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The Banes or Beans
Families of Bucks County are descended from the old
Yorkshire family of Baines, the main branch of which have resided at
Baines Hall, Knowesthorpe, Yorkshire, for over seven hundred years.
According to Burke, the founder of theYorkshire family came from Scotland
and located in Yorkshire in1182, and they they as well as the Bayne,
Bane, and Bean families, of Scotland, representatives of whom have found
their way to America at different periods since 1650, claim descent from
Donalbain, son of Duncan, King of Scotland, and brother to Malcolm
Canmore, with whom and his son he several times contended for the throne
of Scotia, and has been immortalized by Shakespeare in "MacBeth." The
Yorkshire family of Baines have been knighted at several different
periods and has produced many famous men. Among the earlist converts of
George Fox (Quakers) in Yorkshire were Joseph and William Baines of
Strangerwaite.
History of Bucks County by Wm. Davis pg. 722
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ANDREW J. BEAN, boot and shoe manufacturer,
P.O. Ottsville, is a grandson of Moses Bean, who was
a farmer in NOCKAMIXON,
where he died over sixty years ago. His son Henry was
born in RICHLAND in
1815, and died in May, 1881. He was a shoemaker, and
subsequently a manufacturer. He was a sober,
industrious, and intelligent man, who acquired a
competence by his own exertions. He was twice
married. His first wife was Sarah, daughter of John
C. Hager, of
NOCKAMIXON township. She was born in 1814, and
died in 1857. Their children were Leanna and Alfred
(deceased), Mary, Henry, Emeline, Wilson B.,
Catherine, Julia Ann and Andrew J. Mr. Bean’s second
wife was Sarah, daughter of Henry Fretz. She
died in April, 1878, leaving three children: Charles
Harvey, Erwin and Reuben. Our subject, Andrew J., was
born March 28, 1846. He learned his father’s trade,
which failing health compelled him to give up for a
time. On his marriage he started to manufacture on
his own account, combining farming with it. He has
built up a good trade, and now employs ten hands.
January 4, 1868, he was married to Elizabeth,
daughter of Levi Trauger of
DURHAM township. She was
born in 1839. They have had five children. Two are
deceased: Laura and Bloomy. The survivors are L.
Warren, Katie N. and Sue E. Mr. Bean is member of
Peace and Union lodge, No. 456, I.O.O.F., of
Riegelsville, in which he has passed all the chairs.
He and his wife are members of the Nockamixon
Lutheran
church, of which he is a trustee. Battle's History of Bucks
County
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Chapter XXXIX
Biographical Sketches – Nockamixon
FRANK BEAN
…postmaster and merchant, P.O. Nockamixon, was
born in 1840. His father, Jacob, married
Elizabeth Trouger, daughter of Jacob Trouger, of
this county. They had nine children, Frank being
the fifth son. Jacob was a tailor by trade, an
occupation he followed for some twenty years,
after that farming the remainder of his life.
Frank remained at home till he became a young man,
and with a good common-school education left home
and learned the bricklaying trade, which he
followed till 1872, when he located at this
place. In 1871 he was married to Rosa, daughter
of Joseph Kiefer, of Northampton county. No
children as yet have blessed this happy union.
Mr. Bean has his establishment well stocked with
all kinds of goods found in a country store. He
is a great reader and has quite an extensive
library.
WILSON W. BEAN
…merchant and manufacturer, P.O. Nockamixon, was
born in this township in 1853. His father, Henry,
was born in Richland township, this county, in
1813 and died in 1882. His first wife was Sarah,
daughter of John Hager. Nine children were born
to this union, of whom Wilson was the eighth. The
mother died in 1856. The father was again married
in 1861 to Sarah Fritz, who had four children.
Henry Bean was a shoemaker and followed that
business up to the time of his death, doing a
wholesale trade, the goods being mostly sold in
this county. Wilson W. learned the trade of his
father and keeps an average of fifteen men
employed in the manufacture of boots and shoes.
He married Ida, daughter of Josiah Rufe, of this
township. She has borne him two children: Bertha
Estella and Chester Clarence. Mr. Bean has
recently built a handsome new residence near his
old home. He is a member of the Lutheran church
and superintendent of the Sabbath school. In
politics he is a democrat.
History of the Counties of
Transcribed: 24 July 2008 by Patricia R. Smith
Bastik
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