HISTORY OF PLYMOUTH COUNTY MASSACHUSETTS
Copyright 1884 - Page 537
BENJAMIN BEAL
Beajamin Beal, the son of Samuel and Sarah (Remington) Beal, was born in
Templeton, Mass., May 10, 1798. His parents were originally from Abington,
Plymouth Co. When Benjamin was eight years of age his mother died, and he
came to live with his uncle, Nathaniel Beal, in what is now the town of Rockland,
and remained with him until he had attained his majority. He had the usual
advantages for an education which the common schools of the town at that day
afforded. His uncle was a shoemaker and young Beal learned the trade with him,
and worked for him until he was of age. When he was twenty-two years of age he
married June 6, 1820, Charlotte Melville, who was born in Boston, Jan. 29, 1798,
and who was entirely orphaned when an infant, and was adopted by Thomas
Whiting of Abington (now Rockland). She lived with Mr. Whiting till her marriage
with Mr. Beal. She still survives, and is a lady of very remarkable strength of
mind and force of character, and much of Mr. Beal's success in life was due to her
prudence, judgement, and helpful aid. For a few years after Mr. Beal's marriage
he made shoes by contract for others, and on one occasion he lost through the
failure and absconding of a party for whom he worked, seven hundred dollars. A very
severe loss for him at that period. When he began his own account as a manufac-
turer his first lot of shoes consisted of thirty-six pairs, which he sold in Boston,
receiving at the same time quite a large order for more. He was one of the early
manufacturers in the town of Rockland, and beginning in this small way, he gradually
built up quite a large business for that period. At the same time the work was
chiefly done at the homes of the operatives, and Mr. Beal had men working for
him not only in his own but in all the surrounding towns, and furnished constant
employment to a great many people. He was energetic, enterprising, and economical,
and met with abundant success. The financial crash of 1852, however, seriously
affected him. He lost heavily through the failure of merchants to whom he sold his
goods, and he was finally compelled to make an assignment. He turned over all
his property to his assignees, and they effected an amicable settlement. He at
once re-embarked in business, met with good success, and soon re-established him-
self on a firm basis. He did not continue in manufacturing much longer however as in
1853 he retired permanently from the business. In common with other manufacturers
at that day, he conducted a general supply store in connection with his manufacturing.
The surplus earnings of his business he invested largely in real estate in and about
Rockland, and this proved a wise investment, as the increase in value of land even-
tually made him wealthy. At the time of his decease he owned and rented more than
twenty houses. For several years prior to his death he devoted his entire attention
to the care of his landed interests. He was always a modest, retiring man, and
would never accept an office. In political faith he was a Whig and Republican. He
had five children, - Benjamin (deceased), Franklin (now living in Rockland near the
old homestead), Daniel L. (deceased), Boylston (resides in North Abington), and
Daniel W. (who lives in Campello). Mr. Beal was a very kind man in his
domestic relations and it is the testimony of his wife, who is now living in the full
possession of her faculties at the advanced age of eighty-six years, that he was
a king, noble, true husband during the long period of sixty years which they lived
together. Mr. Beal was a man of strong vitality, will-power, and determination,
and Mrs. Beal is a lady of most remarkable mental strength and yet these two power-
ful wills harmonized, and through a longer period than is often allotted to husband
and wife they amicably trod life's path-way together, and this tribute is paid by
Mrs. Beal to the memory of a good husband and an honorable, worthy man. Mr. Beal
died March 17, 1882. His health had been remarkably good to within six years of his
death, when he was stricken with paralysis, and from that time to his demise was a
helpless invalid. He rests in Mount Vernon Cemetery, at Abington. Mrs. Beal has con-
ducted the affairs of the estate since his decease with remarkable sagacity and
judgement, and with but little outside aid or assistance in the direction of affairs.
Note: Birth information taken from biography.
