Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

Joseph W Beecroft and Anna Schmick

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Husband Joseph W Beecroft [15236]

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           Born: 1 Jan 1905 - Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 8 Sep 1988 1
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: GS48-LSG

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         Father: John Beecroft [7848] (1852-1924) 2
         Mother: Mary McGuigan [12736] (1864-      ) 3

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       Marriage: 15 Jun 1936 - Manhattan, New York, New York, United States

Events

• Soc Sec Num: 198-05-8369.

• He was born on 1 Jan 1905 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Births, 1860-1906

Name:John Beecroft
Event Type:Birth
Event Date:01 Jan 1905
Event Place:Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Event Place (Original):Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Sex:Male
Race:White
Father's Name:John Beecroft
Father's Birthplace:Brooklyn
Mother's Name:Mary C Mcgurgeen Beecroft
Mother's Birthplace:Phila
Record Number:74
Record Number:74.

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1910 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Name: Joseph Bee*Oft
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Residence: Philadelphia Ward 34, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Marital Status: Single
Race : White
Gender: Male
Immigration Year:
Father's Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Mother's Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Family Number: 102
Page Number: 5
Household Gender Age Birthplace
SELF John Bee M 54y Pennsylvania
WIFE Mary Bee*Oft F 45y Pennsylvania
SON George Bee*Oft M 19y Pennsylvania
SON William Bee*Oft M 13y Pennsylvania
SON Henry Bee*Oft M 11y Pennsylvania
SON Joseph Bee*Oft M 5y Pennsylvania.

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1930 in San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States. Name: Joseph W Beecroft
Event: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: San Francisco (Districts 251-409), San Francisco, California
Gender: Male
Age: 27
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Estimated Birth Year: 1903
Immigration Year:
Relationship to Head of Household: Lodger
Father's Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Mother's Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Enumeration District Number: 0369
Family Number:
Sheet Number and Letter: 11A
Line Number: 35
NARA Publication: T626, roll 208
Film Number: 2339943
Digital Folder Number: 4532355
Image Number: 00804.

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1940 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Name: Joseph Beecroft
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Ward 15, Philadelphia, Philadelphia City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 35
Marital Status: Married
Race (Original): White
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Birth Year (Estimated): 1905
Last Place of Residence: Same Place
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Joseph Beecroft Head M 35 Pennsylvania
Anna Beecroft Wife F 26 Pennsylvania
Joseph Beecroft Son M 3 Pennsylvania
Mary Ann Beecroft Daughter F 0 Pennsylvania
District: 51-237 , Family Number: 232 , Sheet Number and Letter: 12A , Line Number: 9 , Affiliate Publication Number: T627 , Affiliate Film Number: 3694 , Digital Folder Number: 005456837 , Image Number: 00486.

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Wife Anna Schmick [15237]

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           Born: 24 Nov 1913 - Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States 4
     Christened: 
           Died: Jun 1979 4
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: GS48-LKQ

Events

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1940 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Name: Anna Beecroft
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Ward 15, Philadelphia, Philadelphia City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 26
Marital Status: Married
Race (Original): White
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Wife
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Birth Year (Estimated): 1914
Last Place of Residence: Same Place
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Joseph Beecroft Head M 35 Pennsylvania
Anna Beecroft Wife F 26 Pennsylvania
Joseph Beecroft Son M 3 Pennsylvania
Mary Ann Beecroft Daughter F 0 Pennsylvania
District: 51-237 , Family Number: 232 , Sheet Number and Letter: 12A , Line Number: 10 , Affiliate Publication Number: T627 , Affiliate Film Number: 3694 , Digital Folder Number: 005456837 , Image Number: 00486.

Marriage Events

• Marriage: 15 Jun 1936, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States. New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940

Name:Joseph Beecroft
Event Type:Marriage
Event Date:15 Jun 1936
Event Place:Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
Event Place (Original):Manhattan, New York
Sex:Male
Age:31
Marital Status:Single
Race:White
Birth Year (Estimated):1905
Birthplace:Philadelphia, Pa.
Father's Name:John
Mother's Name:Mary Mcgnigan
Spouse's Name:Anna Schmick
Spouse's Sex:Female
Spouse's Age:22
Spouse's Marital Status:Single
Spouse's Race:White
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated):1914
Spouse's Birthplace:Phila., Pa.
Spouse's Father's Name: Frederick Schmick
Spouse's Mother's Name:Elizabeth Schmick.

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Children

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1 M Joseph Beecroft Jr. [9764] (details suppressed for this person)

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         Spouse: Josephine McLaughlin 5 [9763] (1940-2005)

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2 F Mary Ann Beecroft [12662]

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           Born: 15 Nov 1939 - Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: 24 Mar 2014 - Kettering, Montgomery, Ohio, United States 6
         Buried: 17 Apr 2014 - Mt. Hope Cemetery, Lander, , WY
FamilySearch ID: GS4D-M6G

         Spouse: Walter Gerald Hambrick [12665] (1934-2000)
           Marr: 21 Jan 1963 - Wyoming, United States

         Spouse: Quentin Harold Williams [12667] (1920-1991)
           Marr: 1985

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3 F Genevieve Beecroft [12664] (details suppressed for this person)

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Sources

1 U.S. Government, Social Security Death Index.

2 re: Beecrofts in Phila. Pa, & New Jersey (genforum.genealogy.com).

3 GED from Geoff.

4 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 10 Nov 2025), entry for Anna Schmick, person ID GS48-LKQ.

5 Findagrave.com.

6 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 21 Nov 2025), entry for Mary Ann Beecroft, person ID GS4D-M6G.