Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

Benjamin Ernest Becraft and Emma Ann Service

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Husband Benjamin Ernest Becraft [8900] ¹

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           Born: 7 Sep 1863 - Ontario, Canada 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 24 Dec 1926 - Ingersoll, Oxford, Ontario, Canada 1 2
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: GMR8-NGC

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         Father: Benjamin Sage Becraft [2852] (1822-1888) 3
         Mother: Martha Ann Beebe [2871] (Cir 1827-      ) 3

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       Marriage: 29 Dec 1886 - Woodstock, Oxford, Ontario, Canada

Events

• He worked as a butcher on 6 Oct 1909.

• He died in 1926 in Ontario, Ontario, Canada. NameBenjamin Ernest Beecroft
SexMale
Age62 years
Birth Date1864
Father's NameBenjamin Beecroft
Father's SexMale
Mother's NameMartha Ann Beebe
Mother's SexFemale
Event TypeDeath
Event Date1926
Event PlaceOntario, Ontario, Canada
Event Place (Original)Ontario
Source Detailsp 528
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Wife Emma Ann Service [9009]

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           Born: 12 Aug 1869 - Ontario, Canada
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: GMR8-Q1J

Marriage Events

• Marriage: 28 Dec 1886. NameBenjamin E Bigcroff
SexMale
Age24 years
Birth Year (Estimated)1862
Father's NameBenjamin Bigcroff
Mother's NameMartha Rapson
Spouse's NameEmma Service
Spouse's SexFemale
Spouse's Age18 years
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated)1868
Spouse's Father's NameSemour Service
Spouse's Mother's NameMary J Service
Event TypeMarriage
Event Date29 December 1886
Event Place Woodstock, Oxford, Ontario, Canada
Event Place (Original)Woodstock, Oxford, Ontario, Canada
Source Details009266.

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Children

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1 M Elmer Becraft [13820]

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           Born: 20 Oct 1887 - Bay City, Bay, Michigan, United States 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: LKLP-XYW

         Spouse: Lilian Jeffries 4 [17519] (1891-      )
           Marr: 5 Nov 1914 - Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada 4

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2 F Beatrice Estelle Beacroft [9010]

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           Born: 10 Jun 1891 - West Oxford Township, Oxford, Ontario, Canada
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: GMRZ-BL8

         Spouse: John Byron Shaw [9011] (1889-      )
           Marr: 6 Oct 1909 - Woodstock, Oxford, Ontario, Canada

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Sources

1 LDS, Ontario Deaths 1869-1947.

2 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 6 Nov 2025), entry for Benjamin Ernest Becraft, person ID GMR8-NGC.

3 dhufft@aol.com, Hufft (rootsweb.com).

4 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 7 Nov 2025), entry for Elmer Becraft, person ID LKLP-XYW.