Elizabeth Beckwith

1678 - 1767  (89 years)

• Name	Elizabeth Beckwith
  Relationship	with Robert Alan Roy
  Birth	4 Feb 1678	Lyme, New London County, Connecticut   [3, 5, 8, 9, 11, 12]
  Christening	18 May 1679	Lyme, New London County, Connecticut   [12]
  Other Will	say 1727 (Age 49)  [11]
  She was mentioned in her father's will who died in 1727.
  Death	13 Dec 1767	Norwich, New London County, Connecticut   [4, 5, 7]
  Burial	—	Old Hanover Cemetery, Hanover, New London County, Connecticut, U.S.A.   [5]
  		Gravestone of Elizabeth Birchand Here lies ye Body of Mrs Elisabeth Wife to Mr James Birchard Who Died Decmr 15th 1767 Age 80 years & 11 Months
  Person ID	I4198	| Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	29 Jun 2021

  
  

  Father	Matthew Beckwith,   b. 1637 to 1645, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut d. 4 Jun 1727, Lyme, New London County, Connecticut (Age 90 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Griswold,   b. 1640, Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut d. East Lyme, New London County, Connecticut
  Family ID	F3402	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	James Birchard,   b. 16 Jul 1665, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut
  Marriage	17 Mar 1696/97	Norwich, New London County, Connecticut   [2, 3, 8, 11, 12, 13]
  Age at Marriage	She : 19 years and 1 month - He : 31 years and 8 months.
  Children	1. Elizabeth Birchard,   b. 2 Sep 1697, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut   2. James Birchard,   b. 3 May 1699, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut   3. Sarah Birchard,   b. 10 Jul 1701, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut d. 15 Aug 1701, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut (Age 0 years)   4. Matthew Birchard,   b. 5 Dec 1702, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut + 5. John Birchard,   b. 12 Apr 1704, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut   6. Phoebe Birchard,   b. Oct 1705, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut   7. Sarah Birchard,   b. 11 Oct 1707, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut   8. Jonah Birchard,   b. 9 Oct 1709, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut   9. Rebeckah Birchard,   b. 1717, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut d. 1719, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut (Age 2 years)   10. Daniell Birchard,   b. 9 May 1718, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut
  Family ID	F3384	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Jun 2021

  
  

  Family 2	John Moore
  Marriage	25 Sep 1704	New London, New London County, Connecticut   [1, 8]
  Age at Marriage	She : 26 years and 7 months - He : ??.
  Family ID	F3401	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Jun 2021

  
  

• Notes

  Death: Smith (1924) and Seymour (1940) give her death date as 1654. [11, 12]

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 4 Feb 1678 - Lyme, New London County, Connecticut Christening - 18 May 1679 - Lyme, New London County, Connecticut Marriage - 17 Mar 1696/97 - Norwich, New London County, Connecticut Child - Elizabeth Birchard - 2 Sep 1697 - Norwich, New London County, Connecticut Child - James Birchard - 3 May 1699 - Norwich, New London County, Connecticut Child - Sarah Birchard - 10 Jul 1701 - Norwich, New London County, Connecticut Child - Matthew Birchard - 5 Dec 1702 - Norwich, New London County, Connecticut Child - John Birchard - 12 Apr 1704 - Norwich, New London County, Connecticut Marriage - 25 Sep 1704 - New London, New London County, Connecticut Child - Phoebe Birchard - Oct 1705 - Norwich, New London County, Connecticut Child - Sarah Birchard - 11 Oct 1707 - Norwich, New London County, Connecticut Child - Jonah Birchard - 9 Oct 1709 - Norwich, New London County, Connecticut Child - Rebeckah Birchard - 1717 - Norwich, New London County, Connecticut Child - Daniell Birchard - 9 May 1718 - Norwich, New London County, Connecticut Death - 13 Dec 1767 - Norwich, New London County, Connecticut Burial - — - Old Hanover Cemetery, Hanover, New London County, Connecticut, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S1969] Bailey, Frederic W. Early Connecticut Marriages Prior to 1800 Book 2, (New Haven, Connecticut: Bureau of American Ancestry, 1896). [S1970] Beckwith, Albert Clayton and Edward Seymour Beckwith. Beckwith Notes, (Elkhorn, Wisconsin: Albert Clayton Beckwith, 1899). [S1968] Beckwith, Paul. The Beckwiths, (Albany, New York: Joel Munsell's Sons, 1891). [S194] Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011). [S14] Find-a-Grave website, (http://www.findagrave.com), Memorial ID 18142847 Elisabeth Beckwith Birchard . [S1965] Fox, Simeon M. "Matthew Beckwith and His Family", (New Haven, Connecticut: The American Genealogist, Volume 21, 1944). [S1947] Gravestone Inscription. [S241] Griggs, Dan. McNall Genealogy, (manuscript, 2003). [S1967] Lyme, CT Town Records. "Lyme (Conn.) Vital Records: From Town Records Book 1", (New Haven, Connecticut: The American Genealogist, Volume 10, 1933). [S1964] Seymour, George Dudley. "Thomas Birchard of Norwich, Connecticut, and Some of His Descendants", (New Haven, Connecticut: The American Genealogist, Volume 16, 1939). [S1963] Seymour, George Dudley. "Thomas Birchard of Norwich, Connecticut, and Some of His Descendants", (New Haven, Connecticut: The American Genealogist, Volume 17, 1940). [S1971] Smith, Howard Birchard. Some Descendants of Henry Smith and Thomas Birchard Who Came to America about 1635, (Omaha, Nebraska: unknown printer, 1924). [S1585] Society of Colonial Wars. Vital Records of Norwich 1659-1848 Part I, (Hartford, Connecticut: Society of Colonial Wars, 1913). [S91] Torrey, Clarence Almon. New England Marriage Prior to 1700, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1985).