Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

James Wallace and Betsy Belknap

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Husband James Wallace [4495]

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           Born: 1795
     Christened: 
           Died: 25 Mar 1867
         Buried:  - Riverside Cemetery, Dowagiac, Cass, Michigan, United States

       Marriage: 

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Wife Betsy Belknap [4496]

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           Born: 1808
     Christened: 
           Died: 16 Mar 1867
         Buried:  - Riverside Cemetery, Dowagiac, Cass, Michigan, United States

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Children

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1 F Lydia Wallace [3757] ¹

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           Born: 4 Dec 1817 - Pennsylvania, United States 1
     Christened: 
           Died: Bef 1850
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: LZF5-D7V

         Spouse: Isaiah Smith Becraft 1 2 [3749] (1811-1865)
           Marr: 1840 1

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2 F Caroline Wallace [3750] ¹

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           Born: Abt 1825 - Seusquehanna, PA 1 3
     Christened: 

           Died: 8 Mar 1898 - Dowagiac, Cass, Michigan, United States 4 5 6

         Buried: 10 Mar 1898 - Riverside Cemetery, Dowagiac, Cass, Michigan, United States 6 7
FamilySearch ID: KJ46-5Y5
Find A Grave ID: 104451861

         Spouse: Isaiah Smith Becraft 1 2 [3749] (1811-1865)
           Marr: 10 Sep 1848 - Lafayette, Van Buren Co, MI

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Burial Notes: Husband - James Wallace

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J.M. Wallace, d. Mar 25, 1867, aged 72y. (Note RJB: He died 10 days after his wife.)

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Burial Notes: Wife - Betsy Belknap

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Betsey, wife of J.M. Wallace, d. Mar 16, 1867, aged 59y 6m 10d. (Note RJB: She died 10 days before her husband.)

Sources

1 cblyeth@yahoo.com, "My American Family, July 2004" (rootsweb.com).

2 Michigan Department of Health, "Smith."

3 Michigan Department of Health, Susquehanna, PA.

4 cblyeth@yahoo.com, "My American Family, July 2004" (rootsweb.com), about 1897.

5 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 25 Nov 2025), entry for Caroline Wallace, person ID KJ46-5Y5.

6 Ginny39FL@aol.com, "Meachum Family" (rootsweb.com).

7 Findagrave.com.