Jane Maria Beckwith

Jane Seymour Beckwith, daughter of Moses Seymour, Jr. and his wife Mable Strong Seymour of Litchfield, Connecticut, was born March 7, 1811. From 1824-1828 Jane studied at Sarah Pierce's Female Academy in her hometown. Her paternal grandfather Major Moses Seymour was a subscriber to the Litchfield Female Academy in 1798. Three years after completing her education she married Josiah Gale Beckwith, and the couple had five children during their marriage. She and her husband lived in the Moses Seymour, Jr. house on South St. in Litchfield. The house had been built by her father in 1817. Additional Notes: Primary sources for Jane Seymour Beckwith include an autograph album located in the Litchfield Female Academy collection, Series 2: Student Papers, Records, and Documents, Folder 9. Jane Maria (Seymour) Beckwith's image and bio. - Ref.: "The Ledger", < http://www.litchfieldhistoricalsociety.org/ledger/students/6209 >

Cemetery headstone photo and other info, ref.: < https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/153285943/jane-maria-beckwith >, East Cemetery, Litchfield, Litchfield County, Connecticut.