Erastus Beardsley (1812 - 1880)

Born 17 Oct 1812 in New York

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Died 2 Jun 1880 at age 67 in Gilbertsville, Otsego, New York, United States

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Erastus Beardsley is a descendant of the immigrants William Beardsley and Mary Harvie.

Biography

Erastus was born in 1812. He is the son of Daniel Beardsley and Hannah Hurd. ^[1]

He bought a farm about a mile southwest of his father’s farm, where they lived for twelve years, then bought the old farm which belonged to Phebe’s father. [Holt]

Erastus, son of Daniel Beardsley, was born August 12, 1812, died June 8, 1880. He was a farmer by occupation. a Methodist in religion. and a Republican in politics. He lived at Butternuts, New York. He married, April 8, 1840, Phebe Wood, born November 15. 1820, died February 4, 1880, daughter of Benjamin and Lodema Wakeley Wood, granddaughter of Amos and Phebe Peet Wood and of Dennis Wakeley. Amos Wood lived at Amenia, Dutchess County, New York. Benjamin Wood moved to New Lisbon, Otsego County, New York. He was born in Amenia, May 12, 1797, died in 1884. He was a farmer. His wife, Lodema, died in 1850. Their children; Phebe, married Erastus Beardsley mentioned above; Elizabeth, married Eben T. Waite; Sarah Wood, married William Wagstaff. Children born at Butternuts: Benjamin Franklin, February 28, 1841; William Henry, April 1, 1843; Mary Achsah, January 15, 1845, died August 18, 1848; Melissa Lodema, May 25, 1849 ,died February 1893; Charles Dennis ,July 9, 1851, died March 15, 1906; George Washington, June 5, 1853; Sarah Elizabeth, November 3, 1855, died February 28, 1856; James Elum, March 10, 1859; Robert Erastus, February 28, 1861. [New England Families]

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Sources

• Beardsley Genealogy: The Family of William Beardsley, One of the First Settlers of Connecticut. Compiled and edited by Nellie Beardsley Holt and Charles Eleazer Holt. Published at West Hartford, Connecticut, 1951. Erastus Beardsley is Holt Record #664, Pg. 271.^[2]
• New England Families - Genealogical and Memorial by William Richard Cutter, A.M., Vol. IV, Lewis Publishing Company, New York, 1913
• 1850 US Census: Butternuts, Otsego County, NY, 25 Sep 1850^[3]
• New York, State Census, 1855: Butternuts, Otsego County, 21 Jun 1855 (page marked 21)^[4]
• 1860 US Census: Butternuts, Otsego County, NY, 14 Jul 1860, Pg. 50^[5]
• New York, State Census, 1865 : Butternuts, Otsego County, 5 Jul 1865, Pg. 53^[6]
• 1870 US Census: Butternuts, Otsego County, NY, 7 Jul 1870, Pg. 42^[7]
• Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 17 September 2020), memorial page for Erastus Beardsley (17 Oct 1812–8 Jun 1880), Find A Grave: Memorial #15712074, citing Prentiss Cemetery, Otsego County, New York, USA ; Maintained by Tom Price (contributor 46852759) . Prentiss Cemetery, Otsego County NY

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Footnotes

1. ↑ Information from Beardsley family researcher Nick Dann, Tuesday, April 28, 2015.
2. ↑ Holt Record # 664.
3. ↑ Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C.; Roll: M432_580; Page: 213A; Image: 432
4. ↑ Microfilm. New York State Archives, Albany, New York.
5. ↑ NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.; Roll: M653_841; Page: 306; FHL microfilm: 803841
6. ↑ Microfilm. New York State Archives, Albany, New York
7. ↑ NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.; Roll: M593_1075; Page: 41B; Image: 371952; FHL microfilm: 552574