Lewis L Bean
Rank: Pvt Co: D Age: 29 Residence: Berwick Birthplace: Waterboro Occupation: farmer Married/Single: M Height: 5' 10 Eyes: Bl Hair: Aub Complexion: Lt
His grave has not yet been found in Pine Grove.
LEWIS L BEAN was born Dec. 1833 in Waterboro, Maine, the son of Elijah and Susan (Hanson) Bean. He died on 11 Nov. 1915 in Farmington, NH at age 81 yrs,11 mos of chronic uremia and old age [NH vr]. He was buried in Pine Grove Cemetery in Farmington, NH on the 14th.
On 23 Dec. 1852 in Berwick, Maine, Lewis was married to CLARISSA (aka CLARA) K DOWNS of Berwick [VR of Berwick, S Berw and N.Ber, intent and cert on 23 Dec, pg 107, marr rec on pg 175 says "3 Dec" but likely an error and may also be the 23rd]. She died on 22 Feb 1885, probably in Berwick, Maine, and was buried there in Evergreen Cemetery [ME VR].
Lewis was a farmer in early census records, but later became a steam fitting engineer. He lived in Berwick at least from 1860 to 1880, when he removed to Farmington and remained there until his death.
By census and vital records, it looks like Lewis and Clara had two children:
I. JENSON H BEAN, born 16 Dec. 1854 in Berwick, ME and died 27 Jan. 1917 in Dover, NH at age 62 yrs,1 mo,11 das of pneumonia and bronchitis. He was buried in Pine Grove Cem, Farmington, NH. He was married ca 1871 [1900 census data] to LIZZIE B WITHAM, who was born ca Nov 1860 in N.Milton, NH. He was a jeweler and lived in Somersworth and Dover, NH. An 1884-85 street directory calls him a picture frame manufacturer. Two children were had by this couple:
1. Ethel M Bean, b. ca July 1884. With parents in 1910 census, age 25, single
2. Fred Herbert Bean, b. Apr. 1891 in S.Berwick,ME. He married 24 Dec. 1913 in Dover, NH to Mary Evelyn Slater of Tacoma, WA
II. ALICE M BEAN, born circa 1856 [census data] in Berwick, ME. She married on 6 July 1884 in Farmington, NH to SAMUEL P BUTLER of Lynn, MA, the son of Charles J and Mary E Butler [MA VR - marr was rec in Lynn]. She is seen on 1880 Berwick census at age 23, single, working in shoe factory, and was a clerk at the time of her marriage. Not traced after this.
additional source data:
1850 Somersworth, NH census: a Lewis age 17, manuf., here w/ Sylvester Peavy family
1860 Berwick (pg 25): hh 196/194
1870 Berwick (pg 57): hh 453/479
1880 Berwick (pg 8): hh. 54/69
1880 Farmington, NH (pg 40): Jenson a jeweler here
1900 Somersworth wrd-2: Jenson living on High St, Lizzie having 2 ch, both living
1910 Somersworth wd-2: lived 96 High St (rented): h.h. 85/85
Civil War Pension Index: Lewis filed as invalid on 30 July, 1883 [app #491,182 cert #359,757]
Vital Records of Berwick, South Berwick and North Berwick to 1892 by Frost and Anderson (pg 107,175)
On 23 Dec. 1852 in Berwick, Maine, Lewis was married to CLARISSA (aka CLARA) K DOWNS of Berwick [VR of Berwick, S Berw and N.Ber, intent and cert on 23 Dec, pg 107, marr rec on pg 175 says "3 Dec" but likely an error and may also be the 23rd]. She died on 22 Feb 1885, probably in Berwick, Maine, and was buried there in Evergreen Cemetery [ME VR].
Lewis was a farmer in early census records, but later became a steam fitting engineer. He lived in Berwick at least from 1860 to 1880, when he removed to Farmington and remained there until his death.
By census and vital records, it looks like Lewis and Clara had two children:
I. JENSON H BEAN, born 16 Dec. 1854 in Berwick, ME and died 27 Jan. 1917 in Dover, NH at age 62 yrs,1 mo,11 das of pneumonia and bronchitis. He was buried in Pine Grove Cem, Farmington, NH. He was married ca 1871 [1900 census data] to LIZZIE B WITHAM, who was born ca Nov 1860 in N.Milton, NH. He was a jeweler and lived in Somersworth and Dover, NH. An 1884-85 street directory calls him a picture frame manufacturer. Two children were had by this couple:
1. Ethel M Bean, b. ca July 1884. With parents in 1910 census, age 25, single
2. Fred Herbert Bean, b. Apr. 1891 in S.Berwick,ME. He married 24 Dec. 1913 in Dover, NH to Mary Evelyn Slater of Tacoma, WA
II. ALICE M BEAN, born circa 1856 [census data] in Berwick, ME. She married on 6 July 1884 in Farmington, NH to SAMUEL P BUTLER of Lynn, MA, the son of Charles J and Mary E Butler [MA VR - marr was rec in Lynn]. She is seen on 1880 Berwick census at age 23, single, working in shoe factory, and was a clerk at the time of her marriage. Not traced after this.
additional source data:
1850 Somersworth, NH census: a Lewis age 17, manuf., here w/ Sylvester Peavy family
1860 Berwick (pg 25): hh 196/194
1870 Berwick (pg 57): hh 453/479
1880 Berwick (pg 8): hh. 54/69
1880 Farmington, NH (pg 40): Jenson a jeweler here
1900 Somersworth wrd-2: Jenson living on High St, Lizzie having 2 ch, both living
1910 Somersworth wd-2: lived 96 High St (rented): h.h. 85/85
Civil War Pension Index: Lewis filed as invalid on 30 July, 1883 [app #491,182 cert #359,757]
Vital Records of Berwick, South Berwick and North Berwick to 1892 by Frost and Anderson (pg 107,175)