Bela Kingman (1781 - 1854)

Born 2 May 1781 in Middleboro, Plymouth Co, Massachusetts

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Died 16 Apr 1854 at age 72 in Massachusetts

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Bela Kingman was born was born in 1781. He was the son of Abner Kingman and Lydia Macomber Dean.^[1]

Bela married Lydia Macomber, daughter of Philip and Abigail (Macomber) Dean of Taunton, Mass., on November 29, 1804.^[1]

"Mr. Kingman was the son of a farmer and tanner, and followed the same occupation, and succeeded to the old homestead at North Middleboro', where he became the head of a family of twelve children. He held a major's commission in 1812; but, two persons holding the same office in the same regiment, he was excused from serving. He was a firm and consistent member of the Congregational Church in North Middleboro', and was its first sabbath school superintendent, in 1818. He was of a strong robust nature, and morally strong, of good judgment, and in all the positions he was called to fill he performed their duties in accordance with the saying, " Act well your part, there all the honor lies " ; and here we may be permitted to quote from one who writes as follows concerning; the characteristics of the Kingman family : " Strong attachment to and high admiration of each other ambition, not in the acquisition of wealth or goodly apparel, but in the acquisition of knowledge." It may well be said, "A Kingman is a good friend and true, but not an enemy to be desired."

On the seventh day of March, 1848, there was held a family meeting at the old homestead, at which were present five generations, including Mrs. Dean, the mother of Mrs. Kingman, ....^[1]

Bela passed away in 1854.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Kingman, Bradford, Descendants of Henry Kingman, Some early generations of the Kingman family. Boston, MA: David Clapp & Son, 1912.(pdf) pp. 81-82 "-- 115 -- BELA KINGMAN⁶ Abner⁵ John⁴ John³ John² Henry¹), son of Abner and Susanna (Leonard) Kingman, was born May 2, 1781. He married Lydia Macomber, daughter of Philip and Abigail (Macomber) Dean of Taunton, Mass., November 29, 1804. She was born July 6, 1786, and died December 12, 1860.. ... CHILDREN: ....".
2. ↑ "Massachusetts, Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHNX-SH9 : accessed 12 July 2015), Bela Kingman, 16 Apr 1854; citing , reference item 2 p 182; FHL microfilm 2,079,623.

• "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F456-G4S : accessed 12 July 2015), Susanna Kingman in entry for Bela Kingman, 02 May 1781; citing Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, p 193; FHL microfilm 945,015.

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD97-1NN : accessed 12 July 2015), Sally R Kingman in household of Belia Kingman, Middleboro, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States; citing family 1073, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• Find A Grave: Burial: Titicut Parish Cemetery, Middleboro, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA, Created by: James Bianco, Record added: Apr 27, 2015, Find A Grave Memorial# 145688109