Joseph Bean (1718 - 1784)

Born 1718 in Cambridge, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Husband of Elizabeth (Messenger) Bean — married 30 Apr 1751 in Wrentham, Suffolk county, Massachusetts

Died 12 Dec 1784 at about age 66 in Wrentham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Joseph Bean was born in 1718, in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Joseph became the third minister of the Original Congregational Church of Wrentham, a historic church. ^[1]

• "The third meetinghouse (1765-1766, demolished) was built under direction of the congregation's third pastor, the Rev. Joseph Bean, who served until 1784. Much larger than the previous buildings, this meetinghouse had wide front doors that opened directly into the sanctuary, with private rooms on opposite sides known as the women's porch and the men's porch, providing access to the high gallery. The interior design incorporated innovations such as square enclosed family pews, an elevated pulpit placed beneath a sounding board for improved acoustics, front-center seats for those with impaired hearing, and a special deacons' pew with a table [Bennett eta/. (rev.), 6-7; Historical Address, 9]. ^[2]

On April 30, 1751, in Wrentham, Suffolk county, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Joseph married Elizabeth Messinger ^[3] Elizabeth was born February 3, 1729 in Wrentham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, a daughter of Henry Messenger Sr and Esther (Cheever) Messenger.

Joseph died December 12, 1784, in Wrenham, Norfolk county, Massachusetts and is buried in the Wrentham Center Cemetery. The inscription on his headstone reads, "Rev. Joseph Bean, died Dec. 12, 1784, Aged 66 yrs ... ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Original_Congregational_Church_of_Wrentham
2. ↑ National Register of Historic Places, digitized here: https://www.nps.gov/nr/feature/places/pdfs/14000694.pdf
3. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPZF-736N : 31 October 2019), Joseph Bean and Elisabeth Messinger, 30 Apr 1751; citing Marriage, Wrentham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009377
4. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/80734726/joseph-bean

• History and Directory of Wrentham and Norfolk, Mass. for 1890, by Samuel Warner, Compiled and Published by A.E. Foss & Co. Boston, 1890, digitized here: https://archives.lib.state.ma.us/bitstream/handle/2452/119148/ocm11310148.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y