James Archabald Becraft

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      Sex: M

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Individual Information

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          Birth: Nov 1837 - Ramapo, Rockland Co, NY 1
    Christening: 
          Death: 14 Apr 1910 - Rockland Co, NY 1
         Burial: in Sloatsburg Cemetery, Rockland Co, NY 1
 Cause of Death: 
           AFN : 
                 

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Events

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• Military, Civil War Service

Served in the Civil war 1st NY Reg. Vol. Eng. 1861-1864. Under Col. Serrell, probably present at the siege of Charleston.
MILITARY SERVICE: 1st Regiment, New York Engineers, Company A
Becraft, James A. Private Artificer

• Occupation, Carpenter
• Census, Federal, 1870 in Ramapo, Rockland Co, NY

James A. age 32, laborer, real property value $800, personal property value $100, born NY; Martha, age 32, keeping house, born NY; Ella, age 4, born NY; Emma, age 3, born NY; Burton, age 3/12, born NY.

• Census, Federal, 1880 in District 2, Ramapo, Rockland Co, NY

James A. Becraft, age 42, born NY, works at bark mill; Martha, age 44, born NY, keeping house; dau Emma age 12, born NY, at school; son Bertie, age 10, at school; son Wilbur age 8, born NY, at school; son Frederick, age 5, born NY; son Ernest, age 3, born NY.

• Military, Veterans Schedules, 1890

1890 Veterans Schedules
Veteran's name: James D Becraft
Home in 1890 (Township, County, State): Sloatsburg, Rockland, New York
Year enlisted: 1861
Year discharged: 1864
Rank: Artificer

• Census, Federal, 1900 in Ramapo, Rockland Co, NY

James R Becraft, head, b Nov 1837, age 62y, married 39 years, born NY, poultry dealer; wife Martha, b Mar 1835, age 65y, (6 children, 6 living), born NY; dau Ella, b Mar 1866, age 34y, single, born NY, housework; son Ernest E, b Jun 1877, age 23, single, born NY, ??? planer.

• Census, Federal, 1910 in Ramapo, Rockland Co, NY

Alexander T Stewart, age 44y, born Scotland; wife Emma Stewart, age 42y, born NY; dau Bertha E Stewart, age 19y, born NY; son Archie C Stewart, age 14y, born NY; dau Bernice Stewart, age 10y, born NY; son Albert D Stewart, age 7y, born NY; dau Allene E Stewart, age 2y, born NY; father-in-law James A Becroft, age 72y, born NY, widowed.

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Parents

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         Father: Henry Becraft 1
         Mother: Anne W 1

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Spouses and Children

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1. *Martha A Finch 1 
       Marriage: 1861 1
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Ella Becraft 1
                2. Emma Becraft 1
                3. Burton "Bert" Becraft 1
                4. Wilber Finch Becraft 1
                5. Frederick Archabald Becraft 1
                6. Ernest Elsworth Becraft 1

Sources

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1. David (David Wallace
email: davidmw00@yahoo.com).

1 David (David Wallace
email: davidmw00@yahoo.com).