John
Beckett
Born in St. Quivox and Newton, Ayrshire, Scotland
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Grace Beckett
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Alexander M Beckett, Margaret Beckett, Grace Beckett, Jane Beckett, Deborah Beckett and John H Beckett
Died about
at about age 63
in Hampstead, Queens, New Brunswick, Canada
Profile last modified
| Created 21 Mar 2016
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Biography
This profile is part of the Beckett Name Study.
Ayr, Ayrshire One Place Study category
- John Becket was born in St. Quivox and Newton, Ayrshire, Scotland, in 1776.[1]
His origins and military service are recorded in his sworn Petition for Land Grant of 1825 in New Jerusalem, Queens, New Brunswick - see transcription attached in Images:[2]
John died in Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada, before the Census of 1851. More information on John and his Family is found on his Family Search Profile:[3]
Sources
- ↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTKX-X45 : 11 February 2020), John Bicket, 1776.
- ↑ From Provincial Archives of New Brunswick Index to Land Petitions: Original Series, 1783-1918 (RS108) Name BECKET, JOHN, Year-1825, County Kings, Microfilm F41992, other Petitioner(s) were on this Petition• LACEY, MICHAEL• WALLS, SAMUEL (*)1 Military Unit(s) related to this Petition AYRSHIRE CAVALRY.
- ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/GD1J-HKM
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
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~1.56%
Liz (Hickey) Keating
:
23andMe
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~0.78%
Patricia (Patten) Jörwall :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch EC9485336 [compare], yourDNAportal PATb5981c22, Ancestry member pattyjorwall
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Living DNA, GEDmatch EP2986048 [compare]
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