Henry Becher of Aughadown, Skibbereen

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Henry Becher

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Birthplace: County Cork, Ireland
Death: 1738 (71-72)
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Son of Colonel Thomas Becher, M.P of Baltimore, County Cork and Elizabeth Becher (Turner)
Husband of Henrietta Margaret Owen
Father of Henry Becher; Elizabeth Townsend and John Becher
Brother of Thomas Becher; William Becher; Elizabeth Becher; Michael Becher; Richard Becher and 9 others

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About Henry Becher of Aughadown, Skibbereen

  • Henry Becher was the eldest child of Thomas Becher and his wife Elizabeth Turner. He was born on the 20th March 1666 in County Cork, Ireland.
  • Attended Dublin University 1683-4."BEECHER, Henry Pen [Mr Patrickson] march 15 1683-84 Aged 19, son of Thomas, Generosus, B. Co Cork"
  • In 1698 he married to Henrietta Margaret Owen by licence. Some Pedigrees and Burkes refer to her as Catherine.
  • Purchased Hollybrook in 1703 from Trustees of Forfeited Estates. Sales notices in 1852 & 1858 apparently had a lithograph of the floor plan.
  • Henry & Henrietta Becher had three children; Henry [died young], Elizabeth and John.
  • Henry Becher apparently died in 1738. No record has yet been found for the death of his wife.
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Henry Becher of Aughadown, Skibbereen's Timeline

1666
March 20, 1666
County Cork, Ireland
1698
1698
Skibbereen, Cork, County Cork, Ireland
1698
1720
1720
Aughadown, Cork, Cork, Ireland
1738
1738
Age 71