Edward Beecher (1803 - 1895)

Born 27 Aug 1803 in East Hampton, Suffolk County, New York, United States

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Died 30 Jul 1895 at age 91 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, United States

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Biography

Edward Beecher is Notable.

Edward Beecher was a noted theologian, the son of Lyman Beecher and the brother of Harriet Beecher Stowe and Henry Ward Beecher.^[1]

Edward was born about 1800. He is the son of Lyman Beecher and Roxanna Foote.^[2]

Edward Beecher married Isabella Porter. They first lived in Boston, Massachusetts.^[3][4]

They lived in Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois, USA.^[5][6]

They later lived in Brooklyn, New York.^[7][8]

Edward Beecher died July 30, 1895, in Brooklyn, New York, USA.^[2] His Massachusetts death record states he was buried in Georgetown, Massachusetts.^[2] He is also said to be buried in plot 15309 121 of Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA.^[9] His estate was probated in Kings County Surrogate's Court.^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Edward Beecher," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Beecher (accessed March 23, 2017).
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NWHK-MV2 : 10 December 2014), Edward Beecher, 30 Jul 1895; citing Brooklyn, New York, p402 rn41, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 961,515.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDSC-STG : 9 November 2014), Edward Beecher, Boston, ward 1, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States; citing family 1113, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
4. ↑ "Massachusetts State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQWN-WX2 : 15 November 2014), Edward Beecher, Ward 01, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States; State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 953,958.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXHH-5HB : 30 December 2015), Edward Beecher, 1860.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M64R-TFY : 17 October 2014), Edward Beecher, Illinois, United States; citing p. 63, family 512, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,739.
7. ↑ "New York State Census, 1875," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNJV-JP1 : 16 November 2014), Edward Beecher, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States; citing p. 71, line 23, State Library, Albany; FHL microfilm 1,930,224.
8. ↑ "New York State Census, 1892," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQQQ-LZX : 6 November 2014), Edward Beecher, 1892; citing Brooklyn, Ward 23, E.D. 22, county offices, New York; FHL microfilm 1,930,242.
9. ↑ Find a Grave memorial for Edward Beecher
10. ↑ "New York, Kings County Estate Files, 1866-1923," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7G7-F3Y : 6 December 2014), Edward Beecher, 1895; Surrogate Court, Brooklyn; FHL microfilm 004195747.

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