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Maria or Mary Magdalena Beard 1762–1856 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1762

Birth Location: Schenectady, Schenectady, New York, United States

Death Date: 28 JUL 1856

Death Location: London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada

Father: Francis Beard

Mother: Anna Kersenaar

Spouse(s): Joseph Graves

Children(s): Elizabeth (Provost)

In 1762, Maria or Mary Magdalena Beard entered the world in Schenectady, Schenectady, New York, United States, born to Francis Franz Baard Beard And Anna Christina Kersenaar. Maria or Mary Magdalena Beard married Joseph Josiah Graves, and had children including Elizabeth Betsy Graves Provost. Maria or Mary Magdalena Beard passed away in 1856 in London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • In 1762, Maria or Mary Magdalena Beard entered the world in Schenectady, Schenectady, New York, United States, born to Francis Franz Baard Beard And Anna Christina Kersenaar.
  • Maria or Mary Magdalena Beard married Joseph Josiah Graves, and had children including Elizabeth Betsy Graves Provost.
  • Maria or Mary Magdalena Beard passed away in 1856 in London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Francis Beard
1737–1802
Birth Location: Heiliges, Römisches, Reich, Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Anna Kersenaar
1737–1802
Birth Location: Heiliges Römisches Reich (Germany)
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Spouses(s)

Joseph Graves
1750–1814
Birth Location: Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA
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Children(s)

Elizabeth (Provost)
1815–1877
Birth Location: New York, New York, USA
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Maria Beard's Ancestors

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Maria Beard
1762–1856
Birth Place: Schenectady, Schenectady, New York, United States
Parents
Francis 'Franz Baard' Beard
1737–1802
Heiliges, Römisches, Reich, Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Anna (Christina) Kersenaar
1737–1802
Heiliges Römisches Reich (Germany)
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Maria Beard's Descendants

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Maria (or Mary Magdalena) Beard (1762–28 JUL 1856) m. Joseph ('Josiah') Graves (1750–1814)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Betsy Graves) (Provost) 1815–1877 m. Samuel Provost 1803–1876
    1. 1. Peter (Delbert) Provost 1841–1916 m. Rhoda (J) Edwards 1845–1946
      1. 1. William (Ellsworth) Provost 1885–1969 m. Etta (Mae) Simmons 1895–1976
        1. 1. Wanda (Mae) Provost 1917–1986 m. Jesse (Alvin) Rose 1910–1997
        2. 2. Vida (L) Provost 1915–
        3. 3. Roselle Provost 1909–
        4. 4. Alice Provost 1913–

Maria Beard's Timeline

2 Records

1762
1762
Birth of Maria or Mary Magdalena Beard in Schenectady, Schenectady, New York, United States
Schenectady, Schenectady, New York, United States
1856
28 JUL 1856
Age 94
Death of Maria or Mary Magdalena Beard in London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada
London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1762
    Event Place: Schenectady, Schenectady, New York, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 JUL 1856
    Event Place: London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada
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