James Beaty Sr. (1798 - 1892)

Biography

James, born in 1798. He was the son of Robert Beaty and Catherine Crawford. He was a shoemaker by trade. He emigrated from Ireland to Upper Canada (Ontario) in 1818. He served on Toronto's city council in 1847 and became a newspaper publisher (of The Leader) in 1852. He was a Member of Canada's Parliament from 1867 to 1874.

James Beaty married Sarah Ann Armstrong in 26 Dec 1822 in York, ON, Canada. Sarah was the sister of William Armstrong/William Armstrong? who James Beaty worked with as a Leather Merchant/shoemaker at "Beaty's Leather Shop" in Toronto. They had two children;

1. Mary Ann Beaty b. abt. 1824
2. William Beaty b. abt. 1827 d. 23 Aug 1888, buried at Toronto, Necropolis Cemetery, Plot D18, Findagrave Mem ID; 166126102.

In 1825, he petitioned the crown for a grant of 100 acres in Trafalgar Township.^[1]

In business, he was the President of the Toronto Roads Co., President of the Building Society, Director of The People's Bank, Western Assurance Co., Grand Trunk Railroad, and the Northern Railway. He was a commissioner for the Provincial Lunatic Asylum and a founding trustee of Toronto General Hospital , Potters Field (?), and Mechanics Institute, and a founder of the House of Industry. He retired from business in 1877.At the time of the Pacific scandal, he suffered severe financial set backs, and retired from both business and politics within a few years. In 1875, due to "financial disabilities", he declared bankruptcy. ^[2]

James is buried at Toronto Necropolis Cemetery in Toronto, ON, Canada. ^[3]

Research Notes

The distance from Killashandra, County Cavan and Belturbit, County Cavan, where Sarah Ann (Armstrong) Beaty was born is about 12K. In 1834, James sold 100 acres NW 1/2 Lot 5 Conc 6 Trafalgar Twp to Thomas Kowderr (sp?). See image 106 ^[4] In 1855 Thomas Kowderr sold it to James Earl, husband of Beaty's niece Catherine. Catherine Beaty and James Caesar Earl had married about 1848

Sources

1. ↑ Upper Canada Land Petitions, Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa. Place: Trafalgar; Year: 1825; Volume 47, Bundle 14B, Petition 181, Ref RG 1 L3, Microfilm C-1627. https://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/microform-digitization/006003-119.01-e.php?q2=29&q3=2367&sqn=454&tt=990&PHPSESSID=npfo6qij0n1rpue06msk2mqnj1 (Images 454 & 455 of 990.)
2. ↑ "The Descendants of Robert Beaty and Catherine Crawford,"[https://www.islandregister.com/beaty.html Beaty
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/242246688/james-beaty: accessed 23 August 2023), memorial page for James Beaty (1798–5 Mar 1892), Find A Grave: Memorial #242246688, citing Toronto Necropolis Cemetery and Crematorium, Toronto, Toronto Municipality, Ontario, Canada; Maintained by Mike L (contributor 50521953).
4. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSLG-J3FC-1?i=105&cat=344728

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