See also

Susan BECKWITH ( - )

1 Susan Frederick BECKWITH1,2 ( - ) [4766].

2 James Frederick BECKWITH1,2,3 (1913-2003) [4763]. Born 13 May 1913, Hartford, CT.2,3 Marr Dorothy Starr TOMLINSON bef 1940.4 Died 24 Nov 2003, South Windsor CT.2 Buried Rose Hill Memorial Park, Rocky Hill, CT.2

From the Hartford Courant.

November 25, 2003 - "James F. Beckwith, beloved husband of Dorothy (Tomlinson) Beckwith, of South Windsor, died Monday (November 24, 2003) at home. Mr. Beckwith was born in Hartford on May 13, 1913, son of the late, Frederick R. and Elizabeth (Downey Beckwith. He had lived in Manchester for 22 years, retiring to East Dennis, Cape Cod, MA for 27 years, before moving to South Windsor four years ago. He was a salesman before retiring and was a member of the Second Congregational Church, Manchester. Besides his wife of 65 years, Dorothy, he leaves a daughter, Susan (Beckwith) Johnson and her husband William of South Windsor; two sons, James P. Beckwith and his wife, Lorraine of Cape Cod, MA and Timothy S. Beckwith and his wife, Patricia of Phoenix, AZ; eight grandchildren and 18 great grandchildren. A memorial service will be held, Saturday, 2 p.m., at the Village at Buckland Court, 432 Buckland Road, South Windsor, with the Rev. Kathy Faber, officiating. Burial will be private in Rose Hill Memorial Park, Rocky Hill. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the South Windsor Volunteer Ambulance Corps, PO Box 705, South Windsor 06074. Samsel & Carmon Funeral Home, South Windsor, has care of arrangements.".

4 Frederic R. BECKWITH2 ( - ) [8788].

5 Elizabeth DOWNEY2 ( - ) [8789].

3 Dorothy Starr TOMLINSON1,3,5,6 (c. 1914- ) [4712]. Born c. 1914.3,5

6 Charles Cortilyou TOMLINSON , Jr.1,5,6 (1887-1959) [4708]. Born 17 May 1887, Plainville, CT.1 Marr Charlotte Starr BRAINERD Oct 1911, Hartford, CT.1 Died 8 Aug 1959, Hartford, CT.1

12 Charles TOMLINSON1 ( - ) [4709].

13 Addie SILL1 ( - ) [4710].

7 Charlotte Starr BRAINERD1,5,6 (1889-1982) [4693]. Born 11 Feb 1889, Hartford, CT.1 Died 2 Oct 1982, Meridan, CT.1

14 Harvey Burd BRAINERD1,5,7 (1864-1951) [4671]. Born 15 Aug 1864, Deep River, CT.1,7 Marr Christine Huntington STARR 6 Mar 1888, CT.1 Marr Jennie E. BAILEY 2 Oct 1941, Wethersfield, CT.8 Died 6 Sep 1951, Wethersfield, CT.1 Buried Cedar Hill Cemetary, Hartford, CT.

From Genealogy of the Brainerd-Brainard Family in America 1549-1908 by Lucy Abigail Brainard, 1908.

1218. HARVEY BURD BRAINERD (John Whittlesey, Deantheum Hubbard, Sylvester, Oliver, Eliakim, Gideon, James, Daniel) of Hartford, Hartford, Co., Conn.; m.; Mch. 6, 1888, Christine Huntington Starr, b. Oct. 9, 1859, adopted dau. of Burgess Pratt and Charlotte (Montague) Starr, of Hartford. He was a confidential clerk in a wholesale provision store, and in 1892 he was a merchant in Hartford, Conn. In 1905 he was treasurer in a retail store. Mr. Harvey Burd Brainerd d.____".

15 Christine Huntington STARR1,5 (1859-1941) [4685]. Born 9 Oct 1859.1 Died 11 Jan 1941, Wethersfield, CT.1 Buried Cedar Hill Cemetary, Hartford, CT.

From the Hartford Courant.

January 13, 1941 - "Mrs. Christine Starr Brainerd, wife of Harvey B. Brainerd, president and treasurer of Harvey B. Brainerd, Inc.., Insurance agency, died Saturday evening at her home, 41 Center Street, Wethersfield.
Mrs. Brainerd was a member of the First Church of Christ, Congregational, of Wethersfield. Besides her husband, she leaves four daughters, Mrs. Charles C. Tomlinson, Jr., and Mrs. Earl R. Carter of Hartford, Miss Louise B. Brainerd and Miss Elizabeth B. Brainerd of Wethersfield; eight grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. The funeral will be held at her home Tuesday at 2 p.m., with burial in Cedar Hill Cemetery.".

Sources

1"Information provided by Doreen Seitz".
2"Obituary of James F. Beckwith in the Hartford Courant, November 25, 2003".
3"U.S. Public Records Index".
4"Estimated based on related dates and information".
5"1920 CT, Hartford, Hartford census".
6"1930 CT, Hartford, Hartford census".
7"Genealogy of the Brainerd-Brainard Family in America 1549-1908 by Lucy Abigail Brainard, 1908".
8"Wedding announcement of Jennie E. Bailey and Harvey B. Brainerd in the Hartford Courant, October 2, 1941".