Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors



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Thomas Beecroft and Evalina/Abelena Mason

Husband Thomas Beecroft [11587] 

           Born: 1846 - Deleware, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: 16 Nov 1890 - Paterson, Passaic, New Jersey, United States
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: GTXX-W2N


         Father: James Beecroft [11853] (      -      )
         Mother: Margaret [11854] (      -      )


       Marriage: 26 Aug 1865 - Paterson, Passaic, New Jersey, United States

Events

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1870 in New Jersey, United States. Name: Thomas Beeroft
Estimated Birth Year: 1846
Gender: Male
Age in 1870: 24y
Color (white, black, mulatto, chinese, Indian): White
Birthplace: Maryland
Home in 1870: New Jersey, United States
HouseholdGenderAge
Thomas Beeroft M 24y
Eirlina Beeroft F 29y
Sarah E Beeroft F 4y
Johnathan G Beeroft M 1y.

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1880 in Paterson, Passaic, New Jersey, United States. Name: Thos. Beecroft
Residence: Paterson, Passaic, New Jersey
Birthdate: 1826
Birthplace: Delaware, United States
Relationship to Head: Self
Spouse's Name: Abalena Beecroft
Spouse's Birthplace: New York, United States
Father's Name:
Father's Birthplace: England
Mother's Name:
Mother's Birthplace: Ireland
Race or Color (Expanded): White
Ethnicity (Standardized): American
Gender: Male
Martial Status: Married
Age (Expanded): 54 years
Occupation: Working In Saloon
NARA Film Number: T9-0795
Page: 102
Page Character: C
Entry Number: 378
Film number: 1254795
HouseholdGenderAge
Thos. Beecroft M 54
Spouse Abalena Beecroft F 38
Child Sarah E. M. Beecroft F 14
Child George M. Beecroft M 11
Child Johnathan M. Beecroft M 8
Child Abalena M. Beecroft F 6
Child Charlotte E. Beecroft F 4.

• He appeared on the New Jersey State Census census in 1885 in Paterson, Passaic, New Jersey, United States. Name: Thos Becroft
Event: Census
Event Year: 1885
Event Place: Paterson, Ward 04, Passaic, New Jersey
Gender: Male
Age Class: Over 60 years
Family Number: 530
Page: 86
Film Number: 888635
HouseholdGenderAge
Thos Becroft M
Emiline Becroft F
Isey Becroft F
George M Becroft M
Jonathan M Becroft M
Adelina Becroft F
Charlotte E Becroft F
Isabella P Becroft F
Lillie Becroft F
John D Garrison M
Mary A Garrison F
May Garrison F.

• He died on 16 Nov 1890 in Paterson, Passaic, New Jersey, United States. Name: Thos. Beecroft
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place:
Death Date: 16 Nov 1890
Death Place: Paterson, Passaic, New Jersey
Age: 69
Birth Date: 1821
Birthplace:
Occupation: Laborer
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name:
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name:
Mother's Birthplace:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B06611-3
System Origin: New Jersey-EASy
Source Film Number: 589788
Reference Number: v 32 p 180.


Wife Evalina/Abelena Mason [11588] 

           Born: Jan 1842 - Deleware, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: MR9X-B2F


         Father: Jonathan Mason [11855] (      -      )
         Mother: Anna [11856] (      -      )

Events

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1870 in New Jersey, United States. Name: Eirlina Beeroft
Estimated Birth Year: 1841
Gender: Female
Age in 1870: 29y
Color (white, black, mulatto, chinese, Indian): White
Birthplace: New York
Home in 1870: New Jersey, United States
HouseholdGenderAge
Thomas Beeroft M 24y
Eirlina Beeroft F 29y
Sarah E Beeroft F 4y
Johnathan G Beeroft M 1y.

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1880 in Paterson, Passaic, New Jersey, United States. Name: Abalena Beecroft
Residence: Paterson, Passaic, New Jersey
Birthdate: 1842
Birthplace: New York, United States
Relationship to Head: Wife
Spouse's Name: Thos. Beecroft
Spouse's Birthplace: Delaware, United States
Father's Name:
Father's Birthplace: Ireland
Mother's Name:
Mother's Birthplace: New York, United States
Race or Color (Expanded): White
Ethnicity (Standardized): American
Gender: Female
Martial Status: Married
Age (Expanded): 38 years
Occupation: Keeping House
NARA Film Number: T9-0795
Page: 102
Page Character: C
Entry Number: 379
Film number: 1254795
HouseholdGenderAge
Spouse Thos. Beecroft M 54
Abalena Beecroft F 38
Child Sarah E. M. Beecroft F 14
Child George M. Beecroft M 11
Child Johnathan M. Beecroft M 8
Child Abalena M. Beecroft F 6
Child Charlotte E. Beecroft F 4.

• She appeared on the New Jersey State Census census in 1885 in Paterson, Passaic, New Jersey, United States. Name: Emiline Becroft
Event: Census
Event Year: 1885
Event Place: Paterson, Ward 04, Passaic, New Jersey
Gender: Female
Age Class: 20 to 60 years
Family Number: 530
Page: 86
Film Number: 888635
HouseholdGenderAge
Thos Becroft M
Emiline Becroft F
Isey Becroft F
George M Becroft M
Jonathan M Becroft M
Adelina Becroft F
Charlotte E Becroft F
Isabella P Becroft F
Lillie Becroft F
John D Garrison M
Mary A Garrison F
May Garrison F.

