There is a lot of confusion as to his age. It ranges from 1811 on his cemetery certificate to 1823 in his Civil War Pension Application. Cemetery certificate states his birth place as Philadelphia, PA and his reinlistment paper states he was born in Germantown, PA which is part of Philadelphia.
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Military service
H Co 52 Ill Vol.
Enlisted Sept 24, 1861
Discharged July 6, 1865
He was listed as single when he enlisted on Sept. 28, 1861 per his Civil War Pension application.
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Married Mary Ann (Polly) VanDeventer on 19 Dec 1846 in Kane County, Illinois.
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Married Mary McDonald January 6, 1871 in South Chicago, Cook County, IL. by James Bennett, Justice of the Peace. Marriage record lost in the Great Chicago fire per his Civil War Pension application.
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1850 U.S. Federal Census - Center, McHenry, Illinois
Jacob Beecher 32
Polly Beecher 21
Mary Beecher 2
Wm H Beecher 0
1860 U.S. Federal Census - Aurora, Kane, Illinois
Jacob Bencher 39
Mary Ann Bencher 26
Mary Ann Bencher 13
Wm H Bencher 11
Saml C Bencher 7/12
Last name misspelled
1870 U.S. Federal Census - Hyde Park, Cook, Illinois
Jacob Bucher 46
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Interred on November 14, 1877
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Military service
H Co 52 Ill Vol.
Enlisted Sept 24, 1861
Discharged July 6, 1865
He was listed as single when he enlisted on Sept. 28, 1861 per his Civil War Pension application.
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Married Mary Ann (Polly) VanDeventer on 19 Dec 1846 in Kane County, Illinois.
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Married Mary McDonald January 6, 1871 in South Chicago, Cook County, IL. by James Bennett, Justice of the Peace. Marriage record lost in the Great Chicago fire per his Civil War Pension application.
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1850 U.S. Federal Census - Center, McHenry, Illinois
Jacob Beecher 32
Polly Beecher 21
Mary Beecher 2
Wm H Beecher 0
1860 U.S. Federal Census - Aurora, Kane, Illinois
Jacob Bencher 39
Mary Ann Bencher 26
Mary Ann Bencher 13
Wm H Bencher 11
Saml C Bencher 7/12
Last name misspelled
1870 U.S. Federal Census - Hyde Park, Cook, Illinois
Jacob Bucher 46
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Interred on November 14, 1877
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There is a lot of confusion as to his age. It ranges from 1811 on his cemetery certificate to 1823 in his Civil War Pension Application. Cemetery certificate states his birth place as Philadelphia, PA and his reinlistment paper states he was born in Germantown, PA which is part of Philadelphia.
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Military service
H Co 52 Ill Vol.
Enlisted Sept 24, 1861
Discharged July 6, 1865
He was listed as single when he enlisted on Sept. 28, 1861 per his Civil War Pension application.
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Married Mary Ann (Polly) VanDeventer on 19 Dec 1846 in Kane County, Illinois.
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Married Mary McDonald January 6, 1871 in South Chicago, Cook County, IL. by James Bennett, Justice of the Peace. Marriage record lost in the Great Chicago fire per his Civil War Pension application.
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1850 U.S. Federal Census - Center, McHenry, Illinois
Jacob Beecher 32
Polly Beecher 21
Mary Beecher 2
Wm H Beecher 0
1860 U.S. Federal Census - Aurora, Kane, Illinois
Jacob Bencher 39
Mary Ann Bencher 26
Mary Ann Bencher 13
Wm H Bencher 11
Saml C Bencher 7/12
Last name misspelled
1870 U.S. Federal Census - Hyde Park, Cook, Illinois
Jacob Bucher 46
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Interred on November 14, 1877
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Military service
H Co 52 Ill Vol.
Enlisted Sept 24, 1861
Discharged July 6, 1865
He was listed as single when he enlisted on Sept. 28, 1861 per his Civil War Pension application.
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Married Mary Ann (Polly) VanDeventer on 19 Dec 1846 in Kane County, Illinois.
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Married Mary McDonald January 6, 1871 in South Chicago, Cook County, IL. by James Bennett, Justice of the Peace. Marriage record lost in the Great Chicago fire per his Civil War Pension application.
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1850 U.S. Federal Census - Center, McHenry, Illinois
Jacob Beecher 32
Polly Beecher 21
Mary Beecher 2
Wm H Beecher 0
1860 U.S. Federal Census - Aurora, Kane, Illinois
Jacob Bencher 39
Mary Ann Bencher 26
Mary Ann Bencher 13
Wm H Bencher 11
Saml C Bencher 7/12
Last name misspelled
1870 U.S. Federal Census - Hyde Park, Cook, Illinois
Jacob Bucher 46
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Interred on November 14, 1877
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