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Henry Ward Beecher 1813–1887 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 June 1813

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

Death Date: 8 March 1887

Death Location: Brooklyn, Kings County (Brooklyn), New York, United States of America

Father: Rev. Beecher

Mother: Roxana Foote

Spouse(s): Eunice Bullard

Children(s): Alfred Beecher, Edith Beecher, George Beecher, Harriet Beecher, Henry Beecher, Herbert Beecher, Katharine Beecher, William Beecher

Henry Ward Beecher was born in 1813 in Litchfield, Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States of America, the child of Rev Lyman Beecher And Roxana Ward Foote. Henry Ward Beecher married Eunice White Bullard, and had children including Alfred B Beecher, Edith B Beecher, George L Beecher, Harriet Eliza Beecher, Henry Barton Beecher, Herbert Foote Beecher, Katharine E Beecher, William Constantine Beecher. Henry Ward Beecher passed away in 1887 in Brooklyn, Kings County (Brooklyn), New York, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Henry Ward Beecher was born in 1813 in Litchfield, Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States of America, the child of Rev Lyman Beecher And Roxana Ward Foote.
  • Henry Ward Beecher married Eunice White Bullard, and had children including Alfred B Beecher, Edith B Beecher, George L Beecher, Harriet Eliza Beecher, Henry Barton Beecher, Herbert Foote Beecher, Katharine E Beecher, William Constantine Beecher.
  • Henry Ward Beecher passed away in 1887 in Brooklyn, Kings County (Brooklyn), New York, United States of America.

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Henry Beecher's Ancestors

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Henry Beecher
1813–1887
Birth Place: Litchfield, Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
Parents
Rev. Lyman Beecher
1775–1863
New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, USA
Roxana (Ward) Foote
1775–1816
Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
David Beecher
1738–1805
New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, USA
Esther (Hawley) Lyman
1748–1775
Durham, Middlesex Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Hope Hawley
1719–1753
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jehiel Hawley
1685–1727
Hope Stowe
1694–1763

Henry Beecher's Descendants

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Henry (Ward) Beecher (24 June 1813–8 March 1887) m. Eunice (White) Bullard (26 August 1812–8 March 1897)
  1. 1. Alfred (B) Beecher 1852–1863
  2. 2. Edith (B) Beecher 1873–1898
  3. 3. George (L) Beecher 1844–1845
  4. 4. Harriet (Eliza) Beecher 1838–1911
  5. 5. Henry (Barton) Beecher 1842–1916
  6. 6. Herbert (Foote) Beecher 1854–1925
  7. 7. Katharine (E) Beecher 1846–1847
  8. 8. William (Constantine) Beecher 1848–1928

Henry Beecher's Timeline

2 Records

1813
24 June 1813
Birth of Henry Ward Beecher in Litchfield, Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
Litchfield, Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
1887
8 March 1887
Age 74
Death of Henry Ward Beecher in Brooklyn, Kings County (Brooklyn), New York, United States of America
Brooklyn, Kings County (Brooklyn), New York, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 June 1813
    Event Place: Litchfield, Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 March 1887
    Event Place: Brooklyn, Kings County (Brooklyn), New York, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Brooklyn, Kings County (Brooklyn), New York, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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