Beck, John, MA

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John M. Beck (Jean-Michel Beck) was born in Ernolsheim-Bruche, France, on September 6, 1819. He immigrated to the United States sometime before 1848 and settled in New York. He married Mary Carr, a daughter of William Carr, on December 30, 1848. In 1850 Beck traveled to California by way of Cape Horn and mined for gold near the Slate Range Bar in Yuba County. He died in New York City.

From the description of Beck family papers, 1786-1947 (bulk 1815-1850) (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 662484682

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referencedIn Papers, 1928-1981. Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
referencedIn Jacob Stauffer Papers, 1844-1879, 1844-1879 American Philosophical Society
referencedIn Jackson Laboratory Oral History Collection, 1986 American Philosophical Society
creatorOf Beck, John M. Beck family papers, 1786-1947 (bulk 1815-1850) Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
referencedIn United States Sanitary Commission records. Army and Navy Claim Agency archives, 1861-1870 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
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associatedWith Chase, Mary, 1907- person
associatedWith Jackson Laboratory (Bar Harbor, Me.) corporateBody
associatedWith Stauffer, Jacob, b. 1808 person
associatedWith United States Sanitary Commission corporateBody
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New York (State)
California
France
Pennsylvania
Slippery Rock (Pa.)
Yuba County (Calif.)
United States
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Gold mines and mining
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Active 1947

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