Peter H. Becraft
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 23 Mar 1831 - Schoharie, Schoharie Co, NY 2
Christening: 9 Jun 1832 - Schoharie Reformed Church, Schoharie, Schoharie Co, NY 2
Death: 11 Apr 1893 1
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Events
• Baptism, 9 Jun 1832 in Schoharie, Schoharie Co, NY
• Census, Federal, 1850 in Hamilton Co, NY
340, 349• Census, Federal, 1860 in Morehouse Twp, Hamilton, NY
Becraft, Jacob H, age 27, M, farmer, 400, NY
Sirena, age 21, F, , , NY
Elias, age 5, M,,,NY
Sarah M, age 3, F,,,NY
Peter H, age 19, , Laborer, , NY
Peter, age 1,,, NY
Miller, Katherine, age 86, F ,,, NY
Peter Becraft, age 26, carpenter, born NY; Elizabeth age 57, born NY; Elias age 15, at school, born NY; Anna Williams age 19, com. school teacher, born NY.• Census, Federal, 1870 in Kirkland, Oneida Co, NY
Elizabeth is Peter's mother, Elias is the son of Jacob Henry, Peter's brother.
Peter Becraft, age 40, born 1829 in NY; Julia? age 38, born 1831, in NY; Leonard, age 5, born 1864, in NY; Lewis, age 9 born 1860, in NY, George, age 2, born 1867, in NY.
Parents
Father: Peter Becraft
Mother: Elizabeth Miller
Spouses and Children
1. Irelia 1
Marriage: 1860 1
Status:
Children:
1. Louis Henry Becraft 1
2. Leonard Becraft 1
3. George Becraft 1
4. Frank F Becraft 1
2. *Louisi Bourjoin 3
Marriage: Between 1872 and 1878 1
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Children:
1. William "Willie" Becraft 1
2. Frederick Becraft 1
3. Henry Becraft 1
4. Arthur Becraft 1
Notes
Christening Notes:
Name:General:Peter Becraft
Gender:Male
Baptism/Christening Date:09 Jun 1832
Baptism/Christening Place:HIGH AND LOW DUTCH REFORMED CONGREGATION,SCHOHARIE,SCHOHARIE,NEW YORK
Birth Date:23 Mar 1832
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Race:
Father's Name:Peter Becraft
Father's Birthplace:
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Mother's Name:Elizabeth
Mother's Birthplace:
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number:C51134-1
System Origin:New_York-ODM
Source Film Number:534210
Reference Number:
LDS (AFN:B5VM-61) Ancestry.com, William Knox, wknox1@msn.com
He was about 8 years old when his family moved to Morehouse, Hamilton County, NY. In 1850 he was living in Morehouse with his brother Jacob’s family. In 1860 he was listed on the Morehouse census as head of household. He was 26, single, and employed as a carpenter. His mother and a nephew, Elias, were living with him. By 1870 Peter was married to Irelia. They had three sons, and one more on the way. The family was living in the town of Kirkland (P.O. Clinton) in Oneida County, NY. Peter owned real estate worth $2,000.00 and still listed Carpenter as his occupation. Irelia may have died after the birth of their fourth son and Peter married, for his second wife, Louise Bouquin. Her parents had come from France or Switzerland and had settled in Morehouse, Hamilton Co., NY by 1850. Louise had apparently been born at sea on the journey to America. In 1870, Louise’s sister, Sophia, was living in the home of William Becraft, Peter’s brother. In 1880, her sister Adel (Della) lived with Peter and Louise. By 1880, Peter had married Louise and they had a son together. They were living in Utica, Oneida County, New York where most of this family would stay for the next several decades. Peter continued in the occupation of Carpenter and was listed as such in the Utica directories of 1887 through 1891. He died in 1893 and was buried in Clinton, Oneida Co., NY. Louise was still living in Utica as a widow in 1930.
Sources
1. Joanne Murray (lajkam@gmail.com), The Becraft Family of Morehouse (http://hamilton.nygenweb.net/bios/Becraft1.html).
2. Ancestry.com (Original data extracted by Arthur and Nancy Kelly of Kinship Publishers from various church registers in Fulton, Herkimer Montgomery, Schenectady, and Saratoga Counties in New York.) .... Joanne Murray (lajkam@gmail.com), The Becraft Family of Morehouse (http://hamilton.nygenweb.net/bios/Becraft1.html).
3. Joanne Murray (lajkam@gmail.com), The Becraft Family of Morehouse (http://hamilton.nygenweb.net/bios/Becraft1.html), Louise Bouquin.