Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

John Richard Ryan and Elizabeth B Beecroft

---

---

Husband John Richard Ryan [2337]

---

           Born: 11 May 1879 - Schaghticoke, Rensselaer, New York, United States 1
     Christened: 25 May 1879 - Schaghticoke, Rensselaer, New York, United States 1
           Died: 8 Sep 1943 - Schaghticoke, Rensselaer, New York, United States
         Buried:  - Saint John's Cemetery, Schaghticoke, Rensselaer Co, NY
FamilySearch ID: G7S8-17L
Find A Grave ID: 116614378

       Marriage: 8 Sep 1938 - Schaghticoke, Rensselaer, New York, United States

Events

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1940 in Schaghticoke, Rensselaer, New York, United States. Beecroft, Charles A, head, age 55, single, born NY, clerk, town clerk; sister Ryan, Elizabeth R, age 60, born NY; brother-in-law Ryan, John R, age 60, born NY, dispatcher, railroad; Beecraft, William, father, age 94, born NY.

---

---

Wife Elizabeth B Beecroft [2332]

---

           Born: 11 Sep 1879 - Schaghticoke, Rensselaer, New York, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: 1963 - Green Woods Nursing Home, Melrose, Rensselaer Co, NY
         Buried:  - Elmwood Cemetery, Schaghticoke, Rensselaer, New York, United States 2
FamilySearch ID: G9LQ-LJV
Find A Grave ID: 111772895

---

         Father: William Haley Beecroft [2236] (1846-1939)
         Mother: Margaret Agnes Birch [2331] (Between 1857/1857-1910)

---

---

   Other Spouse: Joseph Henry Ridings [2336] (1870-1927) - 11 Oct 1898 - Schaghticoke, Rensselaer, New York, United States

Events

• She was baptized on 30 Nov 1879 in Schaghticoke Methodist Church, Schaghticoke, Rensselaer Co, NY.

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1940 in Schaghticoke, Rensselaer, New York, United States. Beecroft, Charles A, head, age 55, single, born NY, clerk, town clerk; sister Ryan, Elizabeth R, age 60, born NY; brother-in-law Ryan, John R, age 60, born NY, dispatcher, railroad; Beecraft, William, father, age 94, born NY.

---

Children

---

---

General Notes: Husband - John Richard Ryan

---

"Beecroft", David Kendal Martin, 1964, Library of Congress.

---

Christening Notes: Wife - Elizabeth B Beecroft

---

No Children By Either Husband.

---

General Notes: Wife - Elizabeth B Beecroft

---

"Beecroft", David Kendal Martin, 1964, Library of Congress.

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 John Richard Ryan, person ID G7S8-17L.

2 http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyrensse/cemb6.htm.