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Elizabeth Ferris Drinkwater 1733–1787 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 April 1733

Birth Location: New Milford, Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States of America

Death Date: 5 Feb 1787

Death Location: Kent, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA

Father: William Drinkwater

Mother: Elizabeth Benedict

Spouse(s): John Beeman

Children(s): Andrew Beeman

Elizabeth Ferris Drinkwater was born in 1733 in New Milford, Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States of America, the child of William Drinkwater And Elizabeth Benedict. Elizabeth Ferris Drinkwater married John Cotton Beeman, and had children including Andrew Drinkwater Beeman. Elizabeth Ferris Drinkwater passed away in 1787 in Kent, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • Elizabeth Ferris Drinkwater was born in 1733 in New Milford, Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States of America, the child of William Drinkwater And Elizabeth Benedict.
  • Elizabeth Ferris Drinkwater married John Cotton Beeman, and had children including Andrew Drinkwater Beeman.
  • Elizabeth Ferris Drinkwater passed away in 1787 in Kent, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Drinkwater
1701–1758
Birth Location: Middleboro, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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Elizabeth Benedict
1705–1749
Birth Location: Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
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Spouses(s)

John Beeman
1726–1776
Birth Location: Kent, Litchfield, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
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Children(s)

Andrew Beeman
1769–1861
Birth Location: Kent, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
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Elizabeth Drinkwater's Ancestors

Self
Elizabeth Drinkwater
1733–1787
Birth Place: New Milford, Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
Parents
William Drinkwater
1701–1758
Middleboro, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Elizabeth Benedict
1705–1749
Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elizabeth Drinkwater's Descendants

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Elizabeth (Ferris) Drinkwater (2 April 1733–5 Feb 1787) m. John (Cotton) Beeman (24 Oct 1726–24 Oct 1776)
  1. 1. Andrew (drinkwater) Beeman 1769–1861 m. Lydia Cogswell 1761–1836
    1. 1. Stephen (Tracy) Beeman 1787–1859 m. Jane ("Jennie" Smith) Beeman 1781–1831
      1. 1. Philo (Ceylon) Beeman 1817–1846 m. Mary (Elizabeth Young) Duncan 1823–1871
        1. 1. Sarah (Jane Beeman) Wisdom 1841–1870 m. Henry (W) WISDOM 1840–

Elizabeth Drinkwater's Timeline

2 Records

1733
2 April 1733
Birth of Elizabeth Ferris Drinkwater in New Milford, Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
New Milford, Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
1787
5 Feb 1787
Age 54
Death of Elizabeth Ferris Drinkwater in Kent, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Kent, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 April 1733
    Event Place: New Milford, Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Feb 1787
    Event Place: Kent, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
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