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Adam Becker

Birth
Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland, USA
Death
15 May 1896 (aged 33)
Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland, USA
Burial
Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland, USA Add to Map
Plot
Center Section # 3, Lot 134, Grave 2.
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Adam Becker was born 6 March 1863, in what was then Canton, Baltimore County, Maryland, the son of George Becker and Maria Werner Becker. Adam Becker had 3 brothers and 7 sisters.

On his 1880 U.S. Federal Census: Ward 1, Baltimore City, Maryland. Living at No. 67 O'Donnell Street. Head: George Becker, age 52, born in Germany, a Butcher. Wife: Mary Becker, age 48, born in Germany, keeps house. Children: Kate Becker, age 22. Anna Becker, age 19. Adam Becker, age 17, Butcher. Mary Becker, age 15, dress maker. Henry Becker, age 10, at school. Cecelia Becker, age 8, at school. Mamee Becker, age 5.

On 8 Sep 1886, Adam Becker, of Canton, Baltimore County, son of George Becker & Maria Werner, and Maria Baier, of Baltimore, Md, daughter of Johannis Baier & Anna M. Hartmann, were married at the Sacred Heart of Jesus Church, Highlandtown, Baltimore County, Maryland, by Rev. Adam Petri. Witnesses: Paul Baier and Maria Becker. - MD State Archives; Sacred Heart of Jesus Roman Catholic Church Marriage Registers; 1886; Page 49.

Adam and Maria Anna Becker had four children:
Anna Maria 'Annie' Becker, 3 July 1887 - 22 Aug 1907.
Maria Amalia 'Mollie' Becker, 1 Sep 1888 - ?
Paul Frederick Becker, 16 Sep 1890 - 26 Nov 1944.
Anna Maria 'Mary' Becker, 18 Sep 1892 - ?

From Canton and Highlandtown.—Mr. Adam Becker, who operated a Grocery store for about 3 years, died late last Friday evening at his residence, on the northeast corner of Fait avenue and Clinton street. He leaves behind his widow, Maria, born Beher(Baier), and four children, also his elderly parents, Mr. Georg Becker, who kept a Butcher Shop in the Fell's Point Market for 47 years, his mother, Maria, born Wanner(Werner), four sisters, Katie, Mollie, Lizzie and Mamie, and two brothers, John and Henry Becker. He was a member in good standing of the "Emerald Clubs." - Courtesy of Newspapers.com; Der Deutsche Correspondent Newspaper, Baltimore, Maryland; Tuesday, 19 May 1896; Page 3. (Translation from the original German.)

MD State Archives: Sacred Heart of Jesus Roman Catholic Church Interment Records: On 15 May 1896, Adam Becker, age 34, born in Baltimore, died from consumption. Priest: Father H. Dressman. Interred in Baltimore Cemetery on 19 May 1896.

The staff at Baltimore Cemetery confirmed that their records show Adam Becker, who died at the age of 33 years, was buried in Center Section # 3, Lot 134, Grave 2, on 19 May 1896. Also buried in Lot 134: Adam Becker's brothers-in-law, Jacob Weifforth, buried in Grave 1, on 23 March 1874, and George Wunder, buried in Grave 3, on 29 June 1906.
Adam Becker was born 6 March 1863, in what was then Canton, Baltimore County, Maryland, the son of George Becker and Maria Werner Becker. Adam Becker had 3 brothers and 7 sisters.

On his 1880 U.S. Federal Census: Ward 1, Baltimore City, Maryland. Living at No. 67 O'Donnell Street. Head: George Becker, age 52, born in Germany, a Butcher. Wife: Mary Becker, age 48, born in Germany, keeps house. Children: Kate Becker, age 22. Anna Becker, age 19. Adam Becker, age 17, Butcher. Mary Becker, age 15, dress maker. Henry Becker, age 10, at school. Cecelia Becker, age 8, at school. Mamee Becker, age 5.

On 8 Sep 1886, Adam Becker, of Canton, Baltimore County, son of George Becker & Maria Werner, and Maria Baier, of Baltimore, Md, daughter of Johannis Baier & Anna M. Hartmann, were married at the Sacred Heart of Jesus Church, Highlandtown, Baltimore County, Maryland, by Rev. Adam Petri. Witnesses: Paul Baier and Maria Becker. - MD State Archives; Sacred Heart of Jesus Roman Catholic Church Marriage Registers; 1886; Page 49.

Adam and Maria Anna Becker had four children:
Anna Maria 'Annie' Becker, 3 July 1887 - 22 Aug 1907.
Maria Amalia 'Mollie' Becker, 1 Sep 1888 - ?
Paul Frederick Becker, 16 Sep 1890 - 26 Nov 1944.
Anna Maria 'Mary' Becker, 18 Sep 1892 - ?

From Canton and Highlandtown.—Mr. Adam Becker, who operated a Grocery store for about 3 years, died late last Friday evening at his residence, on the northeast corner of Fait avenue and Clinton street. He leaves behind his widow, Maria, born Beher(Baier), and four children, also his elderly parents, Mr. Georg Becker, who kept a Butcher Shop in the Fell's Point Market for 47 years, his mother, Maria, born Wanner(Werner), four sisters, Katie, Mollie, Lizzie and Mamie, and two brothers, John and Henry Becker. He was a member in good standing of the "Emerald Clubs." - Courtesy of Newspapers.com; Der Deutsche Correspondent Newspaper, Baltimore, Maryland; Tuesday, 19 May 1896; Page 3. (Translation from the original German.)

MD State Archives: Sacred Heart of Jesus Roman Catholic Church Interment Records: On 15 May 1896, Adam Becker, age 34, born in Baltimore, died from consumption. Priest: Father H. Dressman. Interred in Baltimore Cemetery on 19 May 1896.

The staff at Baltimore Cemetery confirmed that their records show Adam Becker, who died at the age of 33 years, was buried in Center Section # 3, Lot 134, Grave 2, on 19 May 1896. Also buried in Lot 134: Adam Becker's brothers-in-law, Jacob Weifforth, buried in Grave 1, on 23 March 1874, and George Wunder, buried in Grave 3, on 29 June 1906.


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