Deaths Registered in the Town of Rockland
17 March 1882
Benjamin Beal
Male - Married
83 years, 10 months, 7 days
Cause of death: Paralysis
Residence and place of death: Rockland
Occupation: Manufacturer
Place of birth: Abington
Names and birthplace of parents: Samuel, b. Abington
and Sarah b. Abington
v. 338 p. 332
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Copyright 1884 - Page 537
BENJAMIN BEAL
Beajamin Beal, the son of Samuel and Sarah (Remington) Beal, was born in
Templeton, Mass., May 10, 1798. His parents were originally from Abington,
Plymouth Co. When Benjamin was eight years of age his mother died, and he
came to live with his uncle, Nathaniel Beal, in what is now the town of Rockland,
and remained with him until he had attained his majority. He had the usual
advantages for an education which the common schools of the town at that day
afforded. His uncle was a shoemaker and young Beal learned the trade with him,
and worked for him until he was of age. When he was twenty-two years of age he
married June 6, 1820, Charlotte Melville, who was born in Boston, Jan. 29, 1798,
and who was entirely orphaned when an infant, and was adopted by Thomas
Whiting of Abington (now Rockland). She lived with Mr. Whiting till her marriage
with Mr. Beal. She still survives, and is a lady of very remarkable strength of
mind and force of character, and much of Mr. Beal's success in life was due to her
prudence, judgement, and helpful aid. For a few years after Mr. Beal's marriage
he made shoes by contract for others, and on one occasion he lost through the
failure and absconding of a party for whom he worked, seven hundred dollars. A very
severe loss for him at that period. When he began his own account as a manufac-
turer his first lot of shoes consisted of thirty-six pairs, which he sold in Boston,
receiving at the same time quite a large order for more. He was one of the early
manufacturers in the town of Rockland, and beginning in this small way, he gradually
built up quite a large business for that period. At the same time the work was
chiefly done at the homes of the operatives, and Mr. Beal had men working for
him not only in his own but in all the surrounding towns, and furnished constant
employment to a great many people. He was energetic, enterprising, and economical,
and met with abundant success. The financial crash of 1852, however, seriously
affected him. He lost heavily through the failure of merchants to whom he sold his
goods, and he was finally compelled to make an assignment. He turned over all
his property to his assignees, and they effected an amicable settlement. He at
once re-embarked in business, met with good success, and soon re-established him-
self on a firm basis. He did not continue in manufacturing much longer however as in
1853 he retired permanently from the business. In common with other manufacturers
at that day, he conducted a general supply store in connection with his manufacturing.
The surplus earnings of his business he invested largely in real estate in and about
Rockland, and this proved a wise investment, as the increase in value of land even-
tually made him wealthy. At the time of his decease he owned and rented more than
twenty houses. For several years prior to his death he devoted his entire attention
to the care of his landed interests. He was always a modest, retiring man, and
would never accept an office. In political faith he was a Whig and Republican. He
had five children, - Benjamin (deceased), Franklin (now living in Rockland near the
old homestead), Daniel L. (deceased), Boylston (resides in North Abington), and
Daniel W. (who lives in Campello). Mr. Beal was a very kind man in his
domestic relations and it is the testimony of his wife, who is now living in the full
possession of her faculties at the advanced age of eighty-six years, that he was
a king, noble, true husband during the long period of sixty years which they lived
together. Mr. Beal was a man of strong vitality, will-power, and determination,
and Mrs. Beal is a lady of most remarkable mental strength and yet these two power-
ful wills harmonized, and through a longer period than is often allotted to husband
and wife they amicably trod life's path-way together, and this tribute is paid by
Mrs. Beal to the memory of a good husband and an honorable, worthy man. Mr. Beal
died March 17, 1882. His health had been remarkably good to within six years of his
death, when he was stricken with paralysis, and from that time to his demise was a
helpless invalid. He rests in Mount Vernon Cemetery, at Abington. Mrs. Beal has con-
ducted the affairs of the estate since his decease with remarkable sagacity and
judgement, and with but little outside aid or assistance in the direction of affairs.
Note: Birth information taken from biography.
