Martha Jane Becraft

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      Sex: F

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Individual Information

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          Birth: Dec 1845 - Brant Co, Ontario, Canada 1
    Christening: 
          Death: 2 Apr 1920 - Port Huron, St. Clair Co, MI 1
         Burial: 5 Apr 1920 - Capac Cemetery, Capac, St. Clair Co, MI
 Cause of Death: apoplexy
           AFN : 
                 

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Events

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• Military, Pension

CIVIL WAR PENSION - Name of soldier: Erastus Hathaway. Widow, Martha J.
Hathaway. Service H 3 Mich Inf. Date of filing: Aug. 22, 1877, invalid, ap # 240.803, cert # 297.396. Date of filing: May 8, 1912, widow, ap # 986.418, cert # 745.129, Mich.
[Civil War Pensions Records; from index cards.] END

• Obituary, Death Record

DEATH RECORD - 4/2/1920 Pt. Huron; Martha Hathaway , female, white, widowed,
apoplexy, age 75-03-00, born Canada, d/o Edmond Beacraft born Canada and Margaret
McConcke born England. [Death Records - MI, St. Clair Co.; 5/274/29056.] END

• Census, Federal, 1880 in Mussey, St. Clair Co, MI

Household:

Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's BirthplaceMother's Birthplace
Edmond BUCRAFT Self M Male W 57 ONTARIO Farmer NY NY
Margaret BEECRAFT Wife M Female W 53 NY Keeping House PA ONT
Martha J. HATHAWAY Dau M Female W 34 ONT At Home ONT NY
Phebe HEWIT Dau M Female W 32 ONT ONT NY
Andrew BEECRAFT Son S Male W 29 ONT Laborer ONT NY
Matilda BEECRAFT Dau W Female W 24 MI ONT NY
William H. BEECRAFT Son S Male W 21 MI Laborer ONT NY
Luise A. BEECRAFT Son S Male W 18 MI Laborer ONT NY
Millington S. BEECRAFT Son S Male W 17 MI Laborer ONT NY
Balsora V. BEECRAFT Dau S Female W 15 MI ONT NY
Anna E. BEECRAFT Dau S Female W 13 MI At School ONT NY
Emma J. HATHAWAY GDau S Female W 17 MI ONT ONT
Margaret M. HATHAWAY GDau S Female W 14 MI At School ONT ONT
Bertha D. HATHAWAY GDau S Female W 10 MI At School ONT ONT
Sarah E. HATHAWAY GDau S Female W 8 MI At School ONT ONT
Elizabeth HATHAWAY GDau S Female W 2 MI ONT ONT

• Obituary, The Capac Journal, 16 Apr 1920

OBIT - Martha Jane Bechraft was born in Canada, near Toronto, in the year 1845, and came to Michigan at the age of ten years with her parents. The family settled near Almont. The deceased was married to the late Erastus Hathaway in 1861 and moved to farm on the West Road, 1 m. south and 8 m. west of Capac. To this union were born six daughters and one son. Three of the daughters preceded the mother in death.

Left to mourn their loss are three daughters and one son-Arthur Hathaway and wife and Jule Younghans and wife of South Park, Mich.; Mrs. E. Sharrard , Port Huron; and Mrs. H. Bonney of Capac; also 18 grand-children, 4 brothers, 4 sisters and a host of neighbors and friends.

She gave her heart to God at the age of 17 and united with the Baptist church and was a faithful worker up to about four years ago, when she was afflicted with a paralytic stroke.

She died in the faith of the Lord Jesus Christ, at the home of Jule Younghans and wife, April 2, 1920, at the age of [7]5 years.

The funeral services were conducted from the Capac Baptist church, by Rev. Geo. H. Waid , and the remains were laid at rest in the Capac cemetery, April 5.

Card of Thanks - We wish at this time to thank all the friends who assisted with kindly administrations during the sickness and at death of our dear mother; also to thank those who gave flowers; also the choir for its beautiful selections -The Family. [The Capac Journal, April 16, 1920.] END

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Parents

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         Father: Edmund John Becraft 1
         Mother: Margaret McConcke 1

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Spouses and Children

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1. *Erastus Hathaway 1 
       Marriage: 7 Dec 1862 - Imlay Township, Lapeer Co, MI 1
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Anna Emigene Hathaway 1
                2. Margaret M. Hathaway 1
                3. Caroline J. Hathaway 1
                4. Sarah E. Hathaway 1
                5. Bertha D. Hathaway 1
                6. Mary Elizabeth Hathaway 1
                7. Arthur S. Hathaway 1

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Notes

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Marriage Notes (Erastus Hathaway)

Officiated: E. Steele, Minister of the Gospel
Witness: Newman Steele and Emily Steele

MARRIAGE RECORD - Filed April 7, 1865. Married in Imlay Lapeer Co. Mich. Dec.
7th 1862 Erastus Hathaway aged 23 years of Almont and Martha J. Becraft of Imlay
aged 17 years. Witnesses: Newman Steele and Emily Steele ; E. Steele , Min Gospel.
[Marriage Records -- Lapeer Co., Michigan; Vol. 2 - 1857-1885; pg. 83.] END

Sources

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1. http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Styx/1260/Beecraft.html.

1 http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Styx/1260/Beecraft.html.