Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

Anslem Becraft and Hannah Lozier

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Husband Anslem Becraft [3812]

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           Born: 1828
     Christened: 
           Died: 25 Mar 1865 - City Point, VA
 Cause of Death: desease

         Buried:  - City Point Natioinal Cemetery, Hopewell, Hopewell City, Fauquier Co, VA 1
FamilySearch ID: M535-46G

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         Father: Michael Becraft [11312] (1798-      )
         Mother: Anna [11313] (      -      )

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       Marriage: 10 Oct 1849 - Morris, New Jersey, United States 2

Events

• Military: NY 40th. 145. BECRAFT, ANSLAM. Age 36 years. Enlisted in Goshen, and mustered in, Sept. 20, 1864, aa Private in Co. G, for one year. Died of disease, Mar. 25, 1865, at City Point, Va.

http://appliedvb.com/NY40th/40th_Mozart_A_C.htm.

• His obituary was published on 25 Mar 1865. BECRAFT, ANSLAM.\emdash Age, 36 years. Enlisted at Goshen, New York, to serve one year, and mustered in as private, Co. G, 40th infantry, September 20, 1861; died of disease, March 25, 1865, at Second Army Corps Hospital, City Point, Va.

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Wife Hannah Lozier [3813]

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           Born: 11 Aug 1827 - New Jersey, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: 30 Jan 1910
         Buried:  - Sparta Cemetery, Sparta, Sussex Co, NJ
FamilySearch ID: M535-4KG

Events

• She applied for a widow's pension, 94873, certificate 60670 on 23 May 1865

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1880 in Sparta Township, Sussex, New Jersey. Hanah Becraft, widowed, head of household, age 52, born NJ, keeping house; John age 19, at home; daughter Elizabeth P. age 17, at home; William age 10, at home.

• She appeared on the New Jersey census in 1885 in Sparta Township, Sussex, New Jersey. Name: Hannah Begeraft
Event: Census
Event Year: 1885
Event Place: Sparta, Sussex, New Jersey
Gender: Female
Age Class: Over 60 years
Family Number: 334
Page: 51
Film Number: 888639
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Hannah Begeraft F
John Begeraft M
Phebe E Begeraft F
William Begeraft M
Harry Booth M.

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Children

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1 F Mary Ann Becraft [3816]

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FamilySearch ID: K2Q7-YPP

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2 M David Becraft [3815]

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           Born: 29 Jan 1856 - Sparta Township, Sussex, New Jersey 2 3
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           Died: 10 Jul 1856 - Sussex, New Jersey, United States 3
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: GDK8-WD1

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3 M Anslem Becraft [3814]

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           Born: 6 Jul 1857 - Sparta Township, Sussex, New Jersey 2
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         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: MRQQ-74V

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4 M John Henry Begraft [3817]

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           Born: 16 Apr 1860 - Southfields, Orange Co, NY
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           Died: 1938
         Buried:  - Sparta Cemetery, Sparta, Sussex Co, NJ 1
FamilySearch ID: GDLG-S7Y

         Spouse: Irene Hewitt 4 [11837] (1867-1943)
           Marr: 20 Jun 1898 - Sparta Township, Sussex, New Jersey

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5 F Pheobe Elizabeth Becraft [3818]

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           Born: 1863 - New Jersey, United States
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           Died: 
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FamilySearch ID: GDLG-886

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6 M William Becraft [4269]

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           Born: 1870 - New Jersey, United States
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           Died: 
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FamilySearch ID: GDLG-SWW

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Death Notes: Husband - Anslem Becraft

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died in civil war.

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Burial Notes: Husband - Anslem Becraft

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Plot 113

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General Notes: Wife - Hannah Lozier

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Returned to family in NJ after death of husband.

Sources

1 Findagrave.com.

2 LDS.

3 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 7 Nov 2025), entry for David Becraft, person ID GDK8-WD1.

4 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 26 Nov 2025), entry for Irene H, person ID 9NY6-791.