Genevieve (Becker) Stephenson (abt. 1851 - abt. 1928)

Born about 20 Jan 1851 in Manchester, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Francis E. Oxford — married about 1869 (to about 1880) in Massachusetts, United States

Died about 29 Jul 1928 at about age 77 in Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Jennie (Becker) Stephenson is a part of US Black heritage.

Genevieve Becker was born in 1851 in Manchester, New Hampshire. She was the child of Caroline E. Walker and Civil War veteran Martin F. Becker of the USS Cumberland and the 55th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry.

Jennie married Francis E. Oxford (abt.1841-1905) about 1869. Jennie and Francis had two children: Ida and Walter. The couple separated after 1880.

Jennie remarried in 1887 to William A. Stephenson. It was the second marriage for both of them. William died in 1911.

Education

In 1860, she is attending school, probably in or near Fitchburg, Massachusetts.

Residences

• 1860: Fitchburg, Massachusetts with her parents and siblings

Race

• 1860: Mulatto

Death

She passed away in 1928 and is buried at Laurel Hill Cemetery in Fitchburg, Massachusetts.

Research Notes

• No birth and death records have been located yet for Jennie (except for Find A Grave and a Fitchburg, Massachusetts death index entry for 1928).

• Jennie's Find A Grave profile has incorrectly interpreted her married last name as "Stevenson." All other located records spell her second husband's name "Stephenson."

• At the time of the 1865 Massachusetts State Census, Jennie's future husband Francis was living with her family. He was working as a stonemason.

• No marriage or divorce records have been located yet for Jennie and Francis.

• Her uncle Dr. Theodore J. Becker served with the famous 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry.

Sources

• "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N49N-5XB : 9 November 2022), William H. Stephenson and Genevine A. Becker, 1887.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/96068776/genevieve-stevenson: accessed 17 July 2023), memorial page for Genevieve “Jennie” Becker Stevenson (20 Jan 1851–29 Jul 1928), Find a Grave Memorial ID 96068776, citing Laurel Hill Cemetery, Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by schwazi (contributor 48190761).Find A Grave: Memorial #96068776

• "Massachusetts State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQ48-4C6 : 11 March 2018), Jenevive A Becker in household of Martin F Becker, Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 953,963.

• 1860 United States Federal Census Year: 1860; Census Place: Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M653_534; Page: 848; Family History Library Film: 803534

• "Massachusetts State Census, 1865", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQHT-ZZ2 : 22 February 2021), Jennie V Becker in entry for Martin T Becker, 1865.

• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDQ8-ZNQ : 29 May 2021), Jennie V Oxford in entry for Francis E Oxford, 1870.

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHFW-RWY : 14 January 2022), Jennie A. Oxford in household of Caroline Becker, Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .

• "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9B9-JXM : 22 January 2022), