Maria Elizabeth "Mary" Becker^{[1, 2]}

1857 - 1941  (83 years)

• Name	Maria Elizabeth "Mary" Becker
  Born	17 Aug 1857	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Gender	Female
  Birth	17 Aug 1858
  Name	Maria Elizabeth "Mary" Kress
  Name	Mary Becker
  Residence	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Lutheran
  Residence	1876	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Residence	1891	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Lutheran
  Residence	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Lutheran
  Residence	1921	95 College St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Residence	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Lutheran
  Residence	1941	95 College St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-32749P
  Died	31 Jan 1941	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9, 10]
  Buried	Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9, 10]
  Person ID	I32749	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	John Becker,   b. 12 Jul 1811, Nieder-Ofleiden, , Hessen, Germany ,   d. 11 Jan 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 59 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Zinkann,   b. 9 Oct 1817, , Germany ,   d. 26 Jun 1906, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 88 years)
  Married	19 Aug 1841	Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11]
  Family ID	F19451	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Friedrich "Frederick" Kress,   b. 17 Aug 1854, New York City, New York, USA. ,   d. 19 May 1925, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 70 years)
  Married	5 Nov 1876	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 7]
  Children	1. Clara Catharina Kress,   b. 14 Jul 1877, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Feb 1878, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 0 years)   2. William Philip "Philip" Kress,   b. 21 Jan 1879, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Dec 1946  (Age 67 years)   3. Wilhelmina "Minnie" Kress,   b. 12 Dec 1882, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Pauline Catherine Kress,   b. 22 Mar 1885, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Alfred Walter Kress,   b. 15 Apr 1887, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Cora Louise Kress,   b. 29 Apr 1889, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Frieda Kress,   b. 20 Sep 1893, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Arthur Kress,   b. 12 Feb 1898, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. Harold Armand Kress,   b. 9 Aug 1899, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 Mar 1977, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F8523	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 9 Nov 1876. 05 Nov 1876 By Pastor Wurster in Preston, Friedrich Kress of Berlin was married to Maria Becker of Waterloo Township. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 18478-04. William P. Kress, 25, Occ. Manufacturer, b. Berlin, Res. Same, son of Fred Kress and Mary Becker, married Nellie Seymour, 28, b. Bolton Ont, Res. Berlin, daughter of William Seymour and Sarah Stuart, Witn: Alton H. Heller, Berlin and Olive Graybell, Waterloo, 25 May 1904 at Berlin [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, Berlin (Town/Ville) A-6 Page 1. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 010999-76. Frederick KRESS, 23, stone cutter, New York, Berlin Waterloo Co.., s/o Jacob & Christina married Maria BECKER, 19, Waterloo Twp, Waterloo Twp, d/o John & Elizabeth, witn Jacob & Caroline WURSTER both of Preston, 5 November 1876 in Preston [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div 35 Page 9. [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921, Sub Dist. 24 Page 14. [S1592] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1891, Sec. 5 Page 15. [S894] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861, Sect. 7 Page 52. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/84957909. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration. Name:Mary Kress Gender:Male Age:83 Birth Date:20 Aug 1857 Birth Place:Canada Death Date:31 Jan 1941 Death Place:95 College St., Kitchener, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:John Becker Mother:Elizabeth Zinkan Spouse:Frederick Kress Buried St. Peters Informant: Harold Kress 95 College [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852. Marriages By Rev'd F. W. Bindemann, Minister Of The German Evangelical Protestant Church John Becker, Farmer, To Elisabeth Zinkan, Both Of Wilmot. Wit. John Zinkan, Carpenter And Jacob Gin. Gerich, Both Of Wilmot.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 17 Aug 1857 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1876 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 5 Nov 1876 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1921 - 95 College St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1941 - 95 College St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 31 Jan 1941 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth