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Jacob Fritz Beck

Male 1861 - 1928  (66 years)


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  • Name Jacob Fritz Beck 
    Born 18 May 1861  Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Gender Male 
    Misfortune committed suicide 
    Residence 1871  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Lutheran 
    Misfortune 31 Mar 1928  London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Suicide by Gun Shot Wounds 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-218808 
    Died 31 Mar 1928  London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5
    Cause: Cause: Suicide by Gun Shot Wounds 
    Buried 2 Apr 1928  Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Person ID I218808  Generations
    Last Modified 7 Nov 2024 

    Father Jacob Friedrich Beck, Esq.,   b. 10 May 1816, Weiler, Baden, , Baden-Württemberg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Mar 1906, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years) 
    Mother Charlotte Josephine Hespeler,   b. 6 May 1822, Gernsbach, Gernsbach, , Baden-Württemberg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Jun 1895, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Married 19 Oct 1845  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7
    Family ID F9296  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S20] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berlin Telegraph (title varies: Berlin Telegraph, Berlin Daily Telegraph) (1853-1922), 7 Jun 1861.
      Beck: At Baden, on the 18th ult., the wife of Jacob Beck, Esq., of a son.

    2. [S190] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1871, Div. 3 Page 39.

    3. [S2555] News - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - New Hamburg Independent (1917 -, Obituary of F. J., Beck - Apr 6 1928 pg 1.

    4. [S239] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Preston CC#6335 Cemetery Internet Link .
      [Front] In loving memory of/ William BECK/ born May 9, 1851 - died Jan. 18, 1898/ Louise DICKIE nee BECK/ 4 Dec. 1847 - 6 July 1927/ wife of Rev. Dr. J. F. DICKIE/ In Jesu Christo Obdormivit/ [Flat marker] W.B. [Back] Geliebt beweint und unvergessen/ ruht hier in Gott/ Charlotte Josephine BECK/ geb. Hespeler/ 6 Mai 1822 - 26 Juni 1895/ und/ Jacob Friedrich BECK/ Weiler Baden, 10 Mai 1816/ Detroit, Mich. 21 Marz 1906/ BECK/ [Left side] Jacob F. BECK/ 1861 - 1928/ [Footstones] J.F.B./ C.J.B.

    5. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration.
      Name:Jacob Beck Gender:Male Birth Year:abt 1865 Birth Place:Baden, Ontario Age at Death:63 Death Date:31 Mar 1928 Death Place:Middlesex, Ontario, Canada

    6. [S826] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Preston - Saint Peter's Lutheran - index.

    7. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Marriages By Rev’d Jacob Huttner, Lutheran Minister, Preston #53.
      Jacob Beck, to Charlotte Hespeler, both of Waterloo. 19 Oct. 1845. by Rev. Hottner

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 18 May 1861 - Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1871 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMisfortune - Suicide by Gun Shot Wounds - 31 Mar 1928 - London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: Cause: Suicide by Gun Shot Wounds - 31 Mar 1928 - London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 2 Apr 1928 - Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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