Brief Life History of John Hurst
When John Hurst Beecroft was born on 19 October 1846, in Bradford, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Joseph Beecroft, was 35 and his mother, Sarah Hirst, was 33. He married Ellen Chestnut on 20 November 1864, in Rockport, Summit, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Oaxaca, Bavispe, Sonora, Mexico in 1895 and Utah, United States in 1910. He died on 25 April 1919, in Douglas, Cochise, Arizona, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Calvary Cemetery, Douglas, Cochise, Arizona, United States.
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- John Beecroft in household of Joseph Beecroft, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
- John Beecroft, "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008"
- John H. Beecroft, "Arizona, Deaths, 1870-1951"
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1847
Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1868: Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1848
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ends Mexican-American War. Texan independence confirmed. United States annexes territories of Upper California and New Mexico.
1866
French troops depart.
Name Meaning
English (Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire): habitational name from Beecroft Hall in Horton in Ribblesdale, Yorkshire.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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John Hurst Beecroft life sketch
John Hurst Beecroft life sketch submitted by Ellen Beecroft Farnsworth, daughter of Robert C. Beecroft. John Hurst Beecroft was born in Little Horton, Yorkshire, England, Oct. 19, 1846. On May 25 …
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