Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

John Loren Becraft and Rebecca Lewis

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Husband John Loren Becraft [3998] ¹

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           Born: 8 Sep 1875 - Ramapo, Rockland, New York, United States 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 1 Feb 1901 - Ramapo, Rockland, New York, United States 1
 Cause of Death: accidentally shot hunting

         Buried:  - Sloatsburg Cemetery, Sloatsburg, Rockland, New York, United States 1 2
FamilySearch ID: M535-VGG
Find A Grave ID: 178667762

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         Father: William Lewis Becraft [3977] (1841-1919) 1 3
         Mother: Eliza Matilda Hill [3978] (1845-1922) 1 3

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       Marriage: 11 Jul 1900 - Sloatsburg, Rockland, New York, United States 1

Events

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1880 in District 2, Ramapo, Rockland Co, NY. William L. BECRAFT Self M Male W 39 NY Carpenter NY NY
Eliza M. BECRAFT Wife M Female W 37 NY Keeping House NY NY
Frank BECRAFT Son S Male W 14 NY Works On Farm NY NY
Violet BECRAFT Dau S Female W 11 NY At Home NY NY
Louis BECRAFT Son S Male W 8 NY NY NY
Loran B. BECRAFT Son S Male W 5 NY NY NY
Edmund A. BECRAFT Son S Male W 1 NY NY NY.

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1900 in Ramapo, Rockland, New York, United States. William L Becraft, head, b July 1841, age 58, married 34 years, born NY, Truckerman; wife Eliza M, b Mar 1844, age 55, (9 children, 9 living), born NY; son Loren, b Sept 1875, age 24, single, born NY, plumber; dau Jane, b May 1881, age 19, single, born NY; son Henry, b Apr 1885, age 15y, born NY, at school; dau Susan, b Apr 1886, age 14, born NY, at school.

• Event: The Trenton Times, 4 Feb 1901, Middletown, Orange Co, NY. Another Hunter Fatally Shot.
Middletown, N. Y., Feb. 4.-While Loren and Lewis BECRAFT and a neighbor were hunting rabbits three miles from Sloatsburg Saturday a gun was accidentally discharged, mortally wounding ,Loren Becraft.

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Wife Rebecca Lewis [6213] ¹

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           Born: May 1877 - Sloatsburg, Rockland, New York, United States 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 27 Jan 1916 - Sloatsburg, Rockland, New York, United States 1
         Buried:  - Sloatsburg Cemetery, Sloatsburg, Rockland, New York, United States 1
FamilySearch ID: LJ98-QSM

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Children

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1 F Lorna Jeanette Becraft [6214] ¹

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           Born: 9 Sep 1901 - Ramapo, Rockland, New York, United States 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 21 Apr 1986 - Hillburn, Ramapo, Rockland, New York, United States 1 4
         Buried:  - Warwick Cemetery, Warwick, Orange Co, NY 2
FamilySearch ID: G6YV-174
Find A Grave ID: 245148461

         Spouse: Sealey Cummings Shultz 1 [6215] (1894-1979)
           Marr: 4 Sep 1920 - Orange, New York, United States

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Burial Notes: Husband - John Loren Becraft

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Tombstone lists him as Loren J. Becraft.

Sources

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

2 Findagrave.com.

3 Majorie Smeltzor-Stevenot, Families of the Ramapos: Becraft, Call, Charleston, Hogencamp, Pitt, Starr and related families (N.p.: FamilySearch International, n.d.), 10.

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 Lorna Jeanette Becraft, person ID G6YV-174.