Person:Betsey Beecher (1)

1850 Census: Livonia, LIVINGSTON, NY, 66, CT.

1860 Census: Livonia, LIVINGSTON, NY, 76, CT.

Biography of John S. Beecher

FROM: History of Livingston County, New York

By James H. Smith, Assisted by Hume H. Cole. Published By D. Mason & Co. 1881

JOHN S. BEECHER.

Hezekiah Beecher, Sr., grandfather of John S., was born in Litchfield, Conn., in 1752. He married Dorcas Strong of the same place, and in 1801 moved to Livingston county with his wife and eight children, viz: Enaeus. Sally, Nathaniel, Betsey, Hezekiab, Jr., Alfred, Anna, and Maria.

Enaeus married Hannah Cook, and at an early day moved to Union county, Ohio, where he died; Sally died at home : Nathaniel married Matilda Cook, and also, at an early day removed to Ohio; Betsey married Moses Jackman, and spent the remainder of her life in Rush and in this town; Alfred married. Sarah Leavenworth and became one of the pioneers of Oberlin, Ohio; Moses married E. S. Rust, and also settled in Oberlin; Anna married D. B. Clark, and spent her days on part of the original purchase of her father. Hezekiah, Jr., was born in 1793, and at the age of eight years, moved with his father to this town in 1801. In the fall of 1818, he was married to Nancy, daughter of Oziel Smith. and sister of Col. George Smith, and settled on a part of the original purchase of his father, situated one and one-half miles north of Livonia Center. He had four children, viz :— Esther M., born Sept. 22, 1819, married to George B. Gibbs. of Livonia; Mary A., born Oct. 7, 1822, now of New York city ; John S. born April 7, 1826; and George C. now of Canandaigoa, N. Y., born Oct. 7, 1831.

1. ↑ Coffin, Charles Carleton. History of Boscawen and Webster from 1733 to 1878, M171. (Charles Carleton COFFIN, Concord NH Republican Press Association 1878.).
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Latter Day Saints - Family Group Record
   familyid=355349... 14/06/2008 Moses Jackman & Betsey Beecher, 14 Jun 2008.