Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

John Howard Sloan and Eva Rose Beecroft

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Husband John Howard Sloan [4766] ¹

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           Born: 1879
     Christened: 
           Died: 1955
         Buried:  - Richmond Hill Presbyterian Cemetery, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada
FamilySearch ID: LTLX-NMK

       Marriage: 4 Oct 1911 - Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada 2

Events

• He has conflicting birth information of 18 Sep 1879 in Ontario, Canada.

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Wife Eva Rose Beecroft [4763] ^{1 3}

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           Born: 2 Nov 1883 - Penetanguishene, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada 2 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 21 Feb 1936 - Aurora, York, Ontario, Canada 2
         Buried:  - Richmond Hill Presbyterian Cemetery, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada
FamilySearch ID: 9WNM-GLY

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         Father: Richard Beecroft [4760] (1848-1930) 1
         Mother: Ada Alice Hines [4920] (1857-1917) 5

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Events

• She appeared on the Canadian census in 1891 in Simcoe, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada. BEACROFT 1891 census 116k family 159
@ca.on.simcoe.tiny.penetanguishine_town p35 film T6368 lds1465793 <http://www.ogs.on.ca/ogspi/9/9.htm>
electoral district of Simcoe North
15 BEACROFT Richard m 42 married - Ont Eng Eng CofE mariner
16 BEACROFT {?} Edda f 33 married wife Ont Ont Eng CofE
17 BEACROFT Frank m 9 - son Ont Ont Ont CofE
18 BEACROFT Eva f 7 - dtr Ont Ont Ont CofE
19 BEACROFT ? f 3 - dtr Ont Ont Ont CofE
20 BEACROFT Fredrick m 3/12 - son Ont Ont Ont CofE
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• She appeared on the Canadian census in 1901 in Penetanguishene, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada. Penetanguishene Town, Simcoe East, K-2, page 20
Beecroft, Richard, m, head, m, october 2, 1848, age 52, b: Ontario
Beecroft, Ada, f, wife, m, July 28, 1857, age 43, b: Ontario
Beecroft, Frank, m, son, s, September 18, 1881, age 19, b: Ontario
Beecroft, Eva, f, daughter, s, November 2, 1883, age 17, b: Ontario
Beecroft, Irenia, f, daughter, s, September 7, 1887, age 13, b: Ontario
Beecroft, Fred, m, son, s, January 11, 1891, age 10, b: Ontario.

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Children

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General Notes: Husband - John Howard Sloan

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George's medal, with the various bars indicating the battles in which hehad fought, passed to Richard, then to the second Richard, then to Frank.Frank was not married, had no heirs, so the medal passed to John Sloan.

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Birth Notes: Wife - Eva Rose Beecroft

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Name: Eva Rose Beacraft
Gender: Female
Baptism/Christening Date:
Baptism/Christening Place:
Birth Date: 02 Nov 1883
Birthplace: Penetanguishene, Simcoe, Ontario
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race:
Father's Name: Richard Beacraft
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Ada Alice James
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C01725-6
System Origin: Canada-EASy
Source Film Number: 1845865
Reference Number: cn 32426

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Burial Notes: Wife - Eva Rose Beecroft

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Westface, of headstone...

SLOAN
Eva R. Beecroft
beloved wife of
Howard Sloan
born Nov. 2, 1883
died Feb. 21, 1936
John Howard Sloan
1879 - 1955

Sources

1 Canadian Ged.

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 Eva Rose Beecroft, person ID 9WNM-GLY.

3 LDS - IGI Index (familysearch.org), "Rose."

4 LDS - IGI Index (familysearch.org).

5 LDS, Ada Ellice Hines.