Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

Thomas Arthur Beecroft and Vera Grinko

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Husband Thomas Arthur Beecroft [2315]

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           Born: 9 Apr 1932 - Schaghticoke, Rensselaer, New York, United States
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           Died: 7 Apr 2007 - Schaghticoke, Rensselaer, New York, United States
         Buried: 10 Apr 2007 - New Skete Manastery Cemetery, Cambridge, , NY 1
FamilySearch ID: GWVM-JSF

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         Father: John Arthur Beecroft [2285] (1895-1967)
         Mother: Hazel Conner [2311] (1895-1955)

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       Marriage: 13 Aug 1952 - Watervliet, Albany, New York, United States

Events

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1940 in Schaghticoke, Rensselaer, New York, United States. Schaghticoke Rd
Beecroft, Arthur, head, age 43, born NY, train hand, steam railroad; wife Hazel, age 42, born NY;
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daughter, Joy, age 20, born NY, house work, hotel; son John, age 15, born NY; daughter Norma, age 12, born NY; son Thomas, age 7, born NY; daughter Hope, age 5, born NY.

• His obituary was published in the Albany Times Union on 9 Apr 2007. Thomas A. Beecroft
Beecroft, Thomas A. SCHAGHTICOKE Thomas (Tom) A. Beecroft, 74, died April 7, 2007. Survived by wife, Vera Grinko Beecroft; son, Joel Beecroft; daughter, Nadia Christy; two grandsons and four siblings. A service and wake will be held April 9, 4:30-7 p.m. at New Skete, New Skete Lane, Cambridge. Funeral, 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday. Arrangements by Ackley & Ross Funeral Home, Cambridge.
Published in the Albany Times Union on 4/9/2007.

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Wife Vera Grinko [2326] ²

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           Born: 27 May 1933 - South Cambridge, NY
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           Died: 10 Mar 2025 - New York, United States 2
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FamilySearch ID: P9DS-DHS

Events

• She worked as a Sewing Machine Operator on an unknown date.

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Children

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1 M Joel Thomas Beecroft [2327] (details suppressed for this person)

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2 F Nadia Beecroft [7818] (details suppressed for this person)

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         Spouse: Christy [7819] (living)

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Burial Notes: Husband - Thomas Arthur Beecroft

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CPL US ARMY
Korea

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General Notes: Husband - Thomas Arthur Beecroft

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"Beecroft", David Kendal Martin, 1964, Library of Congress.

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General Notes: Wife - Vera Grinko

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"Beecroft", David Kendal Martin, 1964, Library of Congress.

Sources

1 gravelocator.cem.va.gov.

2 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 9 Nov 2025), entry for Vera Grinco, person ID P9DS-DHS.