From Early Families of Rutland, Vermont by Swan pg 33
"Samuel was b. 1752 in New Jersey d. 10 April 1829 at Whiting, Vermont.
(Amos Weller stated in his pension record that Samuel Beach, who had
testified for him at Brandon 23 February 1823, was thrown from his sleigh on
his way home and suffered a broken hip.) He m. Mrs. Mary Steward Foster 20
January 1779. She d. 18 October 1820 at Whiting ae 61 yrs. The editor
believes she was the dau. of Benjamin and Rachel (Day) Foster who resided at
Attleborough, Massachusetts, and Clarendon, Vermont, and brother of Ichabod
Foster of Rutland.
Samuel was a noted figure during the Revolution. In his pension testimony he
stated that he volunteered on 6 May 1775 to go with Ethan Allen and was
present at the capture of Fort Ticonderoga, that he was with Montgomery at
Quebec, and that he fought a the battle of Bennington and was present at
Burgoyne's surrender. He served throughout the war with distinction as a
private, ensign and lieutenant and after hostilities ceased he was
commissioned a major in the militia.
His home farm was located on the east side of North Main Street near Tenney
Brook. In 1784 he sold this property to Asa Hale and moved to Whiting where
in 1820 he owned thirty-seven acres and a log house. At that time he had a
wife who had been ill for fourteen years and a girl, Happelona Chatterton,
aged thirteen years, depending upon him for support.
Samuel was a blacksmith by trade but was well known throughout the area for
his talents as Rutland County's first surveyor, a position he was appointed
to in 1781. On 15 February 1815 the Vermont Mirror announced that Samuel was
the originator of a chart called "S. Beach's Board Messure, made easy on a
new and improved plan" and "S. Beach's Revolving Ready Reconer." |
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Samuel Beach From Early Families of Rutland, Vermont by
Swan |
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