Marie St Cyr Beeman - Greenwood Cemetery - Orlando, FL
N 28° 31.977 W 081° 21.520
17R E 464909 N 3156294
An obelisk headstone dedicated to the wife of a pioneer in early Florida Tourism.
Waymark Code: WM73BY
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 08/26/2009
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According to an excerpt from the Florida edition of 'Makers of America: an Historical and Biographical work by an able Corps of Writers, vol 3' by The Florida Historical Society (google book link (http://books.google.com/books?id=WGfKyZogpVEC&pg=PA51&lpg=PA51&dq=marie+st+cyr+beeman&source=bl&ots=3p7bA_DFX8&sig=miTjXk18wxFyjdO9DSfl2Y_qW4M&hl=en&ei=HoiVSqqaDpiqtgeTgenvBw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1#v=onepage&q=marie%20st%20cyr%20beeman&f=false)) Marie was wed to Harry Leland Beeman, owner of the San Juan Hotel. In 1887 he operated a Orange Grove in Orlando, and in 1894 opened the San Juan Hotel.
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Marie St Cyr Beeman
July 27, 1869
Sept 11, 1917
Date Created/Placed: 1917
Height: 15
Illuminated: yes
Address: Not listed
Website: Not listed
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