Charles H Beecroft Sr.
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 20 Mar 1840 - Mercer Co, NJ 2
Christening:
Death: 8 Jul 1914 - Trenton, Mercer Co, NJ 3
Burial: 13 Jul 1914 - Riverview Cemetery, Trenton, Mercer Co, NJ 3
Cause of Death: prostatic hypertrophy
AFN :
Events
• Military 3, Civil War
Trenton NJ• Occupation 3, Engineer, after the Civil war
At 18 joined 3rd NJ Foot Militia, Co C on 4/23/1861 in Trenton NJ. At age 20 for 3 month enlistment; and was discharged on 7/31/1861. He rejoined the service in the 1st regiment, Co B NJ calvalry as a corporal 8/1/186, but was demoted to private on 3/18/1862. He transferred to Co D where he was promoted to corporal on 6/1/1865. He mustered out with the rest of the unit on 7/24/1865. The unit fought a Harper's Ferry, Gettysberg and was at Appomatox.
He was 5' 8 1/2 inches tall, with a light complexion, blue eyes and blond hair; discharged July 24, 1865. Was single when enlisted- married 26 Apr 1864 in Trenton. Sent money to Christiana Beacroft until 1864, when he sent money to Mary Beacroft in Trenton NJ. In 1900 was a boarder at 318 Hewitt in Trenton - where Barbara widow of Wilhelm was living with her brother. In 1898 was living there as well Invalid pension (initally $4 per month) commencing 7/25/1865, increased to $6 p.m. in 1881, reduced to $2 p.m. in 1883, increased to $4 pm in 1886 , $8 pm in 1897, $12 pm in 1901, $15pm in 1910, $25 in 1912- cert no. 178727 due to impact of broken femur which occured while riding his horse during a drill inSeptember 1861 at Camp Kalorama, near Washington DC.
• Occupation 3, Spinner, Dyer before the Civil War
• Census, Federal, 1880 in 1st Ward, District 1, Trenton, Mercer Co, NJ
Chas H. Beecroft, age 40, born NJ, occupation Cigar Shop; Anna M., wife, age 37, born NY, keeps house; Chas H, son, age 15, born NJ; Emily C, dau, age 13, born NJ; Adeline, dau, age 8, born NJ; Martha Flash, other, female, age 65, born NJ.• Obituary, Trenton Evening Times, 10 Jul 1914
Beecroft - in this city, on the 9th inst, Charles H Beecroft, Sr, in the 75th year of his age.• Obituary, Trenton Sunday Times Advisor, 12 Jul 1914
The relatives and friends of the family also Bayard Post, No 8, G A R, Assanpink Tribe No 86, L O R M, Trenton Aerie No 100, F O of E, Good Will Fire Company and Exempt Firemen are invited to attend the funeral from his late residence, No 318 Hewitt Street, on Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock Interment at Riverview Cemetery. l-10-2t
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Parents
Father: Joseph Beecroft
Mother: Christiana 1
Spouses and Children
1. *Anna Mary Wardlow 4
Marriage: 26 Apr 1864 - Trenton, Mercer Co, NJ 5
Status:
Children:
1. Charles H Beecroft Jr.
2. John A Beecroft 3
3. Emily C Beecroft 6
4. Adaline Beecroft
2. Barbara Hiller Kast 3
Marriage: 27 Dec 1908 - Trenton, Mercer Co, NJ 3
Status:
Notes
Burial Notes:
marker similar to Washington monument with a picture of a soldier on a horse on one side, buried with first wife Anna.Marriage Notes (Anna Mary Wardlow)
Info from his gravestone in Riverview Cemetery. It says:
Born March 20, 1840
Service in War From
1863 to 1865 [Note - not sure of the last digit, 3, in 1863]
Co. D, First N.J. Cavalry
Died July 8, 1914.
Married by Rev. J.B. Dobbins at Green StreetMarriage Notes (Barbara Hiller Kast)
by Charles A. Faiss, a Justice of the Peace, witnesses were Nicholas Holzhamer and Barbara's son, Theodore Kast.
Sources
1. mbh99@comcast.com.
2. mbh99@comcast.com, 1840. .... Joyce Pieritz, Hiller-Bukh (rootsweb.com).
3. Joyce Pieritz, Hiller-Bukh (rootsweb.com).
4. mbh99@comcast.com, Mary Wardlow. .... Joyce Pieritz, Hiller-Bukh (rootsweb.com).
5. mbh99@comcast.com. .... Joyce Pieritz, Hiller-Bukh (rootsweb.com).
6. www.familysearch.org.