Unsure of her exact birth, she may be the daughter of Lorenz Beckert and Margaretha Rastaedter[1]. There are various spellings of her first name Francisca, Franziska, Francesca, Frances.
She married Sebastian Arnick a widower on 29 May 1865[2], became stepmother to his sons Joseph and Sebastian. [3]. William, Frank and Lawrence were all born prior to 1870, with Frances being the youngest and only girl born in 1871.
She was 35 at the time of her passing from a uterine hemmorage[4], interred in the New Cathedral Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania[5][6]
↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ55-T78 : accessed 27 December 2015), Frances Arney in household of Sebastian Arney, Pennsylvania, United States; citing p. 249, family 1952, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,904.
↑ "Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Death Certificates, 1803-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VKDD-X7W : accessed 27 December 2015), Francisca Arnick, 19 Mar 1874; citing V 1 bk 1874 p 89, Philadelphia City Archives and Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia; FHL microfilm 1,003,700.
↑ Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Collection Name: Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records; Reel: 836
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