Beecher family

Originating in New England, one particular Beecher family in the 19th century was a political family notable for issues of religion, civil rights, and social reform. Notable members of the family include clergy (Congregationalists), educators, authors and artists. Many of the family were Yale-educated and advocated for abolitionism, temperance, and women's rights. Some of the family provided material or ideological support to the Union in the American Civil War. The family is of English descent.

Locations named after persons of this family include: Beecher, Illinois, named after Henry Ward Beecher and Beecher Island, named after Lt. Fredrick H. Beecher.

The following is a brief family tree of the Lyman Beecher family, and its many notable members :

1. Lyman Beecher (1775–1863), son of David Beecher and Esther Hawley Lyman , married first to Roxana Foote (1775–1816) in 1799 and had 9 children; Yale graduate

By his second wife Harriet Porter (1790–1835), whom he married in 1817:

Lyman Beecher (1775–1863)

Catharine Beecher (1800–1878)

Edward Beecher (1803–1895)

Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811–1896)

Henry Ward Beecher (1813–1887)

Isabella Beecher Hooker (1822–1907)

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