Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

Reuben Harrison Smith and Cora May Becroft

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Husband Reuben Harrison Smith [11738]

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           Born: 6 Apr 1888 - Northford, Connecticut, United States 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 5 Jan 1986 - Meriden, New Haven, Connecticut, United States 1
         Buried: 1986 - In Memorium Cemetery, Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States 1 2
FamilySearch ID: GSQG-W8R
Find A Grave ID: 171911644

       Marriage: 

Events

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1930 in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Name: Reuben H Smith
Event: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut
Gender: Male
Age: 42
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Birthplace: Connecticut
Estimated Birth Year: 1888
Immigration Year:
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Father's Birthplace: Connecticut
Mother's Birthplace: Connecticut
Enumeration District Number: 0204
Family Number: 269
Sheet Number and Letter: 11A
Line Number: 7
NARA Publication: T626, roll 278
Film Number: 2340013
Digital Folder Number: 4531882
Image Number: 01033
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Reuben H Smith M 42 Connecticut
Wife Cora Smith F 39 Connecticut
Father-in-law James H Becroft M 70 Connecticut.

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Wife Cora May Becroft [10897]

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           Born: 20 Mar 1891 - Connecticut, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: 1942 - Connecticut, United States 3
         Buried:  - In Memorium Cemetery, Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States 2
FamilySearch ID: LBWC-F8T
Find A Grave ID: 171911597

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         Father: James Henry Becroft Jr. [6002] (1859-1934) 4
         Mother: Mary Elizabeth Rollins [6011] (1858-1906)

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Events

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1900 in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States. James Becroft, head, b Apr 1858, age 42, married 20 years, born NY, carpenter; wife Mary E, b Dec 1857, age 42, (11 children, 6 living), born NY; dau Annie, b Aug 1880, age 19, single, born CT; son Albert R, b Sept 1888, age 11, single, born CT, at school; son George, b July 1889, age 10y, born CT, at school; dau Cora, b Mar 1891, age 9, born CT; dau Elsie, b June 1895, age 5, born CT; dau Selma B, b Feb 1898, age 2, born CT.

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1910 in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Harry J Becroft, age 52y, born NY, widowed; son George, age 20y, born CT; dau Cora, age 19y, born CT; dau Elsie, age 14y, born CT; dau Selma, age 12y, born CT; son Wesley, age 8y, born CT.

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1930 in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Name: Cora Smith
Event: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut
Gender: Female
Age: 39
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Birthplace: Connecticut
Estimated Birth Year: 1891
Immigration Year:
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Father's Birthplace: Connecticut
Mother's Birthplace: New York
Enumeration District Number: 0204
Family Number: 269
Sheet Number and Letter: 11A
Line Number: 8
NARA Publication: T626, roll 278
Film Number: 2340013
Digital Folder Number: 4531882
Image Number: 01033
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Reuben H Smith M 42 Connecticut
Wife Cora Smith F 39 Connecticut
Father-in-law James H Becroft M 70 Connecticut.

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Children

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Burial Notes: Husband - Reuben Harrison Smith

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Section I

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Burial Notes: Wife - Cora May Becroft

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Section I

Sources

1 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 10 Nov 2025), entry for Reuben Harrison Smith, person ID GSQG-W8R.

2 Findagrave.com.

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 Cora May Becroft, person ID LBWC-F8T.

4 Becraft, James O (http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/message/an/surnames.becroft/1.2).