Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

John Henry Becraft and Elizabeth Weymer

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Husband John Henry Becraft [6140] ^{1 2}

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           Born: 30 May 1822 - Ramapo, Rockland, New York, United States 1 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 1857-1860 - Ramapo, Rockland, New York, United States 1
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: LKFJ-QZC

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         Father: John Lewis Becraft [3974] (1800-1885) 1 4
         Mother: Cornelia Barbarow [4016] (1801-1868) 1

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       Marriage: 5 Oct 1844 - Rockland, New York, United States 1

Events

• He worked as a merchant in 1850.

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Wife Elizabeth Weymer [6141] ^{1 5}

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           Born: 23 Nov 1825 - Ramapo, Rockland, New York, United States 1
     Christened: 
           Died: Bef 1865 - Ramapo, Rockland, New York, United States 1
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: LKFJ-QJF

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Children

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1 F Margaret Weymer [6142] ¹

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           Born: Abt 1839 1
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           Died: 
         Buried: 

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2 F Maryette Becraft [6143] ¹

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           Born: 5 Oct 1845 - Ramapo, Rockland, New York, United States 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 14 Mar 1847 - Ramapo, Rockland, New York, United States 1

         Buried:  - Gates of Praise Cemetery, Ramapo, Rockland Co, NY 6
FamilySearch ID: LWXZ-CHV
Find A Grave ID: 37178740

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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3 M Adam Henry Becraft [6144] ^{1 7}

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           Born: 2 Nov 1847 - Ramapo, Rockland, New York, United States 1
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           Died: 13 Feb 1916 - Ramapo, Rockland, New York, United States 1

         Buried:  - Sloatsburg Cemetery, Sloatsburg, Rockland, New York, United States 1 6
FamilySearch ID: LWXZ-6S8
Find A Grave ID: 127102581

         Spouse: Sarah T 1 [6145] (1849-1924)
           Marr: Dec 1867 1

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4 F Leah Becraft [6153] ¹

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           Born: 14 Jan 1850 - Ramapo, Rockland, New York, United States 1
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           Died: Bef 1860 - Ramapo, Rockland, New York, United States 1
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: G3YT-FP8

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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5 M Joel A Becraft [4028] ¹

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           Born: 24 Oct 1853 - Ramapo, Rockland, New York, United States 1
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           Died: 23 Dec 1914 - Monte Vista, Rio Grande, Colorado, United States 1

         Buried: 1914 - Monte Vista Cemetery, Monte Vista, Rio Grande, Colorado, United States 6 8 9 10 11
FamilySearch ID: L8DN-QHY
Find A Grave ID: 14328982

         Spouse: Emma Francis Legg 1 [4029] (1856-1911)
           Marr: 6 Feb 1879 - Loudon, Cedar, Iowa, United States 12

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6 F Amy J Becraft [4019] ¹

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           Born: 7 Feb 1855 - Ramapo, Rockland, New York, United States 1
     Christened: 
           Died: Bef 1860 - Ramapo, Rockland, New York, United States 1
         Buried: 

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7 F Eliza Becraft [4020] ¹

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           Born: 29 Aug 1857 - Ramapo, Rockland, New York, United States 1
     Christened: 
           Died: Bef 1860 - Ramapo, Rockland, New York, United States 1
         Buried: 

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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.), 8.

3 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 8 Nov 2025), entry for John Henry Becraft, person ID LKFJ-QZC.

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.), 10.

6 Findagrave.com.

7 Majorie Smeltzor-Stevenot, Families of the Ramapos: Becraft, Call, Charleston, Hogencamp, Pitt, Starr and related families (N.p.: FamilySearch International, n.d.), 15.

8 Cemetery Transcription Library, interment.net, Woodsmen of the World, Becraft, Joel, 1853-1914.

9 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 20 Nov 2025), entry for Joel A Becraft, person ID L8DN-QHY.

10 Dan and Linda Deslauriers, Monte Vista Cemetery - Monte Vista, CO.

11 Billion Graves (billiongraves.com : accessed 14 Apr 2020).

12 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 20 Nov 2025), entry for Emma Francis Legg, person ID L8DZ-WJ3.