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Beach Family History
Beach Genealogy & Family TreeBeach is an English name from Hertfordshire, England, where the earliest known ancestor--Gosfrid le Beche--was recorded in 1086 in the Domesday Book. It comes from the Old English root beche which menas "beech tree" and referred to someone who lived near such a landmark. The family motto is Toute en bon heure which means "All in good time."
Other spellings include "Beache," "Beche," "Beech," "Bech," "Beck," and "Becke." Notable people with the surname include Canadian hockey player George Beach (Wembley Lions, Wembley Monarchs, Brighton Tigers), Olympic athlete and author Rex Beach (water polo), and American inventor Alfred Ely Beach (inventor of the Beach Pneumatic Transit, an early prototype for New York's subway system). The first Beach to come to America was Richard Beach in Massachusetts in 1635.
Beach Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Elsie Beach -- --, 1891 December 0, 1935 Pennsylvania
- Thomas Beach -- --, 1627 May 31, 1662
- Hannah Beach -- --, 1684 December 21, 1729 Connecticut
- Jemina Beach -- --, 1732 December 0, 1759 Connecticut
- Charlotte Beach -- --, 1844 December 0, 1860 Wisconsin
Beach Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Samantha Beach -- --, 1770 December 31, 1841 New York
- John M. Beach -- --, 1859 February 12, 1917 Virginia
- Elizabeth Beach -- --, 1879 April 15, 1972 Pennsylvania
- Amanda Beach -- --, 1901 November 11, 1901 Idaho
- Timothy Quincy Beach -- --, 1896 April 0, 1972 Indiana
