John Beecroft

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      Sex: M

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Individual Information

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          Birth: 1857 - Canada
    Christening: 
          Death: 1941
         Burial: in Calvary Cemetery, South Superior, Douglas Co, WI
 Cause of Death: 
           AFN : 
                 

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Events

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• Census, Canadian, 1861 in Nottawasaga Township, Simocoe Co, Ontario, Canada

BEECROFT 1861 census 385 page 051 line 25
@ca.on.simcoe.nottawasaga_township section 2 film C1073 lds0349321
25 BEECROFT Edward m 43 married
26 BEECROFT {?} Mary f 35 married
27 BEECROFT Margaret f 17
28 BEECROFT Elizabeth f 14
29 BEECROFT Isabella f 12
30 BEECROFT George m 10
31 BEECROFT James m 8
32 BEECROFT Thomas H. m 6
33 BEECROFT John m 4
34 BEECROFT Edw’d. m 2
more in OGS Simcoe County Branch 1861 Census Transcriptions ( 21 columns of data per name )

• Census, Canadian, 1881 in Nottawasaga Township, Simocoe Co, Ontario, Canada

Edward Becraft, born England, age 68, farmer; Mary, (scottish), born Ontario, age 52; James, age 28, born Ontario, farmer; Thomas, age 25, born Ontario, farmer; John, age 23, born Ontario, farmer; Edward, age 20, born Ontario, farmer; Alfred, age 19, born Ontario, farmer; William, age 14, born Ontario, farmer; Robert, age 12, born Ontario; Benjamin, age 9, born Ontario.

• Census, Wisconsin State, 1905 in Superior City, Douglas Co, WI

Ward 5
John Becroft, age 49, born Canada, (parents born Canada); wife Theresa, age 40, born MI, (parents born Germany); Florence M, age 13y, born MI; son William R, age 2y, born WI.

• Census, Federal, 1910 in Superior City, Douglas Co, WI

Ward 5
John Becroft, age 50y, born Canada, immigrated 1874; wife Thressa, age 42y, born Germany, immigrated 1870; dau Florence, age 16, born MI; son William, age 8y, born WI.

• Census, Federal, 1930 in Douglas Co, WI

John Beecroft, born abt 1858; Thresa, 1866.

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Parents

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         Father: Edward Beecroft 1
         Mother: Mary Hood 1

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Spouses and Children

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1. *Theresa "Tessie" Batz
       Marriage: 25 May 1891 - Alpena, Alpena Co, MI 2
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Florence M Beecroft
                2. John William Richard Beecroft

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Notes

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Birth Notes:

Marriage to Tessie gives his age as 27, which would make his birth year 1864, but doesn't explain how he appears on the 1861 census age 4 and the 1881 census age 24 which eliminates the possibility that the name was reused.

Burial Notes:

A3-6

Sources

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1. Canadian Ged.

2. LDS, Michigan Marriages 1868-1925.

1 Canadian Ged.

2 LDS, Michigan Marriages 1868-1925.