Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

Adam Henry Becraft and Sarah T

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Husband Adam Henry Becraft [6144] ^{1 2}

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

         Buried:  - Sloatsburg Cemetery, Sloatsburg, Rockland, New York, United States 1 3
FamilySearch ID: LWXZ-6S8
Find A Grave ID: 127102581

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         Father: John Henry Becraft [6140] (1822-1857/1860) 1 4
         Mother: Elizabeth Weymer [6141] (1825-Bef 1865) 1 5

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       Marriage: Dec 1867 1

Events

• Military: Civil War. Name: Adam H Becraft
Enlistment Date: 17 March 1865
Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
Side Served: Union
State Served: New York
Unit Numbers: 1332 1332
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 17 March 1865 at the age of 18_Enlisted in Company F, 1st Engineers Regiment New York on 17 March 1865. Mustered out Company F, 1st Engineers Regiment New York on 30 June 1865 in Richmond, VA
Present at taking of Richmond and Lee's surrender at Appomatox. He was 5'5", blue eyes, brown hair, fair Complexion.

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1900 in Ramapo, Rockland, New York, United States. Adam H Becraft, head, b Nov 1847, age 52y, married 32 years, born NY, locksmith; wife Sarah, b Aug 1849, age 50, (4 children, 3 living), born NY.

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1910 in Rockland, New York, United States. Adam H Becraft, born about 1848; Sarah, wife, born abt 1850.

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Wife Sarah T [6145] ¹

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           Born: Aug 1849 - New York, United States 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 1924 - Ramapo, Rockland, New York, United States 1
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: M535-XG3

Events

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1900 in Ramapo, Rockland, New York, United States. Adam H Becraft, head, b Nov 1847, age 52y, married 32 years, born NY, locksmith; wife Sarah, b Aug 1849, age 50, (4 children, 3 living), born NY.

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1910 in Rockland, New York, United States. Adam H Becraft, born about 1848; Sarah, wife, born abt 1850.

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1920 in Rockland, New York, United States. Sarah Becraft, age 70, widowed, born NY.

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Children

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1 F Harriot Elizabeth Becraft [6146] ^{1 2}

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           Born: 28 Dec 1868 - Ramapo, Rockland, New York, United States 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 1932 - Suffern, Rockland, New York, United States 1
         Buried:  - Sloatsburg Cemetery, Sloatsburg, Rockland, New York, United States 1
FamilySearch ID: M535-XGX

         Spouse: Charles W Wiley 1 [6147] (1862-1931)
           Marr: 12 Dec 1889 - Methodist Episcopal Church, Sloatsburg, Rockland Co, NY 1

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2 M Joel Tannery Becraft [6148] ^{1 2}

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           Born: 1 Jul 1872 - Ramapo, Rockland, New York, United States 1 6 7
     Christened: 
           Died: 11 Oct 1952 - Alameda, Alameda, California, United States 1 6 7
         Buried:  - Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland, Alameda, California, United States
FamilySearch ID: M535-XGY
Find A Grave ID: 283564751

         Spouse: Mary Barbara Phyle 1 [6149] (1880-1952)
           Marr: 1918 1

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3 F Blanche Becraft [6150] ^{1 2}

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           Born: 22 Jun 1874 - Ramapo, Rockland, New York, United States 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 11 Jan 1962 - Sloatsburg, Rockland, New York, United States 1 8
         Buried:  - Sloatsburg Cemetery, Sloatsburg, Rockland, New York, United States
FamilySearch ID: M535-XP8

         Spouse: William H Rose 1 [6151] (1859-1908)
           Marr: 14 Nov 1895 - Methodist Episcopal Church, Sloatsburg, Rockland Co, NY 1

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4 M William T Becraft [6152] ^{1 2}

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           Born: 14 Dec 1879 - Ramapo, Rockland, New York, United States 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 1899 - 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.), 15.

3 Findagrave.com.

4 Majorie Smeltzor-Stevenot, Families of the Ramapos: Becraft, Call, Charleston, Hogencamp, Pitt, Starr and related families (N.p.: FamilySearch International, n.d.), 8.

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 www.familytreelegends.com.

7 California Death Index, 1940-1997 (Sacramento, Ca: State of California Department of Health Services, Center for Health Statistics, 19--.).

8 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 6 Nov 2025), entry for Blanche Becraft, person ID M535-XP8.