Brief Life History of Charles
Charles Beck was born on 27 April 1836, in Sweden. He married Klara Svensdotter on 26 February 1876, in Jefferson, Iowa, United States. He died on 1 March 1911, in Jefferson, Iowa, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in New Sweden, Jefferson, Iowa, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (3)
- Charles Back, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
- Charles Beck, "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951"
- Charles Beck, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1836–1911 Male
1840–1907 Female
World Events (8)
1839
Age 3
1846
Age 10
1863
Age 27
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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