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Elenor
(1783-1861)

 

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Emanuel Becher

Elenor 1

  • Born: 5 Sep 1783, Westminister, Cecil County, Maryland, USA 1 2 3
  • Marriage: Emanuel Becher
  • Died: 7 Apr 1861 at age 77 1
  • Buried: New Holland: Seltenreich Reformed Church, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA 1

bullet   Other names for Elenor were Eleanora, Ellen and Ellenor.

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bullet  Noted events in her life were:

• Census, 1840, Earl Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA. 5 In the 1840 Census Manuel Becher is listed with this household:
Males (born)
10-14 (1826-1830) = 1 son John
60-69 (1771-1780) = 1 father Manuel
Females (born)
Under 5 (1836-1840)
50-59 (1781-1790) = 1 mother

The next listing on the same page is Emanuel's son Jacob Becher:
Males (born)
20-29 (1811-1820) = 1 father Jacob
Females (born)
Under 5 (1836-1840) = 1 daughter
20-29 (1811-1820) = 1 mother

• Census, 1850, Earl Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA. 2 Emanuel Becher, carpenter, 74, was with wife Elloner, 67; and daughter Emma, 34. Emanuel's real estate was valued at $700. With them was probably Emanuel's son, John Becher, tailor, 23; his wife, Ann, 22; and Eliza, 1. Elloner was born in Maryland, the others in Pennsylvania.

• Census, 1860, Leacock Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA. 3 6 Several Becher households are found in Leacock Township:

Nicholas Becher, farmer, 56, was living with Jacob Becher, 58; Elizabeth Becher, 47; and Eliza E. Becher, 10. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania. Nicholas real estate was valued at $1,500 and possessions worth $500.

Daniel Becher, shoemaker, 37, was living with wife Susannah, 35; Andrew, 12; Sarah Ann, 10; Daniel, 4 months when the census was recorded on 13 Jun 1860. Also in the home: Daniel's mother, Ellen Becher, 78; John Hoey, shoemaker, 54; and John Weaver, auctioneer, 37. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania. Daniel's real estate was worth $1,600 and possessions $250.

Living between Nicholas and Daniel was Reuben Graff, laborer, 24, and wife Lydia A., 24. Lydia may be a Becher by birth?


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Elenor married Emanuel Becher. (Emanuel Becher was born on 21 May 1776 in , , Pennsylvania, USA,1 2 died on 4 Jun 1868 in , Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA 1 and was buried in New Holland: Seltenreich Reformed Church, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA 1.)


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Sources


1 Seltenreich Church Cemetery (Microfilm 0020363 Item 12.)

2 1850 United States Census, Pennsylvania, Lancaster County, Earl Township, Series: M432 Roll: 789 Page: 204.

3 1860 United States Census, Pennsylvania, Lancaster County, Leacock Township, Series: M653 Roll: 1121 Page: 582.

4 Trinity Lutheran Church, New Holland, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania (Note: Some very early records that appear in this church register were from Muddy Creek Lutheran Church in Brecknock Township, before the congregation moved to New Holland.)

5 1840 United States Census, Pennsylvania, Lancaster County, Leacock Township, Series: M704 Roll: 467 Page: 449.

6 1860 United States Census, Pennsylvania, Lancaster County, Leacock Township, Series: M653 Roll: 1121 Page: 581-582.


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