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Elizabeth Brey was born on 1 March, 1808, in eastern Pennsylvania, possibly Lehigh County. Her parents, Michael Brey and Maria (Unknown), resided in Lehigh County for a time and owned land in Lower Macungie Township. Elizabeth Brey and Jacob Beals were married in about 1828, probably in Lehigh County. Their first three children, Flora Ann (b.1829), Samuel (b.1831), and Benjamin (b.1833), all reported being born in Lehigh County.

By 1839 Elizabeth and Jacob had migrated westward to the border area of Venango County and the newly-created Clarion County. They settled in Beaver Township, but after the creation of new townships in 1856, they found themselves living on the boundary of Richland and Salem townships. Their homestead is said to have contained 540 acres.

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	Date	Location	Notes
Birth	1 Mar 1808	Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
Marriage			To Jacob Beals
Death	13 Jan 1899	Venango County, PA
Burial		Salem Lutheran Cemetery, Clarion County, PA

Immediate family in my direct ancestry

 Generation 4              Generation 5         Generation 6
 
                       +-- Jacob Beals
                       |   (1806-1890)
 James Francis Beals --+                    +-- Michael Brey
 (1846-1930)           |                    |   (1773-1859)
                       +-- Elizabeth Brey --+
                           (1808-1899)      |
                                            +-- Maria [unknown]
                                                (????-????)

Sources:

Children

Children with Jacob Beals:

Name	Gender	Date of Birth	Birthplace	Spouse	Notes
Flora Ann Beals	F	Apr 1829	Lehigh County, PA	Nathan S. Biery
Samuel Beals	M	5 Sep 1831	Lehigh County, PA	1) Catherine Marsh 2) Elizabeth Levy
Benjamin Beals	M	15 Feb 1833	Lehigh County, PA	1) Sarah Shirey 2) Elizabeth Shirey 3) Mary Himes
Jacob Beals, Jr.	M	13 Feb 1836		Clara Unknown
William Beals	M	1839	Clarion County, PA	Susan Kline
Hirarm Beals	M	31 Jul 1840	Venango County, PA	Sarah Edinger
Levi F. Beals	M	Aug 1845		Sara A. Kribbs
James Francis Beals	M	1846	PA	1) Adeline Kribbs 2) Olive Samantha Bower 3) Elizabeth Rhoades Ashbaugh	Direct line

