Descendants of Joseph Beaman
of Pownal, Vt.
by Todd A. Farmerie

Biography of Joseph Beaman
Ancestors of Joseph Beaman
Descendants of Joseph Beaman

Joseph6 Beaman b. (21 Apr.) 1757, m.1 Sarah (Sally) Davis, m.2 Sene Ellis
	children by his first wife:
			a.	Lydia7, b. 20 Mar. 1783, Wilmington, m1. Sullivan Cady, d. Apr. 1821, m2. 1823, Simeon Harwood. She d. 21 Oct. 1846.
	1		b.	Joseph7, b. 27 Jan. 1785, Wilmington.
			c.	Lucinda7, b. 7 Apr. 1787, Wilmington, m. 6 Dec. 1807, David Russel Haswell, and removed to Columbia Twp., Bradford Co., Pa.
	2		d.	William7, b. 27 May 1789, Wilmington.
			e.	Sarah7, m. Russell Potter
			f.-i.	perhaps four more otherwise unknown children, unless the 19 children in his pension application was an exageration. The 1790 and 1800 censuses point to one, and possibly two additional daughters. Any other children presumably died in infancy.
	children by his second wife:
			j.	Worthy7, b. 23 Apr. 1797, Bennington, as an apprentice to Col. Norton in 1812, he admitted burning down a barn. He was sentenced to the State Prison, but was released in 1815.
			k.	Nancy7, b. 4 Mar. 1799, Bennington, m. 24 Jul. 1817, Alanson Greenslit.
			l.	Mary7, b. 9 Jul. 1800, Bennington, joined the Bennington First Congregational Church in 1820, m. Noah Clark.
	3		m.	Jabez7, b. 25 Sep. 1801, Bennington.
	4		n.	Heman7, b. 13 Feb. 1803, Bennington.
	5		o.	Horace7, b. 11 Sep. 1804, Bennington.
			p.	Betsey7, b. 28 Oct. 1806, Bennington, not in household in 1810.
			q.	Sene7, b. 9 Oct. 1808, Bennington, not in household in 1810, m. John Manning.
	6		r.	Dexter7, b. 5 Sep. 1810, Bennington.
			s.	Harriet7, b. 2 Apr. 1814, Bennington, m. Isaac Orcutt.
1.	Joseph7 Beaman, b. 27 Jan. 1785, d. 12 Aug. 1872, m1. Lucy Cady, b. 11 Aug. 1778, dau. of Cornel Cady. She d. 5 May 1833. He m2. Almira Burrell, b. 12 Sep. 1813. She d. 22 Mar. 1906, Troy (Brad Star). He was a Baptist preacher and farmer in Columbia Twp., Bradford Co., Pa.
	children of second wife:
			a.	Mary8, b. 1834, m. D.B.Knapp.
			b.	Martha8, b. 1836, m. Luther E. Haven.
			c.	Joseph L.8, b. 14 Apr. 1837, d. 6 Sep. 1862, typhoid fever.
			d.	Sarah8, b. 1839, m. Austin Edsall.
			e.	David C.8, b. 17 Oct. 1841, d. 18 Oct. 1843.
			f.	Ruth L.8, b. 27 Feb. 1843, 18 Nov. 1862, typhoid fever.
			g.	William8, b. 11 Oct. 1844, d. 10 Nov. 1862, typhoid fever.
			h.	Lydia8, b. 3 Jun. 1846, d. 11 Nov. 1862, typhoid fever.
	7		i.	John W.8, b. Dec. 1849.
			j.	Lucy8, b. 1852, d. 22 Oct. 1933, m. Charles E. Colony.
2.	William7, b. 27 May 1789, Wilmington. He is said to have m. 4 Feb. 1818, Bennington, Rebecca Cutler. However, based on the ages of his children, and his household in the 1810 census, either this date is a decade too late, or else he had an earlier wife, mother of his older children. He was in Essex, Essex Co., NY in 1810 to 1820, and in Westport, Essex Co. in 1830. He died before 1840, and his family returned to Essex, where the widow was still living in 1850.
	children:
			a.	dau.8, b. ca. 1810.
			b.	Julia8, b. 1814, NY, unmarried in 1850.
	8		c.	William Henry8, b. 1816, NY.
			d.	dau.8, b. bef. 1820.
			e.	dau.8, b. 1820-1825.
			f.	Rebecca8, b. 1823, NY.
3.	Jabez7 Beaman b. 25 Sep. 1801, d. 18 Oct. 1874, Florida, m. Betsey Jurdan, dau. Solmond and Asenath Jurdan, b. 1795, New Salem, Mass, d. 14 Mar. 1888, Florida. He lived in Florida, Berkshire Co., Mass.
	children:
			a.	Sarah Maria8, b. 2 Apr. 1825, Florida, m. 22 Dec. 1844, Florida, Royal D. Dickinson, son of Levi Dickinson, b. 1821. She d. 14 Sep. 1888 of diptheria.
			b.	William8, b. 20 May 1827, Florida, d. 5 May 1851, of bleading through the nose, and infection of the brain.
			c.	Rebecca8, b. 17 May 1831, Florida, m. 23 Feb. 1854, Florida, Giles Hawkes, son of Rufus and Olive Hawkes, b. 1819, Charlement, Mass.
			d.	Clarissa Lucretia8, b. 23 Jul. 1832, Florida, m. 30 Dec. 1852, Rowe, Franklin Co., Mass., Phineas Thornton Carpenter of Rowe.
	9		e.	Nathan D.8, b. 6 Jan. 1835, Florida.
