Rev. Francis Harris Parker Beals^[1]

1856 - 1927

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• Title	Rev.
  Birth	27 Sep 1856	Inglisville, Annapolis Co., N.S.
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1881	Nictaux, Annapolis Co., N.S.   [2]
  	School Teacher
  Occupation	Between 1886 and 1924	Nova Scotia, Canada   [3]
  	Baptist Minister
  Residence	Between 12 May 1887 and Feb 1889	Billtown, Kings Co., N.S.   [3]
  Residence	Between Feb 1889 and May 1895	Hebron, Yarmouth Co., N.S.
  Residence	Between May 1895 and Oct 1901	Canso, Guysborough Co., N.S.
  Residence	Between Oct 1901 and Oct 1902	Digby, Digby Co., N.S.
  Residence	Between Oct 1902 and Sep 1904	(health failed)
  Residence	Between Sep 1904 and 1905	Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada
  Residence	Nov 1905	1st Church, Cornwallis, N.S.
  Residence	Between 1906 and 1913	Upper Canard, N.S.
  Residence	Abt 1911	Sheffield Mills, Kings Co., N.S.   [2]
  Residence	Jan 1916	New Germany, Lunenburg Co., N.S.   [4]
  Residence	Between 01 Feb 1917 and Dec 1920	Lawrencetown, Annapolis Co., N.S.
  Residence	Between 1921 and Sep 1923	Bedford, Halifax Co., N.S.   [4]
  Residence	Sep 1923	Hantsport, Nova Scotia, Canada   [4]
  Residence	Dec 1924	Wolfville, Kings Co., N.S.   [4]
  Died	16 Nov 1927	Wolfville, Kings Co., N.S.
  Person ID	I01001	Our Beals Genealogy
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2021

  
  

  Father	James Benaly Beals,   b. Abt 1814,   d. 24 Oct 1891
  Relationship	Natural
  Mother	Mary Ann Elliott,   b. 1818, Mount Hanley, Annapolis Co., N.S. ,   d. 13 Apr 1894, Hebron, Yarmouth Co., N.S.
  Relationship	Natural
  Married	30 Jul 1837	Wilmot
  Family ID	F00218	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Annie Florence Nightingale Smith,   b. 17 Jun 1866, Albert, Albert Co., N.B. ,   d. 15 Feb 1954, Wolfville, Kings Co., N.S.
  Married	21 Sep 1887	Albert, Albert Co., N.B.
  Children	1. Philip Sydney Beals,   b. 04 Jul 1888, Billtown, Kings Co., N.S. ,   d. 19 Jun 1917, Killed in Action at Vimy Ridge, near Lens, France   2. Helen Dorothy Beals,   b. 27 May 1898, Canso, Guysborough Co., N.S. ,   d. 17 Apr 1991, Wolfville, Kings Co., N.S. > 3. Carlyle Smith Beals,   b. 29 Jun 1899, Canso, Guysborough Co., N.S. ,   d. 02 Jul 1979, Ottawa, Ont.   4. Paul Smith Beals,   b. Abt Oct 1891, Hebron, Yarmouth Co., N.S. ,   d. 03 Dec 1894, Hebron, Yarmouth Co., N.S.
  Headstones		Beals Stone in Willowbank Viewed from left side Status: Located
  		Beals Stone in Willowbank Viewed from right side Status: Located
  		Beals Stone in Willowbank Overall setting Status: Located
  		@ Willowbank Cemetery (2) BEALS Stone Members of Rev. Francis and Annie Beals' family are memorialized here as a complete family unit, tho not all are buried in Willowbank. Paul is buried in Hebron, Philip is buried in France, and Carlyle is buried in Ottawa with his wife. Status: Located
  		Reverse side of BEALS marker in Willowbank refreshed 7/27/2016 Status: Located
  		@ Willowbank Cemetery (3) map of Wolfville, NS Status: Located
  Family ID	F00786	Group Sheet

  
  

• Headstones

  Francis Harris Parker Beals, Rev. Small stone, likely placed by widow Annie

  
  

• Notes

  Francis was a well known Baptist minister in the maritimes. He was a school teacher in 1881, but then circa 1882 he attended Acadia University and graduated with a Bachelor of Theology in 1886. He completed post-grad studies with Newton (MA) Theological Institute in 1887 and was ordained at Billtown 12 May 1887. He accepted callings to Billtown 1887, Hebron 1889, Canso 1895, Digby 1901, Antigonish 1904, First Church of Cornwallis in Upper Canard 1905, New Germany 1916, Lawrencetown/Inglisville 1917, Bedford 1921, and Hantsport 1923-1924 . Health problems kept him away from the ministry 1902-1904, three months in 1913, and Sept 1924 when he had a leg amputated; it is unclear whether he returned to the ministry after that. In 1926, he became ill again, prompting daughter Helen to leave her job in Cambridge MA and return to Wolfville.




• Sources

  [S00134] Correspondence with Willis (Bill) Beals (1979 - 1987). [S00295] Census record. [S00399] Newton Theological Institution General Catalogue 1826-1912. [S00342] Acadia Alumni Bulletin, (Location: Wolfville, NS;).