Addison

BEACH, Harvey F.

Encyclopedia Vermont Biography: A Series of Authentic Biographical Sketches 
of the Representative Men of Vermont and Sons of Vermont in Other States. P. 
C. Dodge. Burlington: Ullery Publishing Company, 1912, p 115

Harvey F. BEACH, farmer and hotel keeper, Ferrisburgh [Addison County, 
Vermont], was born 09 August 1850 at Ferrisburgh [Addison County, Vermont], 
son of Allen Penfield and Caroline (BENTLY) BEACH. Educated at Newbury and 
Montpelier Seminaries. He has always followed farming; in 1909 he came into 
possession of the farm and summer hotel known as "The Lodge" at Basin Harbor 
[Addison County, Vermont], formerly owned by his sister, Ardelia B. (BEACH) 
STRONG. [Ardelia BEACH acquired the farm of 225 acres in Basin Harbor in 
1882; she died 09 August 1886. A golf course was built there in 1927, and 
there is still a resort there.]

In 1871 he [Harvey F. BEACH] married [Miss?] Phebe N. TORREY of Panton 
[Addison County, Vermont], who died 1891; they had three children, Charles 
E., Caroline E., and Allen Penfield. In 1893 he [Harvey F. BEACH] married 
[Miss?] Lucy J. SPENCER of Bristol [Addison County, Vermont]. Mr. BEACH is a 
Republican; school director twelve years; justice of the peace; and town 
grand juror. Member of the Episcopal Church for forty-five years; steward, 
trustee, and Sunday school superintendent; member of the Grange.

[Was Harvey F. BEACH related to David BEACH, who served through the 
Revolutionary War, first as recruiting sergeant and afterwards as lieutenant, 
and who came to Chittenden County, Vermont, from New Milford [Litchfield 
County], Connecticut, in 1788? (This David BEACH information from pp 804-805 
in Vermont Historical Magazine, No XI, October 1867.) Bracketed material 
added by submitter, who is not researching these surnames, to support and 
clarify information given in the biography and to raise questions.]

Submitted by Cathy Kubly