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1900 in Paterson, Passaic, New Jersey, United States. Name: Abalena M Beecroft
Titles & Terms:
Residence: Paterson city, Passaic, New Jersey
Birth Date: Jan 1850
Birthplace: New York
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Spouse:
Spouse's Titles & Terms:
Spouse's Birthplace:
Father:
Father's Titles & Terms:
Father's Birthplace: Ireland
Mother:
Mother's Titles & Terms:
Mother's Birthplace: New York
Race or Color (expanded): White
Head-of-household Name: Abalena M Beecroft
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Widowed
Years Married:
Estimated Marriage Year:
Mother How Many Children: 10
Number Living Children: 6
Immigration Year:
Enumeration District: 0130
Page: 6
Sheet Letter: B
Family Number: 135
Reference Number: 81
Film Number: 1240992
Image Number: 00037
HouseholdGenderAge
Abalena M Beecroft F
Child Lilly Beecroft F
Child George M Beecroft M
Child Johnathan M Beecroft M.

• She appeared on the New Jersey census in 1905 in Passaic, NJ. Name: Abalena M Beecroft
Titles & Terms:
Event: Census
Census Year: 1905
Event Place: , Passaic, New Jersey, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 58
Estimated Birth Year: 1847
Family Number: 162
Page Number: 8
Line Number: 56
Film Number: 1688622
Digital Folder Number: 004881596
Image number: 00733
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Abalena M Beecroft F 58
George M Beecroft M 28
William G Mills M 25
Bertha Mills F 20
Bertha F Mills F 1
William Brown M
James W Hague M 35
Johanna Hague F 31
James Hague M 5
Johanna Hague F 2
Arthur Derbyshire M 45
Mary Derbyshire F 45
Latishia Derbyshire F 17
William Derbyshire M 15
John Derbyshire M 13
Euphamia Derbyshire F 12
George Derbyshire M 10
Walter Derbyshire M 7
Euphamia Ralston F 72.

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1910 in Paterson, Passaic, New Jersey, United States. Name: Abalena W Beecroft
Birthplace: New York
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Residence: Paterson Ward 3, Passaic, New Jersey
Marital Status: Widowed
Race : White
Gender: Female
Immigration Year:
Father's Birthplace: Ireland
Mother's Birthplace: New York
Family Number: 56
Page Number: 3
HouseholdGenderAge
Abalena W Beecroft F 60y
Child George Beecroft M 33y
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• She appeared on the Federal census in 1920 in Passaic, NJ. Name: Abelena Beecroft
Residence: , Passaic, New Jersey
Estimated Birth Year: 1843
Age: 77
Birthplace: New York
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Gender: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Widowed
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Birthplace:
Film Number: 1821065
Digital Folder Number: 4313366
Image Number: 00315
Sheet Number: 5
HouseholdGenderAge
Abelena Beecroft F 77y
Child George N Beecroft M 50y.

Marriage Events

• Marriage: 26 Aug 1865, Paterson, Passaic, New Jersey, United States. Groom's Name: Thomas Becroft
Groom's Birth Date: 1841
Groom's Birthplace:
Groom's Age: 24
Bride's Name: Evelina Mason
Bride's Birth Date: 1843
Bride's Birthplace:
Bride's Age: 22
Marriage Date: 26 Aug 1865
Marriage Place: Paterson,Passaic,New Jersey
Groom's Father's Name: James
Groom's Mother's Name: Margaret
Bride's Father's Name: Jonathan
Bride's Mother's Name: Anna
Groom's Race:
Groom's Marital Status:
Groom's Previous Wife's Name:
Bride's Race:
Bride's Marital Status:
Bride's Previous Husband's Name:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M51240-2
System Origin: New_Jersey-ODM
Source Film Number: 584579
Reference Number:.

Children
1 F Sarah E M Beecroft [11589] 

           Born: 12 Apr 1866 - Paterson, Passaic, New Jersey, United States 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: MR9X-BK5






2  M  George M Beecroft [11590]





           Born: 1869 - New Jersey, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: GTXX-CXJ








3  F  Abalena Beecroft [11591]





           Born: 17 Jul 1873 - Paterson, Passaic, New Jersey, United States 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: GTXX-3M1



         Spouse: Camil Williams 2 [17727] (      -      )






4  M  Jonathan M Beecroft [11182] 3





           Born: 18 Jul 1875 - New Jersey, United States 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 18 Apr 1959 3







         Buried:  - Laurel Grove Memorial Park, Totowa, Passaic Co, NJ 3
FamilySearch ID: GTX6-R8P



         Spouse: Josephine C 3 [11183] (1882-1954)






5  F  Charlotte E Beecroft [11592]





           Born: 1876 - Paterson, Passaic, New Jersey, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: 21 Oct 1965 4
         Buried:  - Cedar Lawn Cemetery, Paterson, Passaic, New Jersey, United States of America 4
FamilySearch ID: GTX6-R1W








6  M  Stillborn Beecroft [16976]





           Born: 12 Mar 1878 - Manchester Township, Passaic, New Jersey, United States 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 12 Mar 1878 - Manchester Township, Passaic, New Jersey, United States 5
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: GTXF-VF5








7  F  Lilly Beecroft [11593]





           Born: Mar 1885 - New Jersey, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: GTXX-Q3D








8  F  Isabella P Beecroft [11603]





           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: GTXX-MK8











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Sources




1
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 12 Nov 2025), entry for Sarah E M Beecroft, person ID MR9X-BK5. 

2
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 12 Nov 2025), entry for Abalena Beecroft, person ID GTXX-3M1. 

3
Findagrave.com.

4
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 12 Nov 2025), entry for Charlotte E Beecroft, person ID GTX6-R1W. 

5
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 12 Nov 2025), entry for Stillborn Beecroft, person ID GTXF-VF5. 







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