Ulrich Beck (abt. 1655 - 1729)

Born about 1655 in Oberriexingen, Württemberg, Holy Roman Empire [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 20 May 1729 at about age 74 in Oberriexingen, Württemberg, Holy Roman Empire

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Biography

Ulrich Beck was born about 1654, possibly in (today) Oberriexingen, Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, where his children were born.^[1] However, the Evangelical Church at Oberriexingen only has baptismal records starting from 1670.^[2] His parents have not been identified. At the time the Beck family resided in this region, it was considered part of the Holy Roman Empire.

He married Margaretha, whose last name may have been Schraÿ. The only evidence supporting this comes from a Beck Family History compiled in 1930, by Clarence Beck.^[3] No marriage record has been located. Please see Margaretha's profile.

Children of Ulrich & Margaretha Beck: all born in Oberriexingen^[1]

1. Anna Maria, bapt: 6 Sept 1684^[4]
2. Anna Barbara, bapt: 31 Jan 1687^[5]
3. Johann Jakob, bapt: 2 Nov 1689, died: 26 Jul 1755^[6]
4. Magdalena, bapt: 13 Jan 1692^[7]
5. Johann Georg (Hans Jerg), bapt: 16 May 1697,^[8] died before 1705
6. Michael, bapt: 7 May 1763; died 15 Jan 1700^[9]
7. Johann Georg (Hans Jerg), bapt: 14 May 1705,^[10] married 21 Jun 1729 Anna Maria Gucker^[11][12]

Ulrich Beck was buried 20 May 1729 in Oberriexingen. ^{[13] [14][15]}

Notes

Not the son of Jacob Beck & Anna Leitze:

Some researchers believe Ulrich to be the son of Jacob Beck and Anna Leitze, christened 12 May 1655 in Eningen, Württemberg.^[16] However, that Ulrich died 29 May 1659 in Eningen. He is identified as the son of Jacob, age 4.^[17]

Incorrect Place of Death:

Some sources say that Ulrich migrated to Pennsylvania and died 20 May 1729, age 74, in Mount Bethel, Northampton, Pennsylvania. However, the first settlers of what was later known as Mount Bethel didn't arrive until 1730 when Alexander Hunter with thirty Scotch-Irish families settled there in what was then Buck's County, part of which formed Northampton County when it was created in 1752.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Ortsfamilienbücher (Local family database) Oberriexingen, genealogy.net, Ulrich alt1729 BECK Family report, accessed 15 October 2015.
2. ↑ Portal: Regional Research, genealogy.net, Oberriexingen.
3. ↑ From the research of Mark Steinke, shared on Ancestry.com, 2014
4. ↑ "Deutschland Geburten und Taufen, 1558-1898," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NC3R-5JV : accessed 19 October 2015), Anna Maria Beck, 06 Sep 1684; citing ; FHL microfilm 1,184,612.
5. ↑ "Deutschland Geburten und Taufen, 1558-1898," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NNC4-TYY : accessed 19 October 2015), Anna Barbara, 31 Jan 1687; citing ; FHL microfilm 1,184,612.
6. ↑ "Deutschland Geburten und Taufen, 1558-1898," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NC3R-596 : accessed 19 October 2015), Hanss Jacob Beck, 02 Nov 1689; citing ; FHL microfilm 1,184,612.
7. ↑ "Deutschland Geburten und Taufen, 1558-1898," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NC3R-PJL : accessed 19 October 2015), Magdalena Beck, 13 Jan 1692; citing ; FHL microfilm 1,184,612.
8. ↑ "Deutschland Geburten und Taufen, 1558-1898," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N5FS-624 : accessed 19 October 2015), Hanss Jerg Beck, bapt: 16 May 1697; citing ; FHL microfilm 1,184,612.
9. ↑ "Deutschland Geburten und Taufen, 1558-1898", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NC3T-3YV : 25 February 2020), Michael Beck, 1700.
10. ↑ "Deutschland Geburten und Taufen, 1558-1898," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NC3R-RHD : accessed 19 October 2015), Hanss Jerg Beck, 14 May 1705; citing ; FHL microfilm 1,184,612.
11. ↑ "Deutschland Heiraten, 1558-1929," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NZ5M-8P5 : accessed 14 October 2015), Hannss Joerg Beck and Anna Maria Gucker, 21 Jun 1729; citing ; FHL microfilm 1,184,612, citing Evangelische Kirche Oberriexingen (OA. Vaihingen), Kirchenbuch, 1670-1942.
12. ↑ Local heritage book Oberriexingen http://www.online-ofb.de/famreport.php?ofb=oberriexingen&ID=I1008&nachname=Beck&modus=&lang=de
13. ↑ "Deutschland, ausgewählte evangelische Kirchenbücher 1500-1971," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPGS-H1L4 : 25 October 2021), Ulrich Beck, 20 Mar 1729; images digitized and records extracted by Ancestry; citing Burial, Oberriexingen, Vaihingen, Württemberg, Deutschland, Oberriexingen, German Lutheran Collection, various parishes, Germany.
14. ↑ Church book Oberriexingen, Landeskirchliches Archiv Stuttgart > Dekanat Vaihingen an der Enz > Oberriexingen > Totenregister 1727-1807 Band 9 [1]
15. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/105181172/ulrich-beck : accessed 14 Oct 2015), memorial page for Ulrich Beck (1655–20 May 1729), Find A Grave: Memorial #105181172 ; Maintained by Stella (contributor 47848948) Burial Details Unknown, who reports a From the burial register of the Evangelical Church in Oberriexingen, Württember, LDS microfilm #1184613.
16. ↑ "Deutschland Geburten und Taufen, 1558-1898," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NCV9-W68 : accessed 13 October 2015), Ulricus Beckh, 12 May 1655; citing ; FHL microfilm 1,569,111 from Evangelische Kirche Eningen (OA. Reutlingen), Kirchenbuch, 1569-1875.
17. ↑ "Deutschland Tote und Beerdigungen, 1582-1958", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J4WJ-JMB : 26 October 2021), Ulrich Beckh, 1659.

See also:

• Virginia-Gene E. Roseberry, The Charles E. Roseberry - Betty Jean Keister Family of Montgomery and Pulaski Counties, 2002:Gene E. Roseberry, ISBN-10: 0595232949, ISBN-13: 978-0595232949.
• William H. Dopke (a Beck descendant) of Mt. Bethel, PA & other Beck cousins & descendants