Brief Life History of Jane
When Jane Beach was born on 7 November 1813, in Greene, New York, United States, her father, Gilbert Beach, was 45 and her mother, Polly Betsy Nichols, was 40.
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Family Time Line
Sources (1)
- Jane Beach, "New York, Births and Christenings, 1640-1962"
Parents and Siblings
1769–1815 Male
1773–1866 Female
Siblings (7)
1795– Male
1800– Male
1801– Female
1808–1879 Female
1811–1887 Male
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World Events (8)
1819 · Panic! of 1819
Age 6
1827 · Slavery Becomes Illegal in New York State
Age 14
1846
Age 33
Name Meaning
English: topographic name from Middle English beche ‘beech-tree’ (Old English bēce) or Middle English beche ‘stream’ (Old English bæce). Middle English beche may be from Old English bēce ‘beech’ or bæce ‘stream’, and without further evidence it is impossible to distinguish these in Middle English.
Americanized form of Alsatian and German Bitsch: habitational name from Bitche (German Bitsch) in Alsace and Lorraine, at the foot of the northern slope of the Vosges.
Americanized form of German (mainly Hesse) Bitsch: unexplained.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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