Helen Reed (Benedict) Beers (1848 - 1938)

Born 12 May 1848 in Wilton, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Adolphus Perry Beers — married Jan 1892 in Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

Died 23 Mar 1938 at age 89 in Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

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Biography

Helen Reed Benedict was born 12 May 1848 at Wilton, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States, died 23 March 1938 at Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA, daughter of Frederick Reed Benedict and Amanda Rockwell.

she married 1st, in Nov 1871, George Morehouse, born in 1849 in Connecticut, USA, died in 1887 at Norwalk, Connecticut, son of Eliphalet Morehouse (1813–1904) and Mary Morehouse (1815–1880)

she married 2nd, in Jan 1892, Adolphus Perry "Perry" Beers (his 2nd wife), born Jan 17 1827 at Wilton, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, died 10 April 1906 at Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA, son of Ezekiel Beers and Abigail St. John; no children of this marriage

buried at Hillside Cemetery, Wilton, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA, Plot E89 #10.^[1]

Children of George B. Morehouse and Helen Reed Benedict :

• Clara Louise Morehouse (1872–1949)
• Aria Benedict Morehouse (1874–1957)

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/125091108/helen_reed-morehouse-beers: accessed May 11, 2024), memorial page for Helen Reed Benedict Morehouse-Beers (12 May 1848–24 Mar 1938), Find a Grave Memorial ID 125091108, citing Hillside Cemetery, Wilton, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA; Maintained by LynnP (contributor 48061076).

• 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. 135.
• "United States Census, 1850", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6D9-4H5 : Sat Mar 09 22:19:18 UTC 2024), Entry for Frederick R Benedict and Amanda Benedict, 1850. Wilton, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States.
• "United States Census, 1860", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH5T-WGD : Sun Mar 10 18:47:38 UTC 2024), Entry for Fredrick Benedict and Amanda Benedict, 1860. Wilton, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States.
• "United States Census, 1870", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN74-54N : Tue Mar 05 10:12:48 UTC 2024), Entry for Esther Lambert and David S R Lambert, 1870. Wilton, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States.
• "United States Census, 1880", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFCZ-BQX : Sat Mar 09 16:33:23 UTC 2024), Entry for Geo. Morehouse and Helen Morehouse, 1880. Wilton, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States.
• "United States Census, 1930", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMPQ-BJX : Sat Mar 09 09:02:09 UTC 2024), Entry for Helen Beers and Clara Morehouse, 1930. Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States.