Person:William Bean (22)
William Lane Bean
b.11 Jan 1788 Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States
d.29 Jan 1855 Evansburg, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents and Siblings
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  1. William Lane Bean1788 - 1855
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  William Lane Bean1788 - 1855
  • W.  Mary Weber1794 - 1889
m. Abt 1817
  1. Sgt Jesse Weber Bean1817 - 1905
  2. Lieut. Col. Theodore Weber Bean1833 - 1891
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Facts and Events
Name William Lane Bean
Gender Male
Birth? 11 Jan 1788 Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States
Marriage Abt 1817 to Mary Weber
Death? 29 Jan 1855 Evansburg, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States

Jesse Bean settled in Norriton, on the "Cold Spring" farm of three hundred acres. He was superintendent of the Ridge Turnpike Company for many years and elected to the State Legislature from 1811 to 1813. His son William succeeded him in the occupancy of the same premises, and was elected a member of the State Legislature from 1840 to 1843, inclusive. He was prominently associated with the agricultural interests of the county until his death. The family were connected with the St. James' Episcopal Church, at Evansburg, where repose the remains of four generations. S1

[NOTE: Major James Bean, who served throughout the Revolution, was a collateral relative of Jesse Bean, and is also buried at St. James'.] S1

References
  1.   Bean, Theodore Weber. History of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1978).
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