Lankie Beaton

#933, (3 December 1817 - 4 January 1900)
Father*Neil Beaton1 (s 1795 - )
Mother*Flora McDonald1 (s 1798 - )

Family

Catherine Carroll b. 1833, d. 1861
He was a shipwright and ship's carpenter.2,3 
Lankie Beaton was also known as Laughlin. 
The Prince Edward Island history of Laughlin or Lankie Beaton is speculative. His was not a rare name in the area.4 
Birth*3 December 1817He was born on 3 December 1817 at Royalty, Prince Edward Island; (but census data indicates ca. 1828.)1,5 
Baptism9 March 1818He was baptized on 9 March 1818 at St. Paul's Church, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.1
1851He and Thompson Beaton appeared on the census of 1851 at Westmorland Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.6
Marriage*3 September 1854He married Catherine Carroll, daughter of James Carroll and Alice Elizabeth Swift, on 3 September 1854 at St-Henri Church, Barachois, Shediac Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.7
1861He appeared on the census of 1861 in the household of William John Carroll and Catherine Fay at Dundas Par., Kent Co., New BrunswickG, as a boarder, age 32, ship's carpenter, native.8
Burial Rites28 July 1861He witnessed the burial rites of Michael Carroll on 28 July 1861 at St-Pierre Church, Cocagne, Dundas Par., Kent Co., New BrunswickG.9 
Burial Rites28 July 1861He witnessed the burial rites of James Carroll on 28 July 1861 at Dundas Par., Kent Co., New BrunswickG.9 
Burial Rites28 July 1861He witnessed the burial rites of William Carroll Jr. on 28 July 1861 at Dundas Par., Kent Co., New BrunswickG.9 
Death*4 January 1900He died on 4 January 1900 at Bouctouche, Wellington Par., Kent Co., New BrunswickG, at age 82.10,11 
Burial*6 January 1900He was buried on 6 January 1900 at St-Jean-Baptiste Church Cemetery, Bouctouche, Wellington Par., Kent Co., New BrunswickG.11 

Citations

  1. [S33] Prince Edward Island Baptism Card Index, 1721-1885, Public Archives and Records Office of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, Queens Co., Prince Edward Island. Online FamilySearch.org.
  2. [S83] 1851 Canada Census (Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia). Lathy (23), Scotch, shipwright, entered colony 1850; Thompson (38), Scotch, shipwright, entered colony 1850.
  3. [S80] 1861 New Brunswick Province Census.
  4. [S520] VWH, The birth, baptism and death records (and thus his parents' names) are based on his name and that he was b. PEI.
  5. [S1217] Prince Edward Island Public Archives and Records Office, online http://www.gov.pe.ca/archives/, Baptismal Record. Lachlin Beaton, b. 3 Dec 1817, in Royalty, son of Neil Beaton and Flora McDonald, bapt. 9 Dec 1818, by T. Desbrisay, St. Paul's Anglican Church, Charlottetown, rec. book 3, p. 168.
  6. [S83] 1851 Canada Census (Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia). Lathy (23), Scotch, shipwright, entered colony 1850; Thompson (38), Scotch, shipwright, entered colony 1850. The other entries around Beaton's have similar occupations: shipbuilder, carpenter, mason, merchant, joiner, sailor, etc. If the index is correct that the census sheets are for Westmorland Parish (there is no indication of place on them) then this may be Port Elgin.
  7. [S146] Gabriel Drouin, compiler, Drouin Collection: St-Henri, Barachois, Cte Westmorland, 1812-1899, Vols. 1 and 2 (Montreal, Quebec: Institut Généalogique Drouin), img. 95/504. Loughlan Beaton and Catherine Carroll, both of Botsford, marr. 3 Sep 1854; witnesses William Barry and Margaret Lane.
  8. [S80] 1861 New Brunswick Province Census. William (42), farmer, Roman Catholic; Catherine (44). Also, p. 75, line 241: 30 acres improved land, 150 acres unimproved.
  9. [S99] Gabriel Drouin, compiler, Drouin Collection: St-Pierre, Cocagne, Cte Kent, 1800-1899 (Montreal, Quebec: Institut Généalogique Drouin), p. 237, S 7, 8, 9, img. 122/128. James, age 12, Michael, age 8, and William, age 3, sons of William Carroll and Catherine Fay, d. 17 May dernier [last, 1861]; burial rites 28 Jul 1861, by A. Gosselin, Priest; witnesses William Carroll and Laughlin Boden.. Hereinafter cited as Drouin: St-Pierre Cocagne, 1800-1899.
  10. [S1601] New Brunswick Provincial Deaths 1815-1938, online FamilySearch.com, Film 004530159, img. 128/1445, No. 001128. Laughlin Beaton, b. PEI, res. Buctouche [sic], Catholic, laborer; d. Buctouche 4 Jan 1900, age 80.
  11. [S87] Gabriel Drouin, compiler, Drouin Collection: Acadia, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Montreal, Quebec: Institut Généalogique Drouin), Bouctouche. Cte. Kent, St-Jean-Bte Paroisse Register 1836-1899, p. 379, img. 1210/1266. Laughlin Beaton, b. PEI, bur. in the cemetery of this parish 6 Jan 1900; rites by F X Jos. Michaud, priest; witn. Anthony Gratton [?] and D Ryan. Hereinafter cited as Drouin Acadia Records.