Elizabeth (Keene) Beale (1724 - 1763)

Born 1724 in Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Wife of Joshua Sprague — married 21 Aug 1744 in Middleborough, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Wife of William Beal — married 12 Jun 1760 in Abington, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died 19 Jul 1763 at about age 39 in Abington, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Biography

Elizabeth Keene (aka Keen) was born in 1724 in Middleboro, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay. She was the daughter of Ephraim and Hannah (Sprout) Keene.

Elizabeth married Joshua Sprague on August 21, 1744 in Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay. They had four children including: Joshua, b. February 28, 1746; Elisha, b. August 27, 1748; Samuel, b. February 28, 1753; and Silence, b. August 8, 1755.

Joshua received deed for land in Abington from his brother William on January 1, 1750/1. On August 30, 1755, Joshua conveyed house and land to Ezekial Reed (per Plymouth County Deeds).

Elizabeth was appointed executrix of her husband's estate in 1757, inferring Joshua's death about that same year.

Elizabeth married her second husband, William Beale on 12 June 1760 in Abington.^[1]

Elizabeth passed away on July 19, 1763 in Abington.

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCQS-D9Q : 28 December 2022), William Beal, 1760.

• "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCQS-HQ6 : 4 December 2014), Joshua Sprage and Elisabeth Keen, 31 Mar 1744; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 0873756 IT 1.

• Sprague, Warren Vincent, M.D., comp. Sprague Families in America in North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, p. 167. [Repository: Ancestry.com. North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 (database on-line, frame #173 of 601). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.] (Sprague lineage 7 generations: Jotham7, John6, Samuel5, Joshua4, William3, William2, William1)

• Cutter, William Richard. New England Families: Genealogical and Memorial, Vol. 4, p. 2165. [Repository: Ancestry.com. New England Families, Genealogical and Memorial (database on-line, frame #546 of 761). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Original data: Cutter, William Richard. New England Families Genealogical and Memorial. Vol. I-IV. New York, USA: n.p., 1915.] (lineage, family data)