Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

Thomas Morgan "Morg" Beecroft and Jeanie Burdett Edwards

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Husband Thomas Morgan "Morg" Beecroft [2281]

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           Born: 19 Sep 1876 - Schaghticoke, Rensselaer, New York, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: 19 Dec 1959 - Schaghticoke, Rensselaer, New York, United States
         Buried:  - Elmwood Cemetery, Schaghticoke, Rensselaer, New York, United States 1
FamilySearch ID: GWV3-PNF
Find A Grave ID: 111772793

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         Father: James Beecroft [2234] (1841-1916)
         Mother: Wealthy Kewley [2270] (1847-1879)

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       Marriage: 11 Oct 1899 - Schaghticoke, Rensselaer, New York, United States

Events

• He worked as a farmer.

• He appeared on the 1880 Census census in 1880 in Hart's Falls, Rensselaer, New York, United States. James Becraft, age 38, born NY; daughter Elizabeth, age 7, born NY; daughter Jennie age 9, born NY; son Morgan age 4, born NY.

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1910 in Schaghticoke, Rensselaer, New York, United States. Thomas M Beecroft, age 33y, born NY; wife Jeanne B, age 29y, born NY; Frederkck Harper, age 26y, born NY, married.

• Draft Registration: World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Rensselaer, New York, United States. Thomas Morgan Beecroft, born 19 Sep 1876, White, Not Stated, Rensselaer, NY.

• He appeared on the 1930 Census census in 1930 in Schaghticoke, Rensselaer, New York, United States. T Morgan Beecroft, age 53, born NY liste with wife Jeanie B age 49.

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1940 in Schaghticoke, Rensselaer, New York, United States. Beecroft, Morgan, head, age 62, born NY, farm laborer; wife, Jeanne, age 59, born Canada-English, naturalized.

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Wife Jeanie Burdett Edwards [2286]

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           Born: 23 May 1880 - Streetsville, Peel Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 1 Oct 1954 - Schaghticoke, Rensselaer, New York, United States 3
         Buried:  - Elmwood Cemetery, Schaghticoke, Rensselaer, New York, United States 2
FamilySearch ID: 94ZG-1J9
Find A Grave ID: 170663130

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         Father: John E Edwards [13340] (1848-1932)
         Mother: Agnes Johnson [13341] (1848-1923)

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Events

• She was born. Her Ontario birth registration #25561/80 states that her given name is Jane. Other research, not documented, has her as Jeannie Burdette Edwards.

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1910 in Schaghticoke, Rensselaer, New York, United States. Thomas M Beecroft, age 33y, born NY; wife Jeanne B, age 29y, born NY; Frederkck Harper, age 26y, born NY, married.

• She appeared on the 1930 Census census in 1930 in Schaghticoke, Rensselaer, New York, United States. T Morgan Beecroft, age 53, born NY liste with wife Jeanie B age 49.

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1940 in Schaghticoke, Rensselaer, New York, United States. Beecroft, Morgan, head, age 62, born NY, farm laborer; wife, Jeanne, age 59, born Canada-English, naturalized.

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Children

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General Notes: Husband - Thomas Morgan "Morg" Beecroft

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

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General Notes: Wife - Jeanie Burdett Edwards

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

FINDAGRAVE.COM
Her Ontario birth registration #25561/80 states that her given name is Jane. Other research, not documented, has her as Jeannie Burdette Edwards.

She was the daughter of Agnes (Johnston) & John E. Edwards. She had 4 siblings: R. Bruce, Richard J., James G. & Sarah Jesse Lee.

Jane married Thomas Morgan Beecroft October 11, 1899 in Schaghticoke, NY.

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Notes: Marriage (Jeanie Burdett Edwards):

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Number of children:0 NO CHILDREN

Sources

1 rootsweb.com.

2 Findagrave.com.

3 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 9 Nov 2025), entry for Jeanie Burdett Edwards, person ID 94ZG-1J9.