John Albert Beckerman, Capt 1819 – 1887

Capt John A Beckerman Headstone
Beckerman Family Headstones
Beckerman Family Headstones

Ancestry:  Gerard Beckerman

Born: Decenber 23, 1819 in Bremen Germany

  • Father: Gerard Beckerman
  • Mother: Margaret (–)

Died: March 24, 1887 in New Bedford Ma.

  • Buried: Cataumet Cemetery; area A

Married (1): June 27, 1849 in Fairhaven Ma. by Samuel C. Brown

  • To; Ann Phillips Kendrick (1829 – 1859) (Solomon Kendrick & Ann (Phillips) Weeks)

Children: 4

  • 1. Charles A. Beckerman; (April 24, 1850 – ?); Charles was living with his family in 1870; His occupation was Mariner.
  • 2. John K. Beckerman; (1853 – August 24, 1860); John K. died of diptheria at 7 yrs, 2 mos.; He is buried in Cataumet Cemetery.
  • 3. Sarah A. B. Beckerman; (1855 – August 20, 1860); Sarah died of diptheria at 5 yrs, 2 mos.; She is buried in Cataumet Cemetery.
  • 4. William W. Beckerman; (1857 – August 24, 1860); William died of diptheria at 3 yrs, 8 mos.; He is buried in Cataumet Cemetery.

Married (2); December 25, 1860 in Sandwich Ma. by George Pierson

  • To: Rachel Snow Kendrick (1843 – 1927) (Daniel Herbert Kendrick & Harriet Dexter); Rachel married (2) Marcus Morton Thompson (1840 – 1900) (Lewis Thompson & Huldah Wood) in Bourne Ma. on March 1, 1899.

Children: 3

  • 1. Sarah Lewis Beckerman Barlow; (October 23, 1861 – 1921); Married Jesse Frederick Barlow (1860 – 1930) (Jesse Bartlett Barlow, Capt. & Susan Harlow (Westgate)) in Bourne Ma. on November 1, 1893; Sarah & Jesse are buried in Pocasset Cemetery.
  • 2. John Albert Beckerman, Jr; (1873 – May 5, 1944); John A., Jr. died in Bourne Ma. at 71 yrs, 2 mos, 15 d.; He is buried in Pocasset Cemetery (headstone not located; E.D. Nickerson interral records).
  • 3. William/Willy Herbert Beckerman; (July 7, 1879 – 1948); Married (1) Evelyn Carlisle (Tilton) (1883 – 1917) (Alonzo W. Tilton & Chloe L. Weeks) on August 14, 1901; They had 4 children & lived in Newton Ma.; William married (2) Mary A. (–); Evelyn is buried in Oak Grove Cemetery in Falmouth Ma. with her parents.

Note: John A. Beckerman, Capt. had 1 illegitimate child with Harriet T. Wright

  • 1. Charles A. Beckerman; (October 17, 1876 – ?); No further information.