Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

Louis Augusta Biel and Hannah Abigail "Abbie" Becraft

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Husband Louis Augusta Biel [8223] ¹

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           Born: 13 Oct 1877 - Albany, Albany, New York, United States 2 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 9 Sep 1963 - Utica, Oneida, New York, United States 2
         Buried:  - Forest Hill Cemetery, Utica, Oneida, New York, United States 2 3
FamilySearch ID: G7NV-J4S

       Marriage: 24 Jun 1903 - Utica, Oneida, New York, United States

Events

• His obituary was published. A native of Albany, Mr. Biel came to Utica with his parents.
He was first married to Abbie Becraft in 1903. She died in 1949. He later married Angeline Robert Hughes.
Besides his wife, he leaves a brother, William Biel of Utica and five sisters: Mrs. Emma Ziegler of Los Angeles and Mrs. Mayme Heitzmann, Mrs. Libbie Tiegens, Mrs. Kate Egger and Mrs. Stanley (Retha) Pennock, all of Utica.

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Wife Hannah Abigail "Abbie" Becraft [2789] ⁴

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           Born: 24 Apr 1873 - Utica, Oneida, New York, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: 17 Dec 1949 - Utica, Oneida, New York, United States
         Buried:  - Forest Hill Cemetery, Utica, Oneida, New York, United States 2
FamilySearch ID: LHS3-C5Z

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         Father: John Becraft [2467] (1829-1908) 5
         Mother: Almira / Elmira Jones [2780] (1831-1902) 5

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Events

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1900 in Utica, Oneida, New York, United States. Ward 12
John Becraft, head, b Oct 1829, age 70y, married 45 years, born NY, Shipping Clerk; wife Elmira, b Apr 1831, age 69, (3 children, 2 living), born NY; dau H Abbie, b Apr 1873, age 27, single, born NY, bookeeper; Wheeler, Agnes E, boarder, b Jul 1883, age 16, single, born NY, at school.

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Children

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General Notes: Wife - Hannah Abigail "Abbie" Becraft

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http://hamilton.nygenweb.net/bios/Becraft2.html
She lived with her parents in Utica, Oneida Co., NY where she was employed as a bookkeeper in 1900. ⁵

Sources

1 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 26 Nov 2025), entry for Louis A Biel, person ID G7NV-J4S.

2 Findagrave.com.

3 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 26 Nov 2025), entry for Louis Augusta Biel, person ID G7NV-J4S.

4 LDS, Hannah.

5 Joanne Murray (lajkam@gmail.com), The Becraft Family of Morehouse (http://hamilton.nygenweb.net/bios/Becraft1.html).