Heinrich and Anna Maria Becker
Heinrich Becker was born on November 28, 1831, in Kolb, Russia, the son of Philipp Becker and Dorothea Achziger. Heinrich married Anna Maria Stromberger on January 3, 1850, in Kolb. Anna Maria was born on June 17, 1829, in Kolb, Russia, the daughter of Georg Friedrich Stromberger and Magdalena Juckert. After their marriage, they lived in Kolb for many years but moved to the daughter colony of Brunnental before 1872.
Heinrich and Anna Maria had at least nine children. Of those, four are known to be among the earliest Volga German settlers to arrive in Oregon (between 1881 and 1892).
In late 1891, Heinrich and Maria, along with their youngest daughter Anna Maria, decided to join some of their children in Portland. They departed from Hamburg, Germany, on October 23, 1891, aboard the steamship "Fürst Bismarck" and arrived in New York in November.
Upon arrival in Portland, they lived with their son Peter and his wife, Christina, and their children in the St. Johns district of North Portland. Also living in this household was their son, Johannes (John), who came to the United States with Peter and Christina.
Daughter, Anna Maria, married Georg Brouwer in Portland in 1895. She died on December 17, 1920.
Heinrich (Henry) died in 1895, and Anna Maria died in 1905. Both were buried at the Columbian Cemetery (also known as the Columbia Slough Cemetery).
Heinrich and Anna Maria's son, Johannes (John), died on May 1, 1940, in Portland.
Another son of Heinrich and Anna Maria, Heinrich Michael (born November 20, 1869), migrated to the United States about 1899. He resided in Portland for several years before moving to California, where he died in November 1941.
Heinrich and Anna Maria had at least nine children. Of those, four are known to be among the earliest Volga German settlers to arrive in Oregon (between 1881 and 1892).
- Christina Margaretha was born on March 27, 1855. She married Johann Peter Kister.
- Johann Peter was born on March 11, 1862. He married Christina Becker.
- Johannes was born in March 1868.
- Anna Maria was born on January 1, 1872, in Brunnental.
In late 1891, Heinrich and Maria, along with their youngest daughter Anna Maria, decided to join some of their children in Portland. They departed from Hamburg, Germany, on October 23, 1891, aboard the steamship "Fürst Bismarck" and arrived in New York in November.
Upon arrival in Portland, they lived with their son Peter and his wife, Christina, and their children in the St. Johns district of North Portland. Also living in this household was their son, Johannes (John), who came to the United States with Peter and Christina.
Daughter, Anna Maria, married Georg Brouwer in Portland in 1895. She died on December 17, 1920.
Heinrich (Henry) died in 1895, and Anna Maria died in 1905. Both were buried at the Columbian Cemetery (also known as the Columbia Slough Cemetery).
Heinrich and Anna Maria's son, Johannes (John), died on May 1, 1940, in Portland.
Another son of Heinrich and Anna Maria, Heinrich Michael (born November 20, 1869), migrated to the United States about 1899. He resided in Portland for several years before moving to California, where he died in November 1941.
Sources
Ship manifest, Portland City Directories, U.S. Censuses, Oregon birth and death records - Ancestry.com
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