Israel Beardsley (1721 - abt. 1773)

Born 13 Mar 1721 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (French) Beardsley — married [date unknown] in Newtown, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

Descendants

Died about Oct 1773 at about age 52 in Manchester, Bennington, Vermont

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

Biography

Israel was born in 1721. He is the son of Josiah Beardsley and Mary Whittemore. ^[1]

No records have been found of his death but his mother’s will dated, 1774, names, “My loving grandchildren, Mary and Price Beardslee, son and daughter of my son Israel Beardslee, dec’d; Married Elizabeth French, bapt. at Stratford, 31 July 1726, daughter of Samuel and Mary (Price) French; she married, second, --- Bates as her name appears in Manchester, Vermont probate records, 1780 when Israel’s mother’s estate was settled. He lived at Dorset and Manchester, VT. [Holt]

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Research Notes

Original details:

Name: Israel Beardsley. Given Name: Israel. Surname: Beardsley. Suffix: Sr. ^{[2] [3]}

AMTID 372279775686:1030:174770771.

Residence 1639–1939 Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. ^[4] USA ^[5]

File File: (removed). Format: jpg. Family of Israel Beardslee. PHOTO Scrapbook: N. File: (removed). Format: htm. Service in Campaign of 1757. AUG 1757. Note: military service. DOCUMENT Scrapbook: N.

• The children listed do not list all that are noted in Holt or French records, for example his son 'Israel' is not listed, but 'A son' is listed, which could be Israel. Also listed is a son, Lazurus, which is not elsewhere noted, but could have come from his son Israel's son, Lazurus. ^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Profiles created by Christie (Walker) Lange, 15 Sep 2013; Merilee Burton through the import of burton[1].ged_2013-12-25.ged, 26 Dec 2013; and others; later merged. Added information from Beardsley family researcher Nick Dann, 22 Feb 2017.
2. ↑ Source: S165 7 Name: Page File File: (removed) Format: jpg PHOTO Scrapbook: N 15
3. ↑ Source: S166 17 Name: Page File File: (removed) Format: jpg PHOTO Scrapbook: N 25
4. ↑ Source: S166 35 Name: Page File File: (removed) Format: jpg PHOTO Scrapbook: N 43
5. ↑ Source: S165 53 Name: Page File File: (removed) Format: jpg PHOTO Scrapbook: N 61
6. ↑ Genealogical History of the Beardsley-lee Family in America, by Rev. Isaac Haight Beardsley, published 1902, Pg. 209.Haight Pg. 209

• Ancestors and Descendants of Samuel French, the Joiner of Stratford, Connecticut, by Mansfield Joseph French, Syracuse, N.Y., Edward Brothers, Inc., 1940. Israel is the first husband of Elizabeth French, Record # 8, Pg. 265. Ancestors and Descendants of Samuel French, Pg. 265..
• The Ricker Compilation of Vital Records of Early Connecticut, compiled and edited by Jacqyelyn Ladd Ricker, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, 2006, Pg. 1052

See also:

• 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. Israel Beardsley is Holt Record #36, Pg. 26.Holt Record #36.
• Source: S165 Ancestry.com, Ancestors and descendants of Samuel French, the joiner, of Stratford, Connecticut. (Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005). rd, Connecticut. er, of Stratford, Connecticut. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. French, Mansfield Joseph,. Ancestors and descendants of Samuel French, the joiner, of Stratford, Connecticut. Ann Arbor, Mich.: Edwards Brothers, 1940. TID 439 Name: Author Ancestry.com Name: Publisher Ancestry.com Operations Inc Name: PubPlace Provo, UT Name: PubDate 2005 Name: Title Ancestors and descendants of Samuel French, the joiner, of Stratford, Connecticut
• Source: S166 Ancestry.com, History of Stratford, Connecticut : 1639-1939</i> (Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005). rovo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Wilcoxson, William Howard.. • History of Stratford, Connecticut : 1639-1939. Stratford, Conn.: Stratford Tercentenary Commission, 1939. TID 439 Name: Author Ancestry.com Name: Publisher Ancestry.com Operations Inc Name: PubPlace Provo, UT Name: PubDate 2005 Name: Title History of Stratford, Connecticut : 1639-1939