Rosalie Beekman

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Rosalie Beekman

Birth
Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi, USA
Death
3 Sep 1862 (aged 7)
Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi, USA
Burial
Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi, USA GPS-Latitude: 31.5755025, Longitude: -91.3940775
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Rosalie was the daughter of Aaron Beekman and Fanny Gatzert, and the sister of Sarah Beekman, Samuel Beekman, Abraham Beekman, Hattie Beekman, Minnie Beekman, Bertha Beekman, Phillip Beekman, Joseph L. Beekman, Eva Beekman and Ruth Barnum Beekman. Rosalie was the only casualty when the gunboat "Essex" fired on Natchez (Mississippi) during the Civil War. She was seven years old.
Rosalie was the daughter of Aaron Beekman and Fanny Gatzert, and the sister of Sarah Beekman, Samuel Beekman, Abraham Beekman, Hattie Beekman, Minnie Beekman, Bertha Beekman, Phillip Beekman, Joseph L. Beekman, Eva Beekman and Ruth Barnum Beekman. Rosalie was the only casualty when the gunboat "Essex" fired on Natchez (Mississippi) during the Civil War. She was seven years old.