| Birth: | 27 Dec 1673 in New London, CT |
| Death: | 1732 |
| Sex: | M |
| Father: | Matthew Beckwith II b. 1637 in Saybrook Point, CT |
| Mother: | Elizabeth Griswold b. 1652 in Saybrook, CT |
| Changed: 20 Jan 1901 10:45 |
| Spouses & Children |
| Rebecca de Wolfe (Wife) | |
| 9 Oct 1998 08:39 | |
| Children: | |
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| Notes |
Ancestors include Wolcot, Lloyd, Merbury, Saunders,Cornwall, Seymore, Verdon, Mortimer, Fiennes, Montague,Clermont, Burgundy, Lorraine, Metz, Alsace, Barcelona,Castile, Carcasonne, Toulouse, Gascoigne, Flanders,Baldwin, etc...on the Griswold line.
EARLY LIFE EVENTS
1673 Jonah Beckwith is born, three years before thefirst Thanksgiving, and 11 years before the term,Americans" was coined by Cotton Mather...who is also inthis genealogical chart. He was a president of harvard.
1676First formally declared Day of Thanksgiving June 29
1684Cotton Mather coins the term "Americans" for colonists
1685Louis XIV cancels Edict of Nantes, thousands flee tothe colonies
1692Witch hunts in Salem, MA; 19 die
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Husband's Name
Jonah BECKWITH (AFN:GNWM-PV)
Born: 27 Dec 1673 Place: New London, New London, Ct
Died: 22 Dec 1721 Place: Lyme, New London, Connecticut
Buried: Dec 1721 Place: Lyme, Conn
Married: 26 Apr 1696 Place: Lyme, New London, Ct
Father: Matthew (Mathew) BECKWITH (AFN:8LG2-HS)
Mother: Mrs. Elizabeth BECKWITH (AFN:8LG6-24)
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Wife's Name
Rebecca DEWOLF (AFN:NJHN-WQ)
Born: Abt 1674 Place:
Died: 11 Jul 1743 Place: East Hartford, , Ct
Married: 26 Apr 1696 Place: Lyme, New London, Ct
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Children
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1. Sex Name
M John BECKWITH (AFN:1C9K-JHW)
Born: 11 Feb 1697 Place: Norwich, New London, Ct
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2. Sex Name
M Samuel BECKWITH (AFN:1LH6-7N0)
Born: 7 Apr 1699 Place: Lyme, New London, Ct
Died: 1761 Place:
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3. Sex Name
M Jonah BECKWITH (AFN:1LH6-7P6)
Born: 11 Feb 1701 Place: Lyme, New London, Ct
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4. Sex Name
M George BECKWITH (AFN:1STS-T4P)
Born: 17 Sep 1702 Place: Lyme, New London, Ct
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5. Sex Name
M George BECKWITH (AFN:1LH6-7QD)
Born: 28 Apr 1703 Place: Lyme, New London, Ct
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6. Sex Name
F Rebecca BECKWITH (AFN:1LH6-7RL)
Born: 10 Dec 1705 Place: Lyme, New London, Ct
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7. Sex Name
M Benjamin BECKWITH (AFN:1LH6-7SS)
Born: 1706 Place: Lyme, New London, Ct
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8. Sex Name
M Allen BECKWITH (AFN:1LH6-7T1)
Born: < 1709 Place:
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9. Sex Name
M Philip BECKWITH (AFN:1LH6-7V7)
Born: < 1711 Place:
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10. Sex Name
M William BECKWITH (AFN:1LH6-7WF)
Born: < 1713 Place:
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11. Sex Name
F Penelope BECKWITH (AFN:1LH6-7XM)
Born: < 1715 Place: