John T Beckett

27 July 1846–28 December 1886 (Age 40)
Kentucky, United States

The Life of John T

John T Beckett was born on 27 July 1846, in Kentucky, United States. He married Lenora Barlow about 1873, in Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Magisterial District 8 Richland, Harrison, Kentucky, United States in 1880. He died on 28 December 1886, in Harrison, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 40.

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John T Beckett
1846–1886
Lenora Barlow
1852–
Marriage: about 1873
William H. Beckett
1874–1881
John A. L. Beckett
1877–1905
Mary R. Beckett
1880–1917

Spouse and Children

MARRIAGE
about 1873
Kentucky, United States
children

(3)

    William H. Beckett

    Male1874–1881Male

    John A. L. Beckett

    Male1877–1905Male

    Mary R. Beckett

    Female1880–1917Female

World Events (7)

1850 · 8th Most Populated State

Age 4

According to the 1850 census Kentucky was the 8th most populated state with 982,405 people.
1861

Age 15

Kentucky sided with the Union during the Civil War, even though it is a southern state.
1863

Age 17

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

Name Meaning

1 English: from a diminutive of Beck 3 or, more rarely, of Beck 1.2 English: habitational name from places called Beckett in Berkshire and Devon. The former is named with Old English bēo ‘bee’ + cot ‘cottage’, ‘shelter’; the latter has as its first element the Old English personal name Bicca. This surname is also found in Ireland.3 Possibly an Americanized spelling of French Béquet ( see Bequette ).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Sources (3)

  • John T Beckett, "United States Census, 1880"
  • John Becket in entry for Mrs. Ella H. Wallace, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1965"
  • Legacy NFS Source: John T Beckett - Government record: Census record: birth: 27 July 1846; Kentucky, United States

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