Sources

Ref. Num.	Description	Image of original
1	1810 United States Federal Census, Whitehall Twp., Northampton Co., PA, No census date given. Page 4, column 2, line 1 lists Michael Brey as the head of a household with people of the following ages: 1 male 10-15 years of age, 1 male 26-44, 1 male 45+, 3 females less than 10, 2 females 10-15, and one female 26-44. Margin notes in the census suggest that the place of residence was actually Upper Saucon and not Whitehall Twp., but ancestry.com lists the entry under Whitehall. Elizabeth Brey would be ~ 2 in this year.
2	1820 United States Federal Census, Macungie Twp, Lehigh Co, PA, page 2. Family of Michael Brey: 1 male 16-25, 1 male >44, 2 females <10, 3 females 10-15, 2 females 16-25, 1 female >44; 2 persons engaged in agriculture. Elizabeth Brey would be 12.
3	1830 United States Federal Census, Could not find Michael Brey in full page search of Lehigh (Macungie and Upper Milford), Montgomery (Upper Hanover) and Venango (Elk, Beaver, Richland).
4	1840 United States Federal Census, Richland Twp., Venango Co., PA, Page 60, line 11 lists Jacob Beals as the head of a household containing 2 males between 0 and 5 years of age [probably Jacob Beals, Jr., and William Beals], 2 males between 5 and 10 [probably Samuel Beals and Benjamin Beals], one male between 30 and 40 [probably Jacob Beals], one female between 10 and 15 [probably Flora A. Beals], and one female between 20 and 30 [probably Elizabeth Beals]. This census page is not dated.
5	1850 United States Federal Census, Beaver, Clarion Co., PA, Page 33, lines 5-14 lists Jacob Beals, 44, married to Elizabeth Beals, 40. They live with their eight children: daughter Flora A. Beals, 21; son Samuel Beals, 19; son Benjamin Beals, 17; son Jacob Beals, 15; son William Beals, 12; son Hiram Beals, 10; son Levi Beals, 7; and son James Beals, [age illegible]. The elder Jacob Beals, Samuel Beals, Benjamin Beals, and Jacob Beals, Jr. are all farmers. Everyone was born in PA. Elizabeth Beals cannot read and write. Samuel, Benjamin, Jacob Jr., William, and Hiram all attended school in the year. This census is dated 24 Sep 1850.
6	1860 United States Federal Census. Page by page search unsuccessful in finding family of Jacob Beals. See note below.
7	1870 United States Federal Census, Richland Twp., Clarion Co., PA, Page 4, line 40, and Page 5, lines 1-3 lists Jacob Beals, 65, married to Elizabeth Beals, 62. They live with two children: son Levi Beals, 24, and son James Beals, 22. Jacob Beals and Elizabeth Beals cannot write. Everyone was born in PA. Jacob Beals has no occupation, Elizabeth Beals is keeping house, Levi's occupation is Workout Carpentry, and James is a laborer. This census is dated 30 Aug 1870.
8	1880 United States Federal Census, Richland Twp., Clarion Co., PA, Enumeration District 79, Page 33, lines 9-11 list Jacob Beels, 75, married to Elizibeth Beels, 72, living with a servant named Lilli[?} Rochel[?], 14. Jacob Beels is a farmer and Elizibeth keeps house. Elizabeth Beels cannot write. Everyone and their parents were born in PA. This census is dated 10 Jun 1880. The following entry on this page is that of Jacob Beals' son, Levi F. Bells, 34, and his family (including 4 children), suggesting that they lived on adjacent property.
9	Gravestone at Salem Lutheran Cemetery, Clarion County, PA. Reads: "Jacob Beals, Born Apr. 15, 1806, Died Oct. 20, 1890, Elizabeth, his wife, Born Mar. 1808, Died Jan 15[?] 1889"
10	Cemetery Association Record from Salem Lutheran Cemetery Association lists Jacob Beals, 1806-1899, as married to Elizabeth Brey, 1808-1899. It lists their descendants down as far as four generations in some places. Some of those descendants are my anscestors, including son James Beals, daughter-in-law Olive Bower, grandson Elgie Beals and grandaughter-in-law Winnie Kline.
11	Book: History of Clarion County PA 1887 States that Michael Brey/Brye/Brier arrived in Venango county in 1839 and died in 1859. His daughter Elizabeth (1808-1899) married Jacob Beals (1806-1890).
12	Personal correspondence from Elizabeth Wilson Williams, regarding correspondence from her cousin, Nancy Walls: quotes a "blue book about the first settlers of Clarion County, which became lost/stolen from the library"; she didn't record the title. In this book was this: (the double name spelling must be Nancy's editing; other parts of the wording make it appear to be an extraction of data rather than an exact transcript.). Elizabeth Brye/Brier b. 1 Mar. 1808, daughter of Michael Brey/Brier, farmer, Democrat, Lutheran, arrived, resided Venango County 1839; Clarion County 1841. Elizabeth was originally of Lehigh County
13	Personal correspondence from Elizabeth Wilson Williams.	N/A

Source Notes

Regarding the lack of an 1860 census record: I have manually reviewed all census entries for Richland, Beaver, Salem, Elk, and Licking Townships, Clarion County, PA, along with Richland Township, Venango County, PA. No sign of the Jacob Beals family was found. The census for Richland Twp. Clarion Co. contains only one Beals residence, that of William Beals [son of Jacob] and his wife Susana. In Beaver Twp., we find another son, Jacob Beals, Jr. and his wife Clara. In Salem Twp., we find a third son, Samuel Beal and his family, as well as the infamous Daniel Beals and his wife Elizabeth. No Beals (or variants) in Elk & Licking Twps.. Richland Twp, Venango Co., has a David Beels w/ wife Margaret, as well as an Elizabeth Beels (37) working as a "domestic" in the home of a Mr. Coutter.

Conjecture

Regarding the 1860 Census: The fact that Jacob's sons are all still in the area, and that there is also no sign of Jacob's wife or other children (especially James Francis Beals) in 1860, that their home was simply left out of the census for one reason or another.