4.	Heman7, b. 13 Feb. 1803 m. Sep. 1826, Florida, Polly Barton, b. 1787, of Heath, Mass. He settled in Rowe, Franklin Co., Mass, where he was living as late as 1860.
	children:
	10		a.	Joseph L.8, b. 14 Jul. 1827, Florida.
5.	Horace7 m. Susan, b. 1805, Pa. In 1835, he moved from Steuben Co., NY to Caneadea, Allegeny Co. NY, where he died in the 1870s.
	children:
			a.	Sally8, b. 1835, Steuben Co., m. Lorenzo C. Clement, b. 1827, NY.
			b.	Elizabeth8, b. 1839, Allegeny Co., m. Francis M. Franklin, b. 1838, NY.
			c.	Mary8, b. 1842, Allegeny Co., unmarried in 1880.
6.	Dexter7 b. 5 Sep. 1810, Bennington, lived in NY, Ohio, DeKalb Co. Ill, then by 1850, Oregon, Ogle Co., Ill. He was in Wis. or Iowa in 1858, and in Independence, Buchanan Co., Iowa in 1860, but back in Ill from 1869 to his death, in 1899. m1. ?, b.c.1810, m2. Senpta?, b. 1816, m3. Eliza A., b. Oct. 1833, Mass.
	children of first wife:
			a.	dau., name unknown, b.ca. 1830.
	children of second wife (perhaps incomplete):
			b.	Mary8, b. 1836, NY.
	11		c.	George Washington8, b. 1837, Oh.
			d.	Hellen C.8, b. 1842, Ill.
			e.	Julia L.8, b. 1845, Ill.
	12		f.	Charles F.8, b. 1849, Ill.
	children of third wife:
			g.	Henry8, b. 1859, Iowa. He was a tinner living with his brother Charles in Chicago in 1800.
			h.	Theodore H.8, b. Dec. 1862, Iowa.
	13		i.	Orville Spencer8, b. Mar. 1866, Iowa.
			j.	Minnie8, b. 1869, Ill.
			k.-n.	four children, names unknown.
7.	John W.8 Beaman m1. ____ Wilson m2. Frances R. He was a funeral director in Troy, Bradford Co., Pa.
	children of first wife:
	14		a.	Joseph L.9, b. 1874, Pa.
			b.	Effie9, b. 1879, Pa., m, Louis B. Cassada
	children of second wife:
			c.	Dorothy E.9, m. William Shaw Montgomery
			d.	William H.9
			e.	Humphrey W.9
			f.	Frances R.9
8.	William Henry8 Beaman, b. 1816, NY. He m. Ebeline, b. 1824, Essex Co., NY.
9.	Nathan D.8 Beaman b. 6 Jan. 1835, Florida, Mass., m. 31 Jan. 1858, Florida, Sarah, dau. John Narcott, b. 1840, Savoy, Mass. He was a farmer in Florida, Mass.
	child:
	15		a.	John William9, b. 12 May 1859, Florida.
10.	Joseph L.8 Beaman, b. 14 Jul. 1827, Florida. He was a master painter in Rowe in 1860, having married a wife, Mary E., b. 1825.
11.	George Washington8 Beaman, b. 1837, Oh. He m. Louisa, b. 1839, NY, and in 1862 enlisted in the 27th Iowa Infantry, serving until Aug. 1865. He died ca. 1869, and his widow remarried to William Householder. She was in Independence, Iowa in 1880, and by 1900 was with son George in Anamosa, Jones Co., Iowa.
	children:
			a.	son, b. 6 Jul. 1860
			b.	Azelia9, b. 1861
			c.	Addie9, b. 1862
	16		d.	George Washington9, b. Apr. 1864, Iowa.
			e.	child, died before 1880.
12.	Charles F.8 Beaman, b. 1848, Ill., m. Josephine, b. 1852, NY. He tried to enlist in the 44th Iowa Infantry in 1864, but was rejected. He was a tinner in Oregon, Ill. in 1878, and in Chicago in 1880.
	children:
			a.	Frank9, b. 1874, Ill.
			b.	John9, b. 1877, Ill.
13.	Orville Spencer8 Beaman, b. Mar. 1866, Iowa, m. 1889, Gertrude, b. Aug. 1890, Iowa. He was a steam fitter in Chicago in 1900.
	children (incomplete):
			a.	Raymond O.9, b. Apr. 1891, Ill.
			b.	Orville Gordon9, b. Apr. 1891, Ill.
14.	Joseph L.9 Beaman, b. 1874. He was a lawyer in Athens, Pa, and married Martha Braine.
15.	John William9 Beaman, b. 12 May 1859, Florida, Mass. m. 30 Aug. 1881, Florida, Grace W., dau. of Daniel and Emma Bradley.
	children:
			a.	Jessie Mabel10, b. 4 Apr. 1884, Florida, d. 18 Dec. 1886 of pneumonia.
			b.	Daisy May10, b. 16 Apr. 1886, Florida.
			c.	Alice M.10, b. May 1892, Mass.
16.	George Washington9 Beaman, b. Apr. 1864, Iowa, m. 1894, Hattie, b. Feb. 1863, Iowa. He was an electrician in Anamosa, Jones Co., Iowa in 1900. (Link to photo of George Beaman on Jones Co IAGenWeb site)
	children:
			a.	Mildred10, b. Feb. 1894, Iowa.
			b.	Bernerd10, b. May, 1896, Iowa.
			c.	Harry10, b. Jul. 1898, Iowa.

Biography of Joseph Beaman
Ancestors of Joseph Beaman