Abram Beals b. Between 1774 and 1775 d. 26 Oct 1844 Delaware County, New York: Ingram and Related Famiies

1775 - 1844 (70 years)

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Name	Abram Beals
Birth	Between 1774 and 1775
Gender	Male
Death	26 Oct 1844	Delaware County, New York
Burial	Whitman Cemetery, Masonville, Delaware County, New York
Person ID	I52179	Ingram-Related
Last Modified	14 Aug 2024

Marriage	29 Jun 1999	Denver County, Colorado
Family ID	F44735	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Huldah Couse, b. Connecticut

Children

	1. Linda Beals, b. Between 1796 and 1797, Chenango County, New York, Or Canada d. Yes, date unknown
	2. Alexander Beals, b. Abt 1807, Otsego County, New York d. Yes, date unknown

Family ID F21156 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 3 May 2015

Notes

Whitman Cemetery, Town of Masonville, Delaware County, New York lists Abram Beals, born 1774 died 1844.

Also listed in this cemetery is a few Couse families.

EARLY HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF MILFORD AND OTHER PARTS OF OTSEGO CO. From 1773 to 1903 by EZRA STEVENS

Excerpt from Chapter 5

The Beals District & Vicinity in the North East Part of the Town It appears that the Beals Family were the primitive settlers ofthislocality in the year 1784-5. Three brothers of the name of Beals came from Boston, Mass. with theiroxteams (as was customary with most of the settlers). They commenced the laborioustaskof felling the giant trees, expecting to make their wilderness home as pleasant aspossible; &due preparations for a happy life.

Of course, the first thing for them to do was the Construction ofsomesort of a building to shelter them from the inclemency of the weather which was donebyerecting a log cabin after the new country style.

The brothers' names were Abram, Jesse & Reuben. In the course oftime,Abram emigrated to what is now called Masonville, Delaware County, N.Y. JesseBealsemigrated to Illinois. Reuben Beals remained on the first settled place in Milford, on theeastshore of the Susquehanna, during his natural life. It was located on theFranklinPatent. Mr. Reuben Beals' oldest son Reuben Beals Jr. Was five years old when they cametoMilford. Reuben Jr. Remained with his father & married Miss Betsey Jewel. Afterhisfather's demise, he retained the old farm & reared a very prominent and respectful family.Heprospered in business & accumulated a large property.

Mr. Beals' issue was six children: five sons and one daughter. Thesonswere Whitney, Leroy, Mason, George & Edward. His daughter's name was Leury.

Whitney Beals married Olive D. Lake. Edward Beals is a notedschoolmaster & ranks high in the Education class of School Teachers. He held the exalted positionofSchool Commissioner of the second District of Otsego County & acquitted the officewithhonor. There was a time when the Beals name was very numerous in Milford; but at the presenttimethe old name has become extinct in the old town of Milford.

Reuben Beals Jrs's family have all passed away except one; Edward, andhelives in the State of Michigan. The obituary states Kansas. The other offspringsarescattered to different States.

There is a sacred family relic remaining with Edward E. Beals. It isavery ancient Bible which dates back to 1713. It has been in the Beals family 190 years.Itcontains the old family record in full. The Beals family were the third settlers in Milford. TheBealsfarm was where the three Indians captured Ingalls.