Wilhelm Becker (1826 - 1870)

Born 26 Feb 1826 in Niederklein, Hesse, German Confederation

Ancestors

Husband of Maria (Euker) Baker — married 16 Nov 1851 in Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland, United States

Died 21 Dec 1870 at age 44 in Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland, United States

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Biography

William Becker has German Roots.

William Becker migrated from Germany to USA.

Wilhelm Becker was born in Niederklein, Germany in 1826. He immigrated to the USA in 1851 on a ship named the "Minna". He was one of three brothers to immigrate to America. All three were stone masons by profession. (brothers John George Becker/Baker and Joseph Peter Becker/Baker).

His two brothers George and Joseph changed their last name to Baker after they immigrated. Wilhelm/William chose to keep the family name of Becker in the USA. There are a few records under the name of William Baker, but most records are under his natural/generational name of Becker.

USA Census records indicate that his wife Mary Euker was also born in Germany. William and Mary married in Cumberland in 1851. They had eight children between 1853 and 1869.

William passed away in 1870, at age 44. He was buried In: Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Cemetery, Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland.

Research Note

The villiage of Niederklein was (is) stable/unmoving for centuries, but the world immediately around it was constantly changing during the lifetimes of this specific Becker Family. Niederklein was absorbed by three different states or countries from 1800-1835. Wilhelm's parents were born in Niederklein, Prussia. Six of his siblings were born in Niederklein, Westphalia, Confederation of the Rhine. Wilhelm and three of his siblings were born in the time of Niederklein, Hesse, German Confederation. I have chosen to present this information in this research note, and not adjust the familiy's ten profiles.

Sources

• Research Note Citation: Citations: https://patburns.com/niederklein-stradtallendorf-germany/, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confederation_of_the_Rhine, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_Confederation.

Parents: Johann Becker and Elizabeth (Schneider) Becker, Born in: Niederklein, Amöneburg, Mainz, Prussia, Holy Roman Empire.

Children born In: Niederklein, Westphalia, Confederation of the Rhine

-Peter Becker

-Maria Elizabeth Becker

-Johann George Becker

-Johannes Becker

-Elizabeth Becker

-Heinrich Becker

Children Born In Niederklein, Kirchhain, Hesse, German Confederation

-Anna Maria Becker

-Wilhelm Becker

-Johann Joseph Becker

-Christina Becker

• Wilhelm Becker/Baker Profile Page on the Family Search Genealogy Website. ID # LD5F-SFB.[1]

• Wilhem Becker. Record of emmigration from German Port of Bremen to USA, May 2, 1851. Genealogy Profile Page. gedbas German genealogy data base.[2] [3]

• Wilhelm Becker Immigration Record. 1851 Ellis Island, New York, Record. Immigration ship the "Minna" From Bremen, Germany.[4]

• William Baker. United States Census, 1860. Age 34, with Wife Mary and three children. City of Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland. ^[1]

• Wm Baker. United States Census, 1870. Age 43 Wife Mary and six children.. Citation: "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNSP-2VD : 16 July 2019), Wm Baker, 1870.

• Wilhelm Becker. Find-A-Grave Website Memorial Record. Age 44.[5] BIRTH 1826, DEATH 21 Dec 1870 (aged 43–44), Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland, USA, BURIAL Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Cemetery, Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland, USA.