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William
BEECHER
(b.
14 June 1805
,
Southbury, Connecticut, USA
d.
10 January 1893
,
Newton, Massachusetts, USA
)
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BEECHER Family Genealogy
William BEECHER was born 14 June 1805 in Southbury, Connecticut, USA. William BEECHER was the child of Nathaniel BEECHER and Dinah SMITH
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
William married Hannah AMMIDOWN 20 February 1827 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 3 children. Hannah AMMIDOWN was born 18 January 1806 in Charlton, Massachusetts, USA (Charlton City) (Charlton Depot). Hannah died 28 March 1861 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville). Hannah was the child of Luther AMMIDOWN and Hannah HOVEY.
William BEECHER died 10 January 1893 in Newton, Massachusetts, USA.
Occupation: manufacturer, town clerk of Southbridge, representative to MA General Court
photo (above) from Optical Heritage Museum, Southbridge, Massachusetts
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1805 Birth
14 June 1805
Southbury, Connecticut, USA- 1826 - William Beecher comes to Southbridge
In 1826 William Beecher, a jeweler and watchmaker, settles in Southbridge, a small town on the Massachusetts / Connecticut border. He is part of a relatively new trend - jewelers expanding into the business of spectacle making.
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1827 Marriage / Partner
William BEECHER and Hannah AMMIDOWN 20 February 1827, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)- 1828 Birth of Child
William Ammidown BEECHER was born 10 July 1828, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville) - 1830 Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
Name: William Beecher
Event Place: Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
Page Number: 483
Affiliate Publication Number: M19
Affiliate Film Number: 68
GS Film number: 0337926
Digital Folder Number: 004411244
Image Number: 00971
1830 U.S. Census - 1832 Birth of Child
Hannah Jane BEECHER was born 7 May 1832, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville) - 1833 - Manufacturing of Spectacles Begins
Within seven years of his arrival in Southbridge, William Beecher opens a shop above his jewelry store to manufacture spectacles. Business prospers. Beecher teaches one of his apprentices, a 14-year-old boy named Robert Cole, to craft the first steel-framed spectacles made in America... Southbridge becomes a center of the American spectacle-making industry.
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Nancy Ellen BEECHER was born 5 January 1836, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)
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Spouse(s) / Partner(s) and Child(ren) of William BEECHER
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Hannah AMMIDOWN-- Date: 20 February 1827 Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Hannah AMMIDOWN was the child of Luther AMMIDOWN and Hannah HOVEY
alternate place of marriage Southbury, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Children of William BEECHER and Hannah AMMIDOWN:
William Ammidown BEECHER (b.10 July 1828, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. , )
Hannah Jane BEECHER (b.7 May 1832, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. 30 May 1897, Newton, Massachusetts, USA)
Nancy Ellen BEECHER (b.5 January 1836, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. August 1837, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )
Hannah AMMIDOWN-- Date: 20 February 1827 Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA Hannah AMMIDOWN was the child of Luther AMMIDOWN and Hannah HOVEY
alternate place of marriage Southbury, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Children of William BEECHER and Hannah AMMIDOWN:
William Ammidown BEECHER (b.10 July 1828, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. , ) Hannah Jane BEECHER (b.7 May 1832, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. 30 May 1897, Newton, Massachusetts, USA) Nancy Ellen BEECHER (b.5 January 1836, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. August 1837, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )
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1805 Birth
14 June 1805
Southbury, Connecticut, USA
1827 Marriage / Partner
William BEECHER and Hannah AMMIDOWN 20 February 1827, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)
1828 Birth of Child
William Ammidown BEECHER was born 10 July 1828, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)
1832 Birth of Child
Hannah Jane BEECHER was born 7 May 1832, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)
1836 Birth of Child
Nancy Ellen BEECHER was born 5 January 1836, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)
1837 Death of Child
Nancy Ellen BEECHER died August 1837, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)
1861 Death of Spouse/Partner
Hannah AMMIDOWN died 28 March 1861, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)
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1805 Birth 14 June 1805
Southbury, Connecticut, USA
1826 - William Beecher comes to Southbridge
In 1826 William Beecher, a jeweler and watchmaker, settles in Southbridge, a small town on the Massachusetts / Connecticut border. He is part of a relatively new trend - jewelers expanding into the business of spectacle making.
Visit Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)
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In 1826 William Beecher, a jeweler and watchmaker, settles in Southbridge, a small town on the Massachusetts / Connecticut border. He is part of a relatively new trend - jewelers expanding into the business of spectacle making.
Visit Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)
(massmoments.org)
1827 Marriage / PartnerWilliam BEECHER and Hannah AMMIDOWN 20 February 1827, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)
1828 Birth of ChildWilliam Ammidown BEECHER was born 10 July 1828, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)
1830 Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
Name: William Beecher
Event Place: Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
Page Number: 483
Affiliate Publication Number: M19
Affiliate Film Number: 68
GS Film number: 0337926
Digital Folder Number: 004411244
Image Number: 00971
1830 U.S. Census
Name: William Beecher
Event Place: Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
Page Number: 483
Affiliate Publication Number: M19
Affiliate Film Number: 68
GS Film number: 0337926
Digital Folder Number: 004411244
Image Number: 00971
1830 U.S. Census
1832 Birth of ChildHannah Jane BEECHER was born 7 May 1832, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)
1833 - Manufacturing of Spectacles Begins
Within seven years of his arrival in Southbridge, William Beecher opens a shop above his jewelry store to manufacture spectacles. Business prospers. Beecher teaches one of his apprentices, a 14-year-old boy named Robert Cole, to craft the first steel-framed spectacles made in America... Southbridge becomes a center of the American spectacle-making industry.
