William G Beecroft

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      Sex: M

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Individual Information

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          Birth: 1826 - England 1
    Christening: 
          Death: After 1880 1
         Burial: 
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Events

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• Biography, History of Dane County, Wisconsin, page(s) 952, 1880 in Madison Co, WI

Beecroft, William G (1826-), Record # 5857, Madison Co, Title: History of Dane County, Wisconsin, page(s) 952, Biographical Sketch, No Portrait, Published 1880.

• Biography, History of Dane County, Wisconsin, 1880

WILLIAM G. BEECROFT

From History of Dane County, Wisconsin, publ. by Western Historical Company, Chicago, 1880, page 952 WILLIAM G. BEECROFT, merchant; was born in 1826 in England; his father, Joseph BEECROFT, was a local preacher among the Primitive Methodists; learned the tailor's trade of his uncle in England; came to the United States in 1846, and worked ten years for Samuel S. POWELL, of Brooklyn, N.Y. Was married in 1849 to Miss Mary OWEN, of Saratoga Springs, N.Y., who died in 1858, leaving two children, Fred and Mary. He settled in Madison in 1860, and in 1862, he began mercantile business in his present store, which, with the house connected therewith is his property; it is No. 33 University avenue, near Lake street. He married his present wife in 1860; her maiden name was Mary BOUFLLER, of Brooklyn, N.Y.; they have five children - Lillie, Daisy, Alice, Albert E. and William G., Jr. He is a life-member of the State Agricultural Society, and is Vice President of the St. George's Society, also a member of the I.O.O.F. The family are Congregationalists. He is a thrifty merchant and a worthy citizen.

• Census, Federal, 1880 in 5th Ward, Madison, Dane Co, WI

Wm G Beecroft, age 53, born ENG, Merchant Tailor, father born MA, mother born ENG; Mary B. wife, age 42, born NY, keeping house; Albert, son, age 18, born WI, Merchant; Lillian, dau, age 16, student; Daisy, dau, age 14, born WI, student; Alice, dau, age 14, born WI, student; W.G. son, age 7, born WI, student.

• Directory, Augusta Directory 1883, 1883 in Agusta, Kalamazoo Co, MI

Last Name First Name Occupation Address/Location
Becraft William G wagon and carriage mnfr h cor Chestnut and Jackson

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Parents

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         Father: Joseph Beecroft
         Mother: 

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Spouses and Children

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1. *Mary Matilda Owens 1 
       Marriage: 28 Nov 1850 - Saratoga Springs, Saratoga Co, NY
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Fred Beecroft 1
                2. Mary Beecroft 1
                3. Emma Jane Beecroft
                4. Fred W Beecroft 2

2. Mary B Boufller 1 
       Marriage: 1860
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Albert E Beecroft 1
                2. Lillian Jane Beecroft 1
                3. Daisy G Beecroft 1
                4. Alice Girdhorn Beecroft 1
                5. William Gird Beecroft Jr. 1

Sources

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1. jess_krus@hotmail.com, My Family Tree (Rootsweb.com).

2. Findagrave.com.

1 jess_krus@hotmail.com, My Family Tree (Rootsweb.com).

2 Findagrave.com.