Ivory BEAN: Appalachian Aristocracy

1804 - 1873 (69 years)

Generation: 1

Ivory BEAN was born 20 Feb 1804, Alfred, York Co. ME; died 27 Dec 1873, Alfred, York Co. ME; was buried , Congregational Churchyard, York Co. ME.

Notes:

Ivory first appears in his own household in 1840 with 1 male 5-10, 1 male 10-16 and 1 male 30-40, 1 female under 5, 1 female 20 to 30 and 1 female 30-40. 2 of these, the older boy and younger woman, are not present on the next census, and are probably other family members.

June 1 1850 census in Alfred, ME:
Ivory, W M 46 farmer.
Betsey M. W F 40
Joseph D. W M 15
Ellen F. W F 6
Ivory P. W M 1
Dolly Nowell W F 76 [probable mother-in-law]

On the 1860 census for Alfred ME:
Ivory, 56
Betsey, 50
Joseph D. 25
Ellen F., 16
Ivory P., 11
Martha F., 5

Congregational Churchyard, Alfred, ME
Bean, Betsey, wife of Ivory Bean, d 39 Nov 1883, aged 73 yrs, 7 mos, 7 das
Ivory, d 27 Dec 1873, aged 69 yrs,10 mos
Joseph D, d 31 July 1896, aged 61 yrs, 2 mos, 25 das
Mary E, dau of Ivory and Betsey Bean, d 5 April 1842,aged 1 yr, 10 mos

Vol 1, pg 82 ME Old Cemetery Association

Ivory married Betsey M. Nowell. Betsey was born Apr 1810, Maine; died 29 Nov 1883, Alfred, York Co. ME; was buried , Congregational Churchyard, York Co. ME. [Group Sheet]

Children:

2. Joseph D. BEAN was born 1835, Alfred, York Co. ME; died 31 Jul 1896, Alfred, York Co. ME; was buried , Congregational Churchyard, York Co. ME.
3. Mary E. BEAN was born Jun 1840, Alfred, York Co. ME; died 05 Apr 1842, Alfred, York Co. ME; was buried , Congregational Churchyard, York Co. ME.
4. Ellen F. BEAN was born 1844, Alfred, York Co. ME.
5. Ivory P. BEAN was born 1848, Alfred, York Co. ME.
6. Martha F. BEAN was born 1852, Alfred, York Co. ME.

Generation: 2

Joseph D. BEAN

(1.Ivory¹) was born 1835, Alfred, York Co. ME; died 31 Jul 1896, Alfred, York Co. ME; was buried , Congregational Churchyard, York Co. ME.

Joseph married Abigail Yeaton ca 1860, Alfred, York Co. ME. Abigail was born Sep 1821, Alfred, York Co. ME; died Aft Jun 1900, Alfred, York Co. ME. [Group Sheet]

Children:

7. Joseph D. BEAN, Jr. was born 1861, Alfred, York Co. ME.

3. Mary E. BEAN (1.Ivory¹) was born Jun 1840, Alfred, York Co. ME; died 05 Apr 1842, Alfred, York Co. ME; was buried , Congregational Churchyard, York Co. ME.
4. Ellen F. BEAN (1.Ivory¹) was born 1844, Alfred, York Co. ME.
5. Ivory P. BEAN (1.Ivory¹) was born 1848, Alfred, York Co. ME.

Martha F. BEAN

(1.Ivory¹) was born 1852, Alfred, York Co. ME.

Martha married George A. Ferguson. George was born 1845, Alfred, York Co. ME. [Group Sheet]

Children:

8. Harry Ferguson was born 1877, Alfred, York Co. ME.

Generation: 3

7. Joseph D. BEAN, Jr. (2.Joseph², 1.Ivory¹) was born 1861, Alfred, York Co. ME.
8. Harry Ferguson (6.Martha², 1.Ivory¹) was born 1877, Alfred, York Co. ME.