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Noah Beauchamp was born February 24, 1785 in [[Maryland]] to Thomas and Sarah (Adams) Beauchamp. As an adult Noah was over six feet tall, burly and had a ruddy complexion. He was said to have been quick to anger. It has also been said that when a young man Noah had a disagreement with his father over the morality of slavery. Noah was very religious, a devout [[Baptist]] and he was vehemently against [[slavery]]. His father who owned slaves, and possibly disowned Noah who left for [[Kentucky]] and then Ohio where he may have met Elizabeth Adams who became his wife. His first child Noah Beauchamp, Jr., was born in [[Cincinnati, Ohio]], on November 29, 1804.

Noah Beauchamp was born February 24, 1785 in [[Maryland]] to Thomas and Sarah (Adams) Beauchamp. As an adult Noah was over six feet tall, burly and had a ruddy complexion. He was said to have been quick to anger. It has also been said that when a young man Noah had a disagreement with his father over the morality of slavery. Noah was very religious, a devout [[Baptist]] and he was vehemently against [[slavery]]. His father who owned slaves, and possibly disowned Noah who left for [[Kentucky]] and then Ohio where he may have met Elizabeth Adams who became his wife. His first child Noah Beauchamp, Jr., was born in [[Cincinnati, Ohio]], on November 29, 1804.

By 1811, Noah had moved with his family to [[Connersville, Indiana|Connersville Township]] in [[Fayette County, Indiana|Fayette County]] in the Indiana Territory, where he set up a blacksmith shop. On December 14, 1812 Noah purchased a tract of land in Fayette Co., Indiana and resided and there with his family. He served in the 11th Indiana Regiment and was made a Lieutenant on April 29, 1814.  

By 1811, Noah had moved with his family to [[Connersville, Indiana|Connersville Township]] in [[Fayette County, Indiana|Fayette County]] in the Indiana Territory, where he set up a blacksmith shop. On December 14, 1812 Noah purchased a tract of land in Fayette Co., Indiana and resided and there with his family. He served in the 11th Indiana Regiment and was made a Lieutenant on April 29, 1814.<ref>A History of the National Guard of Indiana, William D. Pratt, W. D. Pratt Printers, 1901, page 66.</ref>

In the 1820s Noah moved his family to [[Edgar County, Illinois]] where he remained until the mid 1830s when he relocated again to Indiana, this time to Vigo County.

In the 1820s Noah moved his family to [[Edgar County, Illinois]] where he remained until the mid 1830s when he relocated again to Indiana, this time to Vigo County.