Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

Arba Ira Bassett and Jessie Belle Thrasher

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Husband Arba Ira Bassett [14983]

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           Born: 12 Feb 1896 - Oak Ridge, Montgomery Co, NY
     Christened: 
           Died: 26 Dec 1975 - Clinton, Oneida Co, NY
         Buried:  - Forest Hill Cemetery, Utica, Oneida, New York, United States 1

       Marriage: 14 Feb 1946

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Wife Jessie Belle Thrasher [2493] ²

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           Born: 7 Aug 1884 - Utica, Oneida, New York, United States 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 22 Sep 1957 - Utica, Oneida, New York, United States
         Buried:  - Forest Hill Cemetery, Utica, Oneida, New York, United States 1 3
FamilySearch ID: 2Q1S-V3W

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   Other Spouse: Frederick "Fred" Becraft 2 [2492] (1880-1943) - 28 Nov 1901 - Utica, Oneida, New York, United States 2

Events

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1940 in Utica, Oneida, New York, United States. 410 Oriskany Street
Becraft, Bessie, head, age 58, born NY, operator, WPA Project; daughter, Isabelle, age 17, born NY; neice, Gloria, age 8/12, born NY.

• Her obituary was published. She was born in Utica on Aug 7, 1884, a daughter of the late Fred and Jessie Wetherall Thrasher. She attended local schools. She was married to Arba Bassett on Feb. 14, 1946.

She is survived by her husband, six daughters, Mrs. Louise Simons, Geneva, Mrs. William McCauley, Syracuse, Mrs. Paul Hadsell, Waterloo, Mrs. Sanford Penner and Mrs. Francis Lyman, both of Utica; Mrs. Walter Tilbee, Waterville; one son, Edward Becraft, Albany; 28 grandchildren.

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Children

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General Notes: Wife - Jessie Belle Thrasher

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Ancestry.com, William Knox, wknox1@msn.com

Sources

1 Findagrave.com.

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

3 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 25 Nov 2025), entry for Jessie Belle Thrasher, person ID 2Q1S-V3W.