JOHN BEEDY 1800-1887

BEEDY, BELDING, BARNES

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Date: 7/3/2005 at 17:16:04

Died. At the residence of his son, N. J. BEEDY, in Postville, Iowa, on Tuesday evening, Dec. 13th, 1887, John BEEDY, aged 87 years and 8 days. John BEEDY was born in Strafford, Vermont, Dec. 5th, 1800. He was married to Annis BELDING, in Castile, Wyoming co., New York, on the 2nd of January, 1820. In 1822 they removed to Vermont, residing there and at Stuyvesant, N. Y., until 1834 when they removed to northern N. Y. and lived in Essex and Franklin counties till 1850. They then came west to Illinois, and in the spring of 1852 to Iowa, and have resided here ever since. Mrs. BEEDY died Dec. 26th, 1884, and father BEEDY thus survived her a little less than three years. Their married life extended over the long period of sixty-four years. Three children, two sons and one daughter, blessed this union, all of whom are living and were present at the service. Since the death of his wife Mr. BEEDY has lived with children. Most of the time he has been with his daughter, Mrs. C. H. BARNES, who was with him at the time of his death. For some weeks past he has been at the residence of his son in Postville.

- source: Postville Review, 12/17/1887
- contributed by Sharyl Ferrall