James Beecroft and Wealthy Kewley
Husband James Beecroft [2234]
Born: 30 Apr 1841 - Schaghticoke, Rensselaer, New York, United States Christened: Died: 26 Jul 1916 - Schaghticoke, Rensselaer, New York, United States 1 2![]()
Buried: - Elmwood Cemetery, Schaghticoke, Rensselaer, New York, United States 1 2 3 FamilySearch ID: GWVM-2C9 Find A Grave ID: 111775249
Father: Thomas Beecroft [2214] (1810-1873) Mother: Elizabeth White [2226] (1807-1895)
Marriage: 1 Jan 1868 - W.H. Hughes, Schaghticoke Methodist ChurchEvents
• He worked as a Butcher.
• He was baptized on 24 Feb 1867 in Schaghticoke Methodist Church, Schaghticoke, Rensselaer Co, NY.
• He appeared on the 1880 Census census in 1880 in Hart's Falls, Rensselaer, New York, United States. James Becraft, age 38, born NY; daughter Elizabeth, age 7, born NY; daughter Jennie age 9, born NY; son Morgan age 4, born NY.
• He appeared on the Federal census in 1910 in Schaghticoke, Rensselaer, New York, United States. James Beecroft, age 67y, born NY; Catherine, age 50y, born NY; dau Harriet V, age 17y, born NY; son Arthur, age 14y, born NY; son James, age 25y, born NY.
Wife Wealthy Kewley [2270]
Born: 31 Aug 1847 - Schaghticoke, Rensselaer, New York, United States Christened: Died: 16 Sep 1879 - Schaghticoke, Rensselaer, New York, United States 1 Cause of Death: consumption![]()
Buried: - Elmwood Cemetery, Schaghticoke, Rensselaer, New York, United States 1 2 3 FamilySearch ID: KZN2-FLW Find A Grave ID: 111775768
Children
1 U Infant Beecroft [2280]
Born: Christened: Died: Buried: - Elmwood Cemetery, Schaghticoke, Rensselaer, New York, United States
2 F Jennie Beecroft [2273]
Born: 19 Nov 1870 - Schaghticoke, Rensselaer, New York, United States Christened: Died: 1909 - Troy, Rensselaer, New York, United States 4![]()
Buried: - Elmwood Cemetery, Schaghticoke, Rensselaer, New York, United States 1 3 FamilySearch ID: L2WJ-7KS Find A Grave ID: 95719299Spouse: Frank Chapin Baldwin [2274] (1876-1918) Marr: 27 Oct 1897 - Schaghticoke Methodist Church, Schaghticoke, Rensselaer Co, NY
3 F Elizabeth "Libbie" Beecroft [2276]
Born: 30 Apr 1873 - Schaghticoke, Rensselaer, New York, United States 5 Christened: Died: 6 Feb 1930 - Watervliet, Albany, New York, United States 5![]()
Buried: - Oakwood Cemetery, Troy, Rensselaer, New York, United States 5 FamilySearch ID: K45Z-M3B Find A Grave ID: 169904981Spouse: Justin Maynard Hutchins [2277] (1869-1948) Marr: 27 Oct 1897 - Schaghticoke Methodist Church, Schaghticoke, Rensselaer Co, NY
4 M Thomas Morgan "Morg" Beecroft [2281]
Born: 19 Sep 1876 - Schaghticoke, Rensselaer, New York, United States Christened: Died: 19 Dec 1959 - Schaghticoke, Rensselaer, New York, United States Buried: - Elmwood Cemetery, Schaghticoke, Rensselaer, New York, United States 2 FamilySearch ID: GWV3-PNF Find A Grave ID: 111772793Spouse: Jeanie Burdett Edwards [2286] (1880-1954) Marr: 11 Oct 1899 - Schaghticoke, Rensselaer, New York, United States
Death Notes: Husband - James Beecroft
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General Notes: Husband - James Beecroft
"Beecroft", David Kendal Martin, 1964, Library of Congress.
General Notes: Wife - Wealthy Kewley
"Beecroft", David Kendal Martin, 1964, Library of Congress.
1 http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyrensse/cemb6.htm.
2 rootsweb.com.
3 Findagrave.com.
4 tuberculosis, at home.
5
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 9 Nov 2025), entry for Elizabeth "Libbie" Beecroft, person ID K45Z-M3B.
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