Mary Jane Alexander1

#19196, (circa 1856 - 15 August 1956)
Relationship2nd cousin 1 time removed of Anna Margaret Donovan
Father*John Alexander1 (c 1815 - 1893)
Mother*Catherine Downey1 (c 1831 - 1911)

Family

John H Beckwith b. 1852, d. 1920
Children 1.Edith Beckwith7 (1881 - )
 2.Edgar Beckwith7 (1884 - )
 3.John Beckwith7 (1887 - 1952)
 4.Child Beckwith8 (1890 - 1890)
 5.Pearl Beckwith7 (1892 - )
Her married name was Beckwith. 
Birth*circa 1856She was born circa 1856 at Moncton Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.1 
1861She appeared on the census of 1861 in the household of John Alexander and Catherine Downey at Moncton Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.2 
1871She appeared on the census of 1871 in the household of John Alexander and Catherine Downey at Moncton Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG; (neis. John (43) and Deborah Kennedy, fam. 34.)3 
Marriage*5 March 1878She married John H Beckwith on 5 March 1878 at Moncton, Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.4 
1889She and John H Beckwith migrated in 1889.5 
7 June 1900She and John H Beckwith appeared on the census of 7 June 1900 at 3601 Princeton Avenue, Chicago, Cook Co., IllinoisG.5 
Death*15 August 1956She died on 15 August 1956 at 8006 South Paulina Street, Chicago, Cook Co., IllinoisG.6 

Citations

  1. [S80] 1861 New Brunswick Province Census.
  2. [S80] 1861 New Brunswick Province Census. John (46), Scotch, farmer (proprietor) and laborer; Catherine Downy Alexander (30), b. NB.
  3. [S84] 1871 Canada Census. John (56), b. Scotland, farmer, R.C.; Catharine (40), b. NB, R.C. Same house as Nicholas and Catherine Delahunt and Maken (i.e., Maxime) and Catherine Goody (i.e., Gaudet).
  4. [S2347] Ken Kanner and V Bing Geldart, compilers, Marriage Register Westmorland County NB, two volumes (New Brunswick: self-published, 1986), Vol. 4, p. 228, no. 7247, img. 116/475 (Ancestry) and 126/545 (FamilySearch). John H Beckwith of Moncton Par. and Mary Jane Alexander of the same place, marr. 5 Mar 1878 by Thos. Todd, Pasror of the Baptist Church, Moncton; witn. J T Dowd and Annie Alexander.
  5. [S5] 1900 U.S. Federal Census. John H (49), b. Canada Jul 1850, parents b. England, stone cutter; Mary J (43), b. Canada Aug 1856, father b. Scotland, mother b. England, 6 children, 4 living; marr. 22 yrs., both imm. 1889, not naturalized.
  6. [S196] Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths 1916-1947, online FamilySearch.org. Chicago, Illinois Deaths Volumes V. 51 - V. 56, img. 1250/2688, Reg. No. 23660. Mary Jane Beckwith, b. Moncton NB 18 Aug 1858, dau. of John Alexander, b. Scotland, mother unk.; wid., housewife, res. 8006 S. Paulina, Chicago, Cook Co. IL; d. at res. 15 Aug 1946, age 87y 11m 2d, chronic myocarditis; inf. Mrs. Pearl Helen Jackson, res. 7938 Hemitage; bur. Holy Sepuchre 17 Aug 1946.
  7. [S5] 1900 U.S. Federal Census.
  8. [S1792] Minnesota Births and Christenings, 1840-1980, online FamilySearch.org, female child of John Harra [sic] Beckwith and Mary Jane, b. St. Paul, Ramsey Co., 13 Feb 1890.