Levi Bean

Levi, his four younger siblings, and his wife were part of the idealistic Transcendental Generation. His father was part of the heroic, civic-minded Republican Generation. His three older siblings were part of the romantic, adaptive Compromise Generation. His children were part of the nomadic, reactive Gilded Generation.

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Birth of Levi Bean
Born: 28 February 1794
Birthplace: Sandwich, Carroll County, New Hampshire
Parents
Father: Philip Bean, 1766-1842 (our ancestor)
Mother: Lydia Faergerson, d. 1804 (our ancestor)
(see her family's tartan and badge)
Stepmother: Betsy Moulton
(no information on her parents, or on when and where she married Philip]
died May 1821, Sanbornton, Belknap County, NH (?)
Siblings
Brother: Simon D. Bean
born 1789
Sister: No name available (was in 1790 census)
Brother: Elijah Bean
born 17 February 1792
Sister: Betsey Bean
born 3 August 1797
Sister: Mary Bean
born 3 October 1799
Brother: John Bean
born 19 February 1803, married Lydia Fairfield
No information on other siblings or half-siblings (but see notes in Sources)
Spouse and children
Wife: Mary Phelps, 1802-1866 (our ancestor),
from Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts
(daughter of Joshua Phelps II, 1774-1807 and Mary Gilson, 1771-1856,
our ancestors)
from Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts)
Married in Andover 12 March 1819
Son: Samuel Bean
Married UNKNOWN Hurd
Son: Arthur Noah Bean, 1824-1902 (our ancestor)
Son: Henry Bean
Daughter: Mary E. Bean
Daughter: Abigail Bean
married Albert Taylor
Other information
Occupation: No information available
Religion: No information available
Death of Levi Bean
Died: 16 September 1870
(age 76 years 6 months 16 days)
Deathplace: Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts
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Sources on Levi Bean:

  • Wendy Edmands Pearson, in her research for membership in the Colonial Dames
  • Mary Caroline Findley Edmands, 1887-1970, in her research for membership in the Daughters of the American Revolution. Also, in her diary entry of 24 June 1954: "We went up through Concord Franklin and Meredith and got to Ctr. Sandwich about 11. A woman directed us to Leroy White 'who loves to talk.' Found him and was taken into his big house and he looked up records of Town and found Levi Bean was son of Philip and Lydia Faerguson, his first wife. Mr. White told us about Ernest Bean and we found his wife on old homestead and she was quite thrilled. Jean's age I guess. Told us more. Ernest is descended from Philip and his second wife Betsy Moulton."
  • Mary Anna Hawes Edmands Ashbrook, 1917-1992, in her compilation of Mary Caroline Findley Edmands's research, which included the Town Clerk's Records for Andover, Mass.: "Died in Andover, Mass. Sept. 17, 1870, Levi Bean, aged 76 years, born in Sandwich, N.H., son of Philip and Lydia Bean; buried in Andover."

    Mary Ashbrook cited Manuscript Genealogy of Phelps Family by Charlotte Helen Abbott, Mem. Hall Library, Andover, Mass. Included in Miss Abbott's list of children for Joshua(7) and wife Mary (Gilson) Phelps is Mary, born Aug. 21, 1802, married Levi Bean.

  • Congregational Church of Sanbornton, NH has information on a Betsy Moulton who was a professed member of the congregation and died in May 1821

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