The Murder of Mary Bean


Shuttle, Pepperell Mills, Biddeford, ca. 1910

Shuttle, Pepperell Mills, Biddeford, ca. 1910
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Dyer Library/Saco Museum

Thais Elizabeth Caswell, Berengera's sister, worked as a weaver at the Amoskeag mill in Manchester.

Weaving was a highly paid position in textile work and in the course of two years, Thais earned over $400.

Berengera’s beau, William Long, was less diligent in his work habits and was fired in September of 1849.

Long returned to his hometown of Biddeford, while Berengera left Manchester and moved to Salem, Massachusetts.

Thais remained in New Hampshire. When Berengera left, it was the last time the two sisters would see each other.

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