The following information was assembled from numerous sources and cannot be used directly as proof of Qualifying Service or Lineage.
It is considered a research aid and is intended to assist in locating sources that can be used as proof.
State of Service: MA/NH
Qualifying Service: Private
Old Bennington Part Cemetery, Bennighton, Bennington County, Vermont
Directions to Cemetery / Gravesite:
Old Bennington Cemetery and Old First Congregational Church on Monument Circle at interception of three roads, West Main Street, West Road and Monument Avenue in Bennington, Vermont
Author: DeCody Brad Marble
Joseph Beaman/Beman (1756 – 1820) Pownal, Bennington County, Vermont
Parents: Joseph Beaman (1733-1813)
Marriage: 23 Jul 1755, Lunenburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts
Hannah Knight (1735-1835)
BEAMAN, JOSEPH
Birth: 21 Apr 1756 Leominister, Worcester County, Massachusetts
Death: 20 Oct 1820 Pownal, Bennington County, Vermont
Residences: 1) State: Massachusetts 2) State: New Hampshire
Burial: Old Bennington Part Cemetery, Bennighton, Bennington County, Vermont
Old Bennington Cemetery, AKA, Also known as Old First Church Cemetery, Old First Congregational Church Cemetery
FAMILY:
Spouses:
1) Sarh “Sally” Davis
2) Sence (Lena) Ellis marriage on 1 Aug 1796 in Bennington County, Vermont
Children: *(DAR Supporting Docs)
(1) * Son, Joseph married Almira Burrell
(2) * Son, Jabez (1801-1874) married Betsy Jurden
(3) * Son, Dexter (1810-1899) married Serpta
US REVOLUTIONARY WAR SERVICE:
DAR Ancestor #: A007968
Service: Continental, Massachusetts and New Hampshire Rank: Private
Service Source: Pension Number S38536
Service Description: 1) Capts. Haskel, Sawyer, Balch, Wolcott;
(3) List of Prisoners at “The Cedars” Quebec, Canada
(4) Diagram of Fort Cedars, Quebec in 1776
Stories:
(1) Joseph Beaman of Pownal, Bennington Co., VT by Todd A. Farmerie
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