Beard, James Henry

Birth Name Beard, James Henry
Gender male
Age at Death 67 years, 3 months, 1 day

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JAMES HENRY BEARD, SHELTON
J.H. Beard was born in that portion of the town of Huntington known as the Long Hill District, January 16, 1839. He received a common school and academic education, being chiefly engaged during his minority upon his father's farm. Since becoming of age most of his time has been spent in manufacturing and mercantile pursuits in his native town, where he has always resided. He has dealt quite largely in real estate, has been engaged in the manufacture of fancy wood brackets, and during 1868 he erected and occupied as a grocery the first store in the village of Shelton. He has been honored by his native town with most of the positions of public trust within their power to bestow, having served them as constable, selectman, member of the board of relief, registrar of electors, town agent, justice of the peace, and town auditor, covering a period of about a quarter of a century. He represented the town in the general assembly in 1883, and is now a burgess of the Borough of Shelton. His religious connections are with the Congregational church of Birmingham, and his political affiliations are with the democratic party. He was married, October 6, 1868, to Miss Emily Elizabeth Hurd of Monroe, who died January 28, 1888, leaving one child, a daughter, Helen Willard Beard. He was married to his present wife, Miss Margaret Elizabeth Blue, of the city of Defiance, Ohio, September 9, 1889.
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Source: Illustrated Popular Biography of CT, 1891, Published by J.A. Spalding, Hartford, CT, Press of the Case, Lockwood & Brainard Company, 1891

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Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 16 January 1839 Huntington, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, USA    
Death 17 April 1906 Shelton, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, USA    
Burial   Riverside Cmtry., Shelton, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, USA    

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Beard, Joel II25 July 180531 July 1868
Mother Chatfield, Maria1 November 181217 November 1880
    Brother     Beard, William Thomas 5 December 1831 30 October 1911
    Brother     Beard, Theodore Edward Sr. 21 December 1833 9 December 1901
         Beard, James Henry 16 January 1839 17 April 1906
    Brother     Beard, Oliver Gould 18 February 1842 6 August 1926

Families

Family of Beard, James Henry and Hurd, Emily Elizabeth

Married Wife Hurd, Emily Elizabeth ( * 11 July 1846 + 28 January 1888 )
   
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage 6 October 1868 Connecticut, USA    
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Beard, Helen Willard19 December 187514 November 1931
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Family of Beard, James Henry and Blue, Margaret Elizabeth

Married Wife Blue, Margaret Elizabeth ( * 2 October 1863 + 16 March 1927 )
   
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage 9 September 1889 Connecticut, USA    
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No children

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