Christoph Becker b 1 Jun 1792 and died 24 Aug 1842. Christoph married Margaretha Magdalena Roesch 13 Feb 1820. They had 2 children.
Margaretha Magdalena Roesch b 27 Oct 1798 and died 2 July 1873. Her father is Johann Philiplp Roesch b 1774 and died 1848. Her mother is Margaretha Magdalena Pfeil b 1775 and died 1856
Christoph's father is Georg Jacob Becker 1756-1840 and his mother is Margaretha Scholl 1759-1825. Margaretha Scholl's parents are none other than Johann Georg Scholl b 1720 and Anna Maria Kammerer b 1723. In December 1806 Georg Jacob Becker is the mayor in Graben.
What happened to Christoph Becker's children?
1. Margaretha Magalena Becker 1822-1874 married Philipp Martin Suss 22 Dec 1842 and had 10 children.
2. Wilhelm Becker 1826-1870 married Karoline Magdalene Krauss 21 Oct 1852 and had 15 children. 4 lived to adulthood. Child 12 was August Becker. August's wife is Wilhelmina Suss 1867-1945. She was born in Graben 21 Jan 1867. August was born in Graben 16 Jan 1865 and died in Lancaster Atchison Kansas in 1944. They had five children. We are related to August. We both go back to Johann Georg Sholl and Anna Maria Kammerer however we come through Johann Wendel Scholl b 1748 and August comes through his sister Margaretha Scholl b 1759.
Documents related to Christoph Becker:
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| Christoph Becker birth 1792 film 102078298 page 745 |
On the 1st of June [1792] at night at 11:00 pm born and on the 3rd of the same month baptized: Christoph [Becker].
Father: Georg Jacob Becker, the local citizen.
Mother: Margaretha, née Schollin.
Baptismal witnesses: (1) young Martin Wenz, the local citizen, and master mason, and (2) his wife Maria Sidonia, née Bicklin. (3) Jacob Sewer, the local citizen and master shoemaker.
Right column: died 24 August 1842.
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| Christoph Becker marriage 13 Feb 1820 film 102550955 page 497 |
No. 5.
On the 13th of February [1821] were married and blessed the new budding local citizen Christoph Becker, legitimate unmarried son of the local citizen and old bailiff Georg Jakob Becker and his wife Margaretha, née Scholl, age 28 and 1/2 years, and with him Margaretha Magdalena Rösch, legitimate unmarried daughter of the local citizen Jakob Philipp Rösch and his wife Margaretha Magdalena, née Pfeil, age 22 and 1/4 years.
Witnesses are Jakob Becker and Jakob Rösch, local citizens.
Graben, on the 13th of February 1821. T. G. Beck, pastor.
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| Christoph Becker death age 50 23 Aug 1842 film 102550540 page 61 |
No. 26.
1842, on the 24th of August in the morning at 3:00 am died and was buried on the 25th [of August 1842] in the evening at 5:00 pm: Christoph Becker, local citizen.
His parents were the late Georg Jakob Becker, former local citizen, and the late Margaretha Schollin. His wife is Margaretha Magdalena, Rösch. Age: 50 years, 2 months, 3 [i.e., 23] days. Witnesses: (1) Daniel Wentz, (2) Friedrich Krauß, both local citizens.
Graben, on the 25th of August 1842. T. A. Köchlin, pastor.
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| Christoph Becker b 1792 familybook I page 2 film 102118620 page 902 |
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| Magdalena Becker b 1822 familybook II page 192 film 102118620 paghe 1174 |
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| Wilhelm Becker b 1826 familybook II page 243 film 102118620 page 1199 |
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| From Christoph Becker's memories on FS. |