Born in Ulster County, New York
Ancestors 
Daughter of Hans Johannes Becker
and Liesabeth (Broodbeck) Becker
Sister of
Hannah Becker, Henrickus Becker, Johannes Becker Jr., Elisabet Becker, Petrus Becker, Catharina Becker, Catharina Becker and Jeremias Becker
Wife of
Matthias Steel
— married
7 Jan 1808 in Walsingham, Norfolk Co., Ontario
Wife of
Tobias Layman
— married
before 1825 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Elizabeth Layman, Hannah (Layman) Dease, Merriah Layman, William Steel, Maria Steel, Amelia Steel, Betsey Steel, Henry Bostwick Steel, William Layman, Ephraim Layman, Margaret Layman and Tobias Layman
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 23 Feb 2013
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Biography
She was the daughter of Liesabeth (Broodbeck) and Hans Johannes "John" Becker.
She was born on 06 Jul 1788 and baptized on 09 Aug 1788 at St.Paul's Lutheran Church, West Camp, Ulster County, New York, USA with sponsors Catharina and Adam Lescher.
Maria Becker first married on 07 Jan 1808 in Walsingham Twp, Norfolk County, Ontario, Upper Canada to Matthias Steel (1781-1840).
Maria, wife of Matthias Steel relinquished her rights of dower on the easternmost part of Sovereign's Mill, Townsend.
By 1825 Maria had married secondly to Tobias Layman.
Sources
- Marriage of son Thomas Layman: "Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1940"
Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1928; Reel: 57
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7921 #101966817 (accessed 18 February 2024)
Mary Layman's son Thomas Layman marriage to Nancy A Evans on 20 May 1887 in Townsend Township, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada.
Acknowledgments
- WikiTree profile Becker-1469 was created on 16 Feb 2013 by Bennett Rockney through the import of Rockney GEDCOM.ged
- WikiTree profile Becker-5514 was created by Verity Martin
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Maria by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Maria:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Maria by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Maria:
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~3.12%
Bennett Rockney
:
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member ben_rockney
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~1.56%
~3.12%
Susan (Gunn) Wallace :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A134940 [compare], Ancestry member saltydoggie
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~0.78%
Fred Reed :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T351417 [compare], FTDNA kit #341621
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N Gauthier
Becker-5514 and Becker-1469 appear to represent the same person because: dups with same father and same husband and same son Ephraim
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by N Gauthier
Rejected matches › Maria Eva (Martin) Becker (1787-1850) › Maria Catherine Caroline (Klinkhammer) Becker › Maria Catharina Becher (1787-) › Maria Johanna Beck (1787-1844) › Maria Mosyer (1789-1871)
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