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Rev Augustus Field Beard

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Rev Augustus Field Beard

Birth
Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Death
22 Dec 1934 (aged 101)
Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Burial
Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA GPS-Latitude: 41.1263556, Longitude: -73.4153972
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Augustus Beard, D.D. was born in 1833 and lived seven months past his one hundred and first birthday. A Congregational minister and graduate of Yale University, he served as pastor of the American Church in Paris for several years prior to 1883, when he became general secretary of the American Missionary Association.

TIME magazine: Died. Dr. Augustus Field Beard, 101, oldest living Yale graduate (Class of 1857), oldest living Christian minister in the U. S.; of old age; in Norwalk, Conn.


Augustus Beard, D.D. was born in 1833 and lived seven months past his one hundred and first birthday. A Congregational minister and graduate of Yale University, he served as pastor of the American Church in Paris for several years prior to 1883, when he became general secretary of the American Missionary Association.

TIME magazine: Died. Dr. Augustus Field Beard, 101, oldest living Yale graduate (Class of 1857), oldest living Christian minister in the U. S.; of old age; in Norwalk, Conn.




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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/44094632/augustus_field-beard: accessed ), memorial page for Rev Augustus Field Beard (11 May 1833–22 Dec 1934), Find a Grave Memorial ID 44094632, citing Norwalk Union Cemetery, Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA; Maintained by Dacanta (contributor 47158985).