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Born June 24, 1813 • Litchfield • Connecticut
Died March 8, 1887 (aged 73) • New York City • New York
Awards And Honors Hall of Fame (1900)
Notable Family Members father Lyman Beecher • sister Isabella Beecher Hooker • sister Harriet Beecher Stowe • sister Catharine Beecher

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