Anna Katharina Beck

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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Family Time Line

Johann Heinrich Heuss Sr
1807–1870
Anna Katharina Beck
1805–1867
Marriage: 22 August 1830
Johannes Heiss
1826–1919
Maria Margaretha Elisabetha Heuss
1830–1860
Johann Heinrich Heuss Jr
1833–1909
Ernestine Charlotte Heis
1833–1921
Philip Johann Heis
1835–1910
Georg Peter Heis
1835–1919
Elizabeth Heiss
1839–
Georg Heiss
1841–1871
Margaret Heiss
1843–1920
Nancy Heiss
1846–1922

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"

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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