Lewis Beardslee (1803 - 1860)

Born 8 Nov 1803 in Franklin Furnace, Sussex, New Jersey

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Died 8 Aug 1860 at age 56 in Oakland, Michigan

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Lewis Beardslee is a descendant of the immigrants William Beardsley and Mary Harvie.

Biography

"Extracts from letters written by him, from Orion, Michigan, dated, 1840 and 1843, tells of his doings for the past four years; his health was so poor that he had to hire someone to work his farm on shares and he taught school for four months of the year, for fourteen dollars per month. His crops were almost entirely destroyed by insects.
In 1843 he tells about five of their seven children attending school, revival meetings were held, and some very stout hearted sinners were saved." ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Beardsley Genealogy: The Family of William Beardsley, One of the First Settlers of Connecticut. Compiled and edited by Nellie Beardsley Holt and Charles Eleazer Holt. Published at West Hartford, Connecticut, 1951. Holt Record #488, Pg. 211.

• 1830 United States Federal Census - Census Place: Hardyston, Sussex, New Jersey; Series: M19; Roll: 82; Page: 274; Family History Library Film: 0337935
• 1840 United States Federal Census - Census Place: Orion, Oakland, Michigan; Roll: 209; Page: 156; Image: 318; Family History Library Film: 0014797
• 1850 United States Federal Census - Census Place: Orion, Oakland, Michigan; Roll: M432_359; Page: 130B; Image: 262
• 1860 United States Federal Census - Census Place: Orion, Oakland, Michigan; Roll: M653_556; Page: 716; Image: 716; Family History Library Film: 803556
• 1850 Selected U.S. Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880 - Census Place: Orion, Oakland, Michigan
• Find A Grave, Lewis Beardslee (1803-1860) in Sashabaw Cemetery, Clarkston, Oakland County, Michigan
• Portrait Biographical Album of Oakland County, Michigan, published 1891; William P. Beardslee