Sarah Jedidah (Norris) Beckler (abt. 1829 - 1916)

Born about 10 Oct 1829 in Farmington, Kennebec, Maine, United States [uncertain]

Ancestors

Died 1 Jan 1916 at about age 86 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Biography

No record has been found of the birth of Sarah Jedidah Norris. Her death record says that she was born at Farmington, Maine, on 10 Oct 1829, the daughter of William Norris and Elizabeth B. (Austin) Norris.^[1]

Sarah J. Norris married Albion P. Beckler.^[1] He was her sister Elizabeth's stepson.

In the 1850 census Sarah J Norris (age 20) was in Livermore, Oxford, Maine, United States.^[2]

Name	Sex	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
Philip C Beckler	M	54	Farmer	Maine
Betsey L Beckler	F	42		Maine
Albion P Beckler	M	20	Mechanic	Maine
Daniel W Beckler	M	18	Farmer	Maine
George W Beckler	M	15		Maine
Francis M Beckler	M	11		Maine
Elizebeth N Beckler	F	7		Maine
William N Beckler	M	5		Maine
John W Beckler	M	4		Maine
Mary E Beckler	F	1		Maine
Sarah J Norris	F	20		Maine

In the 1890 census Sarah J Beckler was in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.^[3]

Name	Sex
Albion P Beckler	M
Sarah J Beckler	F

Sarah J Beckler appled for a pension based on her husband's Civil War Service.^[4]

In the 1900 census Sarah J Beckler (age 70) was the widowed mother of William A Beckler in Boston Ward 15, Suffolk, Massachusetts.^[5]

Name	Sex	Age	Status	Relation	Occupation	Birth Place
William A Beckler	M	44	Married	Head	Teamster	Maine, USA
Nettie M Beckler	F	33	Married	Wife		Canada
Lillian P Beckler	F	9	Single	Daughter	Student	Massachusetts, USA
Sarah J Beckler	F	70	Widowed	Mother		Maine, USA

Sarah J. (Norris) Beckler died at Boston, Massachusetts, on 1 Jan 1916.^[1] Her gravestone at the Strickland Cemetery in Livermore Falls, Maine, gives her birth date as 10 Oct 1829 and her death date as 1 Jan 1916.^[6][7]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Death record of Sarah J. (Norris) Beckler, in Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1920,, database with images, FamilySearch > Deaths > Deaths 1916 vol 1 no 1-6006 Boston > image 7 of 463; State Archives, Boston.
2. ↑ 1850 Census: "1850 United States Federal Census"
   The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Livermore, Oxford, Maine; Roll: 262; Page: 260a; Line Number: 30
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8054 #9588782 (accessed 23 June 2023)
   Sarah J Norris (20) in Livermore, Oxford, Maine, USA. Born in Maine.
3. ↑ 1890 Census: "1890 Veterans Schedules of the U.S. Federal Census"
   The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Special Schedules of the Eleventh Census (1890) Enumerating Union Veterans and Widows of Union Veterans of the Civil War; Series Number: M123; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs; Record Group Number: 15; Census Year: 1890
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8667 #900148768 (accessed 23 June 2023)
   Sarah J Beckler in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.
4. ↑ Military: "U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934"
   The National Archives At Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; NAI Title: U.s., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Number: T288; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007; Record Group Number: 15; Series Title: U.s., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; Series Number: T288; Roll: 28
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 4654 #10047310 (accessed 23 June 2023)
   Name: Sarah J Beckler; Gender: Female; Filing Place: Massachusetts, USA; Relation to Head: Widow; Spouse: Albion P Beckler.
5. ↑ 1900 Census: "1900 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1900; Census Place: Boston Ward 15, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: 683; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 1385
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7602 #24071749 (accessed 23 June 2023)
   Sarah J Beckler (70), widowed mother, in household of William A Beckler (44) in Boston Ward 15, Suffolk, Massachusetts. Born in Maine, USA.
6. ↑ Memorial: Photo of gravestone of "Sarah J. wife of Albion P. Beckler"
   Find A Grave: Memorial #130727563 (accessed 23 June 2023)
   Memorial page for Sarah J. Norris Beckler (10 Oct 1829-1 Jan 1916), citing Strickland Cemetery, Livermore Falls, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA; Maintained by amyinleeds (contributor 47399796).
7. ↑ Burial: "Maine, U.S., Faylene Hutton Cemetery Collection, 1780-1990"
   Maine, Faylene Hutton Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1990. Salt Lake City, UT, USA: FamilySearch, 2016
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61899 #18791 (accessed 23 June 2023)
   Sarah J Beckler burial (died on 1 Jan 1916) in 1916 in Strickland, Livermore Falls, Androscoggin, Maine, USA.

• This person was created through the import of Family Line.ged on 01 March 2011.