Johann Heinrich Becker

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• Name: Heinrich Becker
• Reference Number: 5310
• Birth: 1837, Kukkus, Samara, Russia
• Residence: 1850, Kukkus, Samara, Russia; HH95
• Residence: 1857, Kukkus, Samara, Russia; HH108

Family/Spouse: Martha Katharina Klemm. Martha was born in 1836. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Christina Becker was born on 3 Dec 1857 in Kukkus, Samara, Russia; died on 14 Dec 1932 in Fresno, California, USA; was buried on 17 Dec 1932 in Fresno, Fresno, California, USA.
2. Johann Peter Becker was born on 27 Jan 1861 in Kukkus, Samara, Russia.
3. Jakob Becker was born on 1 Dec 1864 in Kukkus, Samara, Russia; died in in Kukkus, Samara, Russia.
4. Maria Elisabeth Becker was born in 1867 in Kukkus, Samara, Russia.
5. Heinrich Becker was born on 27 Jan 1872 in Kukkus, Samara, Russia; died on 5 Apr 1889 in Kukkus, Samara, Russia.
6. Maria Margaretha Becker was born in 1874 in Kukkus, Samara, Russia.
7. Katharina Becker was born in 1876 in Kukkus, Samara, Russia.

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• Name: Peter Becker
• Reference Number: 3654
• Residence: 1816, Kukkus, Samara, Russia; HH67
• Residence: 1834, Kukkus, Samara, Russia; HH67
• Residence: 1850, Kukkus, Samara, Russia; HH95

Johann married Maria Margaretha Uhr. Maria was born in 1805. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Margaretha Uhl
• Name: Maria Margaretha Unknown
• Reference Number: 3658
• Residence: 1834, Kukkus, Samara, Russia; HH67
• Residence: 1850, Kukkus, Samara, Russia; HH95
• Residence: 1857, Kukkus, Samara, Russia; HH108
• Residence: 1857, Kukkus, Samara, Russia; HH108

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• Name: Wilhelm Becker
• Reference Number: 2103
• Birth: 1778, Kukkus, Samara, Russia
• Residence: 1798, Kukkus, Samara, Russia; HH14
• Residence: 1816, Kukkus, Samara, Russia; HH67

Philipp married Wilhelmina Fuss in 1796 in Kukkus, Samara, Russia. Wilhelmina (daughter of Wilhelm Fuss) was born in 1777. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Wilhelmina Unknown
• Reference Number: 2104
• Arrival: 1796, Kukkus, Samara, Russia
• Residence: 1798, Kukkus, Samara, Russia; HH14
• Residence: 1834, Kukkus, Samara, Russia; HH67

Notes:

1798 Census notes that she is from Schilling

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• Birth: Berghausen, Braunfels, Hesse, Germany
• Reference Number: 2102
• Birth: 1745, Berghausen, Braunfels, Hesse, Germany
• Arrival: 8 Aug 1766, Oranienbaum, Saint Petersburg, Russia
• Residence: 1767, Kukkus, Samara, Russia; HH31
• Arrival: 26 Jun 1767, Kukkus, Samara, Russia

Notes:

Farmer from Berghausen, Braunfels, Germany. Son of the widow of Bernhardt Becker.

There are three Becker families on the Kukkus First Settlers List (David, Balthasar and Johann Adam). All three originate from Berghausen, Solms-Braunfels Principality, Hessen, Germany. From information in the Solms-Braunfels Archives we know that David is the son of Bernhardt Becker, but the other Beckers are not mentioned in that document. Birthdates for the three are 1743, 1745 and 1747.

Information from the Ortsfamilienbuch of Werdorf, Braunfels shows that the three above mentioned Kukkus immigrants are indeed all children of Johann Bernhard Becker. Unfortunately, the mothers name is not listed.

Name David Becker of Berghausen appears in Solms-Braunfels Archives as asking to emigrate to Volga Russia in 1766. It is also mentioned that he is the son of Bernhardt Becker. The other two Beckers are not mentioned in those archives. All three Becker families in Kukkus are from Berghausen, the same town in Braunfels. David and Balzer are in the same family group on the transport List. Johann Adam does not appear on the transport list (It is not complete).

Marquadt & Mai #344: David Becker from Berghausen in the area of Gräfenstein & Anna Maria Steckenmeister from Allendorff in the area of Gräfenstein, married 17 May 1766 in Friedburg.

1766 Kuhlberg List #3551
David Becker
The Luebeck Ship, Skipper Wiebe Heinrichson 8 Aug 1766
Ref, farmer from Braunfels
Wife: Margaretha

1766-1767 Transport Lists #451
David Becker, ref
Wife: Anna Margreta

1767 Kukkus First Settler List #31
Age 22, ref, farmer from Berghausen, Braunfels
Wife: Katharina Elisabeth 21
Daughter: Anna Margaretha 2 weeks

The wife of David Becker b. 1745-1748 is listed on four different documents as Margaretha (in 1766), Anna Margaretha (in 1767), as Katharina Elisabeth (in 1767) and is Margaretha in 1798 as the widow of David Becker. If the 1767 document was incorrect we could assume that Anna Margaretha was his only wife. Otherwise we would have to assume multiple wives to make sense of this. The church book of Werdorf identifies has wife as Anna Maria Steckenmesser of Allendorf. According to Marquadt & Mai #344: David Becker from Berghausen in the area of Gräfenstein & Anna Maria Steckenmeister from Allendorff in the area of Gräfenstein, married 17 May 1766 in Friedburg. For now we are assuming that Anna Maria and Anna Margaretha are the same person and that the listing of Katharina Elisabeth is a mistake.

To assume otherwise would imply the existence of 4 different wives, 2 named Margaretha, one Katharina Elisabeth and one named Anna Maria.


Birth:
place of origin

David married Anna Maria Steckenmesser. Anna (daughter of Johann Philip Steckenmesser and Anna Elisabeth Adam) was born in 1746. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Anna Margaretha Unknown
• Name: Anna Maria Steckenmeister
• Name: Katharina Elisabeth Unknown
• Name: Margaretha unknown
• Reference Number: 2981
• Residence: 1767, Kukkus, Samara, Russia; HH31
• Arrival: 26 Jun 1767, Kukkus, Samara, Russia

Notes:

The wife of David Becker b. 1745-1748 is listed on four different documents as Margaretha (in 1766), Anna Margaretha (in 1767), as Katharina Elisabeth (in 1767) and is Margaretha in 1798 as the widow of David Becker. If the 1767 document was incorrect we could assume that Anna Margaretha was his only wife. Otherwise we would have to assume multiple wives to make sense of this. The church book of Werdorf identifies has wife as Anna Maria Steckenmesser of Allendorf. According to Marquadt & Mai #344: David Becker from Berghausen in the area of Gräfenstein & Anna Maria Steckenmeister from Allendorff in the area of Gräfenstein, married 17 May 1766 in Friedburg. For now we are assuming that Anna Maria and Anna Margaretha are the same person and that the listing of Katharina Elisabeth is a mistake.
To assume otherwise would imply the existence of 4 different wives, 2 named Margaretha, one Katharina Elisabeth and one named Anna Maria.

Other Events:

• Reference Number: 3099

Notes:

Birth:
based on age of child-lives in Kutter Colony