Frank Beecher

Brief Life History of Frank

When Frank Beecher was born on 10 December 1885, in Elba, Cassia, Idaho, United States, his father, Osmer Frederick Beecher, was 30 and his mother, Abigail Lucina Zundel, was 26. He married Sarah Hattie Parsons on 12 October 1910, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Arlington, Virginia, United States in 1977. He died on 1 January 1919, in Elba, Cassia, Idaho, United States, at the age of 33, and was buried in Elba Grandview Cemetery, Elba, Cassia, Idaho, United States.

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Family Time Line

Frank Beecher
1885–1919
Sarah Hattie Parsons
1888–1977
Marriage: 12 October 1910
Fred Parsons Beecher
1912–1964
William Raleigh Beecher
1915–1942
Gail Beecher
1917–2005

Sources (69)

  • Frank Bucher in household of Fred O Bucher, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Idaho, Birth Index, 1861-1912, Stillbirth Index, 1905-1962
  • Frank Beecher, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"

World Events (8)

1890

Idaho is the 43rd state.

1894 · Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument

On May 30, 18944 the Confederate Soldiers and Sailors’ Monument was unveiled. It is 73 feet high and over looks Libby Hill Park. the statue represents the 13 Confederate States.

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

Name Meaning

English (Kent): from Middle English becher, denoting one who lived by a beech-tree, from an agent derivative of Middle English beche ‘beech-tree’ (see Beach ), the -er suffix having a locative sense. This English name is also common in Ireland, particularly in Cork.

Americanized form of German Bücher (cognate with 1 above) (see Bucher ).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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