Arthur Augustus Becraft and Anna Dorothy Forney
Husband Arthur Augustus Becraft [6179] 1 2
Born: 16 Sep 1894 - Tuxedo, Orange, New York, United States 1 3 Christened: 1896 - Methodist Episcopal Church, Sloatsburg, Rockland Co, NY Died: Buried: FamilySearch ID: LWXM-WC2
Father: Frank Meyers Becraft [3980] (1866-1951) 1 2 Mother: Fannie Faulkner [3981] (1873-1954) 1 2
Marriage: 1921 1Events
• He appeared on the Federal census in 1900 in New York City, New York County, New York, United States. Manhattan Borough
Frank Becraft, head, b Feb 1867, age 33, married 6 years, born NY, police officer; wife Fannie, b Feb 1872, age 28, (2 children, 2 living), born England, emigrated 1890, in country 10 years; son Arthur, b Sept 1894, age 5, born NY; dau Estell, b Nov 1896, age 3y, born NY; says son-in-law, Mury, born Nov 1881, age 19y, born England, emigrated 1894, 6 years, dress-maker.
.• He appeared on the Federal census in 1910 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States. Ward 26
Frank M Becraft, born about 1866; wife Fannie, 1874; Arthur A, 1895; Ethel M, 1897.• Military: WW I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Record
Name: Arthur Augustus Becraft
City: Brooklyn
County: Kings
State: New York
Birthplace: New York; United States of America
Birth Date: Sep 16 1894
Race: White
Roll: 1754610
DraftBoard: 78.• He appeared on the Federal census in 1930 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States. Arthur Becraft, age 35, born 1894, NY; Dorothy, age 33, 1896; John, age 8, born 1921, son; Anna, age 1, 1928, daughter; Mary J, 0, 1930, daughter.
• He appeared on the Federal census in 1940 in New York, Kings Co, NY. 135 South Oxford St
Becraft, Arthur A, head, age 45, born NY, civil engineer, Edison; wife, Dorothy, age 43, born PA; son John, age 18, born NY, messenger boy, drug; daughter, Anne, age 11, born NY; daughter, Mary, age 10, born NY.
Wife Anna Dorothy Forney [6180] 1
Born: 14 Aug 1896 - Pennsylvania, United States 1 4 Christened: Died: 24 Apr 1992 - Danville, Montour, Pennsylvania, United States 1 4 Buried: FamilySearch ID: LYDZ-JPCEvents
• Soc Sec Num: 103-26-6894.
• She appeared on the Federal census in 1930 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States. Arthur Becraft, age 35, born 1894, NY; Dorothy, age 33, 1896; John, age 8, born 1921, son; Anna, age 1, 1928, daughter; Mary J, 0, 1930, daughter.
• She appeared on the Federal census in 1940 in New York, Kings Co, NY. 135 South Oxford St
Becraft, Arthur A, head, age 45, born NY, civil engineer, Edison; wife, Dorothy, age 43, born PA; son John, age 18, born NY, messenger boy, drug; daughter, Anne, age 11, born NY; daughter, Mary, age 10, born NY.
Children
1 M John F Becraft [6181] 1
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Born: 30 Dec 1921 - Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States 1 Christened: Died: 23 Nov 2011 - Loganville, , GA Buried: 26 Nov 2011 - White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Duluth, Gwinnett Co, GA 5 FamilySearch ID: G3TX-QSR Find A Grave ID: 80918168Spouse: Mary Villar [10543] (1922-2017) Marr: 1944
2 F Fanny Becraft [11258]
Born: 1925 Christened: Died: 20 Apr 1928 - Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States Buried: 22 Apr 1928 FamilySearch ID: PWW5-SCD
3 F Anna Becraft [6182] 1
Born: 23 Aug 1928 - Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States 1 Christened: Died: 23 Dec 1992 - Glendora, Los Angeles, California, United States Cause of Death: cancer Buried: - Sloatsburg Cemetery, Sloatsburg, Rockland, New York, United States FamilySearch ID: GH23-HQZ Find A Grave ID: 178439098Spouse: Chase [11259] (living)
4 F Mary Jane Becraft [6183] 1
Born: 23 Mar 1930 - Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States 1 Christened: Died: 1 Mar 2018 - Middletown, Orange Co, NY Buried: 8 Mar 2018 - Frederick Loescher Veterans Memorial Cemetery, New Hempstead, Rockland Co, NY 5 FamilySearch ID: PQW2-VDP Find A Grave ID: 205464673Spouse: Charles G Lane Jr [11257] (1927-1999) Marr: 16 Sep 1950 - Hanson Place Methodist Church, Brooklyn, , NY
1
davidmw00@yahoo.com (David Wallace
email: davidmw00@yahoo.com).
2 Majorie Smeltzor-Stevenot, Families of the Ramapos: Becraft, Call, Charleston, Hogencamp, Pitt, Starr and related families (N.p.: FamilySearch International, n.d.), 15.
3 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 6 Nov 2025), entry for Arthur Augustus Becraft, person ID LWXM-WC2.
4 U.S. Government, Social Security Death Index.
5
Findagrave.com.
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