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EARLY SETTLERS OF SANGAMON COUNTY - 1876
By John Carroll Power

These biographies were submitted by a researcher and evidently abstracted from the 1876 History of Sangamon County, IL. Errors could occur, so one should always verify the correctness by obtaining copies of vitals and performing all necessary research to document what is contained herein.



BEACH, JARED, was born Nov. 24, 1770, in Essex county, N. J., and was married there, Feb. 13, 1794, to Mary Harrison, who was born Sept. 18, 1775, in the same county. They moved to New York City, where they had five living children, and in 1835 moved to Springfield, Ill. Of their children--

ELECTA, married in New York City to Henry Howell, moved west, and died, Feb., 1859, in Centreville, Iowa.

CATHARINE, born Sept. 12, 1805, in New York city, married there, August 3, 1830, to Edmund R. Wiley. See his name.

RICHARD H., born March 11, 1808, in New York City, married there, in 1832, to Eliza H. Baldwin, who was born in 1814, in Cranberry, Middlesex county N. J. They had one child, and moved to Morgan county, Ill., where he taught school one year, and came to Springfield in 1834, and in 1835 united with E. R. Wiley in the mercantile business, as Wiley, Beach & Co. They established the first clothing store in Springfield, which they continued many years. Mr. and Mrs. Beach had four children in Springfield. Of their five children, SARAH, born in 1833, in New York City, married in Springfield to George H. Nolte. They had three children, GEORGE E., RICRARD B. and MINNIE G. Mrs. Nolte died in 1862, in Beardstown. CATHARINE E., born in 1835, in Springfield, died in 1848 in Beardstown. MARY B., born in Springfield, resides with her father. MATILDA B., born Feb. 28, 1839, in Springfield, married, April 14, 1868, to Rev. William E. Caldwell, of Lodi, Michigan. They have three children, JENNIE, MINNIE and EDWARD, and reside at Clio, Geneseo county, Michigan. Mr. Caldwell is pastor of the Congregational church of that place. EDWARD P., born May 27, 1841, in Springfield, married May 11, 1865, to Julia E. Cone, and resides in Springfield. Mrs. Eliza H. Beach died Oct. 31, 1865, and Richard H. Beach was married, June 27, 1867, to Sarah Lavinia Pearson. They reside in Springfield.

ELIZA H., died April 14, 1865, in Centreville, Iowa.

AMELIA, born Sept. 21, 1816, married in 1843, in Springfield, to John Harris. She died May 22, 1845.

Mrs. Mary Beach died Dec. 17, 1836, and Jared Beach died March 4, 1852, both in Springfield.



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