Brief Life History of Alma Edward
When Alma Edward Beck Jr was born on 21 June 1914, in Hibbard, Madison, Idaho, United States, his father, Alma Edward Beck, was 36 and his mother, Mary Teressa McNeil, was 27. He married Stella Celestia Baker on 30 March 1937, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons. He died on 8 April 1991, in Idaho Falls, Bonneville, Idaho, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Hillcrest Cemetery, Shelley, Bingham, Idaho, United States.
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Sources (27)
- Alma Edward Beck in household of Alma Edward Beck, "Utah, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records, 1914-1960"
- Alma Edward Beck, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
- Edward Alma Beck, "Idaho, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1945"
Spouse and Children
1914–1991 Male
1912–2005 Female
Children (3)
1938– Male
1939–2022 Male
1941–2019 Male
Parents and Siblings
1878–1961 Male
1887–1976 Female
Siblings (6)
1906–1994 Female
1910–1984 Female
1912–1913 Female
1914–1991 Male
1917–2010 Female
+1 More Child
World Events (8)
1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress
Age 2
1917
Age 3
1935 · The FBI is Established
Age 21
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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