She was born in Williston, Chittenden Co., Vt., April 27, 1815; her parents removed to Burlington, Vt., when she was an infant;
She married, in 1832, Francis A. Munson, a native of Colchester, Vt.; she came with her husband to Clinton Co. in April, 1840; they went to Lyons, Ill., in 1841, and engaged in the hotel business; in 1843, they went to Chicago and took charge of what was then called the Illinois Exchange Hotel;
Mr. Munson died of cholera in 1849; in 1851, Mrs. Munson returned to Vermont and married Mr. Beard in 1855. Immediately after their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Beard returned to Clinton Co. and settled in De Witt; Mr. Beard engaged in the mercantile business, in which he continued fourteen years; he retired from business in 1869. They had one child-Abigail, born Dec. 10, 1856, and died Dec. 16, 1859.
Mrs. Beard had five children by first marriage, four now living-
Lucia B., born at Greensboro, Orleans Co., Vt.. in 1833; Mary F., at Colchester, Vt., in 1838;
Alice J., in Chicago in 1846,
and William E., in Chicago in 1847;
Francis I., deceased, was born in Lyons, Cook Co., Ill., in 1843.
She married, in 1832, Francis A. Munson, a native of Colchester, Vt.; she came with her husband to Clinton Co. in April, 1840; they went to Lyons, Ill., in 1841, and engaged in the hotel business; in 1843, they went to Chicago and took charge of what was then called the Illinois Exchange Hotel;
Mr. Munson died of cholera in 1849; in 1851, Mrs. Munson returned to Vermont and married Mr. Beard in 1855. Immediately after their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Beard returned to Clinton Co. and settled in De Witt; Mr. Beard engaged in the mercantile business, in which he continued fourteen years; he retired from business in 1869. They had one child-Abigail, born Dec. 10, 1856, and died Dec. 16, 1859.
Mrs. Beard had five children by first marriage, four now living-
Lucia B., born at Greensboro, Orleans Co., Vt.. in 1833; Mary F., at Colchester, Vt., in 1838;
Alice J., in Chicago in 1846,
and William E., in Chicago in 1847;
Francis I., deceased, was born in Lyons, Cook Co., Ill., in 1843.
She was born in Williston, Chittenden Co., Vt., April 27, 1815; her parents removed to Burlington, Vt., when she was an infant;
She married, in 1832, Francis A. Munson, a native of Colchester, Vt.; she came with her husband to Clinton Co. in April, 1840; they went to Lyons, Ill., in 1841, and engaged in the hotel business; in 1843, they went to Chicago and took charge of what was then called the Illinois Exchange Hotel;
Mr. Munson died of cholera in 1849; in 1851, Mrs. Munson returned to Vermont and married Mr. Beard in 1855. Immediately after their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Beard returned to Clinton Co. and settled in De Witt; Mr. Beard engaged in the mercantile business, in which he continued fourteen years; he retired from business in 1869. They had one child-Abigail, born Dec. 10, 1856, and died Dec. 16, 1859.
Mrs. Beard had five children by first marriage, four now living-
Lucia B., born at Greensboro, Orleans Co., Vt.. in 1833; Mary F., at Colchester, Vt., in 1838;
Alice J., in Chicago in 1846,
and William E., in Chicago in 1847;
Francis I., deceased, was born in Lyons, Cook Co., Ill., in 1843.
She married, in 1832, Francis A. Munson, a native of Colchester, Vt.; she came with her husband to Clinton Co. in April, 1840; they went to Lyons, Ill., in 1841, and engaged in the hotel business; in 1843, they went to Chicago and took charge of what was then called the Illinois Exchange Hotel;
Mr. Munson died of cholera in 1849; in 1851, Mrs. Munson returned to Vermont and married Mr. Beard in 1855. Immediately after their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Beard returned to Clinton Co. and settled in De Witt; Mr. Beard engaged in the mercantile business, in which he continued fourteen years; he retired from business in 1869. They had one child-Abigail, born Dec. 10, 1856, and died Dec. 16, 1859.
Mrs. Beard had five children by first marriage, four now living-
Lucia B., born at Greensboro, Orleans Co., Vt.. in 1833; Mary F., at Colchester, Vt., in 1838;
Alice J., in Chicago in 1846,
and William E., in Chicago in 1847;
Francis I., deceased, was born in Lyons, Cook Co., Ill., in 1843.
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