Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

William Arthur Beecroft and Mary Marie Schaeffer

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Husband William Arthur Beecroft [11787]

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           Born: 11 Jun 1923 - Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: 23 Jan 1993 - Orange, Florida, United States
         Buried:  - Chapel Hill Cemetery, Orlando, Orange Co, FL
FamilySearch ID: LYMF-NGB
Find A Grave ID: 178895381

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         Father: William Arthur Beecroft Sr [11043] (1899-1974)
         Mother: Rachel Davis [11786] (1898-1963) 1

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       Marriage: 2 Jul 1949 - Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States

Events

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1930 in Frackville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States. Name: William Beecroft
Event: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Frackville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania
Gender: Male
Age: 6
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Estimated Birth Year: 1924
Immigration Year:
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Father's Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Mother's Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Enumeration District Number: 0152
Family Number: 251
Sheet Number and Letter: 13A
Line Number: 39
NARA Publication: T626, roll 2144
Film Number: 2341878
Digital Folder Number: 4639481
Image Number: 01056
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head William Beecroft M 31 Pennsylvania
Wife Rachael Beecroft F 32 Pennsylvania
Son William Beecroft M 6 Pennsylvania.

• His obituary was published in The Orlando Sentinel on 22 Jan 1993. WILLIAM ARTHUR BEECROFT, 69, Kempston Drive, Orlando, died Thursday, Jan. 21. Mr. Beecroft was a retired maintenance man. Born in Reading, Pa., he moved to Central Florida in 1959. A member of Trinity United Methodist Church, he also was a member of the American Legion, VFW and DAV. He was an Army veteran of World War II. Survivors: ...; three granddaughters; one great-granddaughter. Baldwin-Fairchild Funeral Home, Goldenrod.

The Orlando Sentinel, Friday, January 22, 1993.

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Wife Mary Marie Schaeffer [15163]

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           Born: 23 Nov 1920 - Schuylkill Township, Chester Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 9 Dec 1994 - Orange, Florida, United States
         Buried:  - Chapel Hill Cemetery, Orlando, Orange Co, FL 2
FamilySearch ID: PWRQ-83H
Find A Grave ID: 178895414

Events

• Her obituary was published in The Orlando Sentinel on 11 Dec 1994. MARY MARIE BEECROFT, 74, Conway Gardens Road, Orlando, died Friday, Dec. 9. Born in Schuylkill Haven, Pa., she moved to Central Florida in 1958. Mrs. Beecroft was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church. She was a member of the Women's Auxiliary, Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary, Chapter 16, Alley Cates-Rat Trap 451 and American Legion Post 112. Survivors: ...; three grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Baldwin-Fairchild Goldenro d, Winter Park.

The Orlando Sentinel, Sunday, December 11, 1994.

Marriage Events

• Marriage: 2 Jul 1949, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States. NameWilliam A Beecroft
SexMale
Age26
Birth Year (Estimated)1923
Marital StatusMarried
Father's NameWilliam
Father's SexMale
Mother's NameRachael Darrs
Mother's SexFemale
Spouse's NameMary Schaeffer
Spouse's SexFemale
Spouse's Age28
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated)1921
Spouse's Father's NameWm Schaeffer
Spouse's Father's SexMale
Spouse's Mother's NameCecelia Becker
Marriage Date2 Jul 1949
Marriage PlaceSchuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States
Page000159.

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Children

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1 M William Arthur Beecroft [15164]

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           Born: 1950 - Pottsville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: 30 Apr 1953
         Buried: 
Find A Grave ID: 215782027

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2 M Kenneth D Beecroft [15165] (details suppressed for this person)

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           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

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Burial Notes: Husband - William Arthur Beecroft

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Veterans Garden

Sources

1 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 29 Nov 2025), entry for Rachael Davis, person ID LYMF-CKS.

2 Findagrave.com.