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From: "Dee Davidson" <>
Subject: [PAERIE] OBIT and Family of Richard BECKWITH
Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2002 05:17:15 -0400

I have in my possession 2 old scrapbooks just loaded with Chautauqua Co NY
and Erie Co PA data, our borders are so close they interconnect a lot

I have added several Obits and other data to the Erie Message boards today ,
but could not get back on this list, I am now;
but check the Erie messages for new data;

Dee Davidson/ Chautauqua Co
This is better than Dee's Trivia


Richard BECKWITH
Another Veteran Gone;
Richard Beckwith died at his home in this place, (Mina)
March 26th 1903
When the Civil War broke over this country, he, then a young man, enlisted
in
Co C 76th NY Volunteers and seerved until March 24, 1864 when he was
transferred to the veteran reserve corp, in which he served til the end of
the war, and was discharged in 1865, He was a faithful soldier, a kind
husband and loving father a quiet peace loving citizen,

Deaths Dark Domain
Mrs Olive BECKWITH died in her home near this place Sat Jan 9th 1904 aged
73-8 months
a Mina Scrapbook
Added notes;
Olive and Richard are buried at TEFFT CEMETERY near the peak,
in French Creek
In the 1880 census this is their family;
Mina, Chautauqua, New York
Richard BECKWETH Self M M W 56 NY is BECKWITH
Occ: Farmer Fa: CT Mo: NY
Olive BECKWETH Wife F M W 50 NY
Occ: Keeping House Fa: RI Mo: CT
George BECKWETH Son M S W 20 NY
Emma BECKWETH Dau F S W 16 NY
Jarvis BECKWETH Son M S W 13 PA
Also here in TEFFT is JABISH and Polly (Button) Beckwith
father of Richard;
in 1850 census records of French Creek is
Jabish BECKWITH is 50 b CT (Probably JABEZ)
Wife POLLY is 46 b PA (Nee BUTTON)
Richard is 21
Daniel L is 17** m see next
Deniza (female ) is 12

Harriet Louisa More, of North-East, Erie Co., Pa.; b. April 26, 1839;
daughter of Daniel Q.MORE ; m. August 19, 1856, Daniel Lewis BECKWITH ,
son of Jabish Beckwith and Polly Button. He was b, August 3, 1833, in
Preston, Chenango Co., N.Y.; had issue:
IDA LOUISA, b. March 6, 1858, in Harbor Creek, Erie Co., Pa.
5MARY ELLA, b. January 23, 1860, in Marvin, Chautauqua Co., N.
Y. resides in West Mill Creek, Pa.; m. April 8, 1879, John F., son of John
Mottier. He was b. 1839, in Cincinnati, Ohio.
ANNIE MORE, b. May 2, 1862, in Marvin, Chautauqua Co., N. Y.
resides in North-East, Erie Co., Pa.; m. March 27, 1888, Timothy, son of
George Hammer. He was b. August 1, 1861, in Mina, Chautauqua Co., N. Y.
LILLIE MAY, b. October 22, 1864, in Marvin, Chautauqua Co., N.
Y. CARRIE ESTELLA, b. August 8, 1867, in North-East, Erie Co., Pa.;
resides in
Geneva, Ohio; m. June 12, 1888, George Albert, son of James Watt. He was b.
May 12, 1867, in North-East, Erie Co., Pa.

Source for Daniel BECKWITH;
History of the More Family

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