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Francis Walker Beattie

Male 1850 - 1933  (83 years)


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  • Name Francis Walker Beattie 
    Born 18 Jan 1850  Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7] 
    Gender Male 
    Interesting pioneer, story 
    Name Frank Beattie 
    Occupation 1871  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Farm Labourer 
    Residence 1871  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    C. Presb. 
    Occupation 1873  Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    farmer 
    Occupation 1878  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    waggon maker 
    Occupation 1881  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Farmer 
    Residence 1881  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Presbyterian Canada 
    Occupation 1891  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Farmer 
    Residence 1891  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Presbyterian 
    Occupation 1901  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Farmer 
    Residence 1911  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Presbyterian 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-52728 
    Died 29 Mar 1933  Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Buried Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I52728  Generations
    Last Modified 28 Jan 2025 

    Father William Beattie,   b. 23 Jul 1819, Hawick, , Roxburgh, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Jun 1888, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Mother Isabella Walker,   b. 25 Feb 1824, Oxnam, , Roxburgh, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Sep 1891, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years) 
    Married 22 Nov 1844  , Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Family ID F8972  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Father Beaty,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F24648  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Janet "Jessie" "Cissie" Fleming,   b. 13 Dec 1854, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Aug 1945, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Married 3 Mar 1875  Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 7] 
    Children 
     1. William Cockburn Beattie,   b. 2 Apr 1876, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Feb 1964, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
     2. Alexander Walker Beattie,   b. 6 Dec 1878, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jun 1960  (Age 81 years)
     3. Jean Cockburn "Jennie" Beattie,   b. 28 Apr 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1957  (Age 75 years)
     4. Isabella Murray Beattie,   b. 17 Oct 1883, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Oct 1886  (Age 3 years)
     5. Lillian Ann Beattie,   b. 31 Dec 1886, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1966  (Age 79 years)
     6. Francis Hugh Beattie,   b. 6 Mar 1888, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Aug 1889, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 1 years)
     7. Jessie Louise Beattie,   b. 2 Oct 1896, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1985  (Age 88 years)
     8. Edith Mabel Beattie,   b. Oct 1902, , England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 29 Jan 2025 
    Family ID F13596  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • BEATTIE, FRANCIS WALKER

      Member of Old Puslinch Township Family Passes

      Was Born Eight Miles South of Guelph in 1850 - Parents Were Pioneers

      A native of Puslinch, a resident of the Blair district for over sixty years, quietly, at his home, on Wednesday at about 6 p.m., [March 29, 1933], in his 84th year. He had been in declining health for the past year. He had always taken a keen interest in the village of Blair. The eldest son of William Beattie and Isabelle Walker, who came to this country from Scotland, he was born in 1850 on the east side of the Brock Road in Puslinch, some eight miles south of Guelph. The family lived on different farms throughout Puslinch until Mr. Beattie was 20 years old, when his father purchased a farm in the Dickie Settlement. The village of Blair was then known as Shinglebridge, later Carlisle, which soon changed to Blair. Until the age of 25, Mr. Beattie was engaged in work on the farm. In 1875, he married Janet, daughter of Alexander Fleming and Jeannie Cockburn, pioneer settlers of Puslinch Township and settled on a farm on the outskirts of Blair. A considerable part of the land was then uncleared. With a team of horses and a yoke of oxen, he cleared the fields of stumps, using them to make fences, one or two of which are still giving service. About 1895, he turned his attentions to the development of a celery farm, building greenhouses and employing a large staff of men, his products soon becoming famous throughout the district. In 1912, he retired from farming, an avocation he had followed all his life except for a time, when he worked as a wagonmaker in the wagon shop in Blair, which at the time employed thirteen hands. He always took a keen interest in all moral questions and in religion was a faithful Presbyterian. For over forty years, he had been interested in the welfare of the Blair Union Sunday School and served for some nineteen years as the teacher of the Bible Class. Mr. Beattie was the only remaining member of his family who still resided in Ontario, the others being in California, with the exception of one sister, who lives in Vancouver. He is survived by his widow, Janet Fleming and children: Jean, Lillian and Jessie, at home; Mrs. Victor Peterson of Hamilton; William of Preston; and Alexander of Blair. Many paid tribute to one of Blair's grand old men at the funeral which was held from his residence on Sat., Apr. 1 at 2: 30 to Blair Cemetery. Rev. M. Geiger of St. Paul's United Church and Rev. Walter Patterson of Knox Presbyterian Church officiated. There were many floral tributes. Pallbearers: Aaron Hilborn of Galt; Joseph Hilborn of Preston; R. H. Dickson, E. T. Grasett, J. Bradley and Mr. McEwen of Blair.

  • Sources 
    1. [S34] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Blair CC#4501 Internet Link.
      Beattie A. Jessie Louise, dau. / 1896-1985 B. Francis W. Beattie / 1850-1933 C. Mrs. Janet Beattie / 1854-1945 D. Jean C. Beattie dau. / 1881-1957 E. Lillian Ann, dau. / 1885-1966

    2. [S86] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-2 Page 3.

    3. [S178] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1881, Waterloo S. Twp. 1881 Div 3 Page 56.

    4. [S272] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1911, Div. 7 Page 15.

    5. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 9931 (1875), Beattie-Fleming.
      Francis Beattie, occupation North Dumfries, Birth Place: Puslinch Age: 25 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1850 Father Name: William Beattie Mother Name: Isabella Walker Spouse Name: Janet Fleming, residence Puslinch Spouse's Age: 20 Spouse Birth Place: Puslinch Spouse Father Name: Aleer Fleming Spouse Mother Name: Jeannie Cockburn Marriage Date: 3 Mar 1875 Marriage Location: Wellington, East Puslinch

    6. [S355] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1871, Div. 3, Pg. 36.

    7. [S2560] aaaWaterloo Township South 1891, Sect. 1 Page 34.

    8. [S655] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration, birth certificate 32415 (1878), Alexander Beattie.
      Alexander Beattie, b. 6 Dec 1878, d/o Francis Beattie (waggon maker of Tp. of Waterloo) & Jesse Fleming.

    9. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Marriages By Rev'd William Barrie, Minister of The United Associate Congregation, Eramosa report 38.
      William Beatie, of Puslinch, to Isabella Walker, of Waterloo. 22 Nov. 1844. Rev. Barrie. Wit. John Stinton and Alexander Stinton.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 18 Jan 1850 - Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farm Labourer - 1871 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - C. Presb. - 1871 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - farmer - 1873 - Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 3 Mar 1875 - Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - waggon maker - 1878 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Presbyterian Canada - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Presbyterian - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1901 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Presbyterian - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 29 Mar 1933 - Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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