George Beck (1762 - 1847)

Born 3 Jun 1762 in Berks, Pennsylvania

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Descendants

Died 16 Aug 1847 at age 85 in Howard Township, Washington, Indiana, United States

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Biography

Name

Name: George Beck

Birth

Birth: PA ROWAN

Date: 1762

Place:

Occupation

Built and operated first water mill in Washington County, IN, 1808 ^[1]

Family

Moved from North Carolina to Lousiville and Southern Indiana, 1807 George Beck and his wife Elizabeth (Betsy) Claver and their children John Jacob Beck, George Beck, Jr., Susannah Beck, Andrew Milton Beck, David Beck, Jacob Beck, and William B. Beck traveled from Rowan, North Carolina in 1807 seeking to explore the "West" and redeem a government offer of land to all military veterans who had served in the Revolutionary War. George Beck, Sr. was a Private in the Revolutionary War, and served on the Yadkin River in North Carolina. George Beck Sr. and family arrived in southern Indiana in the fall of 1807. His wife and daughters remained with friends in Louisville, Kentucky while George Sr. and his sons, George Jr. and John explored the southern Indiana territory.

Death

He died on 16 Aug 1847

Burial

Beck's Cemetery, Howard, Washington, Indiana, USA ^[2]Find A Grave: Memorial #23466874

Sources

1. ↑ http://familysearch.org/v1/LifeSketch Founder of Beck's Mill: https://becksmill.org/index.php/history-of-historic-becks-mill-in-southern-indiana
2. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVV-K5YC : 13 December 2015), George Beck, 1847; Burial, , Washington, Indiana, United States of America, Beck Cemetery;

• Source: S67 Abbreviation: Moser of North Carolina Title: Moser of North Carolina Author: David B. Trimble Publication: 1993
• Fact: Residence ~ Tax, land records (17 Dec 1773;1778) Salisbury, Rowan, NC
• Fact: Military Service (1776) Revolutionary Soldier in Roster of Soldiers and Patriots of Indiana Yadkin River, Rowan, North Carolina, United States
• Fact: First entered Indiana on 25 Dec 1807 (25 Dec 1807) First crossed from Bear Grass (now Louisville) at the falls of the Ohio River into Indiana. Bear Grass, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States
• Fact: Military Service (1811 and probably more) Told stories of military service in his old age: capturing prisoner, penetrating British camp in darkness and returning with report, etc. Battle Ground, Tippecanoe, Indiana, United States and probably other places.
• Fact: Served as Foreman of the first Grand Jury in Washington County, IN. (11 April 1814)