Gorham Pierson Beal

1829 - 1887  (58 years)

• Name	Gorham Pierson Beal  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Born	1829	New York   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Biography	From the 27 April 1887 San Jose Murcury: [COLOR:68,68,68,255,255,255]A GOOD MAN GONE.[:COLOR] [BOLD:][COLOR:68,68,68,255,255,255]Death of G. P. Beal—His long Residence in California.[:COLOR][:BOLD] [COLOR:68,68,68,255,255,255]G. P. Beal, an old and highly esteemed resident of San Jose, died at his home on Sunol street at 1:30 o'clock yesterday morning. He came here twenty-three years ago from Placer county, where at the time of his death he retained mining interests. His family consists of a wife and four children— Edward H., Irving P., Flora E. and Etta L.[:COLOR] [COLOR:68,68,68,255,255,255]He was a native of New York Et 57 years of age. Mr. Beal's birthplace in New York was Evans, near the city of Buffalo. He came to California in 1854 and located in Nevada county where he remained, however, but a few months. His home for a number of years and until he left that part of the State in 1864 was in Placer county at Dutch Flat. In 1864 he came to San Jose where he subsequently resided. It was during a visit to the East in 1859 that Mr. Beal married. His death came from the effects of Bright's disease from which he suffered severely for some months preceding. He was a man of high character, broad intelligence and humane impulses and by all who knew him was regarded as a model citizen, worthy of the sturdy, strong and noble Revolutionary stock from which he came. By his family and intimate friends his passing away will be profoundly mourned. The funeral will take place to-day at 1:30 [:COLOR][SCAP:][COLOR:68,68,68,255,255,255]p. m.[:COLOR][:SCAP]
  Died	26 Apr 1887	San Jose, California
  Buried	Oak Hill Memorial Park, San Jose, California
  Person ID	I1710	Our Family
  Last Modified	18 Dec 2016

  
  

  Father	Nicholas Beal,   b. 29 Aug 1797,   d. 18 Oct 1843  (Age 46 years)
  Mother	Mary Low Ayer,   b. 22 Nov 1804, Haverhill, Massachusetts ,   d. 25 Nov 1853  (Age 49 years)
  Family ID	F369	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Helen Lenora Hawks,   b. 27 Jun 1834, Angola, New York ,   d. 1923  (Age 88 years)
  Married	14 Sep 1859	Erie County, New York   [5]
  Children	1. Flora Beal,   b. 23 Aug 1861, Placer County, California ,   d. Aft 1931  (Age > 71 years)   2. Edward Hawks Beal,   b. 2 May 1866, California ,   d. 7 Jan 1947, Santa Clara, California  (Age 80 years)   3. Irving Pierson Beal,   b. 27 Jun 1868, California   4. Etta Lanora Beal,   b. 27 Jun 1868, California
  Last Modified	18 Dec 2016
  Family ID	F1194	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 1829 - New York Married - 14 Sep 1859 - Erie County, New York Buried - - Oak Hill Memorial Park, San Jose, California  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S242] Beal, Mary 1850 Census. [S430] Probate Records. Probate notice in unknown newspaper [S282] FindAGrave.com. Gorham P Beal [S438] Ancestry.com Famliy Tree. Vicki Boisselle [S282] FindAGrave.com. Helen L Beal