Samuel Beers was born 6 Dec 1749 at Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, died 1 April 1823 ("typhus fever"), son of Nathan Beers (1718 - 1805) and Lydia (Hawley) Beers (1725 - abt. 1796);
he married 1st, Rebecca Baxter, born abt 1756, died 1785 (see gravestone) at Newtown, Conn., parents unidentified; [1][2]
he married 2nd, Ann Smith Peck, born Born 16 Mar 1760 at Newtown, CT, died there 23 Nov 1827, daughter of Gideon Peck (1725-1790) and Abiah (Smith) Peck (1728-1819) of Newtown;
Samuel Beers is buried at Newtown Village Cemetery, Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA.[3]
According to Newtown Vital Statistics (Barbour Collection), he was a Hatter.
Children of Samuel Beers and Rebecca (Baxter) Beers:
Hawley Beers (1773–1831) married Elizabeth Wright, moved to Long Island, NY.
Hannah Beers (1775–1833) married John Green.
Abigail Beers (1776–1876) married Belden Seymour, moved to Vergennes VT.
Polly Beers (1778–1823) married Timothy Shepard.
Nathan Beers (1780–1854) married Sarah Perry. moved to Lanesborough, Massachusetts.[4]
Joseph Thomas ("Thomas") Beers (1782–1836) married Phedima Curtis.
Children of Samuel Beers and Ann (Peck) Beers:
John Beers (1787–1831) married Polly Treadwell.
Henry Beers (1792–1864) married (1) Betsey Glover; (2) Julia Beers.
Amariah Beers (1795-1865) married Betsy Curtis.
Charles Beers (1797-1877) married Mary A. Dillon.
Sources
↑ Regan, Mary Louise, compiler, The Beers Genealogy, Volume Two, The descendants of Anthony Beers of Fairfield, Connecticut through his son, John, (Palatine, Illinois: Francis. A. Regan, 1974) p. 55.
↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/234133947/rebekah-beers: accessed April 24, 2024), memorial page for Mrs. Rebekah Beers, Find a Grave Memorial ID 234133947, citing Newtown Village Cemetery, Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA; Maintained by G. M. Genealogy (contributor 48576343).
↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/233814199/samuel-beers: accessed April 24, 2024), memorial page for Samuel Beers (6 Dec 1749–1 Apr 1823), Find a Grave Memorial ID 233814199, citing Newtown Village Cemetery, Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA; Maintained by G. M. Genealogy (contributor 48576343).
↑ Connecticut: Vital Records (The Barbour Collection), 1630-1870 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2011.) From original typescripts, Lucius Barnes Barbour Collection, 1928.
https://www.americanancestors.org/DB414/i/13188/14/24778941
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