Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

Alexander T. Stewart and Emma Becraft

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Husband Alexander T. Stewart [4147] ^{1 2}

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           Born: 1865 - Scotland 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 1926 - Ramapo, Rockland, New York, United States 1
         Buried:  - Sloatsburg Cemetery, Sloatsburg, Rockland, New York, United States 1
FamilySearch ID: LWJL-5D1

       Marriage: 17 Nov 1889 - Methodist Episcopal Church, Sloatsburg, Rockland Co, NY 1

Events

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1910 in Ramapo, Rockland, New York, United States. Alexander T Stewart, age 44y, born Scotland; wife Emma Stewart, age 42y, born NY; dau Bertha E Stewart, age 19y, born NY; son Archie C Stewart, age 14y, born NY; dau Bernice Stewart, age 10y, born NY; son Albert D Stewart, age 7y, born NY; dau Allene E Stewart, age 2y, born NY; father-in-law James A Becroft, age 72y, born NY, widowed.

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Wife Emma Becraft [4146] ^{1 2}

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           Born: Jun 1868 - Ramapo, Rockland, New York, United States 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 1920 - Sloatsburg, Rockland, New York, United States 1 3
         Buried:  - Sloatsburg Cemetery, Sloatsburg, Rockland, New York, United States 1
FamilySearch ID: LWX9-ZNM
Find A Grave ID: 178495965

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         Father: James Archabald Becraft [4143] (1837-1915) 1 4
         Mother: Martha A Finch [4144] (1835-1909) 1 5

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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.

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1880 in District 2, Ramapo, Rockland Co, NY. James A. Becraft, age 42, born NY, works at bark mill; Martha, age 44, born NY, keeping house; dau Emma age 12, born NY, at school; son Bertie, age 10, at school; son Wilbur age 8, born NY, at school; son Frederick, age 5, born NY; son Ernest, age 3, born NY.

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1910 in Ramapo, Rockland, New York, United States. Alexander T Stewart, age 44y, born Scotland; wife Emma Stewart, age 42y, born NY; dau Bertha E Stewart, age 19y, born NY; son Archie C Stewart, age 14y, born NY; dau Bernice Stewart, age 10y, born NY; son Albert D Stewart, age 7y, born NY; dau Allene E Stewart, age 2y, born NY; father-in-law James A Becroft, age 72y, born NY, widowed.

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Children

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1 F Bertha E. Stewart [4148] ¹

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           Born: 1890 - Ramapo, Rockland, New York, United States 1
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           Died: 
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FamilySearch ID: G3KP-JJJ

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2 M Archie Cameron Stewart [4149] ¹

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           Born: 1895 - Ramapo, Rockland, New York, United States 1
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           Died: 
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FamilySearch ID: L5B6-26K

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3 F Bernice E Stewart [4150] ¹

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           Born: Aug 1889 - Ramapo, Rockland, New York, United States 1
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           Died: 
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FamilySearch ID: LWJL-56N

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4 M Albert Douglas Stewart [4151] ¹

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           Born: 1902 - Ramapo, Rockland, New York, United States 1
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           Died: 
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: LWJL-5XL

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5 F Ailine E. Stewart [4152] ¹

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           Born: 1907 - Ramapo, Rockland, New York, United States 1
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           Died: 
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FamilySearch ID: L5B2-VMN

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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 Emma Becraft, person ID LWX9-ZNM.

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

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