Brief Life History of James
When James Bean was born on 3 March 1804, in Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States, his father, William Bean III, was 27 and his mother, Anna Buckalew, was 19. He married Elizabeth Lewis on 27 July 1824, in Lincoln, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Quincy Township, Adams, Illinois, United States in 1840 and Utah, Utah, United States in 1851. He died on 29 June 1882, in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Provo City Cemetery, Provo, Utah, Utah, United States.
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- James Bean, "United States Census, 1830"
- Marriage Certificate/record of James Bean & Elizabeth Lewis md. 27 July 1824 in Lincoln Co., Mo.
- Utah, Death and Military Death Certificates, 1904-1961
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1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
1817
Historical Boundaries: 1817: Christian, Kentucky, United States 1820: Todd, Kentucky, United States
1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
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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Elizabeth Lewis: Life Sketch
Written by granddaughter Flora Bean Horne: Elizabeth Lewis Bean was a noble, progressive, intelligent type of woman. It was said of her that her spirituality and understanding were her dominant …
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