Anna Catharina Becker
Anna Catharina Becker was married first in 1775 to Nicolaus "Claus" Bernburg. It is not known whether there were children to this marriage. Ten years later in 1785, as a widow, she married again, this time to Jakob Speck. Jacob Speck was apparently engaged in military service at the time. In the church records of Hitzerode he is noted as a "dragon,1785". The term "dragon" refers to a short musket, attached by a swivel to the belt and ornamented by the representation of a dragon's head at the muzzle. A soldier armed with such a musket was called a dragoon. Anna Catharina's birth and death records were not found, but it is expected that she lived her life, after her first marriage at least, in Hitzerode. Daughter Anna Margarethe Speck was born there in November of 1785, so is probably the first child of Jakob Speck and Anna Catharina Becker. Her father was Johannes Becker. At the birth of her daughter Anna Margarethe Speck, the godmother was "Margarethe, widow of Johannes Becker". It is therefore presumed that Anna Catharina Becker 's mother's name was Margarethe, and that her father died before this baptism took place in November 1785.
| Date | Location | Notes | Sources | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birth | [1] | |||
| Marriage | 27 July 1775 | Hitzerode | 1st) To Nicolaus Bernburg | [1] |
| Marriage | 6 Feb 1785 | Hitzerode | 2nd) To Jakob Speck | [1] |
| Death | [1] | |||
| Burial | [1] |
Ancestry chart segment
Generation 6 Generation 7 Generation 8
+-- Jakob Speck
|
+-- Jakob Speck ----------+
| (1754-1807) |
| +-- Catharina Walter
Anna Margarethe Speck--+
(1785->1851) | +-- Johannes Becker
| |
+-- Anna Catharina Becker -+
(????-????) |
+-- Margarethe Unknown
Sources: [1]
Children
( children with Jakob Speck)
| Name | Gender | Date of Birth | Birthplace | Spouse | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anna Margarethe Speck | F | 8 Nov 1785 | Hitzerode, Hesse Germany | Johannes Friedrich | Godmother: Margarethe, widow of Johannes Becker, at baptism 12 Nov 1785 |
[1]
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Places of Residence
| Location | Dates | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hitzerode, Hesse, Germany | by 1775 - ???? | [1]
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Sources
| Ref. Num. | Description | Image of original |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Research of Dr. Kurt Guenther, parish at Albungen where the registers (after 1804) of Hitzerode are preserved. (Older registers, since 1626, preserved at Frankershausen). "Jakob Speck, 1785 dragon, born Hitzerode 17 May 1754, godfather Jacob Walter. Married Hitzerode 6 Feb 1785; died at Hitzerode 16 Jan., buried 18 Jan. 1807. Husband of Anna Catharina Becker, widow of Nicolaus Bernburg. She married first, at Hitzerode, Claus Bernburg on 27 July 1775. They were parents of Anna Margarethe Speck born in Hitzerode 8 Nov 1785. Her godmother was Margarethe, the widow of Johannes Becker. | See full text of report, Kurt Guenther Research, Church Records of Frankershausen & Hitzerode, Germany |
| 2 | Personal correspondence Wilda DeHart, 1992-ongoing; descendant of Mary Frederick and Will Dietrich; contracted Dr. Kurt Guenther to research church records in Hitzerode, Germany. | |
| 3 | Personal correspondence from Elizabeth Wilson Williams.
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Source notes
At the 1785 baptism of Anna Margarethe Speck , her godmother (sponsor) was "Margarethe, widow of Johannes Becker". Since Anna Margarethe Speck's grandfather is Johannes Becker, it is likely that his wife's name was Margarethe, and that Johannes died before 1785. Apparently, direct church records to confirm this relationship were not found, beyond this baptismal record.
