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Family HistoryFamily History - Marie Holmes


Key:1.“+” before a child’s name indicates the child has their own entry in the next generation.
 2.“born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown.
This family history features Marie Holmes and six of her descendants down to the fourth generation.


First Generation
1. Marie Holmes,1 born ____ (parents not determined). Marie married John Eugene Beetham, Sr. (born ____, parents not determined).

Child of Marie Holmes and John Eugene Beetham, Sr.:

+2i. John Eugene ‘Beetle’ Beetham, Jr., born 1 March 1938; died 29 July 1992 in Uncasville, New London County, Connecticut. Married Sheila Marie Neeley (née Coffey) .

Second Generation
2. John Eugene ‘Beetle’ Beetham, Jr.2 (Marie1), born 1 March 1938;1, 2 died 29 July 1992 in Uncasville, New London County, Connecticut.1, 2 Beetle married, 1 September 1964, Sheila Marie Neeley (née Coffey) 2, 4 (born 22 August 1943, the daughter of John Leonard Coffey and Hazel M. Watt;3 Sheila died 24 February 2000 in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut3). Beetle and Sheila are buried in Comstock Cemetery, Montville, New London County, Connecticut.2, 3

John graduated from Norwich Free Academy in 1957. He was an aircraft maintenance officer in the Army. John worked at Robertson Paperbox as a stripper until 1972. He was buried with full military honors.2

Sheila worked At Millstone Power Plant, United Nuclear Corp., and Lawrence & Memorial Hospital, and lastly at Mohegan Sun Casino. She was an avid at racing fan at Waterford Speed Bowl.3


Children of John Eugene ‘Beetle’ Beetham, Jr. and Sheila Marie Neeley (née Coffey) :

+3i. John Eugene Beetham III, born 19 January 1965. Married Lisa Marie Marino.
 4ii. William Patrick Beetham, stillborn 24 March 1966.5
+5iii. Hazel M. Beetham, born 19 February 1968 in Uncasville, New London County, Connecticut; died 17 March 2017 in Alaska. Married Joseph G. Tanape.

  1. Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Rootsweb (website). John E. Beetham, Jr., no. 042-30-9310
  2. Obituary, The Day, New London, Connecticut, John E. Beetham, Jr., 30 July 1992.
  3. Obituary, The Day, New London, Connecticut, Sheila M. (Coffey) Neeley Beetham, 27 February 2000.
  4. Index to marriage, death, and land records, Montville, Connecticut, Town Hall Website, file number 1964-00000283, marriage of John Eugene Beetham, Jr., and Sheila Marie Neeley
  5. Birth Certificate, Connecticut, William Patrick Beetham, born 24 March 1966, stillborn. Certificate# 1966-062. Copy viewed at Montville Town Hall.
Third and Fourth Generations
3. John Eugene Beetham III3 (John ‘Beetle’,2 Marie1), born 19 January 1965.1 John married, 1 July 2001 in Montville, New London County, Connecticut, Lisa Marie Marino2 (born 5 December 1962, parents not determined1).

5. Hazel M. Beetham3 (John ‘Beetle’,2 Marie1), born 19 February 1968 in Uncasville, New London County, Connecticut;1, 3 died 17 March 2017 in Alaska.3 Hazel married, ca. 2005 in Anchorage, Alaska, Joseph G. Tanape4, 5 (born ____, parents not determined).

Children of Hazel M. Beetham and Joseph G. Tanape:

 6i. Annie-Marie Tanape, born 29 July 2005.1
 7ii. Rebecca Dawn Tanape, born xxxx.

  1. This is publicly viewable information found in various public information repositories, people finding websites, and/or social media.
  2. Index to marriage, death, and land records, Montville, Connecticut, Town Hall Website, file number 2001-00000085, marriage of John Eugene Beetham III and Lisa Marie Marino
  3. Obituary, DignityMemorial.com, Hazel Beetham Tanape, died: 17 March 2017 in Alaska; born: 19 February 1968 in Uncasville, Connecticut. The article provides vital and biographical details and the names of her parents, husband, children, brothers, sister, and nephews.
  4. Marriage License Application, Joseph Tanape and Hazel Beetham, listed in Anchorage Daily News (website), adn.com.
  5. facebook.com (website), personal page of Hazel Tanape (Beetham), Montville High School, Class of 1986.