Beck, John, MA
Variant namesJohn 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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