Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

Hobart C Osborn and Serena Rickart

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Husband Hobart C Osborn [2607]

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           Born: Nov 1832 - New York, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: 28 Mar 1903 - Syracuse, Onondaga, New York, United States

         Buried: 30 Mar 1903 - Saint Paul's Episcopal Cemetery, Paris, Oneida Co, NY 1
FamilySearch ID: GF3V-Y9B

       Marriage: 3 Mar 1858

Events

• He attended school at Cazenovia Seminary in 1849 in Madison Co, NY. Entered Seminary in 1849.

• He had a residence on 3 Mar 1858 in Paris Hill, Oneida Co, NY.

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1880 in Paris, Oneida Co, NY. Hobert Osborn
United States Census, 1880

Name:
Hobert Osborn
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Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
1880
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Event Place:
Paris, Oneida, New York, United States
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Event Place (Original):
Paris, Oneida, New York, United States
Gender:
Male
Age:
47
Marital Status:
Married
Race:
White
Race (Original):
W
Birth Year (Estimated):
1833
Birthplace:
New York, United States
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Father's Birthplace:
Connecticut, United States
Mother's Birthplace:
Connecticut, United States
Relationship to Head of Household:
Self
Relationship to Head of Household (Original):
Self
Sheet Letter:
A
Sheet Number:
401
Person Number:
0
Volume:
1
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
Hobert OsbornSelfMale47New York, United States
Serena OsbornWifeFemale50New York, United States
Jennie OsbornDaughterFemale21New York, United States
Willie OsbornSonMale19New York, United States
Jacob H BecroftStepsonMale23New York, United States.

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Wife Serena Rickart [2565]

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           Born: 24 May 1828 - Schoharie, Schoharie, New York, United States 2 3
     Christened: 1 Jun 1828 - Schoharie Reformed Church, Schoharie, Schoharie Co, NY 2
           Died: Nov 1903

         Buried: 1 Dec 1903 - Saint Paul's Episcopal Cemetery, Paris, Oneida Co, NY 1
FamilySearch ID: 2NS2-GJJ

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         Father: Elias Rickart [2570] (1789-      )
         Mother: Margaretha Becraft [2571] (1794-Bef 1860)

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   Other Spouse: Jacob Henry Becraft [4520] (1821-Between 1856/1860) - 1844 - Morehouse, Hamilton, New York, United States

Events

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1850 in Hamilton Co, NY. 340, 349
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.

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1860 in Morehouse, Hamilton, New York, United States. Hobert Osborn, age 27, gentleman, 200, 11760, born NY; Syrena, age 31, born NY; Prusellia, age 1, born NY.
Becraft, Preselia, age 13, born NY; Nathaniel, age 9, born NY; Angeline age 7, born NY; Jacob H, age 3, born NY.
Rickard, Margaret, age 65, born NY; William age 46, farm laborer, born NY.

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1880 in Paris, Oneida Co, NY. Serena Osborn
United States Census, 1880

Name:
Serena Osborn
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Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
1880
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Event Place:
Paris, Oneida, New York, United States
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Event Place (Original):
Paris, Oneida, New York, United States
Gender:
Female
Age:
50
Marital Status:
Married
Race:
White
Race (Original):
W
Occupation:
Keeping House
Birth Year (Estimated):
1830
Birthplace:
New York, United States
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Father's Birthplace:
New York, United States
Mother's Birthplace:
New York, United States
Relationship to Head of Household:
Wife
Relationship to Head of Household (Original):
Wife
Sheet Letter:
A
Sheet Number:
401
Person Number:
1
Volume:
1
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
Hobert OsbornSelfMale47New York, United States
Serena OsbornWifeFemale50New York, United States
Jennie OsbornDaughterFemale21New York, United States
Willie OsbornSonMale19New York, United States
Jacob H BecroftStepsonMale23New York, United States.

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Children

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1 F Priscilla/Jennie Osborn [1141]

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           Born: Dec 1858 - New York, United States 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: GF3K-7QB

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2 M William F. Osborne [1267] ⁵

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           Born: Sep 1860 - New York, United States 6
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: GF3V-BQJ

         Spouse: Sarah H. Frost 6 [18632] (1863-      )

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General Notes: Wife - Serena Rickart

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

Sources

1 Findagrave.com.

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.).

3 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 10 Nov 2025), entry for Serena Rickart, person ID 2NS2-GJJ.

4 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 22 Nov 2025), entry for Priscilla/Jennie Osborn, person ID GF3K-7QB.

5 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 22 Nov 2025), entry for Willie Osborn, person ID GF3V-BQJ.

6 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 22 Nov 2025), entry for William F. Osborne, person ID GF3V-BQJ.