David Henry Beecher

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David Henry Beecher

Birthdate:
Birthplace: New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, British Colonial America
Death: June 12, 1805 (67)
New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Place of Burial: Goshen, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Nathaniel Beecher and Sarah Beecher
Husband of Elizabeth Hoadley; Mary Austin; Lydia Camp Beecher; Esther Hawley Lyman and Mary Lewis
Father of Mary Beecher; Lydia Fitch; David Samuel Beecher; Rev. Lyman Beecher; N.N. Beecher and 2 others
Brother of Sarah Beecher; Lydia Beecher; Anna Beecher; Nathan Beecher; Hezekiah Beecher and 2 others

Occupation: Blacksmith, Farmer
Managed by: Ivy Jo Smith
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About David Henry Beecher

A Patriot of the American Revolution for CONNECTICUT with the rank of CAPTAIN.
DAR Ancestor # A008486



David was a blacksmith. He was a man of strong, positive character and attained celebrity in all the country round.

David had 5 wives. The third, Esther lyman, was the mother of and died two days after the birth of Lyman Beecher (prematurely born), the father of the Renowned Beecher family.

Baptism: First Congregational Church

Seven of David's twelve children died in infancy.

Military Service: American Revolution

Residence: New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42609570/david-beecher

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David Henry Beecher's Timeline

1738
April 25, 1738
New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, British Colonial America
April 30, 1738
New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
1766
1766
New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
1772
May 9, 1772
New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut Colony
1773
August 14, 1773
New Haven, Connecticut, United States
1775
October 12, 1775
New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States