June,
My mother was a Beecher, and I have been trying to discover more information about her father, Ralph Elbridge Beecher. His parents, John E. and Henrietta F. Bilsland Beecher had both died by 1893 approximately. Family legend is that he was related the HBS also, but I haven't yet discovered the connection. Any relationship between our families will be slight since Ralph didn't have brothers, only one sister. Let me hear from you if you find something of interest. Rosie