Deaths Registered in the Town of Rockland
17 March 1882
Benjamin Beal
Male - Married
83 years, 10 months, 7 days
Cause of death: Paralysis
Residence and place of death: Rockland
Occupation: Manufacturer
Place of birth: Abington
Names and birthplace of parents: Samuel, b. Abington
and Sarah b. Abington
v. 338 p. 332
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HISTORY OF PLYMOUTH COUNTY MASSACHUSETTS
Copyright 1884 - Page 537
BENJAMIN BEAL
Beajamin Beal, the son of Samuel and Sarah (Remington) Beal, was born in
Templeton, Mass., May 10, 1798. His parents were originally from Abington,
Plymouth Co. When Benjamin was eight years of age his mother died, and he
came to live with his uncle, Nathaniel Beal, in what is now the town of Rockland,
and remained with him until he had attained his majority. He had the usual
advantages for an education which the common schools of the town at that day
afforded. His uncle was a shoemaker and young Beal learned the trade with him,
and worked for him until he was of age. When he was twenty-two years of age he
married June 6, 1820, Charlotte Melville, who was born in Boston, Jan. 29, 1798,
and who was entirely orphaned when an infant, and was adopted by Thomas
Whiting of Abington (now Rockland). She lived with Mr. Whiting till her marriage
with Mr. Beal. She still survives, and is a lady of very remarkable strength of
mind and force of character, and much of Mr. Beal's success in life was due to her
prudence, judgement, and helpful aid. For a few years after Mr. Beal's marriage
he made shoes by contract for others, and on one occasion he lost through the
failure and absconding of a party for whom he worked, seven hundred dollars. A very
severe loss for him at that period. When he began his own account as a manufac-
turer his first lot of shoes consisted of thirty-six pairs, which he sold in Boston,
receiving at the same time quite a large order for more. He was one of the early
manufacturers in the town of Rockland, and beginning in this small way, he gradually
built up quite a large business for that period. At the same time the work was
chiefly done at the homes of the operatives, and Mr. Beal had men working for
him not only in his own but in all the surrounding towns, and furnished constant
employment to a great many people. He was energetic, enterprising, and economical,
and met with abundant success. The financial crash of 1852, however, seriously
affected him. He lost heavily through the failure of merchants to whom he sold his
goods, and he was finally compelled to make an assignment. He turned over all
his property to his assignees, and they effected an amicable settlement. He at
once re-embarked in business, met with good success, and soon re-established him-
self on a firm basis. He did not continue in manufacturing much longer however as in
1853 he retired permanently from the business. In common with other manufacturers
at that day, he conducted a general supply store in connection with his manufacturing.
The surplus earnings of his business he invested largely in real estate in and about
Rockland, and this proved a wise investment, as the increase in value of land even-
tually made him wealthy. At the time of his decease he owned and rented more than
twenty houses. For several years prior to his death he devoted his entire attention
to the care of his landed interests. He was always a modest, retiring man, and
would never accept an office. In political faith he was a Whig and Republican. He
had five children, - Benjamin (deceased), Franklin (now living in Rockland near the
old homestead), Daniel L. (deceased), Boylston (resides in North Abington), and
Daniel W. (who lives in Campello). Mr. Beal was a very kind man in his
domestic relations and it is the testimony of his wife, who is now living in the full
possession of her faculties at the advanced age of eighty-six years, that he was
a king, noble, true husband during the long period of sixty years which they lived
together. Mr. Beal was a man of strong vitality, will-power, and determination,
and Mrs. Beal is a lady of most remarkable mental strength and yet these two power-
ful wills harmonized, and through a longer period than is often allotted to husband
and wife they amicably trod life's path-way together, and this tribute is paid by
Mrs. Beal to the memory of a good husband and an honorable, worthy man. Mr. Beal
died March 17, 1882. His health had been remarkably good to within six years of his
death, when he was stricken with paralysis, and from that time to his demise was a
helpless invalid. He rests in Mount Vernon Cemetery, at Abington. Mrs. Beal has con-
ducted the affairs of the estate since his decease with remarkable sagacity and
judgement, and with but little outside aid or assistance in the direction of affairs.
Note: Birth information taken from biography.
