Clarissa Beecher

Brief Life History of Clarissa

When Clarissa Beecher was born on 27 August 1804, in Naugatuck, New Haven, Connecticut, United States, her father, Daniel Beecher, was 42 and her mother, Clarissa Porter, was 27. She married Charles Nelson Goodyear on 24 August 1824, in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 7 daughters. She lived in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States in 1850 and New Haven, Connecticut, United States in 1852. She died on 30 March 1853, in Connecticut, United States, at the age of 48, and was buried in Grove Street Cemetery, New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States.

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Family Time Line

Charles Nelson Goodyear
1800–1860
Clarissa Beecher
1804–1853
Marriage: 24 August 1824
Cynthia Goodyear
1827–1860
Ellen Maria Goodyear
1835–1883
Clarissa Goodyear
1829–1831
Sarah Beecher Goodyear
1830–1833
Charles Nelson Goodyear Jr
1833–1896
William Henry Goodyear
1838–1840
Clara Goodyear
1839–1922
Amelia P Goodyear
1840–1909
Ann Goodyear
1840–
William Henry Goodyear
1846–1923

Sources (19)

  • Clarrissa Goodyear in household of Charles Goodyear, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Clarissa Beecher im Eintrag für William Goodyear und Nellie Johnes, „New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940“
  • Clarissa Beecher Goodyear, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

1812

War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

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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