Mary Beach 
Mary was born in 1764 in ,Morris Co.,New Jersey. Mary's father was Elijah Beach and her mother was Sarah Medless. She had three brothers and four sisters, named David, Elisha, Benjamin, Sarah, Hannah, Phebe and Rachel. She was the fourth oldest of the eight children. She died at the age of 78 on February 23rd, 1842 in ,Knox,Ohio.1 General Notes
Stephen Babbitt, born 1764, was a soldier in the Revolution. His wife Mary Beach Babbitt moved to Knox County, Ohio, with or to join several of her children after his death. Stephen, with his family, moved to Mendham, New Jersey, by 1771 when he was seven years old, so they would have married there. THE HISTORY OF STRATFORD (Connecticut) names a number of men named Beach on its list of Revolutionary soldiers, including Abel Beach, Lieutenant Elijah Beach, and Sergeant Reuben Beach. An ancestral file in Salt Lake identifies Mary's parents as Elijah and Sarah.
‌Mary and Stephen were married in a religious ceremony about 1787 in Mendham,Morris Co.,New Jersey.1 They had three sons and four daughters, named Elias, Aaron, Moses, Jemima, Phebe, Tryphena and Joanna.
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Children
Phebe Babbit
Phebe was born on December 19th, 1791 in Mendham,Morris Co.,New Jersey. She died at the age of 55 on October 3rd, 1847 in Milledgeville,Carroll Co.,Illinois. She was buried in Milledgeville,Carroll Co.,Illinois.1 1
Moses Babbitt
Moses was born in 1801 in Mendham,Morris Co.,New Jersey. He died at the age of 85 in 1886.1
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