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Donald Smith Beckwith

Male 1916 - 2015  (98 years)


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  • Name Donald Smith Beckwith 
    • He owned and operated Don’s Motel and Restaurant in Hantsport for 25 years.
    Birth 8 Sep 1916  Hants Border, Kings, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 4 Jan 2015  Lunenburg, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • BECKWITH, Donald Smith
      Age 98, of Mar­tin’s River, for­merly of Hants­port, passed away peacefully in Fisherman\'s Me­morial Hospital, Lunenburg, on Sunday, January 4, 2015, with his family by his side. Born in Hants Border, Kings Co. to Ebenezer and Sarah E. (Hutchinson) Beckwith on September 8, 1916. Beside his par­ents, he was predeceased by his siblings, Stanton, Wilfred, Helen Robinson, Ross, Abbie (infancy), John, and Cecil. He was a member of Western Shore United Baptist Church and Poynts Lodge No. 44, A.F & A.M. in Hantsport. Recently, he was presented with his 65-year service bar at his home in Martin’s River. He owned and operated Don’s Motel and Restaurant in Hantsport for 25 years, semi-retiring to Martin’s River where, after a year, he went to work at Scotia Trawler. He was an avid boater, camper and card player. Don learned to play pi­ano at 70, sang solos at church at 85, and took up painting again at 97. Family and friends were always wel­come. Interment will be in River­bank Cemetery, Hantsport, followed by a reception in the church hall.
    Burial Riverbank Cemetery, Hantsport, Hants, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I2664  Hantsport Families
    Last Modified 24 Nov 2019 

    Father Ebenezer Beckwith,   b. 8 Nov 1879, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Feb 1945, Hants Border, Kings, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years) 
    Mother Sarah E. Hutchinson,   b. 14 Aug 1886, Lockhartville, Kings, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 1 Jan 1903  Lockhartville, Kings, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Family ID F868  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Dorothy Schofield,   b. 1 Oct 1926, Lockhartville, Kings, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Dec 2021, Martin's River, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 95 years) 
    Children 
     1. Living
    Family ID F2620  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 19 Jun 2019 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 8 Sep 1916 - Hants Border, Kings, Nova Scotia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 4 Jan 2015 - Lunenburg, Nova Scotia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Riverbank Cemetery, Hantsport, Hants, Nova Scotia Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S38] The Chronicle Herald, 6 Jan 2015.

    2. [S2009] Nova Scotia Historical Vital Statistics, (website), Registration Year: 1903 - Book: 1827 - Page: 73 - Number: 1.