George R Bean (1834 - 1896)

Born 3 Jul 1834 in Denmark, Oxford, Maine, United States

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Died 30 Jan 1896 at age 61 in Hiram, Oxford, Maine, United States

Biography

GEORGE R. BEAN, who was a well-to-do farmer and a prominent resident of Denmark, Oxford County, was born in Hollis, Me., July 3, 1834, son of William and Sarah F. (Blunt) Bean.

The family was founded by John Bean, an emigrant from Scotland, who settled in Exeter, N. H., antecedent to the year 1660.

Mr. Bean's grandparents were Abraham and Hannah (Burley) Bean, both residents of York County. Giles Burley, the founder of the Burley family, came from England and settled in Ipswich in 1648.

After receiving his education in the schools of Paris Hill and Waterville, George R. Bean taught school in Denmark for eight years. Throughout the rest of his life he was prosperously engaged in general farming at the homestead. A great admirer of good cattle, he also bred stock extensively.

He [George] died at his home, January 30, 1896, aged nearly sixty-two years. The estate left by him comprises the homestead proper, containing two hundred and thirty acres; twelve hundred acres of outlying land; and the Red Mill in Hiram, erected by him in 1895. In politics he was an active supporter of the Republican party, by which he was elected to the offices of Supervisor and Collector. He was prominent in all movements conducive to the general good, and was highly respected by the community.

On September 26, 1860, the late Mr. Bean was united in marriage with Sarah M. Jordan, of Portland, Me., who, born June 13, 1836, came to reside in Denmark when she was five years old. Her parents, William M. and Almira P. (Harmon) Jordan, now deceased, were both natives of Maine, born respectively in Gray and Biddeford. Mrs. Jordan passed some vears of her life in Brownfield, Me. Mr. and Mrs. Bean have had five children, as follows:

Jennie, born February 23, 1863, who married E. W. Bosworth, the present proprietor of the Red Mill in Hiram, and has one daughter, Bethesda I., born December 13, 1893;

Anna Maud, born July 6, 1865, who is now the wife of Fernando W. Witham, of Denmark Corner;

Fred Roy, born December 30, 1867, who resides at home;

Mildred May, born February I, 1870, who died December11, 1894; and

Mahlon, born August 24, 1872, who died March 14, 1873.

The father [George] was a member of Mount Moriah Fudge, No. 53, A. F. & A. M. The farm is now carried on by Fred Roy Bean, an intelligent and progressive young man. He raises horses and cattle, runs a dairy, and sells a large amount of cream. Mrs. Bean is a member of the Universalist church. Her many admirable qualities endear her to a wide circle of friends and acquaintances.

Sources

• U.S. Find a Grave Index 1600-current, Bean Cemetery, Denmark, Oxford County, Me. birth date: 7/3/1834, death date: 1/30/1896, father: William Bean, mother: Sarah E. Bean, spouse: Sarah M. Bean

• Biography from http://library.umaine.edu/localhistory/Biographical_Review_Oxford.pdf, page 177-178
• Clan MacBean of North America, Volume I, Sixth Edition, Revised 1992, By Joseph S. Bean, page 293=294