Mary Jane (Longstreet) Beer (1864 - 1918)

Born 13 Apr 1864 in Erin Township, Wellington County, Canada West

Ancestors

Wife of William Beer — married 7 Jun 1885 in Georgetown, Halton, Ontario, Canada

Descendants

Died 28 Apr 1918 at age 54 in Belfountain, Caledon, Peel, Ontario, Canada

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Biography

Mary Jane was the daughter of John Longstreet and Mary Eagles
Marriage to William Beer 7 June 1885 at Georgetown, Halton, Ontario, Canada.
Mary Jane died in April 1918 and was buried at Alton Cemetery.^[1]

Headstone Transcription
Beer in Memory of William Beer Jan. 23, 1865 - Mar. 3, 1958
His Beloved Wife Mary Jane Longstreet Apr. 13, 1864 - Apr. 28, 1918

Children
Mary Eva born 31 August 1885 in Erin, Wellington, Ontario.
John born April 24, 1887, in Peel, Ontario.
Ann Elizabeth born July 24, 1889, in Caledon, Ontario
Ellen Louise born May 2, 1892, in Caledon, Ontario
Jessie Reta born April 23, 1899, in Caledon, Ontario

Sources

1. ↑ Obituary: https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-orangeville-banner/146700047/

• "Canada Census, 1871," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4QB-VZJ : 7 April 2022), Mary Jane Longstreet in household of John Longstreet, Centre Wellington, Wellington, Ontario, Canada; citing 1871; citing National Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
• "Canada Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVF2-NQV : 2 March 2021), Mary Jane Longstreet in household of John Longstreet, Erin, Wellington, Ontario, Canada; from "1881 Canadian Census." Database with images. Ancestry. (www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing John Longstreet, citing Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
• "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FMJL-JYL : 10 April 2015), William Beer and Mary Jane Longstreet, 07 Jun 1885; citing registration , Georgetown, Halton, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,869,802.
• "Canada, Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JKWD-TM2 : 2 March 2021), Mary Jane Beer, 28 Apr 1918; citing Caledon, Peel, Ontario, p 330, Registrar General. Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,862,884.
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/214342329/mary-jane-beer
• https://canadianheadstones.ca/wp/headstone-vendor/?wpda_search_column_idperson=915455
• Personal visit to Alton Cemetery by Ross-19791