Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Jacob Beck[1, 2]

Male 1847 - 1936  (88 years)


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  • Name Jacob Beck 
    Born 4 Oct 1847  Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13
    Gender Male 
    Birth 5 Oct 1847  [13
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/154270075 
    Residence 1861  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Lutheran 
    Residence 1871  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    C. Presbyterian 
    Occupation 1881  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Labourer 
    Residence 1881  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Weslyan Methodist 
    Occupation 1891  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    Laborer 
    Residence 1891  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    Christadelphian 
    Occupation 1901  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Gardener 
    Occupation 1911  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Laborer, Gardner 
    Residence 1911  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Christadelphian 
    Eby ID Number 00039-3130.8 
    Died 18 Jul 1936  Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    Buried Doon Presbyterian Cemetery, Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    Person ID I5825  Generations
    Last Modified 1 Dec 2024 

    Father Friedrich "Frederick" Beck,   b. 21 Sep 1818, Berlin, , Berlin, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jun 1906, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years) 
    Mother Emily Charlotte Lawson,   b. 3 Jul 1816, Delhi, Norfolk Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Aug 1889, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Family ID F224462  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sarah Burkholder,   b. 19 Mar 1842, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jun 1916, Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Married 16 May 1872  Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 11
    Children 
     1. Emily Ann "Emma" Beck,   b. 18 Jul 1872, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Anna Beck,   b. 1874, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Magdalena Beck,   b. 14 Feb 1874, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Mar 1874, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     4. Elizabeth Beck,   b. 14 Feb 1874, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Mar 1874, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     5. John Frederick Beck,   b. 1 Oct 1877, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jan 1913, Carleton Place, Lanark Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 35 years)
    Last Modified 3 Dec 2024 
    Family ID F1779  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Jacob Beck, 88, Dies at Doon

      Jacob Beck passed away on Saturday night at the home of his daughter, Mrs. William Marshall at the age of 88, following a brief illness. Mr. Beck was born in this community, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Fred Beck. Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. William Marshall, one sister, Miss Elizabeth Beck of Doon, one brother Charles of Blair, five grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Mrs. Beck predeceased him 15 years ago, also one son. The funeral took place on Tuesday afternoon from Ratz-Bechtel funeral home, Kitchener to Doon cemetery for interment. The funeral was largely attended.

      Waterloo Chronicle 23 Jul 1936, p. 3

  • Sources 
    1. [S3] Book - Vol I A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 687.

    2. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Ada Vrooman Born: Guelph Age: 22 Father: James Vrooman Mother: Mary Connor Born: abt 1878 Spouse: John Beck Age: 22 born: Blair Father: Jacob Beck Mother: Sarah Burkholder married 2 Jul 1900 married: Brant

    3. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Jacob Beck Born: Doon ,Waterloo Ont Age: 24 Father: Frederick Beck Mother: Emily Beck Born: abt 1849 Spouse: Sarah Burkholder Age: 28 born: Hespeler Ont Father: Samuel Rosenberger Mother: Madaline Rosenberger married 16 May 1873 married: Wellington, Guelph

    4. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 5 Pg 9.

    5. [S86] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-2 Page 6.

    6. [S604] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1871, Div. 3, Pg. 28.

    7. [S178] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1881, Waterloo S. Twp. 1881 Div 3 Page 38.

    8. [S42] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Vol 9 Part 2 1852 - 1857, Rev. Chr. Fr. Hildebrand, minister of the Lutheran Church in Preston for the year 1849.
      Jakob, b. 5 Oct. 1847, son of Friedrich Beck & Amalie Lawson

    9. [S272] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1911, Div. 7 Page 20.

    10. [S1946] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861 (South Division), Div. 2 Page 13.

    11. [S2560] aaaWaterloo Township South 1891, Sect. 1 Page 55.

    12. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/154270075.

    13. [S3297] Missouri Synod, U.S., Lutheran Church records, 1851-1973.
      NameJakob Beck
      GenderMännlich (Male)
      Record TypeBaptism
      Birth Date5 Okt 1847
      Baptism Date26 Aug
      Baptism ChurchSt. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church
      Baptism PlacePreston, Ontario, Canada
      Father Friedrich Beck
      MotherAmalie Lawson

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 4 Oct 1847 - Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - C. Presbyterian - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 16 May 1872 - Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Labourer - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Weslyan Methodist - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Laborer - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Christadelphian - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Gardener - 1901 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Laborer, Gardner - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Christadelphian - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 18 Jul 1936 - Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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