Brief Life History of John
When John Bean I was born on 4 September 1746, in Brentwood, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States, his father, Joshua Bean Sr, was 28 and his mother, Hannah Robinson, was 27. He married Hannah Leavitt in 1788, in New Hampshire, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He died on 5 September 1825, in Gilmanton, Belknap, New Hampshire, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Gilmanton, Belknap, New Hampshire, United States.
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Sources (3)
- John Been, "New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947"
- John Bean, "Find A Grave Index"
- John Bean, "New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947"
Spouse and Children
1746–1825 Male
1747–1789 Female
Children (10)
1768– Male
1770– Female
1772–1802 Female
1774–1852 Female
1776–1850 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1719–1787 Male
1719–1757 Female
Siblings (12)
1738–1743 Female
1739–1834 Female
1741–1814 Male
1743–1819 Male
1744– Female
+7 More Children
World Events (6)
1776
Age 30
1776
Age 30
1787 · The Making of the U.S. Constitution.
Age 41
Name Meaning
English: nickname for a pleasant person, from Middle English bēne ‘friendly, amiable’.
English: metonymic occupational name for a grower or seller of beans, from Middle English bene ‘bean’ (Old English bēan ‘beans’, a collective singular). The broad bean, Vicia faba, was a staple food in Europe in the Middle Ages. The green bean, Phaseolus vulgaris, came from South America and was not introduced to Europe until the late 16th century. The word bene was commonly used to denote something of little worth, and occasionally it may have been applied as a nickname for someone considered insignificant.
English: possibly a habitational or topographic name. Redmonds, Dictionary of Yorkshire Surnames, cites Adam del Bene of Harrogate (1351) as evidence to suggest that in the Harrogate area, where the Yorkshire name later proliferated, it may have been derived from a place where beans grew.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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