Helen (Nellie) Foley Beyer
- Born: 3 Apr 1853, Croghan, Lewis County, New York
- Marriage (1): Michael Foley on 5 Oct 1877
- Died: 18 Jul 1907 at age 54
General Notes:
Helen or Nellie, eldest daughter of Philip and Louisa Scheerer Beyer, was born in the town of Croghan and married Michael Foley, October 5, 1877. He being a son of Daniel and Catherine Carroll Foley, was born March 17, 1852, in Canada. For a time he was a laborer in the well- known VanAmber mills. He was the proprietor of a shoe-shop lo>-cated near the present Evangelical church of Naumburg. For a few years, he managed a canal boat from Carthage to Albany. He then worked in a sawmill and later moved his family to Whitesboro where he again found employment in a mill. He still resides at the home in Whitesboro. To this union ten children were born as follows:
This is from a book dated 1923 concerning the Beyer Family compiled by one Mrs. Ethylen Wilcox Millnitz. [courtesy of her great grand daughter Sandra Hurd O'Connor]
Helen married Michael Foley, son of Daniel Foley and Catherine Carroll, on 5 Oct 1877. (Michael Foley was born on 17 Mar 1852 in Canada English.)
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