Difference between revisions of "Becker (Bekker, Backer) family"
| [unchecked revision] | [checked revision] |
GameoAdmin (talk | contribs) (CSV import - 20130816) |
m (Added category.) |
||
| (One intermediate revision by one other user not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
Becker, a Mennonite family name in [[West Prussia|West Prussia]] which appeared in the [[Danzig Old Flemish Mennonites|Old Flemish]] congregations and in the Danzig Flemish congregation, was first mentioned in [[Danzig (Poland)|Danzig]] in 1671. In West Prussia four families of this name were listed in 1776 (without Danzig), and six persons in 1935 (without [[Elbing (Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland)|Elbing]]). Members of this family also immigrated to [[Russia|Russia]] ([[Molotschna Mennonite Settlement (Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine)|Molotschna]]) and [[North America|North America]]. The name Becker is not to be confused with Becher, Bächer (18 persons in West Prussia in 1935), etc., a Mennonite family name in the [[Frisian Mennonites|Frisian]] congregations of Danzig and [[Montau (Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Montau]], nor with Petker, Boettcher, Petcher, etc., a family name of the Frisian Montau congregation. | Becker, a Mennonite family name in [[West Prussia|West Prussia]] which appeared in the [[Danzig Old Flemish Mennonites|Old Flemish]] congregations and in the Danzig Flemish congregation, was first mentioned in [[Danzig (Poland)|Danzig]] in 1671. In West Prussia four families of this name were listed in 1776 (without Danzig), and six persons in 1935 (without [[Elbing (Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland)|Elbing]]). Members of this family also immigrated to [[Russia|Russia]] ([[Molotschna Mennonite Settlement (Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine)|Molotschna]]) and [[North America|North America]]. The name Becker is not to be confused with Becher, Bächer (18 persons in West Prussia in 1935), etc., a Mennonite family name in the [[Frisian Mennonites|Frisian]] congregations of Danzig and [[Montau (Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Montau]], nor with Petker, Boettcher, Petcher, etc., a family name of the Frisian Montau congregation. | ||
| − | |||
| − | |||
{{GAMEO_footer|hp=Vol. 1, p. 259|date=1953|a1_last=Reimer|a1_first=Gustav|a2_last= |a2_first= }} | {{GAMEO_footer|hp=Vol. 1, p. 259|date=1953|a1_last=Reimer|a1_first=Gustav|a2_last= |a2_first= }} | ||
| + | [[Category:Family Names]] | ||
Latest revision as of 07:11, 12 April 2014
Becker, a Mennonite family name in West Prussia which appeared in the Old Flemish congregations and in the Danzig Flemish congregation, was first mentioned in Danzig in 1671. In West Prussia four families of this name were listed in 1776 (without Danzig), and six persons in 1935 (without Elbing). Members of this family also immigrated to Russia (Molotschna) and North America. The name Becker is not to be confused with Becher, Bächer (18 persons in West Prussia in 1935), etc., a Mennonite family name in the Frisian congregations of Danzig and Montau, nor with Petker, Boettcher, Petcher, etc., a family name of the Frisian Montau congregation.
| Author(s) | Gustav Reimer |
|---|---|
| Date Published | 1953 |
Cite This Article
MLA style
Reimer, Gustav. "Becker (Bekker, Backer) family." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1953. Web. 23 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Becker_(Bekker,_Backer)_family&oldid=119568.
APA style
Reimer, Gustav. (1953). Becker (Bekker, Backer) family. Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 23 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Becker_(Bekker,_Backer)_family&oldid=119568.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 1, p. 259. All rights reserved.
©1996-2024 by the Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. All rights reserved.