Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

Albert August Hanson and Dorothy Margaret Beecroft

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Husband Albert August Hanson [9802]

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           Born: 27 Mar 1918 - Cohagen, Garfield, Montana, United States 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 25 Apr 2013 - Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States
         Buried:  - Skyline Memorial Gardens, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States
FamilySearch ID: GQL8-CLW
Find A Grave ID: 285097479

       Marriage: 

Events

• His obituary was published. Albert August Hanson was born March 27, 1918 in Cohagen, Montana to parents Nels M. and Anna S. Hanson. His father passed away when Albert was 1 year old, so he was raised by his mother and six brothers and sisters. Around that time, the family moved to Milecity, Montana. When he was 18, Albert moved to Portland, Oregon. He met and married Dorothy Beecroft, and they settled down in North Portland. During the war years, Albert served in the U.S. Navy. After the war, he worked in the Port of Portland Ship Repair Yard at Swan Island as maintenance foreman. He and Dorothy had two sons Steven and Phillip. He will be missed by family and friends.

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Wife Dorothy Margaret Beecroft [8745]

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           Born: 11 Sep 1919 - Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: 15 Oct 2010 - Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States
         Buried: 25 Oct 2010 - Skyline Memorial Gardens, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States
FamilySearch ID: G8FX-X8F
Find A Grave ID: 60523709

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         Father: Charles Sherwood Beecroft [8741] (1895-1970)
         Mother: Helen Orcelia Starr [8742] (1900-1982) 2

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Events

• Her obituary was published in The Oregonian on 23 Oct 2010. Dorothy Margaret Hanson, 91 09/11/1919 10/15/2010

Dorothy was born in Portland. She was a homemaker.

Dorothy is survived by her husband, Albert; and sons, Stephen and Philip.

A funeral will be at 1 p.m. Monday, Oct. 25, 2010, in Skyline Memorial Gardens.

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Children

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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 21 Nov 2025), entry for Albert August Hanson, person ID GQL8-CLW.

2 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 9 Nov 2025), entry for Charles S Beecroft, person ID G389-59M.