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Penelope BECKWITH 1785–1854 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Jul 1785

Birth Location: Lyme, New London, Connecticut

Death Date: 22 May 1854

Death Location: Great Barrington, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Deacon Beckwith

Mother: Patience Beckwith

Spouse(s): Elihu SANFORD

Children(s): George Sanford, Patience Hitchcock, Anson Sanford

Penelope BECKWITH was born in 1785 in Lyme, New London, Connecticut, the child of Deacon George Beckwith And Patience Penelope Beckwith. Penelope BECKWITH married Elihu Sanford, and had children including Anson Sanford, George Gifford Sanford, Patience B Hitchcock. Penelope BECKWITH passed away in 1854 in Great Barrington, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Penelope BECKWITH was born in 1785 in Lyme, New London, Connecticut, the child of Deacon George Beckwith And Patience Penelope Beckwith.
  • Penelope BECKWITH married Elihu Sanford, and had children including Anson Sanford, George Gifford Sanford, Patience B Hitchcock.
  • Penelope BECKWITH passed away in 1854 in Great Barrington, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Deacon Beckwith
1764–1842
Birth Location: East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
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Patience Beckwith
1764–1814
Birth Location: Lyme, New London, Connecticut, USA
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Spouses(s)

Elihu SANFORD
1788–1861
Birth Location: Great Barrington, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Children(s)

George Sanford
1821–1873
Birth Location: Great Barrington, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
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Patience Hitchcock
1817–1859
Birth Location: –
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Anson Sanford
1815–1898
Birth Location: Massachusetts, United States of America
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Penelope BECKWITH's Ancestors

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Penelope BECKWITH
1785–1854
Birth Place: Lyme, New London, Connecticut
Parents
Deacon George Beckwith
1764–1842
East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
Patience (Penelope) Beckwith
1764–1814
Lyme, New London, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
Deacon (Barzillai) Beckwith
1736–1818
Lyme, New London, Connecticut, USA
Mary Butler
1742–1797
East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
Allen Beckwith
1736–1831
Lyme, New London, Connecticut, USA
Esther Marvin
1737–1764
Lyme, New London, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
George Reverend
1703–1794
Sarah Browne
1709–1796
Jonathan Butler
1708–1749
Elizabeth Davis
1711–1783
Benjamin Beckwith
1706–1786
Patience Rowland
1710–1765
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Brown
1683–1735
Sarah Bacon
1690–1722
Jonathan Butler
1678–1755
Mary Easton
1681–1731
Jonah Beckwith
1673–1721
Rebecca DeWolf
1676–1743

Penelope BECKWITH's Descendants

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Penelope BECKWITH (20 Jul 1785–22 May 1854) m. Elihu SANFORD (4 Jun 1788–4 Apr 1861)
  1. 1. George (Gifford) Sanford 1821–1873 m. Susan (B) Prindle 1825–1900 m. Louisa (R) Sanford 1831–
    1. 1. Frank (G) Sanford 1850–1916 m. Ruth (Adelia) Prindle 1854–1887
      1. 1. Edith (J) Sanford 1876–1973 m. George (Washington Bartholomew) SR 1872–1943
        1. 1. Frank (C.) Bartholomew 1895–1967 m. Glenna (May) Moore 1898–1947 m. Suzanna Martje 1909–1997
        2. 2. George (W. Bartholomew) Jr 1909–1971 m. Armeda (L.) Bartholomew 1907–1971
      2. 2. Cora (Estelle) Sanford 1880–1959
      3. 3. Edwin (A) Sanford 1887–1968 m. Mabel (Etta) Ranney 1881–1946
        1. 1. Lysle (F) Sanford 1920–2008
    2. 2. Katie (M) Sanford 1847–
  2. 2. Patience (B.) Hitchcock 1817–1859
  3. 3. Anson Sanford 1815–1898

Penelope BECKWITH's Timeline

2 Records

1785
20 Jul 1785
Birth of Penelope BECKWITH in Lyme, New London, Connecticut
Lyme, New London, Connecticut
1854
22 May 1854
Age 69
Death of Penelope BECKWITH in Great Barrington, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Great Barrington, Berkshire, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Jul 1785
    Event Place: Lyme, New London, Connecticut
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 May 1854
    Event Place: Great Barrington, Berkshire, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Great Barrington, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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