Samuel BECK

1821 - 1907  (86 years)

• Name	Samuel BECK  [1]
  Born	25 Jul 1821	Prince Edward Island, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	23 Dec 1907	Toronto, Lot 64, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada   [2, 3]
  Notes	" Samuel went to earn money in Newfoundland so he could afford a house that he wanted to build. In Newfoundland he worked as a shipbuilder. He was engaged to a woman he wanted to write to while away, but he didn't know how to read or write. A woman named Jane FORD wrote letters for him. The letters from his future wife stopped coming. Samuel ended up marrying Jane FORD. " Samuel and Jane had six children. [4]
  Person ID	I845	Nosworthy
  Last Modified	16 May 2015

  
  

  Father	Vere BECK,   b. 19 Aug 1783, Crayford, Kent, England ,   d. 12 Apr 1878, Murray Harbour, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada  (Age 94 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Sarah MARFLEET,   b. Abt 1789, Surrey, England ,   d. 1 Mar 1867, Murray Harbour, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada  (Age ~ 78 years)
  Married	20 Mar 1808	Newington, Surrey, England   [5]
  	Vere BECK, of this parish, Bachelor, and Elizabeth Sarah MARFLEET, of this parish, Spinster, were married in this church by Banns, this twentieth day of March in the year of one thousand eight hundred and eight; both signed their name. Witnesses: Thos. MARFLEET; Thomas [illegible]. Married at St. Mary's Newington by M. A. Meilon. Entry # 1161.
  Documents		Marriage: Beck and Marfleet They married 20 March 1808 in the parish church of St. Mary's Newington, Surrey; both were able to sign their name.
  Family ID	F102	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Jane FORD,   b. Abt 1825, Nova Scotia, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	28 Mar 1851	St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
  	At St. John's, N.F., on the 28th ult., by the Rev. E. Botterel, Mr. Samuel BECK, of Charlottetown, P.E. Island, to Jane, eldest daughter of Mr. John FORD. [6]
  Children	1. Elizabeth Marfleet BECK,   b. 25 Jan 1852, Prince Edward Island, Canada ,   d. 3 Apr 1860, Prince Edward Island, Canada  (Age 8 years)   2. Jessie Ruhama BECK,   b. 5 Jan 1854, Prince Edward Island, Canada ,   d. 27 Oct 1923  (Age 69 years)   3. Richard T. F. Ford BECK,   b. 10 May 1856, Prince Edward Island, Canada ,   d. 17 Oct 1924  (Age 68 years)   4. Lemuel Henry BECK,   b. 7 Jul 1858, Prince Edward Island, Canada ,   d. 12 Aug 1863  (Age 5 years)   5. Elizabeth M. F. BECK,   b. 3 Dec 1861, Prince Edward Island, Canada ,   d. 30 Dec 1890  (Age 29 years)   6. Louisa Jane BECK,   b. 9 Jul 1863, Prince Edward Island, Canada ,   d. 26 Dec 1918  (Age 55 years)   7. Lemuel John BECK,   b. 21 Dec 1867, Prince Edward Island, Canada ,   d. 26 Nov 1928  (Age 60 years)
  Last Modified	16 May 2015
  Family ID	F693	Group Sheet

  
  

• Sources

  [S38] BECK Family History, James Beck. [S203] Book: Descendants of Vere BECK, James Vere Beck, B.S., M.S., PH.D, (Published by M.M. BECK, M.D.C.M., F.R.C.P. (C); printed by Williams and Crue (1982) Ltd., Summerside, P.E.I., August 1983.). [S694] Descendants of John BECK, Debbie Myers, (rec'd by email, January 2010). [S190] Book: Vere Beck Family Biographies, Compiled by : James V. Beck; Sharon L. Beck, Ivan Munn, (July 2003 edtion). [S490] Marriage Certificate. [S217] Newspaper.