Samuel Beers (1833 - 1913)

Born 13 Jun 1833 in Newtown, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

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Died 13 Jan 1913 at age 79 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States

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Biography

Samuel Beers was born 3 June 1833 at Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States, died 13 January 1913 at Cook County, Illinois, USA,^[1] son of Simeon Nichols Beers (1801-1851) and Ann Eliza (McEwen) Beers (1811-1868); married 9 March 1857 to Emily Gray, born 16 April 1834 at Monroe, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA, died 14 Dec 1912 at Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA, daughter of Elisha Gray (1800–1850) and Sally B. (Scott) Gray (1802–1874); buried at Rosehill Cemetery and Mausoleum, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA.^[2]

Samuel Beers moved with his family from Newtown, Connecticut to Chicago, Illinois in the Fall of 1847, joining his brother Cyrenius, who moved there in the mid 1830's.

He fought in the American Civil War, Muster in Cairo, IL on 16 Jul 1861; discharged for disability 24 Mar, 1862. Samuel Beers was a Sargent in the 1st Illinois Light Artillery Company A

Children of Samuel Beers and Emily (Gray) Beers:

• Jenny Mae Beers (1863–1936)
• Emma Electra Beers (1865–1946)
• Lila Eliza Beers (1867–1950)
• Rissa Gray Beers (1870–1890)

Sources

1. ↑ "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1871-1998," , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N78R-M7X : 8 March 2018), Samuel Beers, 13 Jan 1913; citing , Cook, Illinois, United States, source reference cn 1385, record number 56, Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm 1,287,694.
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/235291664/samuel-beers: accessed April 27, 2024), memorial page for Samuel Beers (13 Jun 1833–13 Jan 1913), Find a Grave Memorial ID 235291664, citing Rosehill Cemetery and Mausoleum, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Laura (contributor 47617185).

• 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. 108-110.
• "United States Census, 1850", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M852-FDS : Sat Mar 09 13:59:50 UTC 2024), Entry for J A Beers and A E Beers, 1850. Lake Township, Cook, Illinois, United States. South Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States
• "United States Census, 1860", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXH9-B4P : Fri Mar 08 04:05:39 UTC 2024), Entry for Anne E Beers and Samuel Beers, 1860.
• Web: Illinois, Databases of Illinois Veterans Index, 1775-1995
• Web: Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls Illinois State Archives
• "United States Census, 1870", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M67K-SCJ : Tue Mar 05 07:20:08 UTC 2024), Entry for Samuel Birk and Emily Birk, 1870. Lake Township, Cook, Illinois, United States.
• "United States Census, 1880", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXNJ-XG1 : Sat Mar 09 13:31:36 UTC 2024), Entry for Samuel Beers and Emily Beers, 1880. Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States.
• "United States Census, 1900", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSSG-6BB : Thu Apr 11 19:35:45 UTC 2024), Entry for Samuel Beers and Emmily G Beers, 1900. Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States.
• "United States Census, 1910", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKHY-777 : Fri Mar 08 12:41:14 UTC 2024), Entry for Samuel Burr and Emily Burr, 1910. Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States.