Brief Life History of Matilda Catherine
When Matilda Catherine Beecher was born on 6 May 1853, in Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, William P. Beecher, was 26 and her mother, Mary A. Noble, was 28. She had at least 3 sons and 3 daughters with Charles Franklin Black. She lived in Penn Township, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States in 1900. She died on 21 January 1929, in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Huntsdale Church Of The Brethren Cemetery, Huntsdale, Penn Township, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Sources (6)
- Matilda C Black in household of Charles F Black, "United States Census, 1900"
- Matilda C Beecher Black, "Find A Grave Index"
- Matilda Black in entry for Soloman Gibble and Parcilla Black, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950"
Spouse and Children
1854–1919 Male
1853–1929 Female
Children (6)
1874–1938 Female
1878–1961 Male
1880–1935 Female
1884–1888 Female
1886– Male
+1 More Child
Parents and Siblings
1827–1901 Male
1825–1869 Female
Siblings (3)
1851–1920 Female
1853–1929 Female
1856– Female
World Events (8)
1863
Age 10
1863 · Battle of Gettysburg
Age 10
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
Age 22
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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