Catherine BEARDSLEY: Darlene's Family Genealogy

Generation: 1

1. Catherine BEARDSLEY (daughter of Rev John BEARDSLEY, III and Catherine Mary BROOKS).
Catherine married Samuel NICHOLS on 5 Jul 1802. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Generation: 2

Rev John BEARDSLEY, III was born on 23 Apr 1732 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA (son of John BEARDSLEY, Jr. and Kezia WHEELER); died on 23 Apr 1810 in Kingston, New Brunswick, Canada.

Notes:

"The Descendants of William Beardsley and Mary Harvey" - He was involved with Yale College in 1758. In 1761 he received an honorary Bachelor of Arts degree from New York College and in 1768 an honorary Master of Arts. He studied theology with Doctor Johnson at Stratford. In the spring of 1761, he went to England of his ordination. He returned and worked as a missionary in Norwich, Connecticut for about five years. Then he removed to New York where he officiated at Pughkeepsie and Fishkill. During the Revolutionary War he fled to New York City where he became Chaplain of the British Army. After the war he settled in New Brunswick, Canada. Some of his descendants were successful lawyers in Canada.

John married Catherine Mary BROOKS before Jul 1772. Catherine was born on 9 Apr 1750 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut; died in 4 or 5 Feb 1774 in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess Co., New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

3.
Catherine Mary BROOKS was born on 9 Apr 1750 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut; died in 4 or 5 Feb 1774 in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess Co., New York.
Children:

1. Catherine BEARDSLEY

Generation: 3

4.	John BEARDSLEY, Jr. was born on 09 Mar 1701/02 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA (son of John BEARDSLEY and Abigail WAKELEE). John married Kezia WHEELER on 29 Dec 1725 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. Kezia was born about 1705. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Kezia WHEELER was born about 1705.

Children:

Jehiel BEARDSLEY was born on 09 Feb 1733/34 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died in 1846 in Peru, Clinton, New York, USA.
Paul BEARDSLEY was born on 10 Mar 1742/43 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
Patience BEARDSLEY was born on 04 Sep 1730 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died on 17 Oct 1778 in New Milford, Connecticut.
Eunice BEARDSLEY was born on 08 Nov 1735 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
2. Rev John BEARDSLEY, III was born on 23 Apr 1732 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died on 23 Apr 1810 in Kingston, New Brunswick, Canada.
Obadiah BEARDSLEY was born on 06 Oct 1728 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut; died in 1807 in Richfield, Otsego Co., New York.
Joseph BEARDSLEY was born in 1738 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
Augustine Austin BEARDSLEY was born on 09 Feb 1726/27 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
Charles BEARDSLEY was born on 28 May 1739 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died on 28 Nov 1803 in Hardyston, Sussex, New Jersey, USA.