Anson Beecher
American
Anson Beecher was a member of the notable Beecher family of Connecticut. - AsNotedIn
| Notable Position | Organization | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Beecher and Sons | 1853 | 1870 |
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- Son: Ebenezer B Beecher
Anson Beecher was a member of the notable Beecher family of Connecticut. - AsNotedIn
| Notable Position | Organization | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Beecher and Sons | 1853 | 1870 |
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
| 1805/10/19 | Anson Beecher is born a son of Wheeler Beecher in Watertown, Connecticut. | Born | Waterbury, CT | Connecticut | |||
| 1825/00/00 | Anson Beecher braids the first straw hat made in this country and teaches several women how to make straw hats. He will invented machinery for making hats, but make it his trade. | Work | |||||
| 1863/02/03 | A Beecher and E B Beecher are awarded a US patent 37,562 for an 'Improved machine for framing Lucifer-match splints for dipping'. | Inventor | Invention of the Safety Match | ||||
| 1870/05/00 | "Swift and Courtney" merges with the "A Beecher and Sons" match company of Westville, Connecticut to become "Swift and Courtney and Beecher". | Work | East Brandywine Historic District | Wilmington, DE | |||
| 1876/04/07 | Anson Beecher dies in Westville, New Haven, Connecticut. | Died |
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