Anna Mechtildis Becker (1820 - 1848)

Born 20 May 1820 in Holzheim, Neuss, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

Ancestors

Died 11 May 1848 at age 27 in Maxville, Jefferson, Missouri, USA

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Biography

Anna Mechtildis was the daughter of HS Becker and Anna Gertrud Cremer. She and her seven siblings came with their parents to the USA in 1842. Their family is documented on their Permission to Emigrate papers, including each one's name and age. Her father HS Becker was one of the first members of Immaculate Conception Church in Arnold, Mechtilde was the first burial in the church cemetery.

Sources

• Records written in the old German script were obtained in Salt Lake City at the LDS library. These were translated and copied, allowing us to have the names of parents and in many cases grandparents, as well.

Kruell, Wilhelm Friedrich. Letter: Beckers in Huelcrath. Trills 32 D 40699 Erkrath.

Baptism Record, Germany, Neuss Birth and Baptisms in Neukirchen, Germany

Death Record, Missouri, Archdiocese of St Louis Death Record from Immaculate Conception Church.

Emigration Permits, Dusseldorf Emigration letter for permission for Becker family to leave Germany. Includes names of parents and children.