Matilda Rickart

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      Sex: F

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Individual Information

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          Birth: 20 Mar 1827 - Schoharie Co, NY 1
    Christening: 
          Death: 27 Aug 1901 - Morehouseville, Hamilton Co, NY 1
         Burial: in Spruce Hill Cemetery, , NY
 Cause of Death: 
           AFN : 
                 

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Events

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• School, 1834

School District: Bethuneville and Morehouseville
28 Apr 1834 - spring 1835

Betsey Ricket b. abt 1832
D/O: Elias and Margaret Becraft Rickard
M: Francis Freeman Becraft

Elias Ricket b. 13 Aug 1817
S/O: Elias and Margaret Becraft Rickard

Francis Ricket b. abt 1824
S/O: Elias and Margaret Becraft Rickard
M: Elvira

Matilda Ricket b. 20 Mar 1827
D/O: Elias and Margaret Becraft Rickard
M: Fredrick Becraft

Sirene Ricket b. abt 1828
D/O: Elias and Margaret Becraft Rickard
M: 1) Jacob Henry Becraft, 2) Hubert Osborn

Washington Ricket "Washingto Ricker", age 23 in 1850 census, Morehouse
likely another son of Elias and Margaret Rickard

• Census, Federal, 1850 in Hamilton Co, NY

341, 350
Becraft, Frederick, age 25, M,, Farmer,, NY
Matilda, age 20, F,,,,NY
Elizabeth, age 46, F,,,NY
Houghtailing, Peter, age 2,M,,,NY

• Census, Federal, 1870 in Morehouse Twp, Hamilton, NY

Frederick Becraft, age 47, farmer, property 1000, born NY; Matilda, age 41, keeping house; Giles, age 19, laborer; Idora, age 15; Emma Jane, age 11.

• Census, Federal, 1880 in Morehouse Twp, Hamilton, NY

Frederick Becraft, age 56, hotel keeping, born NY; Matildy, age 51, wife, keeping house, born NY; Betsey, age 80, mother, born NY.
Giles, age 28, son, farming, born NY; Margarite, wife; age 30, keeping house, born NY; William, age 1, son, born NY.
Catherine Tucker, age 60, sister, nursing, born NY.

• Census, NY State, 1892 in Morehouse Twp, Hamilton, NY

Fredrick Becraft M 68 US C Laborer
Matilda Becraft F 65 US C
Giles Becraft M 40 US C Farmer
Margarete M Becraft F 42 US C
Fredy G Becraft M 12 US C
Elca A Becraft F 10 US C
John F Becraft M 7 US C
Rebecca M Becraft F 5 US C

• Census, Federal, 1900 in Morehouse Twp, Hamilton, NY

Matilda Becraft, age 74, widowed, married 45 years, 4 children, 2 living, born NY, Mar 1826, House keeper, listed in the household of John C. Brand, age 45; brother Herman H, age 34; Mary mother, age 73, widowed.

• Obituary, Mrs. Matilda Becraft of Morehouse (d. 27 Aug 1901), 27 Aug 1901 in Morehouse, Hamilton Co, NY

Mrs. Matilda Becraft of Morehouse (d. 27 Aug 1901)
From the Hamilton County News, 16 Aug 1979 edition (reprint of older news):
"The community of Morehouseville was shocked by the sudden death of Mrs. Matilda Becraft, 76, on Tuesday Morning, Aug 27. She was born in Schoharie County, moving to Morehouse as a child. The funeral was held at the home of her daughter-in-law Mrs. Maggie Becraft, the Rev. Fulton officiating. Burial was in Spruce Hill Cemetery. She left two daughters, Mrs. Theodore C. Remonda of Morehouseville and Mrs. Jennie E. Ackler of Ilion."

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Parents

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         Father: Elias Rickart
         Mother: Margaret Becraft

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Spouses and Children

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1. *Frederick Becraft 1 
       Marriage: 1847 - Morehouse, Hamilton Co, NY
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Giles Becraft 1
                2. Idora Becraft 1
                3. Jennie Emma Becraft 1

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Notes

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General:

http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyhamilt/vitals/vitals.html http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyhamilt/history/moreschool.html

http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyhamilt/obits/shortobits.html

Mrs. Matilda Becraft of Morehouse (d. 27 Aug 1901)
From the Hamilton County News, 16 Aug 1979 edition (reprint of older news):

"The community of Morehouseville was shocked by the sudden death of Mrs. Matilda Becraft, 76, on Tuesday Morning, Aug 27. She was born in Schoharie County, moving to Morehouse as a child. The funeral was held at the home of her daughter-in-la w Mrs. Maggie Becraft, the Rev. Fulton officiating. Burial was in Spruce Hill Cemetery. She left two daughters, Mrs. Theodore C. Remonda of Morehouseville and Mrs. Jennie E. Ackler of Ilion."
Submitted by Elaine Scantlebury

Sources

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1. Joanne Murray (lajkam@gmail.com), The Becraft Family of Morehouse (http://hamilton.nygenweb.net/bios/Becraft1.html).

1 Joanne Murray (lajkam@gmail.com), The Becraft Family of Morehouse (http://hamilton.nygenweb.net/bios/Becraft1.html).