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<span class=prefix>Rev</span> Henry Ward Beecher

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Rev Henry Ward Beecher Famous memorial

Birth
Litchfield, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
Death
8 Mar 1887 (aged 73)
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
Burial
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA GPS-Latitude: 40.652771, Longitude: -73.9839325
Plot
Section 140, Lot 25911
Memorial ID
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Religious Leader. He was a prominent 19th Century Minister, and brother of author Harriet Beecher Stowe. The Second Presbyterian Church of Indianapolis called him to serve as its first minister. Charles Beecher, his brother, was a musician and established the first church choir in the city. He served as the first organist of the Second Presbyterian Church of Indianapolis. In 1847, Beecher became the first pastor of the Plymouth Church in Brooklyn, New York. The church was part of the Underground Railroad.
Religious Leader. He was a prominent 19th Century Minister, and brother of author Harriet Beecher Stowe. The Second Presbyterian Church of Indianapolis called him to serve as its first minister. Charles Beecher, his brother, was a musician and established the first church choir in the city. He served as the first organist of the Second Presbyterian Church of Indianapolis. In 1847, Beecher became the first pastor of the Plymouth Church in Brooklyn, New York. The church was part of the Underground Railroad.


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  • Added: Apr 25, 1998
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/71/henry_ward-beecher: accessed ), memorial page for Rev Henry Ward Beecher (24 Jun 1813–8 Mar 1887), Find a Grave Memorial ID 71, citing Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.