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Katherine Devereux <I>Beckwith</I> Spaulding

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Katherine Devereux Beckwith Spaulding

Birth
New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina, USA
Death
25 Feb 1895 (aged 72)
Manhattan, New York County, New York, USA
Burial
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA Add to Map
Plot
Lot 8485, Section 30
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Katherine Devereux Beckwith, daughter of Dr. John Beckwith and the former Margaret Cogdell Stanly, was born in New Bern, North Carolina in 1822. Dr. Beckwith was one of the commissioners for building the capitol in Raleigh, North Carolina; which was completed in 1840.

On July 19, 1857, Katherine Beckwith married Henry Foster Spaulding, a widower with three small children: Thomas, Margaret and Rose; whom Katherine raised as her own.

Katherine Devereux Beckwith Spaulding departed this life on Monday, February 25th 1895 at her residence at 628 Fifth Avenue Manhattan. Her funeral was held at St. Thomas Episcopal Church at 5th Avenue and 53rd Street on the morning of February 27th with Rev. John Wesley Brown, officiating. She was laid to rest beside her late husband, Henry, F. Spaulding at Greenwood Cemetery in Brooklyn.

Katherine Devereux Beckwith, daughter of Dr. John Beckwith and the former Margaret Cogdell Stanly, was born in New Bern, North Carolina in 1822. Dr. Beckwith was one of the commissioners for building the capitol in Raleigh, North Carolina; which was completed in 1840.

On July 19, 1857, Katherine Beckwith married Henry Foster Spaulding, a widower with three small children: Thomas, Margaret and Rose; whom Katherine raised as her own.

Katherine Devereux Beckwith Spaulding departed this life on Monday, February 25th 1895 at her residence at 628 Fifth Avenue Manhattan. Her funeral was held at St. Thomas Episcopal Church at 5th Avenue and 53rd Street on the morning of February 27th with Rev. John Wesley Brown, officiating. She was laid to rest beside her late husband, Henry, F. Spaulding at Greenwood Cemetery in Brooklyn.



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