Biographical Sketch of The BEAUMONT Family; Delaware County, PA Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Cyndie Enfinger <cyndiee@tampabay.rr.com> Copyright. All Rights Reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ********************************************************* History of Delaware County Pennsylvania and its People, by John W. Jordan, LL. D. (1914) Vol. III, Page 1006 BEAUMONT. The Beaumont family of Yorkshire, England, has long been known as prominent members of the industrial workers of that country. They have been connected with some of the best interests of England, especially in its linen, woolen and cotton manufacturies. About the year 1836 Richard Beaumont, of Yorkshire, emigrated to the United States, where the opportunities offered to ambitious young men were greater than in the mother country. He landed in Philadelphia, and eventually drifted to Watertown, Delaware county, Pennsylvania, and there died at the age of forty-eight. He held several important positions in different woolen mills, among them being that of foreman in the carding departments. Both he and his wife were devout members of the Protestant Episcopal church, and reared their family in that faith. He married Hannah Mills, born in Chester, Pennsylvania, where she died after his death. They were the parents of eight children, four of whom are still living (1913). These are: Thomas, lives in Chester, Pennsylvania; Charles, lives in Chester; Emma, married J. Irvin Taylor, of Chester; Eliza, married Edward Adams, of Upland, Pennsylvania. Those deceased are: William, of whom further: George; Thomas and Josephine. (II) William Beaumont, son of Richard and Hannah (Mills) Beaumont, was born March 18, 1851, at Waterville, Delaware county, Pennsylvania. He was reared in Darby, Pennsylvania, and received his education in the common schools of the day. At an early age he was apprenticed to H. Bickle, a tinsmith of Norristown, Pennsylvania. When he had thoroughly learned the trade he engaged in it at Norristown and later in Philadelphia, and other towns in Pennsylvania. In the meantime he moved to Lenni, Delaware county, Pennsylvania, and in conjunction with his brother, George Beaumont, he established a timsmith shop and they succeeded in building up a lucrative business by close attention to it and unfailing courtesy to their patrons. George Beaumont died March 26, 1900, and was succeeded in the partnership by William Beaumont Jr., a son of the senior member. Under the new management the business continued to prosper and had reached its zenith when Mr. Beaumont Sr. was unfortunately killed in an accident on the Pennsylvania railroad, March 18, 1911. He was greatly mourned in the town toward which he had contributed much in its upbuilding, and where he was regarded as an industrious, honorable and progressive citizen. He was highly esteemed by his fellow townsmen and business associates. He was a devoted husband and father and afforded his children splendid educational opportunities, thus fitting them to cope with the world. He was a Republican by conviction and voted with and worked for that party, but never held nor aspired to office. Since his death the business has been under the management of William Beaumont Jr., assisted by his brothers. Mr. Beaumont married Fannie Miller, daughter of Joshua and Anna (Richardson) Miller. Children: 1. Annie, born January 11, 1873; died June, 1877. 2. Richard, born January 5, 1874; died, January 19, 1874. 3. Eliza, born June 2, 1875; married William Roberts, of Lenni. 4. William Jr., born May 14, 1878; married December 10, 1910, Sarah M. Hopkins; he was educated in the public schools of his section; under his father's tutelage he learned the tinsmith's trade, and in 1900 he was taken into the firm as a partner, since which time he has been manager and now runs it with the aid of his brothers. He is a member of the Knights of the Golden Eagle, No. 29, standing high in the order, and is also a member of the American Mechanics, of Chester, Pennsylvania. 5. Eva, born March 7, 1880; lives at home with her mother. 6. Joshua, born March 8, 1882, a graduate of Park and Eckles college, and is now an embalmer in New York city. 7. Maggie, born November 19, 1883; died February 6, 1884. 8. James, born December 1, 1884; tinsmith in Lenni. 9. John, born March 24, 1886; loom repairer in Ashton Mills. 10, Morris, born November 24, 1888; died July 4, 1889. 11. Harvey R., now a tinsmith in Lenni. 12. George B., born January 27, 1890, employed in cloth mills at Lenni. 13. Maurice, born February 14, 1892; tinsmith in Lenni. 14. Sarah, born February 7, 1894; at home. 15. LeRoy, born October 2, 1896. 16. Florence, born September 7, 1898. James, John, George and Maurice Beaumont are members in high standing in the Order of American Mechanics, No. 803. (The Miller Line). Joshua Miller, father of Mrs. William Beaumont Sr., was a native of the United States and was a spinner and weaver by vocation, and also a farmer. He was a staunch Republican and a member of the Episcopal church. He married Anna Richardson, born in 1836, in Scotland, and died at an advanced age in Pennsylvania. She was a devout member of the Protestant Episcopal, at Mount Hope, Pennsylvania. Mr. Miller died in Chester, Pennsylvania, aged seventy- five. Children: 1. James, living in Philadelphia. 2. Joshua, lives in Clifton, Pennsylvania. 3. Daniel, lives in Rockdale, Pennsylvania. 4. Josephine, married Henry Logan, of Chester, Pennsylvania. 5. Emma, married Charles Mathews, of Media, Pennsylvania. 6. Eliza, married George Marshal, of Media, Pennsylvania. 7. Annie, widow of Richard Allen, of Clifton, Pennsylvania. 8. Fannie, married William Beaumont (see above). 9. Thomas, deceased. 10. Sallie, deceased, married William Miller. 11. Elizabeth, deceased; married William Turner.