Mary Louise
Beckstead
Born in Prescott, Augusta, Grenville, Upper Canada
Ancestors 
Daughter of Francis Beckstead Sr
and Catherine (Lang) Beckstead
Sister of
Helena Magdalena Beckstead [half], Jacob J. Beckstead [half], Jacob L. Beckstead [half], Alexander Beckstead [half], Nellie (Beckstead) Heberlee [half], Mathew Beckstead [half], Maria Beckstead [half], Moses Beckstead [half], Hannah (Beckstead) Mann [half], Francis Beckstead [half], Henry Beckstead [half], Margaret E. (Beckstead) Durant [half], Elizabeth Beckstead [half], Simon Peter Beckstead, Sarah Louisa Mary (Beckstead) Forbush, Nancy Beckstead, Charles Beckstead, Elizabeth Beckstead, William Ezra Beckstead, Emma Phoebe Ann (Beckstead) Middleton, Kesiah (Beckstead) Cross, Emma P Beckstead and George Wesley Beckstead
Wife of
Paul Pankett
— married
19 Jan 1836 [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 69
in Canada
Profile last modified
| Created 7 Feb 2011
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Biography
Mary Louise Beckstead was born on 6 July 1818 in Prescott, Augusta, Grenville, Upper Canada, daughter of Francis Beckstead (1773–1841) and Catherine Lang (1791–1868).
Her siblings were:
- Helena Magdalena Beckstead (1797–1866)
- Jacob L. Beckstead (1799–1892)
- Alexander Beckstead (1802–1870)
- Nellie Beckstead (1804–1886)
- Mathew Beckstead (1805–1853)
- Maria Beckstead (~1806–1886)
- Moses Beckstead (1807–1883)
- Hannah Beckstead (~1808–1864)
- Francis Beckstead (1810–1848)
- Henry Beckstead (1812–1873)
- Margaret E. Beckstead (1815–~1886)
- Elizabeth Beckstead (~1816– )
- Simon Peter Beckstead (1822–1910)
- Sarah Louisa Mary Beckstead (1823–1852)
- Nancy Beckstead (1824–1865)
- Charles Beckstead (1825–1916)
- Elizabeth Beckstead (1826–1852)
- William Ezra Beckstead (1827–1909)
- Emma Phoebe Ann Beckstead (1829–1911)
- Kesiah Beckstead (1831–1856)
- Emma P Beckstead (~1832– )
- George Wesley Beckstead (1835–1890)
Mary (17) married Paul Pankett (21) (born in 1814 in Prescott, Ont., Canada) on 19 January 1836.[1]
In 1850, Mary was living in Pottawattamie, Iowa. [2]
Mary died in 1888 in Canada, aged 69.
Additional references: [3] [4] [5]
Research Notes
Unsure of death and place. Supposedly couple moved to IA. ref: "The Bechstadt Family of Dundas County (Eastern Ontario)", by G. Lynne (O'Brien) Cook & James D. Becksted II, Jul 1992, p.12.
Family Search lists death in Nova Scotia?
See Family Search for the most information on this family. Many different spellings of both surnames is problematic throughout this research.
Sources
- ↑ Marriage: "Canada, Ontario Marriages, 1800-1910", database, citing Digital film/folder number: 008131524; FHL microfilm: 928968, FamilySearch Record: XLPL-SQJ (accessed 2 October 2023), Mary Bedsted marriage to Paul Poiquet on 19 Jan 1836 in Eastern, Upper Canada.
- ↑ 1850 Census: "United States Census, 1850", database with images, citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M432; Line: 42; Digital film/folder number: 004181055_003_M9C4-H4F; FHL microfilm: 442963; Image number: 141; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N00955-6, FamilySearch Record: MZ4J-M8P (accessed 2 October 2023) FamilySearch Image: S3HT-6LJ3-B7K, Mary Pokett (32) in Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States. Born in L C.
- ↑ Death of son Ezra Pokett: "Minnesota, Death Records and Certificates, 1900-1955", database with images, citing Page: 20544; Digital film/folder number: 004225919; FHL microfilm: 2242310; Record number: 480; Packet letter: A, FamilySearch Record: DDLT-7VPZ (accessed 2 October 2023) FamilySearch Image: S3HY-DZP3-91T Image number 02048, Mary Boxited in death record for son Ezra Pokett 29 Jul 1931 in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States.
- ↑ Death of son Ezra Pokett: "Minnesota Deaths, 1887-2001", database with images, citing Death, Minnesota State Department of Health, St. Paul, FamilySearch Record: CTVT-XX2M (accessed 2 October 2023) FamilySearch Image: S3HY-DZP3-91T Image number 02048, Mary Boxsted in death record for son Ezra Pokett 29 Jul 1931 in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States.
- ↑ Death of son Simmon P Pokett: "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947", database, citing Digital film/folder number: 004008433; FHL microfilm: 1786729; Record number: 437; Packet letter: A, FamilySearch Record: N31K-FBL (accessed 2 October 2023), Mary Beckstead in death record for son Simmon P Pokett 9 Mar 1937 in Waukegan, Lake, Illinois, United States.
See also:
- Marriage of son Samuel Pokett: "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934", database, citing reference Item 2 p 13, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,434,941, FamilySearch Record: XJDK-93D (accessed 2 October 2023), May Beckerd's son Samuel Pokett marriage to Lizzie Hovey on 10 Oct 1885 in Sibley, Osceola, Iowa, United States.
- Marriage of son Ezra Pakett: "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934", database, citing reference , county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,434,689, FamilySearch Record: KLWD-ZDX (accessed 2 October 2023), Mary Beckstead's son Ezra Pakett marriage to Ammy Townsand on 1 Nov 1885 in Lyon, Iowa, United States.
- Ancestral File Number: 1V6V-4P.
Acknowledgments
- This profile was created through the import of grant2.ged on 07 February 2011.
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