Died prior to 1695 Religion Puritan | Name Robert Beacham | |
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Residence Norwalk, Connecticut Colony Spouse(s) First wife's name unknown, Elizabeth (widow of Edward Jessup) Children Isabelle (child of Beacham's first marriage) | ||
Robert Beacham (or Beauchamp) was a founding settler of Norwalk, Connecticut.
He originally settled at Ipswitch, Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1648. His land in Norwalk was immediately south of the present day site of the East Norwalk Historical Cemetery, and the bridge leading south from that area was formerly called Beacham's Bridge. Due to his location being in between the main area of the settlement and the area then called The Neck where cattle grazed, he served as a "gate-keeper." He left Norwalk in 1657 or 1658, and settled near Green's Farms in present-day Westport. He was made a freeman of Fairfield in 1664.
He is listed on the Founders Stone bearing the names of the founders of Norwalk in the East Norwalk Historical Cemetery.
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