Raymond Meredith Beecroft and Margret Addine Johnson
Husband Raymond Meredith Beecroft [11032]
Born: 14 Apr 1907 - Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States 1 Christened: Died: 26 Feb 1993 - Vernon, Windham, Vermont, United States 1 Buried: - Tyler Cemetery, Vernon, Windham Co, VT 2 FamilySearch ID: G37B-C32 Find A Grave ID: 206548671
Father: Meredith Joseph Beecroft [7626] (1875-1958) 3 Mother: Lillie Sarah Priestnall [8357] (1877-1931)
Marriage:Events
• He appeared on the Federal census in 1910 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Ward 33
Meridith Beecroft, age 37y, born CT; wife Lily, age 31y, born England, immigrated 1893; dau Ethel, age 6y, born PA; dau Gladys, age 5y, born PA; son Raymond, age 3y, born PA; Wilfred Priestnell, age 26y, born England, immigrated 1895.• He appeared on the Federal census in 1930 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Name:
Raymond Beecroft
Event:Census
Event Date:1930
Event Place:Philadelphia (Districts 1001-1236), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Gender:Male
Age:23
Marital Status:Married
Race:White
Birthplace:Pennsylvania
Estimated Birth Year:1907
Immigration Year:
Relationship to Head of Household:Head
Father's Birthplace:Connecticut
Mother's Birthplace:England
Enumeration District Number:1216
Family Number:130
Sheet Number and Letter:7B
Line Number:96
NARA Publication:T626, roll 2123
Film Number:2341857
Digital Folder Number:4639460
Image Number:00019
Household Gender Age Birthplace
HeadRaymond Beecroft M 23 Pennsylvania
WifeMargret Beecroft F 22 Pennsylvania
DaughterEmmie Beecroft F 4 Pennsylvania
SonRobert Beechert M 0 Pennsylvania. • He appeared on the Federal census in 1940 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Name:
Raymond Beecroft
Event Type:Census
Event Date:1940
Event Place:Ward 35, Philadelphia, Philadelphia City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Gender:Male
Age:33
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):1907
Last Place of Residence:Same Place
HouseholdRole Gender Age Birthplace
Raymond BeecroftHead M 33 Pennsylvania
Margaret A BeecroftWife F 32 Pennsylvania
Elaine BeecroftDaughter F 12 Pennsylvania
Robert BeecroftSon M 10 Pennsylvania
District: 51-1241 , Family Number: 256 , Sheet Number and Letter: 13A , Line Number: 17 , Affiliate Publication Number: T627 , Affiliate Film Number: 3726 , Digital Folder Number: 005456895 , Image Number: 00439.• His obituary was published. Raymond Beecroft
VERNON -- The Rev. Raymond M. Beecroft, 85, died Friday morning at Vernon Green Nursing Home.
He was born April 14, 1907, in Philadelophia, the son of Joseph M. and Lilly (Priestnall) Beecroft. He attended schools in Philadelphia. He received a bachelor's degree from Southern Vermont College and became a certified public accountant. He also attended the College of the Bible in Philadelphia.
For several years he was on the staff of the Scott Paper Co. in Chester, PA. He was ordained to the Advent Christian ministry in the early 1950s and came to Vernon in the 1960s. There he designed and oversaw the building of the Vernon Life Care Facilities which consist of Vernon Green, Vernon Hall and Vernon Birches.
Mr. Beecroft was past president of the Vermont Nursing Home Associatino and received a commendation from the governor of Vermont for his contribution to nursing home care and adminstraton.
He is survived by his wife, the former Margaret Johnson; one son, R. Bruce Beecroft of Swampscott, Mass; one daughter, Elaine Brown of South Glens Falls, N.Y.; a sister, Ethel Salisbury of Philadelphia, 10 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. A son, Robert, died in 1982.
The funeral will be Tuesday, March 2, at 10 a.m. at the Mount Hernon Chapel, Mount Hermon campas of the Northfield-Mount Hermon School in Northfield, Mass., with the Rev. Bruce Burks of the Advent Christian Church in South...
Wife Margret Addine Johnson [11781]
Born: 18 Jan 1908 - Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States 1 Christened: Died: 29 Nov 1993 - Vernon, Windham, Vermont, United States 1 Buried: - Tyler Cemetery, Vernon, Windham Co, VT Find A Grave ID: 206548899Events
• She appeared on the Federal census in 1930 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Name:
Margret Beecroft
Event:Census
Event Date:1930
Event Place:Philadelphia (Districts 1001-1236), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Gender:Female
Age:22
Marital Status:Married
Race:White
Birthplace:Pennsylvania
Estimated Birth Year:1908
Immigration Year:
Relationship to Head of Household:Wife
Father's Birthplace:Delaware
Mother's Birthplace:Delaware
Enumeration District Number:1216
Family Number:130
Sheet Number and Letter:7B
Line Number:97
NARA Publication:T626, roll 2123
Film Number:2341857
Digital Folder Number:4639460
Image Number:00019
Household Gender Age Birthplace
HeadRaymond Beecroft M 23 Pennsylvania
WifeMargret Beecroft F 22 Pennsylvania
DaughterEmmie Beecroft F 4 Pennsylvania
SonRobert Beechert M 0 Pennsylvania. • She appeared on the Federal census in 1940 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Name:
Margaret A Beecroft
Event Type:Census
Event Date:1940
Event Place:Ward 35, Philadelphia, Philadelphia City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Gender:Female
Age:32
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):1908
Last Place of Residence:Same Place
HouseholdRole Gender Age Birthplace
Raymond BeecroftHead M 33 Pennsylvania
Margaret A BeecroftWife F 32 Pennsylvania
Elaine BeecroftDaughter F 12 Pennsylvania
Robert BeecroftSon M 10 Pennsylvania
District: 51-1241 , Family Number: 256 , Sheet Number and Letter: 13A , Line Number: 18 , Affiliate Publication Number: T627 , Affiliate Film Number: 3726 , Digital Folder Number: 005456895 , Image Number: 00439.
Children
1 M Bruce Beecroft [12730] (details suppressed for this person)
Born: Christened: Died: Buried:
2 F Elaine M "Emmie" Beecroft [11782]
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Born: 27 Aug 1927 - Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Christened: Died: 17 Dec 2021 Buried:Spouse: Daniel Brown [15210] (living)
3 M Robert Irving Beecroft [11783]
Born: 30 Mar 1930 - Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Christened: Died: 29 Apr 1981 - Falls Church, , VA Buried: - Fairfax Memorial Park, Fairfax Co, VA 2 Find A Grave ID: 104187425Spouse: Christiansen [13406] (living)
1 GED from Geoff.
2 Findagrave.com.
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