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John F. Beckett

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John F. Beckett Veteran

Birth
Wakefield, Metropolitan Borough of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England
Death
1 Sep 1901 (aged 63)
Madison Township, Jefferson County, Indiana, USA
Burial
Madison, Jefferson County, Indiana, USA GPS-Latitude: 38.7578834, Longitude: -85.3855472
Memorial ID
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(Information submitted by Karen Phillips #46884884)

UNION CIVIL WAR
Company A - 55th Indiana Infantry & Navy
"Paymasters Steward--"Grampus", "Gt. Western", "Gen. Bragg"

Filed for in Invalid Pension 29 March 1887, Widow filed 7 September 1901
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Baptized: 22 January 1838--Wakefield, All Saints, Yorkshire, England
Married Martha Owen - 1 September 1869 - Dearborn County, Indiana

The Dearborn County Register - 2 September 1869 - Thursday- Page 3
Marriage licenses: John Beckett to Martha Owen
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From Death Certificate:
MEDICAL CERTIFICATE OF DEATH
Physician attended deceased from 29 July 1901 to 1 September 1901. Last seen alive 31 August 1901. Died at 5 o'clock a.m.
Disease causing death: Gastro intestinal catarrh (duration unknown)
Immediate cause of death: Asthemia
Post-mortem: No
C.C. Copeland, M.D., North Madison, Indiana
RECORD OF DEATH
Age: 63 years, 8 months, 6 days
Birthplace: England
Residence: Madison Township
Married
Occupation: Farmer
Father: Samuel H. Beckett, b. England
Mother: Motha Kilbourne, b. England
Date of burial: 3 September 1901
Place of burial: Fairmount Graveyard
Undertaker: George C. Vail & Sons, Madison, Indiana
Reported by: Miss Beckett, Madison, Indiana
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The Indianapolis Journal
3 September 1901
Tuesday
Page 2

MADISON, Ind.--Sept. 2.--John Beckett, an ex-soldier and wealthy citizen, aged sixty-three years, is dead. He leaves a wife and five children--Anna Graham and Lettie Stucky, of Indianapolis, and Mrs. Jay Cook and William and Allen Beckett, of this county.
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NOTE: There are no newspapers available for the year 1901 in Madison, Jefferson, Indiana.
(Information submitted by Karen Phillips #46884884)

UNION CIVIL WAR
Company A - 55th Indiana Infantry & Navy
"Paymasters Steward--"Grampus", "Gt. Western", "Gen. Bragg"

Filed for in Invalid Pension 29 March 1887, Widow filed 7 September 1901
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Baptized: 22 January 1838--Wakefield, All Saints, Yorkshire, England
Married Martha Owen - 1 September 1869 - Dearborn County, Indiana

The Dearborn County Register - 2 September 1869 - Thursday- Page 3
Marriage licenses: John Beckett to Martha Owen
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
From Death Certificate:
MEDICAL CERTIFICATE OF DEATH
Physician attended deceased from 29 July 1901 to 1 September 1901. Last seen alive 31 August 1901. Died at 5 o'clock a.m.
Disease causing death: Gastro intestinal catarrh (duration unknown)
Immediate cause of death: Asthemia
Post-mortem: No
C.C. Copeland, M.D., North Madison, Indiana
RECORD OF DEATH
Age: 63 years, 8 months, 6 days
Birthplace: England
Residence: Madison Township
Married
Occupation: Farmer
Father: Samuel H. Beckett, b. England
Mother: Motha Kilbourne, b. England
Date of burial: 3 September 1901
Place of burial: Fairmount Graveyard
Undertaker: George C. Vail & Sons, Madison, Indiana
Reported by: Miss Beckett, Madison, Indiana
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The Indianapolis Journal
3 September 1901
Tuesday
Page 2

MADISON, Ind.--Sept. 2.--John Beckett, an ex-soldier and wealthy citizen, aged sixty-three years, is dead. He leaves a wife and five children--Anna Graham and Lettie Stucky, of Indianapolis, and Mrs. Jay Cook and William and Allen Beckett, of this county.
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NOTE: There are no newspapers available for the year 1901 in Madison, Jefferson, Indiana.


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  • Maintained by: Karen Phillips
  • Originally Created by: Amy
  • Added: Dec 16, 2008
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32229510/john_f-beckett: accessed ), memorial page for John F. Beckett (27 Dec 1837–1 Sep 1901), Find a Grave Memorial ID 32229510, citing Fairmount Cemetery, Madison, Jefferson County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by Karen Phillips (contributor 46884884).