Burr Jay Beecher, son of John Beecher and Jane (Hawkins) Beecher -- Jay, the younger son, also was a carpenter and builder. He built a store and several houses in Beacon Falls, and for a short time was engaged in mercantile business there. After giving up that business he came into possession of the farm and lived there the remainder of his life. He never married. He died Jan. 3rd, 1883. -- Sarah Jane (Beecher) Perry was his younger sister, who presumably inherited the Beecher homestead from Jay. -- This image was printed on sheet metal, a tintype.
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