Parents may be Joseph Beecher and Esther Potter
1820 New York Census Madison County Lenox 17 next to daughter Harriet
1840 New York Census Orleans County Knowlesville 333
1850 New York Census Orleans County Barre 67 with daughter Harriet
Hezekiah married Chloe SELKRIGG, daughter of John SELKRIGG (1734-) & Irene HOPKINS (1742-), in CT, New Haven. Born on 5 Mar 1767 in CT, New Haven, Waterbury. Chloe died on 13 Jan 1849; she was 81. Buried in NY, Orleans, Ridgeway, Knowlesville Cem.
They had the following children:
2. Chloe BEECHER.
Chloe married William LAWRENCE.
They had the following children:
3. Hezikiah BEECHER. Born abt 1801 in CT. Hezikiah died bef 1882; he was 81.
Deceased prior 1882. Listed as a physician on the Orleans Co. NY 1850 census. 1840 New York Census Orleans County Knowlesville 333
Children:
4. Capt. USN Ret. Mark H. BEECHER. Born on 27 Mar 1807. Mark H. died in New York, Orleans, Albion on 25 May 1882; he was 75. Buried in NY, Orleans, Albion, Mt. Albion Cemet.
Mt. Albion Cemetery, Route 31, Town of Albion, Orleans County, New York.
BEECHER, MARK H., MAR 27, 1807 - MAY 25, 1882, US NAVY, CIVIL WAR, LOT # 893 CACTS
Mark H. married Louisa. Born abt 1803 in VT.
5. Harriet Matilda BEECHER. Born on 12 Apr 1798 in CT. Harriet Matilda died in NY, Orleans, Barre on 29 Jan 1879; she was 80. Buried in NY, Orleans, Barre, East Shelby Cem.
Harriet Matilda married Eli HERRICK, son of Stephen HERRICK (1748-) & Joanna HOWELL (1747-). Born on 15 Jul 1794 in NY, Orleans, Holly. Eli died in NY, Orleans, Barre on 6 Aug 1873; he was 79. Buried in NY, Orleans, Barre, East Shelby Cem.
1820 New York Census Madison County Lenox 17
1830 New York Census Genesee County Bethany 350
1840 New York Census Orleans County Barre 317
1850 New York Census Orleans County Barre 67
1855 New York Census Orleans County Barre lists birthplace as Dutchess
1860 New York Census Orleans County Barre 1047
1865 New York Census Orleans County Barre
1870 New York Census Orleans County Barre 14 with son William
They had the following children:
6. William H. BEECHER.
William H. married Eunice.
They had the following children:
7. Alfred BEECHER.
Children:
8. William H. LAWRENCE
9. George J. LAWRENCE
10. Margaret LAWRENCE married Hezikiah B HERRICK.
11. Mark H. BEECHER
12. Dr. Payton D. BEECHER. Born in 1827. Payton D. died in 1878; he was 51. Buried in NY, Orleans, Ridgeway, Boxwood Cemetery.
1855 New York Census Orleans County Ridgeway
Payton D. married Ellen BRITT. Born in 1831. Ellen died in 1881; she was 50. Buried in NY, Orleans.
13. George HERRICK. Born abt 1808 in NY. George died on 14 Nov 1830; he was 22. Buried in NY, Orleans, Ridgeway, Knowleville Cem.
14. Hezikiah Beecher HERRICK. Born in 1821 in NY, Madison. Hezikiah Beecher died in NY, Orleans on 4 Sep 1886; he was 65. Buried in NY, Orleans, Albion.
1855 New York Census Orleans County Albion
1865 New York Census Orleans County Albion
1875 New York Census Orleans County Albion
Hezikiah Beecher HERRICK married Margaret CRANE.
They had the following children:
15. Harriet M. HERRICK married Edwin H. BURGESS.
16. Willard William HERRICK. Born on 2 May 1830. Willard William died on 16 Oct 1880; he was 50. Buried in NY, Orleans, Barre, East Shelby Cem.
1855 New York Census Orleans County Barre
1865 New York Census Orleans County Barre
1870 New York Census Orleans County Barre 14
1875 New York Census Orleans County Barre
Willard William married Clarinda M. Born in 1835. Clarinda M. died on 20 Jan 1903; she was 68. Buried in NY, Orleans, Barre, East Shelby Cem.
