Historedia
Person

Jacob Beam

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1795

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Jacob Beam, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Founding of Jim Beam

    1795

    Role: Founder; sold his first barrels of corn whiskey around 1795 under the name Old Jake Beam

    1. around 1795 · Kentucky (unspecified site of first sales)Jacob Beam sells his first barrels of corn whiskey as Old Jake Beam

      Around 1795, Jacob Beam sold his first barrels of corn whiskey, then called Old Jake Beam, marking the enterprise's beginning.

    2. from 1795 · Kentucky (brand's production state)Seven generations of the Beam family in whiskey production since 1795

      From 1795 onward, seven generations of the Beam family have produced whiskey for the company behind the brand, interrupted by Prohibition.

Sources

  1. Jim Beam Wikipedia, revision of 2026-06-08