James Louis George Beshara (1912 - 1979)

Born 16 Dec 1912 in Saint John, New Brunswick

Husband of Inez Amelda Mary (Edison) Beshara — married 8 Jun 1939 in Saint John, St. John, New Brunswick, Canada

Died 10 Apr 1979 at age 66 in Calgary, Alberta

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Biography

James Louis George, aka Louis, was born circa 1913 in Saint John, New Brunswick.^[1] He was a son of George Beshara and Mary (Joseph) Beshara of Saint John, who had immigrated there from Syria in 1884.^[2]

He married Amelda Mary Inez Edison (aka Inez) on June 8, 1939 in Saint John, New Brunswick. She was a daughter of William Edison and Mary (Cooper) Edison. At the time, he was occupied as a labourer.^[1]

He was a Private in the Royal Canadian Army Service Corps during World War II.^[3]

Louis passed away on April 10, 1979 in Calgary, Alberta and is interred there at the Queens Park Cemetery and Mausoleum.^[3]

Known children of Louis and Inez:

• Louis Joseph Beshara circa 1939-?

Research Notes

Find-A-Grave memorial lists his birth date as December 16, 1913 however no birth record can be found at Public Archives of New Brunswick, which has a fairly complete collection of birth records for that year well indexed. Leaving the data as "circa" on the profile until proof is found.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Marriage Registration, Public Archives of New Brunswick
2. ↑ 1921 Census, Saint John, New Brunswick
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Find A Grave: Memorial #146549245, Private Louise George Beshara (1913-1979)

See Also:

• http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=genesearcher&id=I91774