; household of 5; Series: M32; Roll: 51; Page: 33; Image: 31; Family History Library Film: 218688; database online, Provo, Utah, Ancestry.com, 2010.
  9. ↑ 1810 US Federal Census Whiting, Addison, Vermont; Samuel Beach; Roll: 64; Page: 182; Image: Vtm252_64-0122; FHL Roll: 0218668; database online, Lehi, Utah, Ancestry.com, 2010.
  10. ↑ 1820 US Federal Census Whiting, Addison, Vermont; Samuel Beach; household of 7; Page: 73B; NARA Roll: M33_126; Image: 85; database online, Provo, Utah, Ancestry.com, 2010.
  11. ↑ Military Record
  12. ↑ North America Family Histories, 1500-2000 DAR Lineage Book, Vol 60: 1906; Application No. 19545; "Samuel Beach (1752-1829) served as ensign, 1778; was promoted lieutenant of Col. Seth Warner's New Hampshire Continental regiment. He died in Whiting, Vt. Also Application No. 10260, 42691. Database online, Provo, Utah, Ancestry.com, 2016.
  13. ↑ Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783 Vermont, Samll Beach, Oct, Nov 1780; database online, Lehi, Utah, Ancestry.com, 2007.
  14. ↑ Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783 Saml Beach, 20 Apr 1778, Ensign, Battalion, Continental Troops; database online, Lehi, Utah, Ancestry.com, 2007.
  15. ↑ Compiled Revolutionary War Military Service Records, 1775-1783 Samll Beach, 3 May 1781, Vermont; Ebenezer Allen's Regiment, Vermont Militia; https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/6544898?mark=7b22746f6b656e223a22503231544e4b46564e724c67537771706262534b4e392b6c7771535a625a7a6b74397639776a67372f75633d222c22746f6b656e5f76657273696f6e223a225632227d; database online, Lehi, Utah, Ancestry.com, 2010.
  16. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/), "Record of Samuel Beach", Ancestor # A007786.
  17. ↑ "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFNL-2FM: 19 February 2021), Samuel Beach, 10 Apr 1829; Whiting, Vermont.
  18. ↑ "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFNL-2F9: 19 February 2021), Samuel Beach, 10 Apr 1829; Whiting, Vermont.
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/95742811/samuel-beach: accessed 26 September 2023), memorial page for Samuel Beach (1752–10 Apr 1829), Find a Grave Memorial ID 95742811, citing Whiting Village Cemetery, Whiting, Addison County, Vermont, USA; Maintained by Shirley Kloberdanz Arendt (contributor 47595601).
  20. ↑ Historical Marker for Major Samuel Beach, 1752-1829, Whiting, Addison, Vermont Erected by Vermont Chapter, National Society Daughters of Founders and Patriots of America, 1956. Photo.
  21. ↑ Memorial Plaque with photo
  22. ↑ The State of Vermont, Rolls of the Soldiers in the Revolutionary War, 1775 to 1783, Published by Authority of the Legislature, Compiled and Edited by John E. Goodrich, A Member of the Vermont Historical Society, Rutland, Vermont: The Tuttle Company, 1904, 831, 832:
  23. ↑ "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:9398-3PHV-X?cc=1784223&wc=MFVW-FWL%3A1029372501: 22 May 2014), 004542950 > image 2605 of 3991; Citing Secretary of State. State Capitol Building, Montpelier.

See also:

  • ETHAN ALLEN AND THE CAPTURE OF FORT TICONDEROGA; AMERICA'S FIRST VICTORY; by Richard B. Smith; The History Press, Charleston, SC 29403; 2010; pp. 66-71, 101, 111-113. Gershum Beach is mentioned on pp. 67, 70, and 111.

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Acknowledgements

This profile was created through the import of Middletown families minus.ged on 10 February 2011.





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Smith-32867 Jillaine Smith
Beach-1319 and Beach-568 appear to represent the same person because: Both profiles represent the same Rev War Soldier/ Green Mountain Boy...
posted by Jillaine Smith
Spradley-150 Mary (Spradley) Morken
Beach-4460 and Beach-568 appear to represent the same person because: The creator of this profile listed him as in the New York Militia, but there is no Samuel Beach in the New York lists. So a merge to the most likely candidate in name and age is proposed, as it is likely an error was made in the state.
posted by Mary (Spradley) Morken
Leger-741 Loretta (Leger) Corbin
Katherine,

Please help me clear errors on the db_901 and db_902 error reports. http://www.softdata.si/osebe_staro/ales/wikitree/Err_20161225/901_0000-0000_0.htm and http://www.softdata.si/osebe_staro/ales/wikitree/Err_20161225/902_0000-0000_0.htm

Thank you!

posted on Beach-1319 (merged) by Loretta (Leger) Corbin

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