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Samuel Beers (1749 - 1823)

Samuel Beers
Born in Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut Colonymap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married about 1772 [location unknown]
Husband of — married about 1784 in Newtown, Fairfield, Connecticut, United Statesmap [uncertain]
Descendants descendants
Died at age 73 in Newtown, Fairfield, Connecticut, United Statesmap
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Biography

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

  1. 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.
  2. 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).
  3. 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).
  4. 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
Birth of Nathan and Lydia Beer's Children
Nathan, son of Nathan Beers, b Sept 8, 1745
Ebenezer, son of Nathan Beers, b Sep 28 1747
Samuel, son of Nathan Beers, b Dec 6, 1749
Lydia, daughter of Nathan Beers, b Oct 24, 1751; d June 3, 1796
Hannah, daughter of Nathan Beers, b July 17, 1754
Abijah son of Nathan Beers, b Apr 7, 1756; d June 26 1786
Ezekiel, son of Nathan Beers, b Mar 9, 1758; d Apr 9 1795
Sarah daughter of Nathan Beers, b Mar 12 1760; d July 19 1781
Abigail daughter of Nathan Beers, b Mar 6, 1762
Mary, daughter of Nathan Beers, b Sept 2, 1764
Esther, daughter of Nathan Beers, b Feb 6, 1770; d Mar 15, 1780
Norwalk Vital Records 1651-1850 Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
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1823 Death
Samuel Beers died April 1 1823, age 73 was a Hatter
Newton Vital Records 1711-1852 Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)




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