Alice Marie Antoinette Beckett (1886 - 1967)

Born 6 Jun 1886 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Died 26 May 1967 at age 80 in San Gabriel, Los Angeles, California, United States

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Biography

This profile is part of the Beckett Name Study.

The following excerpts are from a family blog, linked below:

Alice was born in 1886. Her mother, Antoinette Schnare, hailed from St. Margaret’s Bay, in Nova Scotia, while her professional musician father, Edward Parry Beckett, emigrated from Cambridge, England to Canada, then to the United States.

Alice, along with her siblings, performed as professional musicians, although Alice was the only one who persevered in show business. She worked for years with Allen’s Western Minstrels.

The Beckett family traveled but spent much of their time at Crescent Beach (now Revere), Massachusetts. The children grew up in a colorful world of performers and met famous people like General Tom Thumb, Peter Tchaikovsky, John Philip Sousa, and their father’s friend and mentor, composer and conductor, Victor Herbert.^[1]

Vital Records

Alice, daughter of Edward P. & Antoinette, was born on 6 June 1886 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.^[2]

Alice (age 21), daughter of Edward P. Bechett & Antoinette Schmare, married Frank Horace Barton (age 22) on 29 July 1905 in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.^[3]

Alice's divorce from Barton was finalized on 7 November 1912 in Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States.^[4]

Alice's second husband George Francis Allen died on 15 June 1929 in Los Angeles, California, United States.^[5] [Their marriage in Topeka, Kansas, is featured in the Topeka Daily Capital of 20 November 1912 and may be found in Public Trees at Ancestry.com.]

Alice was in a military record of her third husband, Harold G. Gilbert, on 15 February 1942 in Pasadena, Los Angeles, California, United States.^[6]

Alice Gilbert, wife of Harold G Gilbert, died (age 80) on 26 May 1967 in San Gabriel, Los Angeles, California, United States.^[7][8] and was buried in San Gabriel, Los Angeles, California, United States.^[9]

Census

On 15 April 1910 Alice (age 24) was the wife of Frank H Barton in Beverly Ward 1, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.^[11]

On 1 April 1940 Alice (age 53) was the wife of Harold D Gilbert in San Gabriel Judicial Township, Los Angeles, California, United States.^[12]

On 1 April 1950 Alice (age 63) was the wife of Harold G Gilbert in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States.^[13]

Selected Family

Alice's son Kenneth R Barton was born on 29 July 1906 in Chelsea, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.^[14]

Antoinette Beckett's son Kenneth R Barton died on 21 December 1965 in Los Angeles, California, United States.^[15]

See Also

Alice's Profile on Family Search: ^[16]

Link to a family member's Public Tree at Ancestry.com.^[17]

