Charles Beers (1797 - 1877)

Born 25 Aug 1797 in Newtown, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

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Died 31 Aug 1877 at age 80 in DeKalb, Illinois, United States

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Biography

Charles Beers was born 25 Aug 1797 at Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States, died 31 Aug 1877 at DeKalb County, Illinois, USA,^[1] son of Samuel Beers and Ann Peck; married 2 June 1834 at Newtown, Fairfield Co., Conn. USA to Mary A. Dillon?^[2] Pickwick?^[3] (born in England); buried at Elmwood Cemetery, Sycamore, DeKalb County, Illinois, USA, PLot Elmwood 5 4W 8.^[4]

Children of Charles Beers and Mary A. (Dillon? Pickwick?) Beers:

• Samuel Beers (1835–1868)
• Ann Smith Beers (1837– )
• Robert Edwin Beers (1837– )
• George R. Beers (1839–1915)
• Isabella Beers (1843–1920)
• John Beers (1843– )
• Edwin Augustus Beers about (1845–1924)
• John S. Beers (1847–1924)
• Henrietta Beers (1849–1903)

Research Note:

The last name of Charles Beers' wife Mary A. Beers is recorded in their marriage record at Newtown, Conn. as "Dillon," but in other records by their children as "Pickwick" (see sources below). Further research is needed to resolve this discrepancy. She was born in England, according to Census records.

Sources

1. ↑ Illinois, Dekalb County, Probate Records; Author: Illinois. Circuit Court (Dekalb County); Probate Place: Dekalb, Illinois https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/1224003:9048?tid=&pid=&queryId=e87ab58c98115efa87eb4ce651ec763a&_phsrc=Fvj73&_phstart=successSource
2. ↑ 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. Page 11. https://www.americanancestors.org/DB414/i/13188/11/24778938
3. ↑ "Vermont, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1732-2005", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPQG-XLKT : Sat Mar 09 03:23:43 UTC 2024), Entry for Edwin A Beers and Augusta R Howard, 15 October 1879.
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/86077447/charles-beers: accessed April 25, 2024), memorial page for Charles Beers (1797–31 Aug 1877), Find a Grave Memorial ID 86077447, citing Elmwood Cemetery, Sycamore, DeKalb County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by YankeeGraver (contributor 47149312).

• Newtown, CT: Vital Records, 1704-1850 (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, NEHGS, Boston, 2021) Vol. 1, Page 74.
• "United States Census, 1850", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M681-5LG : Thu Mar 07 19:54:32 UTC 2024), Entry for Charles Beers and Ann S Beers, 1850. Newtown, Fairfield Co., Connecticut.
• "United States Census, 1860", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX4T-L7B : Sun Mar 10 04:45:00 UTC 2024), Entry for Charles Beers and Mary A Beers, 1860. Mayfield Township, DeKalb, Illinois, United States.
• "United States Census, 1870", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M67L-1LB : Tue Mar 05 07:20:34 UTC 2024), Entry for Charles Peers and Mary A Beers, 1870. Mayfield Township, DeKalb, Illinois, United States.