Re: James A. Beckwith b.ca1825 Waterford CT
-
In reply to:
Re: James A. Beckwith b.ca1825 Waterford CT
Virgil Huntley 9/09/00
Thank you Mr. Huntley for respondig to my query.Yes, I still live in Mesquite, TX and I am still looking for this fellow.Maybe now I will be able to open some avenues - since I have a little bit more on James A (Alvin) Beckwith and his wife Mary Ellen Mc Keown.It is possible that the James Edgecomb b. 1780 might be my James Beckwith's father.The person who provided the information for James A. Beckwith's death record in Lynn, MA in Nov 1898 had his wife listed as his mother - so probably the name of his father was incorrect also.I do not know who the "informant" was for the death record - assume it was his wife.I do not know any of James Beckwith's siblings but feel that there were some because the "story" in the family is that he married an Irish girl and his father did not look upon this marriage as suitable.His wife had three known sisters (Catherine, Mary J., and Lizzie Mc Keown (spelled "Mc Cune" in the 1870 Census)who were listed with she and James Beckwith in the 2 Jul 1870 Lynn, Essex Co., MA Census. James Beckwith and Mary Ellen Mc Keown named their known children as follows: (my info comes from the census and some birth records in Lynn, MA and Norwalk, CT.)
(1) Theodore R. (?) Beckwith b. 19 Sep 1868 in Norwalk, CT (shown as male child.) I have his data if you would like. He died in 29 June 1949 in Boston, MA.
(2) Alvin Bryant (?) Beckwith b. 1871 - the story in the family said he was a fireman in Chelsea, MA and that he died young.A James Alvin Beckwith b. 1871, died 1 Apr 1893 (at age 22 yrs) and he is buried in Pine Grove Cemetery in Lynn, Essex Co., MA.(His father James A. (Alvin) Beckwith who died 8 Nov 1898 is also buried in this same cemetery. Neither have markers but the Caretaker pulled the records out of the attic for me and I wrote down the information from her cards.) There was an Alvin Beckwith 8 yrs old in the 1870 Census of Lynn, MA with James Beckwith and Mary Ellen Mc Keown (listed as a son).I tried to check the Chelsea, MA newspapers for his death as a fireman thinking perhaps the obit might say something but did not find a record - and the City of Chelsea, like other northern cities at this time, was all made of wood so they had fires daily, as I understand it.
(3) Samuel Hiram Beckwith born 12 Feb 1873 in Lynn, MA. He also married and died in Lynn, MA.He was my grandfather.I have details of his wife and children if you would like them.
(4)Ida Lillie Beckwith born 13 Jun 1881 in Lynn, MA and her twin.(I have her family if you would like.)
(5)Her twin Charles A. Beckwith born 30 Jun 1881 in Lynn, MA. (Charles died one month and 9 days after his birth.) His birth in the VR shows that he was born later than Ida but was a twin to Ida, as noted in the VR of Births of Lynn, MA.He died of infant cholera.
(6) Joseph Francis Beckwith born 24 Mar 1884 in Lynn, MA, died 9 Dec 1943 in Boston, Suffolk Co., MA.He lived in Revere, MA but was in a nursing home or hospital when he died.
Since Mary Ellen's father was named Bernard Mc Keown (I have no record of any brothers, although she may have had some, for Mary Ellen) perhaps she named her children after James Beckwith's side of the family. Margaret Gordon Mc Keown's parents were John Gordon and Mary -- from Ireland.(This info came from the 2nd marriage of Margaret Gordon to John J. Byrne in Boston, Suffolk Co., MA on 26 May 1868 from the VR of MA.John Byrne was 47 yrs old and Margaret was 46 yrs old when they married.
Anything you could add or suggest to me for further searching to find my James Beckwith's parents would be greatly appreciated.Everyone always said he was born in Waterford, CT.And his records on the census show that he and his son, Theodore, were born in CT.
Again, Thank you very much.I appreciate your responding to my query!Do you have an E-Mail address also?
Lola E. Lindsey
[email protected]
More Replies:
-
Re: James A. Beckwith b.ca1825 Waterford CT
Virgil Huntley 9/09/00
-
Re: James A. Beckwith b.ca1825 Waterford CT
Cynthia Hinton 10/01/00
-
Re: James A. Beckwith b.ca1825 Waterford CT
Virgil Huntley 10/01/00
-
Re: James A. Beckwith b.ca1825 Waterford CT
-
Re: James A. Beckwith b.ca1825 Waterford CT