Brief Life History of Anna Katharina
When Anna Katharina Beck was born on 15 June 1805, in Nieder Modau, Dieburg, Hesse, Germany, her father, Henrich Beck, was 21 and her mother, Maria Catharina Margaretha Michael, was 22. She married Johann Heinrich Heuss Sr on 22 August 1830, in Nieder Modau, Dieburg, Grand Duchy of Hesse. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Jackson Township, Crawford, Ohio, United States in 1850. She died on 1 May 1867, in Crawford, Ohio, United States, at the age of 61, and was buried in Crawford, Ohio, United States.
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Sources (25)
- Catharine Hise in household of Henry Hise, "United States Census, 1850"
- Catharine Beck, "Germany Marriages, 1558-1929"
- Catherine Heis, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1810 · Change of capital city
Zanesville becomes the new state capital.
1813 · Germans defeat Napolean in Leipzig
On Oct 19, 1813, Germany defeats Napolean. The commanding officer for the Allied side was Prince Karl Phillipp Schwarzenberg.
1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
Name Meaning
English: topographic name for someone who lived beside a stream, from northern Middle English bekke ‘stream’ (Old Norse bekkr).
English (of Norman origin): habitational name from any of various places in northern France named Bec, for example Bec Hellouin in Eure, named with Old Norman French bec ‘stream’, from the same Old Norse root as in 1 above.
English: from the Middle English personal name Becke (Old English Becca or Beocca), of uncertain origin.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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