Marie Bowen (Carpenter) Beaumont (1905 - 1975)

Born 25 Aug 1905 in Columbus, Ohio, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Donald Gordon Ross — married 23 Oct 1926 in Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada

Wife of Albert Edward Beaumont — married 8 Mar 1938 in Ventura, California, United States

Descendants

Died 16 Apr 1975 at age 69 in Málaga, Andalucía, Spain

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Marie (Carpenter) Beaumont migrated from Canada to California.

Biography of Marie Bowen Beaumont

Birth

Marie Bowen Carpenter was born on 25 August 1905 in Columbus, Ohio, United States. She was the second of five children born to Canadian parents Charles Carpenter and Lucy Bowen. ^{[1] [2]}

Life

Charlie and Lucy Carpenter had five children, who were raised in various cities as Charlie transferred to different field offices as an executive with the Canada General Life Insurance company. Marie was the second child. Her sister Eileen was born a year earlier in 1904 in Quebec. The three younger children were Carothers, born in 1913, Joan, born in 1919, and James, born in 1921. The three younger children went to Beverly Hills High School in Southern California.

Marie and Eileen came of age in Toronto, Canada. Each sister married a young man from Toronto, and each couple started a family. Marie married Donald Gordon Ross on 23 October 1926 in Toronto. ^[3] On 6 July 1928 Marie gave birth to a son named William Donald Ross. The marriage was unhappy and led to a divorce. Marie Ross moved to Southern California to be near her family, Donald Ross entered the Canadian Army, and their son Bill Ross was raised by family members in the Toronto region.

FIG. 1 - Marie Bowen Carpenter, mid-1920s.

On 8 March 1938 Marie married Albert E. Beaumont, a widower informally known as Aub, in Ventura, California. ^[4] Aub was raising three sons, Maurie (1920-2008), Jack (1924-2013), and Will (1930-2020). Aub was a World War I veteran from Winnipeg, Canada, an Army officer in the Winnipeg Grenadiers who was injured in the Battle of Vimy Ridge in 1917. ^[5] In the 1930s Aub worked as an accountant for Pacific Glass Co. in Los Angeles, California. In 1940 Bill Ross, then a 12 year old, traveled by train from Toronto to move in with his mother and his new step-father, and three new step-brothers.

Marie and Aub lived on Larke Ellen Circle in the Beverlywood neighborhood of West Los Angeles. They also kept an apartment in Palm Springs for a second home. The four boys each graduated from Hamilton High School. Maurie and Jack each served in the Army Air Force during World War II. Maurie was stationed at airbases in England, and Jack at airbases in Italy. After the war Maurie Beaumont went straight to work, while Jack Beaumont graduated from UCLA with a degree in Accounting. Bill Ross graduated from University of Southern California with a degree in Business. Will Beaumont graduated from UCLA with a degree in Art.

When Aub retired in the late 1950s the couple moved to a small villa in Torremolinos, Spain, near Malaga on the Mediterranean coast. They retained their British passports.

Death and Legacy

Marie passed away on 16 April 1975, and was buried at English Cemetery, Malaga, Spain. ^[6]

Aub passed away on 5 December 1976, and was buried in the same plot beneath a single headstone at Cementario Ingles de Malaga, Malaga, Spain.

FIG. 2 - Grave of Albert and Marie Beaumont, Cementario Ingles, Malaga, Spain. Photograph by Leslie Ross Shulem, granddaughter of Marie Beaumont, 8 June 2018.

Research Notes

Biography narrative written by William Ross III, a grandson of Marie Beaumont, incorporating personal memories of the grandparents he knew as Mimi (Marie) and Gramps (Aub). See Aub's bio for an anecdote about the time in 1976 that William and his brother Brian Ross took 85 year old Aub Beaumont to a baseball game at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California.

Sources

1. ↑ Marie Bowen Ross passport, date of birth 25 August 1905, passport issued 25 January 1929, add expired date and more details.
2. ↑ "US Court, Southern District of California," FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/links-pages/sourceVE?&sourceId=SHWH-VHT, Charles H Carpenter, Declaration of Intention, 6 March 1941.
3. ↑ Donald Gordon Ross and Marie Bowen Carpenter marriage, 23 October 1926, St. Andrews Church, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, license issued 15 October 1926, filed by Registrar-General 25 October 1926, groom age 24 years, groom occupation Manufacturer, groom place of birth Ontario, Canada, groom father William D Ross, groom father place of birth Nova Scotia, groom mother Susan Macgregor, bride occupation None, bride place of birth Columbus, Ohio, United States, bride father Charles Carpenter, bride father place of birth New Jersey*, USA, bride mother Lucy Bowen, digital image of hand written record from Archives of Ontario, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L94V-Q3KV, accessed on 23 September 2020. [*incorrect, Charles Capenter was born in Brooklyn, New York, USA]
4. ↑ Albert Edward Beaumont and Marie Bowen Ross marriage License and Certificate, License to marry issued 8 March 1938 by L.E. Hallowell, County Clerk, to A.E. Beaumont, native of Canada, aged 46 years, resident of Los Angeles, California and M.B. Ross, native of Ohio, aged 32 years, resident of Beverly Hills, California, Certificate of person performing ceremony by L.H. Loughman, Justice of the Peace, that A.E. Beaumont and M.B. Ross were joined in marriage at Ventura, California on 8 March 1938, Certificate of Marriage documented Groom as A.E.Beaumont, resident of Los Angeles, California, age 46 years, Widowed, this his 2nd marriage, born in Canada, occupation General Manager, Pacific Glass Co., father Harry C. Beaumont, born in England, mother Ellen Emery, born in Canada, and documented Bride as Marie Bowen Ross, resident of Beverly Hills, California, age 32 years, Divorced, this her 2nd marriage, born in Ohio, occupation none, father Charles H. Carpenter, born in New Jersey, mother Lucy Bowen, born in Canada, maiden name of bride if previously married Marie Bowen Carpenter, Filed 10 March 1938, Certified copy of vital record issued 13 September 2019 by Ventura County County Clerk and Recorder.
5. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Vimy_Ridge
6. ↑ Marie Bowen Beaumont death registration, Certificacion Literal de Inscripcion de Defuncion, Registros Civiles, Ministerio de Justicia, Registro Civil de Torremolinos, provincia de Malaga, defuncion 7:30 hora, 16 Abril 1975, declaracion de Albert Edward Beaumont, esposo, digital image of hand written record uploaded to Wikitree by William Ross III, a grandson of Marie Beaumont.

• US Census 1940 for household of Albert Beaumont in Los Angeles, California, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9MT-KQNP