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Canadian printer
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Male
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Birth:
14 May 1810
Death:
5 September 1879
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Biography
John C. Becket (May 14, 1810 -September 5, 1879) was a Scottish born printer who practiced his craft in Montreal after 1832.
Becket, who was born in Kilwinning, Scotland,immigrated to New York in 1731 and moved to Canada after a few months. He and four contemporary printers were described as "ancestors of the profession" in Montreal