Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

William Harold Lewis V and Elsie Becraft

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Husband William Harold Lewis V [6121] ¹

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           Born: 7 Oct 1889 - Paterson, Passaic, New Jersey, United States 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 8 Jan 1964 - Newburgh, Orange, New York, United States 1
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: LDX3-853

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         Father: William H Lewis [13996] (1864-      )
         Mother: Nellie Krouse [13997] (1868-      )

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       Marriage: 7 Jul 1917 - Manhattan, New York, New York, United States 1

Events

• Soc Sec Num: 117-14-5915.

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Wife Elsie Becraft [4160] ^{1 2}

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           Born: 24 Jan 1896 - New Jersey, United States 1
     Christened: 20 Jun 1897 - Methodist Episcopal Church, Sloatsburg, Rockland Co, NY
           Died: 10 Feb 1952 - Newburgh, Orange, New York, United States 1 3
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: G7M1-KXF

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         Father: Frederick Archabald Becraft [4158] (1873-1955) 1 2
         Mother: Elizabeth Coe Roberts [4159] (1871-1931) 1 2

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Events

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1900 in Newburgh, Orange, New York, United States. Ward 1
Fred A Becraft, head, b Mar 1875, age 25, married 5 years, born NY, locomotive fireman; wife Elizabeth, b Aug 1872, age 28, (3 children, 3 living), born NJ; dau Elsie, b June 1896, age 4y, born NJ; dau Edna C, b Dec 1897, age 3, born NY; son Percy E, b Dec 1898, age 1, born NY; Lillian Coe, sis-in-law, b Dec 1880, age 20y, single, born NJ.

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1910 in Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, United States. Fredrick Becraft, age 35y; wife Elizabeth, age 38y; dau Elsie, age 13y; dau Edna, age 12y; son Percy E, age 11y.

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1930 in Passaic, NJ. Elsie Lewis [Elsie Becraft], spouse William H, born about 1897.

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Children

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1 M William H Lewis [13994]

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           Born: 9 Jan 1920
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: G717-HD3

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2 M Robert K Lewis [13995]

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           Born: 17 Nov 1925
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: GN73-Q9P

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Sources

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.), 14.

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 Elsie Becraft, person ID G7M1-KXF.