Truman was born the day New Fairfield was burned during the Revolutionary War. Their home was spared as his mother was in labor. His father Gideon was fighting to save the town. This was recorded in the midwife's journal. Truman had a great knowledge of making maple syrup. He moved to Harpersfield, Delaware County, New York in 1806. On May 28, 1837 he was dismissed to a church in Holly, Delaware County, New York (Church records, New Fairfield, Connecticut). In 1829 Truman moved to Huntsburg, Geauga County, Ohio. He was accompanied by his wife, two sons, daughter Hannah Byrum and their families. The group traveled by covered wagon or by horseback.
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Truman Beardsley was born in 1779, in New Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, his father, Gideon Beardsley, was 41 and his mother, Mary Bearse, was 38. He married Esther Fairchild on 24 June 1798, in New Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 6 daughters. He died on 16 March 1865, in Huntsburg, Geauga, Ohio, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Huntsburg Center Cemetery, Huntsburg, Geauga, Ohio, United States.
Truman was born the day New Fairfield was burned during the Revolutionary War. Their home was spared as his mother was in labor. His father Gideon was fighting to save the town. This was recorded in the midwife's journal. Truman had a great knowledge of making maple syrup. He moved to Harpersfield, Delaware County, New York in 1806. On May 28, 1837 he was dismissed to a church in Holly, Delaware County, New York (Church records, New Fairfield, Connecticut). In 1829 Truman moved to Huntsburg, Geauga County, Ohio. He was accompanied by his wife, two sons, daughter Hannah Byrum and their families. The group traveled by covered wagon or by horseback.
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Truman Beardsley was born in 1779, in New Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, his father, Gideon Beardsley, was 41 and his mother, Mary Bearse, was 38. He married Esther Fairchild on 24 June 1798, in New Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 6 daughters. He died on 16 March 1865, in Huntsburg, Geauga, Ohio, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Huntsburg Center Cemetery, Huntsburg, Geauga, Ohio, United States.
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