Jacob Howard Becker (1826-1876) - Find a Grave Memorial

Jacob Howard Becker

Birth

1826

Death

28 Aug 1876 (aged 49–50)

Burial

Rosehill Cemetery and Mausoleum

Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Add to Map

Plot

119 sec P

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1826 born in Berks Co., PA
1848 married Margaret Amelia Dickinson
1849 son Jacob Howard III was born
1850 census living w/father in Berks Co, PA next door to the Dickinson family
Abt 1850 married Louisa A ?
1860 census Naperville, IL w/Louisa and Wm Becker (presumed his brother)
1870 census Chicago 1st ward innkeeper w/Louisa and Jacob III Sorrell Horse Inn? White Horse Inn?
1871 Great Chicago Fire (wiped him out?)
1876 died

Blamed his son for the death of wife Amelia (she died in childbirth)

Chasing women resulted in a divorce from Lucian? (not proven)

buried with 2 infant g-grandsons RIP

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Jacob Howard Becker

1849–1933

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