George Washington Bean
Birth Date
On 1831 April 1 (Born)
Death Date
On 1897 December 9 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Mendon, Adams, Illinois, United States
1831 April 1
Mother
Elizabeth Lewis (1803 - 1864)
Father
James Bean (1804 - 1882)
Date Details
Occurred On 1831 April 1
Baptized
1841 July 10 (Age 10)
Traveled in
Jedediah M. Grant/Willard Snow Company (1847)
1847 June 19 – October 4 (Age 16)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1847 June 19
Joined Company
Ended On 1847 October 4
Company Arrived
Traveled in
Brigham Young Company (1848)
1848 June 5 – September 24 (Age 17)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Elizabeth Lewis (Age 44)
James Bean (Age 44)
James Addison Bean (Age 14)
Mary Bean (Age 11)
Date Details
Started On 1848 June 5
Joined Company
Ended Between 1848 September 20 – 24
Company Arrived
Married
Elizabeth Baum
1853 January 5 (Age 21)
Served in
Las Vegas Mission
1855 April 6 – 1856 September 24 (Age 24)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
Elder
Residence When Called
Provo, Utah, Utah Territory, United States
Location Served
To the Lamanites
Date Details
Started On 1855 April 6
Called
On 1855 April 22
Set Apart
On 1855 May 10
Departed from Home
On 1855 June 15
Arrived in Field
Ended On 1856 September 24
Released
Traveled in
Rescue Companies (1856)
1856 October 7 – December 15 (Age 25)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1856 October 7
Joined Company
Ended On 1856 December 15
Company Arrived
Married
Emily Haws
1856 December 11 (Age 25)
Married
Mary Jane Wall
1856 December 15 (Age 25)
Traveled in
Chester Loveland Company (1857)
1857 September 26 – November 1 (Age 26)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1857 September 26
Joined Company
Ended On 1857 November 1
Company Arrived
Died in Richfield, Sevier, Utah, United States
1897 December 9 (Age 66)
Media
George Washington Bean (1831 - 1897) Profile
George Washington Bean (1831 - 1897)
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Person
Eastern Utah Advocate
"Death of a Pioneer", Eastern Utah Advocate, (16 December 1897), Page 1.
Salt Lake Herald-Republican
"Judge Bean is Dead", Salt Lake Herald-Republican, (10 December 1897), Page 1.
Salt Lake Tribune
"Death of a Pioneer", Salt Lake Tribune, (10 December 1897), Page 7.
Mission
Autobiography of George Washington Bean, a Utah pioneer of 1847, and his family records
Autobiography of George Washington Bean, a Utah pioneer of 1847, and his family records.
Mormon Indian Missions - 1855
Mormon Indian Missions - 1855. Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, 1959. Page 40.
The journal of George W. Bean
The journal of George W. Bean.
Woods, Fred E., A gamble in the desert: the Mormon mission in Las Vegas (1855-1857), Salt Lake City, Utah: Mormon Historic Sites Foundation, c2005
Woods, Fred E., A gamble in the desert: the Mormon mission in Las Vegas (1855-1857), Salt Lake City, Utah: Mormon Historic Sites Foundation, c2005. 2005.
Pioneer
A List of the names of the inhabitants of the Utah settlement, 1849 June 7
A List of the names of the inhabitants of the Utah settlement, 1849 June 7, 7 June 1849, Page 1-4.
Autobiography of George Washington Bean, a Utah pioneer of 1847, and his family records
Autobiography of George Washington Bean, a Utah pioneer of 1847, and his family records, 1897, Page 40.
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Autobiography of George Washington Bean, a Utah pioneer of 1847, and his family records, 1897, Page 42-43.
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Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849
Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849. Brigham Young's 1848 emigration division, First 100, report: Page 1-6.
Davis County Clipper
"Utah News", Davis County Clipper, (17 December 1897), Page 2.
Henry P. Richards, Diary
Henry P. Richards, Diary, October.
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Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 26 September 1856, Page 33.
John Vance journal, 1847 June-October; 1849
John Vance journal, 1847 June-October; 1849.
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Library of Congress collection of Mormon diaries, 1935-1938
"George Washington Bean", Library of Congress collection of Mormon diaries, 1935-1938.
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Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company financial accounts, 1849-1886
Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company financial accounts, 1849-1886, Vol. A, Page 99.