Wish List

Census: 1890, 1830

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+{{census complete}}
 Elizabeth Brey was born on 1 March, 1808, in eastern Pennsylvania, possibly Lehigh County.  Her parents, [[Michael Brey]] and Maria (Unknown), resided in Lehigh County for a time and owned land in Lower Macungie Township. Elizabeth Brey and [[Jacob Beals]] were married in about 1828, probably in Lehigh County. Their first three children, Flora Ann (b.1829), Samuel (b.1831), and Benjamin (b.1833), all reported being born in Lehigh County.
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 ! Ref. Num. !! Description !! Image of original
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 ! '''1'''
+| '''[[Source:_1810_United_States_Federal_Census|1810 United States Federal Census]]''', Whitehall Twp., Northampton Co., PA, No census date given.  Page 4, column 2, line 1 lists ''Michael Brey'' as the head of a household with people of the following ages:  1 male 10-15 years of age, 1 male 26-44, 1 male 45+, 3 females less than 10, 2 females 10-15, and one female 26-44.  Margin notes in the census suggest that the place of residence was actually Upper Saucon and not Whitehall Twp., but ancestry.com lists the entry under Whitehall. ''Elizabeth Brey'' would be ~ 2 in this year.
+| [[Image:1810 census pa northampton whitehall pg4.jpg|50px|center]]
+|-
+!'''2'''
+|'''1820 United States Federal Census''', Macungie Twp, Lehigh Co, PA, page 2.  Family of Michael Brey: 1 male 16-25, 1 male >44, 2 females <10, 3 females 10-15, 2 females 16-25, 1 female >44; 2 persons engaged in agriculture.  ''Elizabeth Brey'' would be 12.
+|[[Image:1820 census pa lehigh macungie pg 2.jpg|50px|center]]
+|-
+! '''3'''
+| '''1830 United States Federal Census''',  Could not find ''Michael Brey'' in full page search of Lehigh (Macungie and Upper Milford), Montgomery (Upper Hanover) and Venango (Elk, Beaver, Richland).
+|-
+! '''4'''
 | '''[[Source:_1840_United_States_Federal_Census|1840 United States Federal Census]]''', Richland Twp., Venango Co., PA, Page 60, line 11 lists ''Jacob Beals'' as the head of a household containing 2 males between 0 and 5 years of age [probably Jacob Beals, Jr., and William Beals], 2 males between 5 and 10 [probably Samuel Beals and Benjamin Beals], one male between 30 and 40 [probably Jacob Beals], one female between 10 and 15 [probably Flora A. Beals], and one female between 20 and 30 [probably Elizabeth Beals].  This census page is not dated.
 |[[Image:1840_census_pa_venango_richland_60a.jpg|50px|center]]<br>[[Image:1840_census_pa_venango_richland_60b.jpg|50px|center]]
 |-
-! '''2'''
+! '''5'''
 | '''[[Source:_1850_United_States_Federal_Census|1850 United States Federal Census]]''', Beaver, Clarion Co., PA, Page 33, lines 5-14 lists ''Jacob Beals'', 44, married to ''Elizabeth Beals'', 40.  They live with their eight children:  daughter ''Flora A. Beals'', 21; son ''Samuel Beals'', 19; son ''Benjamin Beals'', 17; son ''Jacob Beals'', 15; son ''William Beals'', 12; son ''Hiram Beals'', 10; son ''Levi Beals'', 7; and son ''James Beals'', [age illegible].  The elder Jacob Beals, Samuel Beals, Benjamin Beals, and Jacob Beals, Jr. are all farmers.  Everyone was born in PA.  Elizabeth Beals cannot read and write.  Samuel, Benjamin, Jacob Jr., William, and Hiram all attended school in the year.  This census is dated 24 Sep 1850.
 | [[Image:1850_census_pa_clarion_beaver_pg33.jpg|50px|center]]
+|-
+! '''6'''
+| '''1860 United States Federal Census'''.  Page by page search unsuccessful in finding family of Jacob Beals.  See note below.
 |-
-! '''3'''
+! '''7'''