Visit Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)
(massmoments.org)
Within seven years of his arrival in Southbridge, William Beecher opens a shop above his jewelry store to manufacture spectacles. Business prospers. Beecher teaches one of his apprentices, a 14-year-old boy named Robert Cole, to craft the first steel-framed spectacles made in America... Southbridge becomes a center of the American spectacle-making industry.
Visit Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)
(massmoments.org)
1836 Birth of ChildNancy Ellen BEECHER was born 5 January 1836, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)
1837 Death of ChildNancy Ellen BEECHER died August 1837, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)
1850 Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
Name: William Beecher
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1850
Event Place: Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 45
Marital Status:
Race (Original):
Race:
Birthplace: Connecticut
Birth Year (Estimated): 1805
House Number: 1185
Family Number: 1267
Line Number: 20
Affiliate Publication Number: M432
Affiliate Film Number: 345
GS Film number: 443564
Digital Folder Number: 004181064
Image Number: 00276...Read MORE...
1850 U.S. Census
Name: William Beecher
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1850
Event Place: Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 45
Marital Status:
Race (Original):
Race:
Birthplace: Connecticut
Birth Year (Estimated): 1805
House Number: 1185
Family Number: 1267
Line Number: 20
Affiliate Publication Number: M432
Affiliate Film Number: 345
GS Film number: 443564
Digital Folder Number: 004181064
Image Number: 00276...Read MORE...
1850 U.S. Census
1855 Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
Name: William Beecher
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1855
Event Place: Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Age: 50
Birth Year (Estimated): 1805
Gender: Male
Race:
Birthplace: Connecticut, United States
Family Number: 382
Line Number:
GS Film number: 000953964
Digital Folder Number: 004279378
Image Number: 00053
Household Gender Age Birthplace
William Beecher M 50 Connecticut, United States
Hannah A Beecher F 49 Massachusetts, United...Read MORE...
1855 Massachusetts Census
Name: William Beecher
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1855
Event Place: Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Age: 50
Birth Year (Estimated): 1805
Gender: Male
Race:
Birthplace: Connecticut, United States
Family Number: 382
Line Number:
GS Film number: 000953964
Digital Folder Number: 004279378
Image Number: 00053
Household Gender Age Birthplace
William Beecher M 50 Connecticut, United States
Hannah A Beecher F 49 Massachusetts, United...Read MORE...
1855 Massachusetts Census
1861 Death of Spouse/PartnerHannah AMMIDOWN died 28 March 1861, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)
1865 Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
Name: William Beecher
Age (Expanded): 60 years
Birth Year (Estimated): 1805
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Connecticut
Marital Status: Widowed
Event Place: Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
Family Number: 144
Line Number: 2
GS Film number: 0954383
Digital Folder Number: 4286766
Image Number: 00083
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Stephen Taft M 47y Rhode Island
Joanna Taft F 40y Massachusetts
Alfred C Taft M 21y Massachusetts
Albert M Taft M 19y...Read MORE...
1865 Massachusetts Census
Name: William Beecher
Age (Expanded): 60 years
Birth Year (Estimated): 1805
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Connecticut
Marital Status: Widowed
Event Place: Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
Family Number: 144
Line Number: 2
GS Film number: 0954383
Digital Folder Number: 4286766
Image Number: 00083
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Stephen Taft M 47y Rhode Island
Joanna Taft F 40y Massachusetts
Alfred C Taft M 21y Massachusetts
Albert M Taft M 19y...Read MORE...
1865 Massachusetts Census
Death
Name: William Beecher
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 10 Jan 1893
Event Place: Newton, Massachusetts
Residence Place:
Address:
Gender: Male
Age: 87
Marital Status: Widowed
Occupation: Retired mfgr.
Birth Date:
Birthplace: Southbury, Conn.
Birth Year (Estimated): 1806
Burial Date:
Burial Place: Southbridge
Cemetery:
Father's Name: Nathaniel Beecher
Father's Titles and Terms:
Father's Birthplace: West Haven, Conn.
Mother's Name: Dinah...Read MORE...
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Name: William Beecher
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 10 Jan 1893
Event Place: Newton, Massachusetts
Residence Place:
Address:
Gender: Male
Age: 87
Marital Status: Widowed
Occupation: Retired mfgr.
Birth Date:
Birthplace: Southbury, Conn.
Birth Year (Estimated): 1806
Burial Date:
Burial Place: Southbridge
Cemetery:
Father's Name: Nathaniel Beecher
Father's Titles and Terms:
Father's Birthplace: West Haven, Conn.
Mother's Name: Dinah...Read MORE...
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William is buried at: Oak Ridge Cemetery
181 Main Street
Southbridge, Massachusetts
Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)
Added: 12/23/2013 3:22:51 PM
- Updated: 7/12/2021 4:35:30 PM
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