When Frank Washington Beckstead was born on 14 March 1868, in Morrisburg, Williamsburgh, Dundas, Ontario, Canada, his father, Timothy William Henry Beckstead, was 70 and his mother, Emma Margaret Oliver, was 27. He married Mary Ellen Stata on 9 May 1895, in Morrisburg, Williamsburgh, Dundas, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Dundas, Ontario, Canada for about 10 years. He died on 14 March 1940, in Morrisburg, Williamsburgh, Dundas, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 72.