They had the following children:
17. Amanda Matilda HERRICK.Born on 5 Oct 1832 in NY, Sullivan, Madison Co. Amanda Matilda died in CA, Los Angeles, Los Angeles on 4 Mar 1903; she was 70. Buried in CA, Los Angeles, Rosedale Cemitar.
Wrote a book in 1903 entitled "Mothers Verses" which was published in 1904.
On 23 Sep 1852 when Amanda Matilda was 19, she married Pliny Cook CASS, son of Nason CASS (1788-1836) & Mary MACMERRILL (1793-1884), in New York, Orleans, Holley. Born on 2 Aug 1819 in NH, Grafton Co., Alexandria. Pliny Cook died in CA, Los Angeles, Los Angeles on 17 Oct 1910; he was 91.
1860 New York Census Geneese County Oakfield page 736, 12
1910 California Los Angeles County Los Angeles page ED48 with daughter Cora
Born in Alexandria Grafton Co., N.H. Married in Holly, Orleans Co., NY in 1852 Moved to Ellison, Warren Co., IL. where Frank was born in 1853. Moved to Albion, N.Y. where Alonzo was born in1856. Moved to Barre, Orleans Co., N.Y. where Bruce was born in1858. Moved to Belle Plaine, Iowa in 1863 and built a sawmill. Could not serve in the Civil War due to a logging injury to his knee. He was a horse and cattle buyer for the Union Army. In 1866 left by team and wagon for Lexington,Mo. and established a grocery buisness. Moved to Carthage, Mo. in 1869. Moved to Pierce City, Mo. in 1870 and started a furniture business. Wiped out by the financial crash of 1874 and left for California, but ran out of money and returned to Joplin, Mo. and started a cattle feed yard. In 1878 lost his herd to "Texas Fever" but started over with 11 head of cattle. Moved to Muscogee Indian Territory to join Alonzo and Frank. In 1888 joined the Tufts family to lease a railway to Los Angeles California, where he lived until his death in 1910.
They had the following children:
18. Eli W. HERRICK Jr. Born abt 1839.
19. Alonzo HERRICK. Born in 1819 in NY. Alonzo died in 1863; he was 44. Buried in NY, Orleans, Barre, East Shelby Cem.
1860 New York Census Orleans County Barre 1047 1855 New York Census Orleans County Barre 1850 New York Census Orleans County Barre 67
Alonzo married Eliza L PARSONS. Born in NY, Livingston.
1875 New York Census Orleans County Albion
They had one child:
20. A Cady HERRICK
21. William Z. BEECHER
22. Carlos VanJulius BEECHER
23. Nancy A. Brown BEECHER married William L HOAGLAND.
24. Randall Fary BEECHER.Born on 23 Oct 1793 in MA, Walcott. Randall Fary died in NY, Haskinville on 7 Nov 1861; he was 68.
Randall Fary BEECHER married Serepta Cook CASS, daughter of Nason CASS (1788-1836) & Mary MACMERRILL (1793-1884).
They had one child:
25. Dudley BEECHER
26. Daniel BEECHER
27. Cornelia Ann Martin BEECHER
28. H. Lurena Scudder BEECHER
29. Gillet L BEECHER
30. George HERRICK. Born abt 1848 in NY, Orleans.
31. Freeman B. HERRICK. Born abt 1857 in NY, Orleans.
32. Hellen F. HERRICK. Born abt 1859 in NY, Orleans.
33. Martha J. HERRICK. Born in 1861. Martha J died on 13 Nov 1908; she was 47.
34. Adelia M. HERRICK. Born abt 1856 in NY, Genesee.
35. Effie C. HERRICK. Born abt 1857 in NY, Orleans.
36. Carrie T. HERRICK. Born abt 1860 in NY, Orleans.
37. Martha Jane HERRICK. Born abt 1862 in NY, Genesse.
38. Willard Alonzo HERRICK. Born abt 1864 in NY, Monroe.
39. Minnie Elva HERRICK
40. Sarah Amelia HERRICK
41. Frank H. CASS. Born on 12 Sep 1853 in Illinois, Warren, Ellison. Frank H died in Oklahoma, Indian Territory on 17 Aug 1885; he was 31. Buried in MO, Joplin.