Deaths Registered in the Town of Rockland
17 March 1882
Benjamin Beal
Male - Married
83 years, 10 months, 7 days
Cause of death: Paralysis
Residence and place of death: Rockland
Occupation: Manufacturer
Place of birth: Abington
Names and birthplace of parents: Samuel, b. Abington
and Sarah b. Abington
v. 338 p. 332
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Copyright 1884 - Page 537
BENJAMIN BEAL
Beajamin Beal, the son of Samuel and Sarah (Remington) Beal, was born in
Templeton, Mass., May 10, 1798. His parents were originally from Abington,
Plymouth Co. When Benjamin was eight years of age his mother died, and he
came to live with his uncle, Nathaniel Beal, in what is now the town of Rockland,
and remained with him until he had attained his majority. He had the usual
advantages for an education which the common schools of the town at that day
afforded. His uncle was a shoemaker and young Beal learned the trade with him,
and worked for him until he was of age. When he was twenty-two years of age he
married June 6, 1820, Charlotte Melville, who was born in Boston, Jan. 29, 1798,
and who was entirely orphaned when an infant, and was adopted by Thomas
Whiting of Abington (now Rockland). She lived with Mr. Whiting till her marriage
with Mr. Beal. She still survives, and is a lady of very remarkable strength of
mind and force of character, and much of Mr. Beal's success in life was due to her
prudence, judgement, and helpful aid. For a few years after Mr. Beal's marriage
he made shoes by contract for others, and on one occasion he lost through the
failure and absconding of a party for whom he worked, seven hundred dollars. A very
severe loss for him at that period. When he began his own account as a manufac-
turer his first lot of shoes consisted of thirty-six pairs, which he sold in Boston,
receiving at the same time quite a large order for more. He was one of the early
manufacturers in the town of Rockland, and beginning in this small way, he gradually
built up quite a large business for that period. At the same time the work was
chiefly done at the homes of the operatives, and Mr. Beal had men working for
him not only in his own but in all the surrounding towns, and furnished constant
employment to a great many people. He was energetic, enterprising, and economical,
and met with abundant success. The financial crash of 1852, however, seriously
affected him. He lost heavily through the failure of merchants to whom he sold his
goods, and he was finally compelled to make an assignment. He turned over all
his property to his assignees, and they effected an amicable settlement. He at
once re-embarked in business, met with good success, and soon re-established him-
self on a firm basis. He did not continue in manufacturing much longer however as in
1853 he retired permanently from the business. In common with other manufacturers
at that day, he conducted a general supply store in connection with his manufacturing.
The surplus earnings of his business he invested largely in real estate in and about
Rockland, and this proved a wise investment, as the increase in value of land even-
tually made him wealthy. At the time of his decease he owned and rented more than
twenty houses. For several years prior to his death he devoted his entire attention
to the care of his landed interests. He was always a modest, retiring man, and
would never accept an office. In political faith he was a Whig and Republican. He
had five children, - Benjamin (deceased), Franklin (now living in Rockland near the
old homestead), Daniel L. (deceased), Boylston (resides in North Abington), and
Daniel W. (who lives in Campello). Mr. Beal was a very kind man in his
domestic relations and it is the testimony of his wife, who is now living in the full
possession of her faculties at the advanced age of eighty-six years, that he was
a king, noble, true husband during the long period of sixty years which they lived
together. Mr. Beal was a man of strong vitality, will-power, and determination,
and Mrs. Beal is a lady of most remarkable mental strength and yet these two power-
ful wills harmonized, and through a longer period than is often allotted to husband
and wife they amicably trod life's path-way together, and this tribute is paid by
Mrs. Beal to the memory of a good husband and an honorable, worthy man. Mr. Beal
died March 17, 1882. His health had been remarkably good to within six years of his
death, when he was stricken with paralysis, and from that time to his demise was a
helpless invalid. He rests in Mount Vernon Cemetery, at Abington. Mrs. Beal has con-
ducted the affairs of the estate since his decease with remarkable sagacity and
judgement, and with but little outside aid or assistance in the direction of affairs.
Note: Birth information taken from biography.
Deaths Registered in the Town of Rockland
17 March 1882
Benjamin Beal
Male - Married
83 years, 10 months, 7 days
Cause of death: Paralysis
Residence and place of death: Rockland
Occupation: Manufacturer
Place of birth: Abington
Names and birthplace of parents: Samuel, b. Abington
and Sarah b. Abington
v. 338 p. 332
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BENJAMIN BEAL
BORN MAY 10, 1798
DIED MAR. 17, 1882
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