Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors



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Holly Francis Slauson and Ella Becraft



Husband Holly Francis Slauson [6111] 1

           Born: Feb 1854 - New Canaan, Fairfield Co, CT 2
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           Died: 13 Mar 1920 - Poughkeepsie, Dutchess Co, NY 3
         Buried:  - Sloatsburg Cemetery, Sloatsburg, Rockland, New York, United States 1
FamilySearch ID: GMHS-VY2
Find A Grave ID: 179159118
       Marriage: 16 Feb 1901 - Manhattan, New York, New York, United States 1



Wife Ella Becraft [4145] 1

           Born: 1 Nov 1866 - Ramapo, Rockland, New York, United States 1
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           Died: 25 Nov 1923 - Yonkers, Westchester, New York, United States 1 4


         Buried:  - Sloatsburg, Rockland, New York, United States 1 4 5
FamilySearch ID: M535-F5T
Find A Grave ID: 179159119


         Father: James Archabald Becraft [4143] (1837-1915) 1 6
         Mother: Martha A Finch [4144] (1835-1909) 1 7


Events

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1870 in Ramapo, Rockland, New York, United States. 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.

• Event: Middletown Daily Argus (Sloatsburg section), 9 May 1894. Miss Ella Becraft has returned home after having spent two weeks in Brooklyn with her cousin, Mrs. C. H. Foster. She reports having a fine time.

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1900 in Ramapo, Rockland, New York, United States. 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.

Marriage Events

• Marriage: 16 Feb 1901, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States. Groom's Name: Holly Francis Slawson
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Bride's Name: Ella Becraft
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Marriage Date: 16 Feb 1901
Marriage Place: Manhattan, New York, New York
Groom's Father's Name: Daniel
Groom's Mother's Name: Mary Gastene
Bride's Father's Name: James Archibald
Bride's Mother's Name: Martha Finch
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M00641-5
System Origin: New_York-ODM
Source Film Number: 1570445
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Sources


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

2 davidmw00@yahoo.com (David Wallace
email: davidmw00@yahoo.com), Feb 1852.

3 davidmw00@yahoo.com (David Wallace
email: davidmw00@yahoo.com), 1920.

4 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 7 Nov 2025), entry for Ella Becraft, person ID M535-F5T.

5 Findagrave.com.

6 Majorie Smeltzor-Stevenot, Families of the Ramapos: Becraft, Call, Charleston, Hogencamp, Pitt, Starr and related families (N.p.: FamilySearch International, n.d.), 7.

7 Majorie Smeltzor-Stevenot, Families of the Ramapos: Becraft, Call, Charleston, Hogencamp, Pitt, Starr and related families (N.p.: FamilySearch International, n.d.), 9.


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