 | '''[[Source:_1870_United_States_Federal_Census|1870 United States Federal Census]]''', Richland Twp., Clarion Co., PA, Page 4, line 40, and Page 5, lines 1-3 lists ''Jacob Beals'', 65, married to ''Elizabeth Beals'', 62.  They live with two children: son ''Levi Beals'', 24, and son ''James Beals'', 22.   Jacob Beals and Elizabeth Beals cannot write.  Everyone was born in PA.  Jacob Beals has no occupation, Elizabeth Beals is keeping house, Levi's occupation is ''Workout Carpentry'', and James is a laborer. This census is dated 30 Aug 1870.
 |[[Image:1870_census_pa_clarion_richland_pg4.jpg|50px|center]]<br>[[Image:1870_census_pa_clarion_richland_pg5.jpg|50px|center]]
 |-
-! '''4'''
+! '''8'''
 | '''[[Source:_1880_United_States_Federal_Census|1880 United States Federal Census]]''', Richland Twp., Clarion Co., PA, Enumeration District 79, Page 33, lines 9-11 list ''Jacob Beels'', 75, married to ''Elizibeth Beels'', 72, living with a servant named ''Lilli[?} Rochel[?]'', 14.  Jacob Beels is a farmer and Elizibeth keeps house.  Elizabeth Beels cannot write.  Everyone and their parents were born in PA. This census is dated 10 Jun 1880.  The following entry on this page is that of Jacob Beals' son, ''Levi F. Bells'', 34, and his family (including 4 children), suggesting that they lived on adjacent property.
 | [[Image:1880_census_pa_clarion_richland_d79_pg33.jpg|50px|center]]
 |-
-! '''5'''
+! '''9'''
 | '''[[Source: Gravestones|Gravestone]]''' at Salem Lutheran Cemetery, Clarion County, PA.  Reads: "Jacob Beals, Born Apr. 15, 1806, Died Oct. 20, 1890, Elizabeth, his wife, Born Mar. 1808, Died Jan 15[?] 1889"
 |[[Image:Gravestone-jacob-elizabeth-beals.jpg|50px|center]]<br>[[Image:Gravestone-jacob-elizabeth-beals-2.jpg|50px|center]]
 |-
-! '''6'''
+! '''10'''
 |'''[[Cemetery Association Record: Jacob Beals|Cemetery Association Record]]''' from Salem Lutheran Cemetery Association lists ''Jacob Beals'', 1806-1899, as married to ''Elizabeth Brey'', 1808-1899.  It lists their descendants down as far as four generations in some places.  Some of those descendants are my anscestors, including son ''James Beals'', daughter-in-law ''Olive Bower'', grandson ''Elgie Beals'' and grandaughter-in-law ''Winnie Kline''.
 |
 |-
-! '''7'''
+! '''11'''
 | '''[[Source: History of Clarion County Pennsylvania 1887|Book: History of Clarion County PA 1887]]''' States that ''Michael Brey/Brye/Brier'' arrived in Venango county in 1839 and died in 1859.  His daughter ''Elizabeth'' (1808-1899) married ''Jacob Beals'' (1806-1890).
 |
 |-
-! '''8'''
+! '''12'''
 | '''Personal correspondence''' from [[Elizabeth Ann Wilson|Elizabeth Wilson Williams]], regarding correspondence from her cousin, Nancy Walls: ''quotes a "blue book about the first settlers of Clarion County, which became lost/stolen from the library"; she didn't record the title.  In this book was this:  (the double name spelling must be Nancy's editing; other parts of the wording make it appear to be an extraction of data rather than an exact transcript.).
 <blockquote>Elizabeth Brye/Brier b. 1 Mar. 1808, daughter of Michael Brey/Brier, farmer, Democrat, Lutheran, arrived, resided Venango County 1839; Clarion County 1841.  Elizabeth was originally of Lehigh County</blockquote>
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-! '''9'''
+! '''13'''
 | '''Personal correspondence''' from [[Elizabeth Ann Wilson|Elizabeth Wilson Williams]].
 | <div width="*" style="text-align: center">'''N/A'''</div>
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 * Regarding the 1860 Census:  The fact that Jacob's sons are all still in the area, and that there is also no sign of Jacob's wife or other children (especially [[James Francis Beals]]) in 1860, that their home was simply left out of the census for one reason or another.
 =Wish List=
-Census: 1890
+Census: 1890, 1830

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