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C Beary

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Christian Beary

1769-1832 East Coventry, Chester Co., PA

Cabinetmaker

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Marked desk.

1832 inventory includes various tools and carpenter planes.

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Plane photos and information from the Chester Co. Furniture Maker book provided by Dan Linski, Rhykenology group, Facebook

C Beary

 

Likely Christian Beary of East Coventry, Chester Co., PA based on a desk with drawers imprinted with the A1 C Beary imprint shown in GAWP5. Christian's dates; b 7-11-1769 d 9-21-1832, buried in the Coventry Mennonite Cemetery.

Parents Daniel and Ann Beary. Married Barbara Hoch. 

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Basic information from Furniture and it's makers of Chester Co., PA, MB Schiffer, 1966

1797 deed excerpt

1798 tax list with carpenter shop

Headstone

US Craftsperson Files entry for C Beary

C Beary desk. Furniture and it's makers of Chester Co., PA, MB Schiffer, 1966

C Beary imprint on desk drawer. Furniture and it's makers of Chester Co., PA, MB Schiffer, 1966

A1 molding plane imprint courtesy Dan Linski 

C Beary GAWP5 entry

C Beary molding plane with the pictured A1 imprint, Dan Linski collection

(The presentation of visually based elements (scale imprints, scale drawings, etc.) is a challenge, especially when moving from the printed page to the realm of an electronic medium. For reference, the original GAWP 5, CAWP, BARS and SOJ publications had pages which were 8-1/2" in width.)

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