When Jannetje Bekker was born in 1720, in Marbletown, Marbletown, Ulster, New York, United States, her father, Lorentz Becker, was 29 and her mother, Anna Gertraud Wüst, was 18. She married Petrus Van Leuven on 26 March 1746. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. She died on 12 February 1797, at the age of 77, and was buried in Saugerties, Ulster, New York, United States.
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Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
New York is the 11th state.
Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.
Some characteristic forenames: Russian Leonid, Boris, Vladimir, Aleksandr, Lev, Mikhail, Galina, Grigoriy, Igor, Semyon, Yefim, Yuriy. Jewish Aron, Yakov, Isaak, Moisey, Moysey, Naum, Ronya, Srul, Zalman.
Dutch: variant of Bakker or Becker , an occupational name for a baker. This surname is also established in South Africa.
Danish: occupational name for a baker, from Dutch Bakker .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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