Jean L. "Jeannie" Beckett^[1]

1806 - 1874  (68 years)

• Name	Jean L. "Jeannie" Beckett
  Born	1806	Kilwinning, , AYR, Scotland   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Female
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55814651
  Interesting	gave the village of Ayr its name
  Name	Jean L. "Jeannie" Wyllie
  Residence	1861	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Evangelical Union
  Residence	1871	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Evangelical
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-40989
  Died	2 Feb 1874	Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 5]
  	Cause: Cause: Typhoid Fever - Pneumonia (16 days)
  Buried	5 Feb 1874	Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 5]
  Person ID	I40989	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	John Becket,   b. Abt 1760, of, Kilwinning, , Ayr, Scotland ,   d. 1843  (Age ~ 83 years)
  Mother	Mary Wyllie,   b. 1780,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F48706	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Robert Wyllie, Esq,   b. 1802, Kilwinning, , AYR, Scotland ,   d. 30 Sep 1875, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 73 years)
  Children	1. John Wyllie,   b. 12 Aug 1835, , Scotland ,   d. 21 Dec 1901, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 66 years)   2. Robert Wyllie,   b. 1840, Of, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 May 1859, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 19 years)   3. William Wyllie,   b. 1845, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 Mar 1918, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 73 years)   4. Elizabeth J. Wyllie,   b. 1851, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Alexander Wyllie,   b. 1862, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F10666	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Died, At her residence, "Creek Cottage," in the Village of Ayr, on Monday the 2nd inst., at 10: 30, P.M. Mrs. Robt. Wyllie, Aged 68 Years. Funeral, You are respectfully invited to attend the Funeral on Thursday, the 5th inst., at 2 o'clock, p.m., from her late residence to the place of interment, one and one-half miles east of Ayr. Ayr, Feb. 3rd, 1874. Waterloo Historical Society Death Notices Collection - photocopies _______________________ At her residence, Creek Cottage, in Ayr, Mrs. Robert Wyllie, aged 68 years. Galt Reporter Feb 6 1874 pg 3 ___________________ ...John Wyllie was born in 1835 in Canada and married Margaret Pringle of Scotland. Together they had three children, Robert, Jane and John. They lived in a one storey house accompanied by a ¼ acre of land. It was John's mother that was given credit for naming Ayr based upon the many immigrants from Ayrshire. Mentioning it to her husband Robert, who pronounced it as the name of his new established post office in 1840, she had founded the name that continues to exist today... The Postmaster's Son: John Wyllie: A man of great influence in the history of Ayr By Rachel Morgan Redshaw, Historical Researcher of the North Dumfries Municipal Heritage Committee

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name: Elizabeth J Wyllie Born: Ayr Age: 26 Father: Robert Wyllie Mother: Jeannie Beckett Born: abt 1852 Spouse: Peter W Anderson Age: 31 born: Caledon Father: William Anderson Mother: Susan Campell married 1 Jan 1878 [S367] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - Ayr Public CC#4489 Internet Link . Robert Wyllie/ born KilwInnIng, Scotland/ 1802/ died at Ayr, Ont. Sept. 5, 1876/ Jeannie L. Beckett/ his wife/ born KilwInnIng, Scotland/ 1806/ died at Ayr, Ont. Feb. 3, 1874 [S890] Funeral Card - - Waterloo Historical Society - photocopies, "funeral card of Mrs. Robt. Wyllie," 3 Feb 1874. [S1778] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1861, Div 2 Page 19. [S367] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - Ayr Public CC#4489 Internet Link . [Front/East] Robert Wyllie/ born Kilwinning, Scotland/ 1802/ died at Ayr, Ont. Sept. 5, 1876/ Jeannie L. Beckett/ his wife/ born Kilwinning, Scotland/ 1806/ died at Ayr, Ont. Feb. 3, 1874 [Left/South] Jennie B. Wyllie/ died Aug. 27, 1897/ aged 24 years/ Norman W. Wyllie/ died Dec. 19, 1901/ aged 24 years/ James A. Wyllie/ died May 25, 1909/ aged 34 years/ T. J. Stewart/ Hamilton [Back/West] John Wyllie/ born August 12, 1835/ died December 21, 1901/ his wife/ Margaret Pringle/ died Oct. 3, 1922/ In Her 86th year/ John Pringle Wyllie/ 1869 - 1914/ Wyllie [Right/North] William Wyllie/ 1845 - 1918/ Jane Kennedy/ his wife/ 1846 - 1925 [A] Grandma [B] Grandpa [C] John P. [S355] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1871, Sect. 2 Page 1.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1806 - Kilwinning, , Ayr, Scotland Residence - Evangelical Union - 1861 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Evangelical - 1871 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Cause: Typhoid Fever - Pneumonia (16 days) - 2 Feb 1874 - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 5 Feb 1874 - Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth