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     Margaret married James Bower.^1,2

     She was born on 6 January 1888 at Ontario, Canada.^1,3
     Bertha Becker died on 11 December 1903 at Hagarty Twp., Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada, at age 15 her age was given as 16 years, not 15 and 11 months.⁴
     Barba Becker appeared on the 1891 Canadian Census of Hagarty & Jones Twps., Renfrew County, Ontario in the household of her parents, August and Mary Ann Becker.³
     Bertha Becker appeared on the 1901 Canadian Census of Hagarty Twp., Renfrew County, Ontario in the household of her parents, Augst and Mary Becker.¹

     He was born on 28 August 1889 at Ontario, Canada.^2,1,4,5
     John Frederick Becker died on 2 March 1923 at Hagarty Twp., Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada, at age 33. His obituary gives Rochefort as his place of death. I assume this is a district in the township, probably located on or near Rochefort Road.^2,6 The cause of his death was given as influenza and pneumonia.⁶ The informant on his death registration was his uncle, Ernest Getz. His father was identified as August Becker.⁶
     
     John Frederick Becker was buried on 5 March 1923 at Hagarty Twp., Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada.⁶
     John Becker appeared on the 1891 Canadian Census of Hagarty & Jones Twps., Renfrew County, Ontario in the household of his parents, August and Mary Ann Becker.⁴
     John Becker appeared on the 1901 Canadian Census of Hagarty Twp., Renfrew County, Ontario in the household of his parents, Augst and Mary Becker.¹
     John Becker appeared on the 1921 Canadian Census of Hagarty Twp., Renfrew County, Ontario, enumerated 1 June 1921. John was described as a farmer. As well as his mother, Mary Ann Becker, sister (not daughter as enumerated), Delia Gertrude Becker and niece (not cousin), an unknown person.⁵

     He was born on 16 May 1890 at Hagarty Twp., Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada.^3,6,7 Alternatively, he may have been born on 16 May 1891 at Killaloe, Hagarty Twp., Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada, but since he was 11 months old in the 1891 census, this birth year is obviously incorrect.^1,5
     William James Becker died on 11 November 1952 at Killaloe, Hagarty Twp., Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada, at age 62.⁹
     
     William James Becker began military service on 17 April 1918 at the age of 27 years, 11 months and 1 day at Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. He joined the 1st Depot Battalion, Saskatchewan Regiment.¹
     On 15 August 1918, He arrived in England on H.M.T? Cassandra. Earlier, in May 1918, he had been put in isolation for measles while still in Regina.¹ Pte. William James Becker ended military service as part of general demobilization on 26 June 1919 at Dispersal Station "O", Military District 12, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, having most recently served in the 15th Canadian Reserve Battalion. In his discharge papers he gave his occupation as a well driller.

End of Military Service section.¹

     William Becker appeared on the 1891 Canadian Census of Hagarty & Jones Twps., Renfrew County, Ontario in the household of his parents, August and Mary Ann Becker.⁷
     He was commonly known as Billy according to Ralph Gienow.⁴
     William Becker appeared on the 1901 Canadian Census of Hagarty Twp., Renfrew County, Ontario in the household of his parents, Augst and Mary Becker.⁵
     Willie Becker appeared in the 1911 Canadian Census of Hagarty Twp., Renfrew County, Ontario in the household of his parents, Auguste and Mary Becker, listed as a farmer.⁶ He lived at Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, on 2 March 1923.⁸
     In the obituary of John Frederick Becker who died 2 March 1923, William Becker was listed as a survivor.⁸
     In the obituary of Mary Ann Becker who died 16 December 1944, her son, William J. Becker of Niagara Falls Ontarion, was listed as a survivor.¹⁰

Link to the Canadian Great War Project:; "Soldier Page" for Pte. William James Becker¹¹

     She was born on 20 December 1895 at Hagarty Twp., Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada, according to her delayed birth registratin 901094.^1,4 Mrs. August Becker Sr assisted in her delivery.¹ Alternatively, she may have been born on 20 December 1896 at Ontario, Canada, according to the 1901 census.³ Annie married William Henry Kitchen on 22 February 1913 at Eganville, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada, She stated her age as 19 at the time of marriage, and he was 23. His father's occupation was given as sea captain, while her father was a park ranger.^5,2
     Other information from their marriage registration:
A delayed birth registration for Annie Mary Becker was made on 11 January 1943, certified by her mother, Mary Ann Becker. Note that Mary Ann signed the declaration with her mark, so she could not write.¹
     Annie Mary Becker died in 1961.⁶
     Annie Becker appeared on the 1901 Canadian Census of Hagarty Twp., Renfrew County, Ontario in the household of her parents, Augst and Mary Becker.³
     Annie Becker appeared in the 1911 Canadian Census of Hagarty Twp., Renfrew County, Ontario in the household of her parents, Auguste and Mary Becker.⁴
     In the obituary of John Frederick Becker who died 2 March 1923, Annie Mary Becker was listed as a survivor.⁵
     In the obituary of Mary Ann Becker who died 16 December 1944, her daughter, Annie Chatel of Montreal, was listed as a survivor.⁷

     She was born on 25 September 1899 at Hagarty Twp., Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada.^3,5,8 Alternatively, she may have been born in September 1898 at Ontario, Canada, in the 1911 and 1921 census.^6,9 Gertrude married Victor Heuton on 28 August 1923 at Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA.^10,8 Gertrude married Azzaph E. Jaster after 9 February 1967.¹¹
     Gertrude Delia Becker died on 1 December 1978 at Killaloe, Hagarty Twp., Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada, at age 79.^12,13
     The following selected information is extracted from her obituary.
     Gertrude Heuton was buried on 18 December 1978 at Emmanuel (aka Immanuel) Baptist Cemetery, Killaloe-Hagarty-Richards Twp., Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada^G.¹³
     Her name was recorded as Delia Gertrude Becker on her birth registration.^9,3
     She was commonly known as Delia.^4,5
     Delia Becker appeared on the 1901 Canadian Census of Hagarty Twp., Renfrew County, Ontario in the household of her parents, Augst and Mary Becker.⁵
     Dalay Becker appeared in the 1911 Canadian Census of Hagarty Twp., Renfrew County, Ontario in the household of her parents, Auguste and Mary Becker.⁶
     Delia Gertrude appeared n the 1921 Canadian Census of Hagarty Twp., Renfrew County, Ontario, in the household of John Becker, her sister, not his daughter as enumerated.⁹ She lived at Ottawa, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada, on 2 March 1923.¹
     In the obituary of John Frederick Becker who died 2 March 1923, Gertrude Becker was listed as a survivor.¹
     Victor and Gertrude Heuton appeared on the 1931 Canadian Census of Walkerville, Essex County, Ontario, enumerated 1 June 1931. Victor was described as a bus driver in what is today known as the Detroit–Windsor tunnel. The household also included his mother-in-law, Mary Ann Becker, her daughter, Mary Heins and her husband, Donald Heins.⁸
     In the obituary of Mary Ann Becker who died 16 December 1944, her daughter, Gertrude Heuton of Windsor, was listed as a survivor.¹⁴
     In the obituary of Rev. Capt. Azzaph E. Jaster who died 10 August 1976, her wife, Gertrude Delia Becker, was listed as a survivor.¹¹
     See the footnotes below for a link to her obituary that appeared in the newspaper the Windsor Star published in Windsor, Ontario, 18 December 1978.¹³

     She was born on 7 December 1900 at Hagarty Twp., Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada.^1,5,3 Irena married Everett W Whitely on 24 December 1921 at Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada.^6,4
     Irena Becker died on 3 January 1986 at Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA, at age 85.⁷
     Irena Becker appeared on the 1901 Canadian Census of Hagarty Twp., Renfrew County, Ontario in the household of her parents, Augst and Mary Becker.¹
     Irene Becker appeared in the 1911 Canadian Census of Hagarty Twp., Renfrew County, Ontario in the household of her parents, Auguste and Mary Becker.³
     In the obituary of John Frederick Becker who died 2 March 1923, Irena Becker was listed as a survivor.⁴ She was listed as a witness to the marriage of Victor Heuton and Gertrude Delia Becker on 28 August 1923 at Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA.^8,9
     In the obituary of Mary Ann Becker who died 16 December 1944, her daughter, Irena Whitely of Detroit, was listed as a survivor.¹⁰
     In the obituary of Everett Whitely who died 20 September 1971, his wife, Irene Whitely, was listed as a survivor.¹¹
     In the obituary of Gertrude Heuton who died 1 December 1978, her sister, Irene Whiteley, of Detroit, was listed as a survivor.¹²
     In the obituary of Mary Ellen Heins who died 5 August 1985, her sister, Irene Whiteley, of Detroit, was listed as a survivor.¹³

     Kate married William Sallows before 1922.^1,2