Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

Ernest Lee Ray Sr and Maurine Beecroft

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Husband Ernest Lee Ray Sr [2188] ¹

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           Born: 28 May 1918 - Prescott, Yavapai, Arizona, United States 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 17 Dec 1997 - Shoshone, Lincoln, Idaho, United States 2
         Buried: 19 Dec 1997 - Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States 2
FamilySearch ID: KWZW-CQY

       Marriage: 17 Jun 1957 - Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, United States

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Wife Maurine Beecroft [2176] ¹

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           Born: 18 Feb 1925 - Colonia Chuichup, Chihuahua, Mexico
     Christened: 
           Died: 11 Jan 1984 - Scottsdale, Maricopa, AZ
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: KWZW-CWP

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         Father: Robert Chestnut Beecroft [2103] (1873-1958) 1
         Mother: Nancy Edna Buchanan [2170] (1885-1987) 1

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Events

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1940 in Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, United States. Name: Marine Beecroft
Titles & Terms:
Event: Census
Event Year: 1940
Event Place: Mesa, Supervisorial District 1, Maricopa, Arizona, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 15
Marital Status: Single
Race (Original): White
Race (Standardized): White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Daughter
Relationship to Head of Household (Standardized): Daughter
Birthplace: Mexico
Estimated Birth Year: 1925
Residence in 1935: Same Place
Enumeration District Number: 7-68B
Family Number: 254
Sheet Number and Letter: 11A
Line Number: 16
NARA Publication Number: T627
NARA Roll Number: 106
Digital Folder Number: 005461862
Image Number: 00256
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Robert C Beecroft M 66 Utah
Wife Edna Beecroft F 54 Utah
Daughter Marine Beecroft F 15 Mexico
Son Douglas Beecroft M 13 Arizona.

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Children

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1 M Charles Lemar Ray [2189]

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           Born: 25 Oct 1959 - Port Lyautey, Morocco, Africa
     Christened: 
           Died: 19 Nov 2025
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: LXZ3-SYB

         Spouse: Deborah Yourczek [18723] (living)

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General Notes: Husband - Ernest Lee Ray Sr

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http://www.gencircles.com/users/jobeecroft/*

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General Notes: Wife - Maurine Beecroft

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http://www.gencircles.com/users/jobeecroft/*

Sources

1 GenCircles (Family of Jim Beecroft at http://www.gencircles.com/users/jobeecroft/1, dated 2002.).

2 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 21 Nov 2025), entry for Ernest Lee Ray, person ID KWZW-CQY.