Sources

1. ↑ * http://fredburwell.com/2012/05/18/a-writing-family-pt-4-my-great-aunt-florence-beckett-bennett/
2. ↑ Birth: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
   citing Digital film/folder number: 007009350; FHL microfilm: 592818; Image number: 781; Packet letter: D; Indexing batch: I11680-7
   FamilySearch Record: DC1Z-SXN2 (accessed 18 March 2024)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-897M-Y8NM
   Alice Mary Antoinette Bechett [Beckett] was born on 6 Jun 1886, daughter of Edward P. Bechett & Antoinette, in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.
3. ↑ Marriage: "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925"
   citing Digital film/folder number: 004332432; FHL microfilm: 002057621; Record number: 657; Packet letter: Q
   FamilySearch Record: N4ZD-3ZN (accessed 18 March 2024)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HT-XXD3-FXC Image number 00982
   Alice Marie Bechett (21) married Frank Horace Barton (22) on 29 Jul 1905 in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.
4. ↑ Divorce: "Iowa, Historical Society of Iowa, Divorce Records, 1906-1937"
   citing Digital film/folder number: 008313530; Image number: 30
   FamilySearch Record: CVL4-Q2PZ (accessed 18 March 2024)
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CSRP-MSP4-4
   Alice M Barton divorced on 7 Nov 1912 in Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States.
5. ↑ Death of husband George Francis Allen: "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
   citing Digital film/folder number: 005599338; Image number: 696
   FamilySearch Record: QP7N-1748 (accessed 18 March 2024)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QSQ-G9SV-CKHL
   Alice Allen in death record for husband George Francis Allen 15 Jun 1929 in Los Angeles, California, United States.
6. ↑ Military of another person: "California, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"
   citing Affiliate Publication Title: World War II Draft Registration Cards for California, 1940-1947; Affiliate Publication Number: 7644723; Digital film/folder number: 103830182; Image number: 925
   FamilySearch Record: QGF9-P7KM (accessed 18 March 2024)
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS2K-HG4W
   Name: Alice Gilbert; System Of Record: SLS.
7. ↑ Death: "California, Los Angeles, San Gabriel Cemetery Association, Cemetery Index 1872-2003"
   citing Digital film/folder number: 008623554; Image number: 768
   FamilySearch Record: Z498-2RT2 (accessed 18 March 2024)
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C34P-8CXV
   Alice Marie Gilbert death 26 May 1967 in San Gabriel, Los Angeles, California, United States.
8. ↑ Death: "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
   citing Page: 18; Digital film/folder number: 005587436; Image number: 330
   FamilySearch Record: QGXY-9WX4 (accessed 18 March 2024)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-L9SX-9FZ
   Alice M Gilbert death 26 May 1967 in Los Angeles, California, United States.
9. ↑ Burial: "BillionGraves Index"
   citing BillionGraves (http://www.billiongraves.com : 2012), Burial at San Gabriel Cemetery, San Gabriel, Los Angeles, California, United States
   FamilySearch Record: QGP2-D22B (accessed 18 March 2024)
   http://billiongraves.com/pages/record/person/25750743
   ALICE GILBERT burial (died on 29 May 1967) in San Gabriel, Los Angeles, California, United States. Born on 6 Jun 1886.
10. ↑ 1900 Census: "1900 United States Federal Census"
    Year: 1900; Census Place: Revere, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: 690; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 1574
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7602 #24201173 (accessed 18 March 2024)
    Alice Becket (14), single daughter, Student, in household of Allie Becket (49) in Revere, Suffolk, Massachusetts. Born in Massachusetts, USA.
11. ↑ 1910 Census: "United States Census, 1910"
    citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T624; Digital film/folder number: 004971694; FHL microfilm: 1374594; Image number: 97; Sheet number: 31; Sheet letter: B; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N03407-5
    FamilySearch Record: M2JS-T6L (accessed 18 March 2024)
    FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GRV8-RLN
    Alice M Barton (24), wife, in the household of Frank H Barton (26) in Beverly Ward 1, Essex, Massachusetts, United States. Born in Massachusetts.
12. ↑ 1940 Census: "United States Census, 1940"
    citing Affiliate Publication Number: T627; Line: 3; Digital film/folder number: 005456317; Image number: 422; Sheet number: 15; Sheet letter: A
    FamilySearch Record: K9WN-N9S (accessed 18 March 2024)
    FamilySearch Image: 3QSQ-G9MT-XHVR
    Alice M Gilbert (53), wife, in the household of Harold D Gilbert (39) in San Gabriel Judicial Township, Los Angeles, California, United States. Born in Massachusetts.
13. ↑ 1950 Census: "United States 1950 Census"
    citing Page: 71; Line: 17; Digital film/folder number: 108822065; Image number: 22
    FamilySearch Record: 6XGS-JKXN (accessed 18 March 2024)
    FamilySearch Image: 3QHN-LQH7-19KC-9
    Alice Gilbert (63), wife, in the household of Harold G Gilbert (50) in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States. Born in Massachusetts.
14. ↑ Birth of son Kenneth R Barton: "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925"
    citing Page: p 388; Digital film/folder number: 004383935; FHL microfilm: 2315132; Record number: 142; Packet letter: A
    FamilySearch Record: FXNY-RX7 (accessed 18 March 2024)
    FamilySearch Image: S3HY-DKTV-ZR Image number 00120
    Kenneth R Barton was born to Alice M Becket on 29 Jul 1906 in Chelsea, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.
15. ↑ Death of son Kenneth R Barton: "California Death Index, 1940-1997"
    FamilySearch Record: VPF1-KS6 (accessed 18 March 2024)
    Beckett in death record for son Kenneth R Barton 21 Dec 1965 in Los Angeles, California, United States.
16. ↑ (https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/9X41-7MX)
17. ↑ http://community.ancestry.co.uk/ViewUserContent.aspx?uid=00da5cc9-0003-0000-0000-000000000000&pp=3&type=photo