Founding Families of Beckwith Township 1816-1846 (Lanark County, Ontario)

By Carol Bennett-McCuaig

Did your ancestors pioneer in Beckwith Township between 1816 and 1846? If so, they were among the earliest families of the district. Although few of them were rich in worldly goods we should think of these people as part of an elite group who, through their hard work and vision of a better future, have left us a legacy of which we can be proud. It was they who cleared the land and set up institutions which are valued by us today.

The material here is part of a gigantic jigsaw puzzle which has been put together using information gathered from the early censuses, church registers, obituaries, newspaper stories, land records, family notes and diaries, as well as graveyard inscriptions and data generously shared by family researchers.

While this book does not pretend to include complete genealogies of the pioneer generation - that would involve the work of several lifetimes - the author has gathered some information which should be of value to their descendants.

Whether you are working on your family tree or merely acknowledging, with justifiable pride, that you are descended from one or more of the founding families of Beckwith Township, this book was compiled for you!

Contents include:

• 19th century map of Beckwith Township with Lots and Concessions, towns and waterways identified
• Author's note
  • Introductory remarks
  • Things which might puzzle you
  • Background of the Beckwith Settlers
    • The Scots
    • The Irish
    • Military Settlers
• The families - This main section of the book is organized alphabetically by surname. Includes information regarding who, where from and when, often the ship of arrival, family members and related data. Amount of information varies by settler.
• Appendix I - Early settlers about whom little is known
• Appendix II - Additional settlers listed in the censuses of the 1820s
• Sources
• Acknowledgments
• Index (click here to view Index)

Founding Families of Beckwith Township 1816-1846, after being long out-of-print, is available once again in its complete original format. This book has be republished under an exclusive publishing agreement with the author's heirs.

Details:

• 200 Pages
  
• 8-1/2 x 11"
  
• Index
  
• Softcover - Perfect bound
  
• Originally published by Juniper Books, Renfrew, 2007 under ISBN 978-0-919137-37-0
  
• This new edition published by Global Heritage Press, Ottawa, 2022 under ISBN 978-1-77240-189-9