 1879 - 1956 (77 years)
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| Name |
James Hubert Collins BECK [1] |
| Born |
4 Aug 1879 |
White Sands, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada  [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Name |
Hube [2] |
| Died |
25 Dec 1956 |
New Glasgow, Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada [1, 3] |
- J. H. C. BECK Dies in Aberdeen Christmas Night. New Glasgow: James Hubert C. BECK, for many years operator of a trucking and transport business in New Glasgow, died at Aberdeen Hospital about 11.30 Christmas night. He had been in failing health since last August and had undergone surgery in Halifax.
Mr. BECK was a native of High Bank, P.E.I., but had resided in New Glasgow for the past 40 years. He was 77. Predeceased by his wife in 1940, he is survived by four sons, Boswell, Noranda, Quebec; Vernon, New Glasgow; Jack, Prescott, Ontario; and James in Noranda; and seven daughters, Lillian, Mrs. J. J. MACINTOSH, British Columbia; Dwina, Mrs. Walter MACLEAN, Abercrombie; Thelma, Mrs. Charles SANGSTER, Grand Pre, Nova Scotia; Alma, Mrs. William BRUCE, Bunbury, P.E.I.; Isabel, Mrs Colin GALLANT, New Glasgow; Lucy, Mrs. Clary POTTS, New Glasgow, and Marguerite, Mrs. Frank FILLMORE, New Glasgow.
He is also survived by two sisters, Lillian, Mrs. Murdock MACLEOD, Dedham, Massachusetts; Josey, Mrs. Louis HERRING, Murray River, P.E.I., and by 30 grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
The funeral service will be held from his late home on 34 Arch Street Friday afternoon at 2.30 with burial at Lorne Street Cemetery.
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| Buried |
28 Dec 1956 |
Lorne St. Cemetery, New Glasgow, Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada [3] |
Address:
Lorne St. Cemetery
New Glascow, Pictou Co., N.S. |
| Person ID |
I860 |
Nosworthy |
| Last Modified |
16 Mar 2019 |
| Father |
Benjamin BECK, b. 4 Mar 1847, White Sands, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada , d. 22 Jan 1923, Prince Edward Island, Canada (Age 75 years) |
| Mother |
Mary MCLEAN, b. 20 Feb 1844, Little Sands, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada , d. 13 Jun 1926, Prince Edward Island, Canada (Age 82 years) |
| Married |
Aft 7 Mar 1873 [4] |
| Documents |
 | Marriage Bonds: Benjamin Beck and Mary McClean
7 March 1873 |
| Family ID |
F118 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Calumbena "Bessie" MACNEIL, b. 26 Jan 1886, Little Sands, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada , d. 10 Aug 1940, New Glasgow, Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 54 years) |
| Married |
28 Aug 1908 |
Charlottetown, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada [5, 6] |
- On 28 August 1908 James Hubert Collins BECK of Murray River, Kings, P.E.I., married Lena Bessie MCNEILL of Little Sands, Queens, P.E.I. They married by License at Charlottetown, P.E.I. Witnessed by Colin MCNEILL and Lilian BECK. [5]
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| Children |
| | 1. Boswell BECK, d. 10 Jul 1991, Prince George, British Columbia, Canada |
| | 2. Vernon BECK, d. 20 Jun 1978 |
| | 3. James H. C. BECK, d. 24 Dec 2007, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
| | 4. Lillian BECK, d. 7 Nov 1977 |
| | 5. Dwina BECK, d. 2 Jun 1994, Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| | 6. Thelma BECK, d. 3 Mar 1970 |
| | 7. Alma BECK, d. 21 Mar 1974 |
| | 8. Living |
| | 9. Living |
| | 10. Marguerite Sarah BECK, d. 15 Mar 2017 |
| | 11. John MacMillan "Jack" BECK, b. 14 Nov 1925, d. 5 Jul 2014, Prescott, Leeds & Grenville, Ontario, Canada (Age 88 years) |
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| Last Modified |
16 Mar 2019 |
| Family ID |
F708 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Headstones |
 | BECK
JAMES HUBERT COLLINS BECK
1879 - 1956
LENA BESSIE MACNEILL
Beloved wife of
J.H.C. BECK
1886 - 1940
Because I Live Ye Shall Live Also |
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| Sources |
- [S38] BECK Family History, James Beck.
- [S190] Book: Vere Beck Family Biographies, Compiled by : James V. Beck; Sharon L. Beck, Ivan Munn, (July 2003 edtion).
- [S11] Obituary/Death or Funeral notice.
- [S239] Archives: Provincial Archives and Records Office of P.E.I.
- [S490] Marriage Certificate.
- [S676] Personal communication.
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