Elizabeth (Lane) Beals (1755 - 1839)

Born 27 Aug 1755 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Wife of Joshua Beals — married 16 Dec 1778 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Descendants

Died 7 May 1839 at age 83 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Biography

Elizabeth, daughter of John and Bridgett (Olivey) Lane, was born in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony about 1755; She married Joshua, son of Isreal and Eunice (Flagg) Beal, there on 7 December 1778; Elizabeth died probably there on 7 May 1839.

Children

Timeline

• 1755 - birth
• 1778 - marriage in Boston to Joshua Beals ^[1]
• 1778 to 1803 - births of eight children in Boston
• 1778, 16 Dec - birth of son Joshua ^[2]
• 1802, 11 Apr - birth of daughter Caroline A Lane ^[3] note: died on 13 Jul 1878 at age 76y, 3m, 2d
• 1808 - death of daughter Maria
• 1813 - death of husband Joshua
• 1839 - death at age 84
• 1839 - Burial at the Granary Burying Ground in Boston ^[4]

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Research Notes

• Mother's headstone inscription is Bridgett (double tt) ^[5]
• primary source birth record needed
• primary source death record needed
• husband died in 1813 when Elizabeth was age 58, did Elizabeth marry second?

Sources

1. ↑ 1778 Marriage of Joshua Beals and Elizabeth Lane in "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910, 1921-1924", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCQT-Z9J : 28 July 2021), Elizabeth Lane in entry for Joshua Beals, 1778.
2. ↑ 1778 Birth for Joshua Bealsa in Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQXV-5FP : 14 January 2020), Joshua Beals, 1778.
3. ↑ 1892 Birth for Caroline Beals in "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHPB-32Y : 10 November 2020), Caroline A Beals, 14 Jul 1878; citing Death, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004273939.
4. ↑ 1839 Burial for Elizabeth (Lane) Beals in "Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20386596/elizabeth-beals : accessed 03 April 2022), memorial page for Elizabeth Lane Beals (1755–7 May 1839), Find a Grave Memorial ID 20386596, citing Granary Burying Ground, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Jon Colcord (contributor 49371076) .
5. ↑ 1797 Burial for Bridgett (Olivey) Lane in "Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74734897/bridgett-lane : accessed 03 April 2022), memorial page for Bridgett Olivey Lane (1730–2 Oct 1797), Find a Grave Memorial ID 74734897, citing Central Burying Ground, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by David Allen Lambert (contributor 46539084) .

Acknowledgements

Thanks to George Lane for creating this profile. Click the Changes tab for the details of contributions by George and others.