Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors



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Walter Charles Beacraft and ??



Husband Walter Charles Beacraft [11684]




           Born: 7 Oct 1932 - Cobleskill, Schoharie, New York, United States 1
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           Died: 17 Jun 2016 - Cobleskill, Schoharie, New York, United States 1
         Buried:  - Gerald B. H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery, Schuylerville, Saratoga, New York, United States 1
FamilySearch ID: LT63-ZGG


         Father: Palmer Slingerland Beacraft [11073] (1899-1963)
         Mother: Sarah Slater [10484] (1907-      )


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• He appeared on the Federal census in 1940 in Cobleskill, Schoharie, New York, United States. 14 Spring Street
Beacroft, Palmer, head, age 39, born NY, laborer, village; wife, Sarah, age 33, born NY; son Palmer Jr., age 13, born NY; daughter Jamie M, age 11, born NY; son Walter C, age 8, born NY; daughter Carrie E, age 5, born NY; daughter Thelma E, age 3, born NY; son Arthur W, age 5/12, born NY.

• His obituary was published. Walter C. Beacraft, 83, of Mohawk Drive, died Friday, June 17, 2016 at Cobleskill Regional Hospital.

Born October 7, 1932 in Cobleskill, he was the son of Palmer and Sarah (Slater) Beacraft.

Walter was a United States Air Force veteran, proudly serving his country during the Korean Conflict from 1951 until receiving an honorable discharge in 1955.

Walter retired from Apollo Heating and Cooling in Schenectady, where he was a technician. He had worked for Roland J. Downs, prior to that.

Walter was an avid bowler and enjoyed fishing.

He was predeceased by four siblings: Arthur Beacraft, Sr., Jennie Walker, Thelma Jackson, and Beverly Beacraft.

Survivors include his wife: Patricia (Luskin) Beacraft, whom he married Nov. 3, 1962; four daughters: Rose (David) Hall, Robin (Dana) Joslin, Regina (Rodney) Leach, and Rebecca (Scott) Palmer; two daughters by a previous marriage: Patricia Lynn Beacraft and Debra Beacraft; his siblings: Palmer Beacraft, Leslie Beacraft, and Carrie Stone; six grandchildren: Joshua Hall, Brandi Hall, Jiles Joslin, Destinee Joslin, Justin Leach, and Brandon Palmer; a great-granddaughter: Breanna Hall; and many nieces and nephews.

Private inurnment will take place at Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery.

There will be no visitation.




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1 F Patricia Lynn Beacraft [13891] (details suppressed for this person)

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2 F Debra Beacraft [13892] (details suppressed for this person)

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Sources


1 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 5 Nov 2025), entry for Walter Charles Beacraft, person ID LT63-ZGG.


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