Jane Maria (Seymour) Beckwith (1811 - 1868)

Born 7 Mar 1811 in Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Josiah Gale Beckwith MD — married 1 Feb 1831 in Litchfield, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 13 Aug 1868 at age 57 in Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States

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Biography

From The Beckwiths : "...she was the daughter of Moses Seymore of Litchfield; and a niece of Governor Haratio Seymore of N.Y." (Notice the different spelling of the last name.) Mother was Mabel Strong.

Children:

1. Jane Seymour - died at 4 year old
2. Elizabeth Gale - never married
3. Josiah Gale II - also a doctor - m. Anne Bonfield Allsopp
4. George Seymour - m. Isabel Cohen
5. Sarah Hunt - never married

Sources

Beaumont/Jacobs Family papers, supplemented with information found online.

Ancestry.com, including

• 10,000 Vital Records of Eastern New York - marriage
• 1850 Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut US census - housewife with four children - husband is a physician
• The Beckwiths, by Paul Beckwith, 1891. Page 156.

Also:

• Find A Grave: Memorial #153285943 - East Cemetery in Litchfield, Litchfield County, Connecticut
• Vanderpoel, Emily Noyes. Chronicles of A Pioneer School, from 1792 to 1833 (University Press, Cambridge, Mass., 1903) Page 295.