Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

Benjamin Dixon and Ruth Ann Beacraft

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Husband Benjamin Dixon [10886]

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           Born: 1862 - Woodhouse Township, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada
     Christened: 
           Died: After 1896
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: K1HJ-1C9

       Marriage: 20 Jan 1885 - Port Dover, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada

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Wife Ruth Ann Beacraft [7709] ¹

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           Born: 7 Jan 1867 - Port Dover, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada 1 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: K1HJ-1CX

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         Father: David Beacraft [7062] (1838-1906) 3
         Mother: Martha Laney Smith [7063] (1846-1929) 3

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Events

• She appeared on the Canadian census in 1881 in Port Dover, Woodhouse, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada. David Becraft, age 40, born Ontario, Blacksmith; Martha, age 36, born Ontario; William, age 17, born Ontario, laborer; Ruth, age 14, born Ontario; Smith, age 12, born Ontario; Nettie, age 9, born Ontario; Margaret, age 5, born Ontario; Norah, age 1, born Ontario.

All Ethnic Origin of German, Religion Baptist.

Marriage Events

• Marriage: 20 Jan 1885, Port Dover, Woodhouse, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada. Name: Benjamin Dixon
Event: MARRIAGE
Event Date: 20 Jan 1885
Event Place: Port Dover, Norfolk, Ontario
Age: 23
Estimated Birth Year: 1862
Father: William Dixon
Mother: Julia Lamont
Spouse: Ruth Becraft
Spouse's Age: 18
Spouse's Estimated Birth Year: 1867
Spouse's Father: David Becraft
Spouse's Mother: Martha Smith
Registration Number: 007807
Film Number: 1869803
Digital Folder Number: 4529145
Image Number: 01312.

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Children

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Sources

1 LDS - IGI Index (familysearch.org).

2 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 5 Nov 2025), entry for Ruth Ann Beacraft, person ID K1HJ-1CX.

3 Ken Root Jr., Ken Root's Family (Rootsweb.com, krrotfinder@comcast.net).