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Barnabas Coffin “Tall Barney” Beal III

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Barnabas Coffin “Tall Barney” Beal III

Birth
Death
1 Feb 1899 (aged 63)
Burial
Beals, Washington County, Maine, USA Add to Map
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Barna "Tall Barney" Beal was the son of Barnabas Coffin Beal II. He was known throughout coastal Maine as a man of great stature. He has been the subject of numerous tall tales and legends. He was even memorialized in a poem, written by Alice Frost Lord titled "The Ballad of Tall Barney", which was published 11/1/1938 in the Lewiston (Maine) Journal.
Barna "Tall Barney" Beal was the son of Barnabas Coffin Beal II. He was known throughout coastal Maine as a man of great stature. He has been the subject of numerous tall tales and legends. He was even memorialized in a poem, written by Alice Frost Lord titled "The Ballad of Tall Barney", which was published 11/1/1938 in the Lewiston (Maine) Journal.

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aged 63 yrs. 1 mo. & 18 days. "Peacefully resting."



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