Harriet Beard
Born: February 19, 1790 East Tennessee
Married: September 07, 1820 Monroe County, Illinois
Died:November 19, 1843 Illinois
Father: John Beaird, b.c.1760
Mother: Eleanor Fisher b.c.1765
Husband: Charles Stratton b.1792
Children
Harriet Stratton m. William C. Bickley
Lois Stratton b.1822 m. William Johnson Rutledge
Malina Stratton
Notes:
-Her family traveled to Kaskaskia, Illinois in or around 1801 from Tennessee.
-She was first married to a Cyrus Fulton on Mar 28, 1813 in Randolph County, Illinois. It is believed there were no children of this union.
-marriage Record:"STRATTAN, CHARLES FULTON, HARRIET 09/07/1820 1 /15 MONROE"
- (Harriet Beard was first married to Cyrus Fulton)
- Her name was variously styled Harriet Beard and Harriet Beaird.
Sources:
-Birth Source: "A Book of Stratton", Harriet Stratton
-Marriage Source: Illinois Orginial Marriage Record,
-Death Source: Tombstone "HARRIET
Wife of CHARLES STRATTON
DIED NOVEMBER 19, 1843
Aged 43 years; "
Rutledge Bible "Harried Stratton, his wife died 19 Nov. 1843 aged 53yrs
9 mos". Which one is correct is unknown, but to have married Cyrus, the
earlier date seems more likely..