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View Tree for John BeecherJohn Beecher (b. 28 Mar 1594, d. 1637)

John Beecher (son of Willian Bechar and Judith Quarles)49 was born 28 Mar 1594 in Kent, England, and died 1637 in New Haven, CT. He married Hannah Hawes on 1622 in England50.

 Includes NotesNotes for John Beecher:
Arrived April 26, 1637 from Steldhurst County, Kent, England. InGovernor Eaton's Company.

The first Beecher to reach New England was John Beecher, who came fromKent, England in 1637. He was in the company led by Rev. JohnDavenport and Theophilus Eaton who had been the Ambassador to Denmarkand Deputy-Governor of India. The company crossed the ocean on the"Hector" and another sister-ship. These two ships, after a two monthvoyage, dropped anchor in Boston harbor. The company consisted of 50men and 200 women and children and was the most prosperous that everarrived in New England. Unfortunately, they landed in the midst of aquarrel about Anne Hutchinson who had set herself up as a preacher,irregardless of her sex. N ot wishing to become involved, they sentout a scouting party to find another location to settle. They decidedupon Quinnipiack on the Long Island Sound, the site of present day NewHaven, Conn. The party built a hut and left seven of their men tohold the post for the winter and to prepare for the arrival of therest of the company in the spring. John Beecher was one of the sevenand he failed to survive the winter. Hannah arrived in the spring withher son Isaac and found her husband in an unmarked grave. Since shewas the only midwife among them, and thus relied upon by the others inthe company, she was given her husband's allotment of land for herselfand her son Isaac.

One hundred and twelve years later, in 1750, when David Beecher was aboy of twelve, workmen who were digging a cellar for a house at thecorner of George and Meadow Streets in New Haven came upon humanbones, believed to be those of John Beecher.

More About John Beecher:
Immigration: 26 Jun 1637, Boston Harbor.

More About John Beecher and Hannah Hawes:
Marriage: 1622, England.50

 Includes NotesMarriage Notes for John Beecher and Hannah Hawes:
RootsWeb, World Connect Project genealogy shows her to be Hannah Mead,having father John Mead. Same source shows marriage to John Beecherabout 1622.

Children of John Beecher and Hannah Hawes are:
  1. +Isaac Beecher, b. 1623, Kent, England, d. 12 Nov 1690, New Haven, CT.
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