Alan D. Henry’s Book Transcribed and reproduced by Les Sullivan - March 2020. “I have tried to copy Alan’s original work as faithfully as possible but given the changes in computer technology and only having a collection of old pdf files to work from and its “unfinished nature”…… I did my best.” “The Book” is effectively a large PDF file of Alan’s data, complete and fully indexed, as he designed it and in his words. It is supplemented by two smaller PDF files each containing additional information. You can view and download those files by clicking directly on the links in the menu on the “Alan D. Henry - His Collection” page or further down this page ** - after his introductory description and advice on how best to access the data in “The Book”. Just remember, this was many many years dedicated work.

2008 Introduction by Alan Henry This book started out as a complete genealogy of the Beebe, Bebee and Beebee family in North America. All of the surnames are spelled Beebe in the book but in many cases you’ll find notes if they spelled their name differently. Regardless of the spelling, they are all members of the same family line. Despite the word “complete” (above) it seems reasonable to say that genealogies are never complete and at best they are only a beginning. If your line is in the book, you may want to extract the data and continue to complete it up to the present date. I also found a small number of lines where I couldn’t prove the connection on back. These represent only a small percentage of the book and rather than leave them out, they are added in a separate section named “Unconnected”. Many dates shown, especially those taken from Census records, are shown as (ABT year) and were taken from the age shown and should be close to the actual dates. An example of lineage is shown here: Using the above example, if you were Thomas Raymond Beebe and you found yourself in the book, you will also have found your entire line. In register format, as a line is carried forward, it is given a number and name in sequence to the left of the page. In this example, Thomas is number 3671 and he is in the eleventh generation. His father is George, number 2462 and he is the 10 generation. His grandfather is Joshua, number 1340 and he is the ninth generation, etc. To find Joshua, the grandfather, just scroll back until you find the number 1340 along the left margin. In the lineage, the numbers in superscript indicate the generation number. Elsewhere in the document, the numbers in superscript indicate the source. Please remember, this is an example and may differ in the book. A word about source references: A great many persons shared their files but often did not provide actual source data. It may be data only known from family letters, bibles or family tradition. In these instances I show their name and the City and State where they lived at the time we exchanged files. These are all secondary sources and if they appear in your line without other references, you are encouraged to try to prove them. Genealogy is an exciting hobby and you may find many other interesting things about your family. Details such as education, causes of death, etc. were seldom included, but you might like to do further research and include them in your line. I later decided that you should have some of the means of expanding your line by adding records of names, dates and locations that may or may not be included herein. These include some census records, DAR records including the Beebe name, Beebe’s listed in the Barbour Collection, Vermont Vitals, Civil War data and some Beebe Newsletters from the 1980s and 1990s. (Note from Les, still looking for some of those items). The purpose of course is to save you from having to redo research that has already been done. This may be included in a separate document. The book has been written with the Adobe Acrobat program and since technology is continually changing, it is important that you either make a printed copy or periodically upgrade the file. If desired, you can just print the pages that contain your direct line. As long as you have the same acrobat reader, there should be no problem. You’ll lose your source references but they will still be on the full program. The real problem is that computers at some future time may change to a degree that the reader you are now using may no longer work. Some helpful tips: Use the Bookmarks to get from one section to another. This will assure that your pages open in the largest size print. Pages: You can always tell where you are in the document by looking at the lower part of the screen. You will see an example such as “Page 200 of 2361.” If (for example) you want to move to page 2000, just press Shift +Ctrl+N. A dialog box will appear and you can type in the number 2000 or any other page number. Click on OK and you are immediately at the page entered. Since these instructions may later change, then follow the instructions that came with your version of Adobe Acrobat. Alan D. Henry ** Link to the primary database “The Book” HERE ** Link to the supplement “Unconnected” HERE ** Link to “VT vitals” HERE