Murdered by two Creek indians.
Frank H. married Josephine C. BLYTHE, daughter of BLYTHE & Sarah Jemima ROGERS. Born on 27 Oct 1857 in Oklahoma, Indian Territory. Josephine C. died in Oklahoma, Bartlesville on 15 Dec 1915; she was 58.
They had one child:
42. Alonzo Beecher CASS. Born on 4 Jul 1856 in NY, Albion, Orleans County. Alonzo Beecher CASS died in California, South Pasadena on 11 Mar 1924; he was 67. Buried in California, South Pasadena, Rosedale Cemetar.
1920 California Census Los Angeles County South Pasadena page 11
1910 California Census Los Angeles County Los Angeles page 152
1900 California Census Los Angeles County South Pasadena page 48
1860 New York Census Geneese County Oakfield page 736, 12
Clerked a store in Vinta, Indian territory. In 1878 opened a General Merchandising store in Muscogee, Indian Territory with his brother Bruce. Moved to Los Angeles in 1888, accompanied by his brothers, and soon after, as Cass Brothers' Stove Company, they started a hardware store on Third Street, purchasing some of Northcraft & Clark's stock of merchandise. A. B. Cass, who served as President of the Chamber of Commerce in 1901. He was President of the Home Telephone & Telegraph Company from 1906 to 1916 and then President of its successor Southern California Telephone Company. He headed a bonds and securities firm and was the director of the Security Trust and Savings Bank. Seven of his sons were in World War I.
On 23 Jun 1885 when Alonzo Beecher CASS was 28, he first married Emily Flora TUFTS, daughter of John Quincy Adams TUFTS (1840-1908) & Susan Shaw COOKE (1842-1912), in Indian Territory, Muskogee. Born on 25 Sep 1864. Emily Flora died in California, South Pasadena on 11 May 1907; she was 42. Buried in Rosedale Cemetery.
They had the following children:
Alonzo Beecher CASS second married Martha Washington "Mamie" TUFTS, daughter of John Quincy Adams TUFTS (1840-1908) & Susan Shaw COOKE (1842-1912). Born on 30 May 1876 in Washington D.C. Martha Washington "Mamie" died in California, South Pasadena on 27 Jan 1946; she was 69. Buried in CA, Los Angeles, Rosedale Cemetery.
DAR ID Number: 115646 Born in Washington, D. C. while her father served as an Iowa state Representative.
They had the following children:
43. Bruce Hopkins CASS. Born on 16 Sep 1858 in New York, Barre, Orleans Co. Bruce Hopkins died in California, Los Angeles on 9 Mar 1940; he was 81. Buried in California, Inglewood, Inglewood Park C.
In 1878 opened a General Merchandising store in Muscogee, Indian Territory with his brother Alonzo. Moved to California in 1888.
On 8 Nov 1890 when Bruce Hopkins CASS was 32, he married Louise Theresa HUNTER, in California, Los Angeles. Born on 30 Sep 1867 in Ohio, Mansfield. Louise Theresa died in California, Los Angeles on 5 Feb 1947; she was 79. Buried in California, Inglewood, Inglewood Park C.
They had the following children:
44. Fred H. CASS. Born on 9 Oct 1865 in Iowa, Belle Plaine. Fred H. died in MO, Joplin on 13 Jan 1875; he was 9. Buried in MO, Joplin.
45. Cora Matilda CASS. Born on 28 Mar 1873 in Missouri, Pierce City. Cora Matilda died in California, Claremont on 8 Dec 1943; she was 70. Buried in California, Claremont, Oak Grove C.
On 17 Oct 1897 when Cora Matilda was 24, she married Carl Granville PACKARD, son of Reverand David Temple PACKARD (1824-) & Abbie Craig MAYHEW (1828-), in California, Los Angeles. Born on 26 Dec 1869 in Mass., Brockton. Carl Granville died in California, Claremont on 4 May 1954; he was 84. Buried in California, Claremont, Oak Grove C.
1910 California Los Angeles County Los Angeles ED48 1900 California Los Angeles County Los Angeles ED1 sheet1
They had the following children:
46. Cora T. HERRICK. Born in 1848. Cora T died in 1919; she was 71. Buried in NY, Orleans, Barre, East Shelby Cem.
47. Nason BEECHER
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