Michael Beam (1702 - bef. 1791)

Born 1702 in Hamburg, Germany

Descendants

Died before 1791 before age 89 in Rowan, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

Michael Böhm was born circa 1702, and married Sarah Rudolph about 1729. ^[1]

The children of Michael and Sarah were born before the family immigrated to North Carolina, in November, 1767. In their new home, the family used the surname "Beam." Their son, Johann Dietrich /Böhm/, born in 1732, near Hamburg, Germany, on the Elbe river, became known as John Teeter Beam, and died November 15, 1807 and was buried in the cemetery of the New Prospect Baptist Church, in Lincoln, North Carolina. ^[2]

Michael Böhm / Beam is found living in Rowan, North Carolina, on the United States Census of 1790. ^[3]

Michael died before another census was ever taken, and his estate was inventoried November 20 1791. ^[4]

• Fact: http://familysearch.org/v1/LifeSketch Michael Beam lived and raised a large family near Hamburg, Germany.

His occupation was farming, tanning, and merchandising. His farm was on or near the River Elbe. This river forms part of the boundary between East and West Germany and it formerly carried much traffic between Czechoslovakia and the German port of Hamburg. Hamburg handles the traffic coming and going from the North Sea. This was a good place for merchandising and for his tanning and farming business. The North Sea seldom freezes in winter, consequently, ships can sail in and out of Hamburg all winter long. Michael Beam, lived and raised a family in Hamburg. He had a farm near the River Elbe. His name in Germany was Baun which means "Big Tree", therefore a Beam came out of the tree. He is buried near the river Elbe.

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Michael Beam lived and raised a large family near Hamburg, Germany. His occupation was farming, tanning, and merchandising. His farm was on or near the River Elbe. This river forms part of the boundary between East and West Germany and it formerly carried much traffic between Czechoslovakia and the German port of Hamburg. Hamburg handles the traffic coming and going from the North Sea. This was a good place for merchandising and for his tanning and farming business. The North Sea seldom freezes in winter, consequently, ships can sail in and out of Hamburg all winter long. Michael Beam, lived and raised a family in Hamburg. He had a farm near the River Elbe. His name in Germany was Baun which means "Big Tree", therefore a Beam came out of the tree. He is buried near the river Elbe.

Married Sarah Unknown - Father of John Teter Beam - Name spelled variously Baum, Beam, Beem

Sources

1. ↑ The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:3QFX-8WB : accessed 2017-06-05), entry for Michael /Böhm
2. ↑ The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:3QFX-ZKS : accessed 2017-06-05), entry for Johann Dietrich /Böhm
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1790," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHK1-YM6 : accessed 5 June 2017), Michael Beam, Rowan, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 304, NARA microfilm publication M637, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 7; FHL microfilm 568,147
4. ↑ "North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VH6F-QZ1 : 20 November 2015), Michael Beam, 1791; citing Rowan, North Carolina, United States, State Archives, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,605,329

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 19 May 2017, 00:36), entry for Michael Beam(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:L8V6-PP6); contributed by various users.
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• US & Canada Immigration Lists (Germany to NC, 1767) 1790 US Federal Census (Rowan, NC)