Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

George W Bigcraft

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Husband George W Bigcraft [2827] ¹

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           Born: 16 Dec 1883 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 9 Jun 1917 - Butte, Silver Bow, Montana, United States 1
 Cause of Death: Asphyxiation from gas & smoke in mine fire accident
         Buried:  - Mountain View Cemetery, Butte, Silver Bow Co, MT

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         Father: James Wilber Bigcraft [13790] (1857-1920) 1
         Mother: Alice Nevada Steele [680] (1863-1934) 1

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Events

• He died on 9 Jun 1917. George Bigcraft lost his life on June 9, 1917 in the Granite Mountain Speculator Mine Fire, along with 167 other men. It was the worst hard-rock mining disaster in American History.

Taken from State of Montana Certificate of Death File No. 21829 (Familysearch.org):
PLACE OF DEATH: Spec. Mine, Silver Bow County, City of Butte
FULL NAME: George W. Bigcraft
SEX: Male
COLOR: White
DATE OF BIRTH: Jan 17
AGE: 33
OCCUPATION: Miner
BIRTHPLACE: Michigan
NAME OF FATHER: James W. Bigcraft
BIRTHPLACE OF FATHER: Michigan
NAME OF MOTHER: Alice Steel
BIRTHPLACE OF MOTHER: Col.
INFORMANT: Oliver Bigcraft
DATE OF DEATH: June 9, 1917
CAUSE OF DEATH: Asphyxiation from gas & smoke in mine fire accidental
PLACE OF BURIAL: Mt. View Cem.
DATE OF BURIAL: 6/13/17.

• His obituary was published in the Anaconda Standard on 13 Jun 1917. From the Anaconda Standard, Wednesday, June 13, 1917:
"BIGCRAFT-The funeral of the late George W. Bigcraft will take place this (Wednesday) morning at 11 o'clock at the Mountain View cemetery."

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Sources

1 dhufft@aol.com, Hufft (rootsweb.com).