Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors



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Smith May Beacraft and Alma May Lillian Rankin



Husband Smith May Beacraft [7704]




           Born: 1 Apr 1869 - Port Dover, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada 1 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 15 Sep 1919 - Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States


         Buried:  - Port Dover Cemetery, Port Dover, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada 3
FamilySearch ID: L4W8-1DB


         Father: David Beacraft [7062] (1838-1906) 4
         Mother: Martha Laney Smith [7063] (1846-1929) 4


       Marriage: 31 Aug 1892 - Port Dover, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada

Events

• He 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.




Wife Alma May Lillian Rankin [7705]

           Born: Aug 1876 - Port Dover, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada
     Christened: 
           Died: 13 Feb 1910 - Port Dover, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada


         Buried:  - Port Dover Cemetery, Port Dover, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada 3
FamilySearch ID: 96Z3-ZYZ


         Father: William Rankin [13917] (1849-1940)
         Mother: Vanda Sheler [13918] (1854-1947)


Marriage Events

• Marriage: 31 Aug 1892. Beecraft -- Smith M. Beecraft of Port Dover married Alma, daughter of Wm. Rankin of Port Dover, 31 Aug 1892 in Port Dover [NR18920915]
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Children
1 F Ina Beacraft [7706]




           Born: 20 Oct 1893 - Port Dover, Woodhouse, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada
     Christened: 
           Died: 6 Nov 1918 - Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada 5


         Buried:  - Port Dover Cemetery, Port Dover, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada 3
FamilySearch ID: 96Z3-ZYH
         Spouse: Charles Ray Nunn 6 [7726] (1892-1977)
           Marr: 21 Apr 1913 - Port Dover, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada


2 M Robert Guy Beacraft [8280] 6




           Born: 10 May 1896 - Port Dover, Woodhouse, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada
     Christened: 
           Died: 19 Apr 1966
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: LV2B-49W
         Spouse: Josephine Sue Cahill [13818] (1898-      )
           Marr: 18 Mar 1925 - Saint John, St. John, New Brunswick, Canada


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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 Smith May Beacraft, person ID L4W8-1DB.

3 Findagrave.com.

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

5 LDS, Ontario Deaths 1869-1947.

6 Howard Ray Lawrence, "Lawrence" (rootsweb.com), Email, 10/12/2008.


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