Drawing, Family Record

Title:

A Record of Mr. Nathan Bean's Family of Candia, State of New Hampshire

Object Name:

Drawing, Family Record

Object ID:

2022.019.03

Place of Origin:

Candia, NH

Date:

1779

Description:

Family Record of Nathan Bean (1758-1827) and Hannah Buswell (1758-1790). "A Record / of Mr. Nathan Bean's Family / of Candia, State of New Hampshire / Nathan Bean Born / September 21st 1758 / Deceased May 11th 1827 / Hannah his consort / Born January 28th 1758 / Deceased January 19th 1790 / Married November 9th 1779 / Children as follows / Sarah born Nov. 26th 1780 / Moses born Sept. 2nd 1782 Deceased Nov 11, 1868 / Nathan born June 5th 1784 / Isaac born May 26th 1786 / Meriam born Sept. 5th 1788 Deceased Sept 1845 / Bettsy born June 25th 1791 Deceased April 1 1869 / Hannah born Feb 8th 1793 Deceased August the 26 1850 / Mary born Dec. the 22 1796 / Olive born July the 22 1796 / Samuel born June 24th 1793 / Lucinda born April the 8th 1801". Names and drawing of trees in orange, green, and yellow ink on paper. Black wood frame with glazing, no mat. Framer's label: "Perry Hopf / Frames in the neatest manner / May be found by ye Mousam River at / 7 Water Street in Kennebunk, ME 04043".

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-11.5 W-11.9 inches

Provenance:

Nathan Bean was the son of Jonathan Bean (1736-1814) and Mary Leavitt Bean (1736-1816). Hannah Buswell was the daughter of William Buswell and Elizabeth Winslow Buswell. Nathan and Hannah had five children. After Hannah's death in 1790, Nathan married Elizabeth Towle and had six more children.

Credit Line:

Gift of Hollis Brodrick

Subjects:

Family records, Pictorial