Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors



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Elias Rickart and Margaretha Becraft

Husband Elias Rickart [2570] 

           Born: 8 Jun 1789 - Schoharie, Schoharie, New York, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: LK1J-ZHK

       Marriage: 19 Apr 1811 - Schoharie, Schoharie, New York, United States

Events

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1860 in Morehouse, Hamilton, New York, United States. Francis Becraft, age 34, farmer, 150, 75, born NY; Elizabeth age 26, born NY; Elijah age 8, born NY.
Rickard, Elias age 64, born NY.


Wife Margaretha Becraft [2571] 

           Born: 2 Feb 1794 - Berne, Albany, NY
     Christened: 
           Died: Bef 1860
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: LCJS-HGK


         Father: Francis Becraft [2477] (1759-1852)
         Mother: Catherine Dietz [2478] (1761-1852)


Children
1 M William Rickart [13937] 

           Born: 30 Jul 1813 - Schoharie, Schoharie, New York, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: LHS3-8DS






2  M  Gedeon Rickart [13938]





           Born: 31 Aug 1815 - Schoharie, Schoharie, New York, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: 23 May 1891 - Morehouseville, Morehouse, Hamilton, New York, United States
         Buried:  - Morehouse Methodist Church Cemetery, Morehouse, Hamilton Co, NY 1
FamilySearch ID: KP32-W4K



         Spouse: Mary Jane Mansvandle [13939] (1827-      )
           Marr: 1850 - Schoharie, Schoharie, New York, United States






3  M  Elias Rickart [2572]





           Born: 12 Aug 1817
     Christened: 
           Died: 15 Jul 1899







         Buried:  - Middleburgh Cemetery, Middleburgh, Schoharie Co, NY 1
FamilySearch ID: LHS3-8F8



         Spouse: Sophina Bouck [13942] (1822-1899)






4  F  Deborah Catharina Rickart [13940]





           Born: 25 Sep 1819 - Schoharie, Schoharie, New York, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: 13 Oct 1819 - Schoharie, Schoharie, New York, United States
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: KP32-W4V








5  M  Francis Rickart [2573]





           Born: 1820 - Schoharie, Schoharie, New York, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: LHS3-8WY



         Spouse: Delia Elvira [8378] (1828-      )
           Marr: 1848 - Morehouseville, Morehouse, Hamilton, New York, United States






6  M  Washington Rickart [2574]





           Born: 28 May 1824 - Schoharie, Schoharie, New York, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: M5SG-5TP








7  M  Hezekiah Rickart [3100]





           Born: 26 May 1826 - Schoharie, Schoharie, New York, United States 2 3
     Christened: 23 Jul 1826 - Reformed Church, Schoharie, Schoharie Co, NY 2
           Died: 
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: LWLS-LQ1



         Spouse: Christiana Kinney [13941] (1832-      )
           Marr: 1850 - New York, United States






8  F  Matilda Rickart [2568] 4





           Born: 20 Mar 1827 - Schoharie, New York, United States 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 27 Aug 1901 - Morehouseville, Morehouse, Hamilton, New York, United States 4
         Buried:  - Mountain Home Road Cemetery, Hamilton, New York, United States
FamilySearch ID: LHS3-8H2
Find A Grave ID: 120651433



         Spouse: Frederick Becraft 4 [2471] (1824-1893)
           Marr: 1847 - Morehouse, Hamilton, New York, United States






9  F  Serena Rickart [2565]





           Born: 24 May 1828 - Schoharie, Schoharie, New York, United States 2 5
     Christened: 1 Jun 1828 - Schoharie Reformed Church, Schoharie, Schoharie Co, NY 2
           Died: Nov 1903







         Buried: 1 Dec 1903 - Saint Paul's Episcopal Cemetery, Paris, Oneida Co, NY 1
FamilySearch ID: 2NS2-GJJ



         Spouse: Jacob Henry Becraft [4520] (1821-Between 1856/1860)
           Marr: 1844 - Morehouse, Hamilton, New York, United States



         Spouse: Hobart C Osborn [2607] (1832-1903)
           Marr: 3 Mar 1858






10  F  Elizabeth "Betsy" Rickart [2561]





           Born: 1832 - New York, United States 6
     Christened: 
           Died: 20 Dec 1872 - Bellevue, Eaton, Michigan, United States 4







         Buried:  - Bellevue Cemetery, Bellevue, Eaton Co, MI 1
FamilySearch ID: LWGN-FBF
Find A Grave ID: 182432018



         Spouse: Frances Freeman Becraft 4 [2491] (1825-1911)
           Marr: 1 Mar 1851 - Morehouse, Hamilton, New York, United States 4






11  M  David Henry Rickart [3101]





           Born: 8 Jan 1836 - Schoharie, New York, United States 2
     Christened: 11 Oct 1840 - Reformed Church, Schoharie, Schoharie Co, NY 2
           Died: 18 Feb 1862 - Boonville, Oneida, New York, United States 7
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: LHS3-84V











General Notes: Husband - Elias Rickart



http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyhamilt/history/moreschool.html


General Notes: Wife - Margaretha Becraft



http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyhamilt/history/moreschool.html
Ancestry.com, William Knox, wknox1@msn.com


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Sources




1
Findagrave.com.

2
Ancestry.com (Original data extracted by Arthur and Nancy Kelly of Kinship Publishers from various church registers in Fulton, Herkimer Montgomery, Schenectady, and Saratoga Counties in New York.).

3
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 10 Nov 2025), entry for Hezekiah Rickart, person ID LWLS-LQ1. 

4
Joanne Murray (lajkam@gmail.com), The Becraft Family of Morehouse (http://hamilton.nygenweb.net/bios/Becraft1.html).

5
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 10 Nov 2025), entry for Serena Rickart, person ID 2NS2-GJJ. 

6
Joanne Murray (lajkam@gmail.com), The Becraft Family of Morehouse (http://hamilton.nygenweb.net/bios/Becraft1.html), about 1834, probably Morehouse, Hamilton Co, NY.

7
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 10 Nov 2025), entry for David Henry Rickart, person ID LHS3-84V. 







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