Eleazar Beckwith

  Noted events in his life were:

• Baptism: From East Lyme Society Records, 19 Jul 1741, Lyme, New London, Connecticut. July 19, 1741, John Beckwith of New London was baptized and Eleazer ye son of Daniel Beckwith was baptized (pg. 32)

Source Citation
[East Lyme Society]. Record of baptisms, marriages, and persons who owned the covenant, 1737-1761, MS 83382, Connecticut Historical Society (CHS), Hartford, Connecticut. Transcribed by Julia Morrow, CHS Collections Associate, February 2022.

• Family History: From The Beckwiths by Paul Beckwith, Page 78. 570. Eleazor; born at Lyme, Ct., in 1741; he was a Baptist minister in good standing and, also, a farmer; he died April 16, 1808; married Hannah Lewis, who was born in 1743, and died August 16, 1823.

• Gravestone: From Find a Grave, Apr 1808, Marlow, Cheshire, New Hampshire. Rev Eleazer Beckwith
Birth: 1741 Lyme, New London County, Connecticut, USA
Death: 16 Apr 1808 (aged 66–67) Marlow, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, USA
Burial: West End Cemetery, Marlow, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, USA
Plot: Lot 334
Memorial #: 20825140
Bio: AE. 67 years

"Here lies a neighbor kind indeed,
To all mankind that stood in need,
But, friendly acts can never save,
From death arrest nor from the grave.
He on a sudden ceas'd and gone,
And left his friends behind to mourn.
But while they mourn they hope and trust,
He's gone to reign with God most just."


Family Members
Parents
Marium Smith Beckwith 1721-1809
Spouse
Hannah Lewis Beckwith 1743-1823
Siblings
Amon Beckwith 1752-1805
Ira Beckwith 1760-1829
Children
Jason Beckwith 1767-1830
Lydia Beckwith Gale 1773-1811
Created by: Julie Nathanson (46867640)
Added: 7 Aug 2007
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20825140/eleazer-beckwith
Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20825140/eleazer-beckwith : accessed 08 March 2022), memorial page for Rev Eleazer Beckwith (1741–16 Apr 1808), Find a Grave Memorial ID 20825140, citing West End Cemetery, Marlow, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, USA ; Maintained by Julie Nathanson (contributor 46867640) .

Eleazar married Hannah Lewis. (Hannah Lewis was born in 1743 in Lyme, New London, Connecticut and died on 16 Aug 1823 in Marlow, Cheshire, New Hampshire.)