Maria (Frey) Becker (1865 - 1928)

Born 1 Sep 1865 in Alexanderwohl, Molotschna, Taurida, Russia

Ancestors

Wife of Julius J. Becker — married 29 Jan 1884 in Newton, Harvey County, Kansas

Descendants

Died 28 Feb 1928 at age 62 in Goessel, Marion, Kansas, United States

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Biography

Maria (Frey) Becker was born in 1865 in Russia, the daughter of Benjamin Frey and Maria Frey.

She emigrated to Kansas from Russia at age 8 with her parents and the rest of the original Mennonite colonists, sailing from Hamburg (and Havre) to New York City on the ship "Cimbria" on 27 Aug 1874.

Maria married Julius Becker (1859–1916) on 29 Jan 1884 in Newton, Harvey County, Kansas. Their children were:

1. Heinrich "Henry" Becker (1885–1886)
2. Maria "Mary" (Becker) Kroeker (1886 - 1960)
3. Bertha Becker (1888–1889)
4. Benjamin Becker (1890–1891)
5. Julius F. Becker (1891 - 1962)
6. Reinhold Becker (1894–1895)
7. Helena "Lena" Becker (1896–1897)
8. Eva Becker (1898–1898)
9. Minna "Minnie" Becker (1899–1969)
10. Agusta Becker (1903– )
11. Gustava Becker (1904– )

Maria died in 1928 in Goessel, Marion County, Kansas and was buried at the Tabor Mennonite Church Cemetery, Goessel, Marion County, Kansas.

Sources

• "United States Russians to America Index, 1834-1897," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KDHZ-79M : 29 December 2014), Maria Frey, 27 Aug 1874; citing Russians to America Passenger Data File, 1834-1897, Ship Cimbria, departed from Hamburg & Havre, arrived in New York, New York, New York, United States, NAID identifier 1746337, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.

• "New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVR3-5S2C : 11 March 2018), Marie Frey, 1874; citing NARA microfilm publication M237 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm .

• Kansas County Marriages, 1855-1911, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q293-GF7K : 18 October 2017), Julius Becker and Maria Frey, 29 Jan 1884; citing Marriage, Harvey, Kansas, United States, district clerk, court clerk, county clerk and register offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 2,322,923.

• "Kansas State Census, 1895", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL8V-F1KQ : 11 November 2017), Maria Becker in entry for Julius Becker, 1895.

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMY3-QBH : accessed 28 March 2018), Maria Becker in household of Julius Becker, West Branch Township, Marion, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 97, sheet 2B, family 26, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,488.

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2CG-B19 : accessed 28 March 2018), Maria Becker in household of Julius Becker, West Branch, Marion, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 77, sheet 4B, family 50, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 446; FHL microfilm 1,374,459.

• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVD-9Q96 : 13 December 2015), Maria Becker, 1928; Burial, Goessel, Marion, Kansas, United States of America, Tabor Mennonite Church Cemetery; citing record ID 10807848, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.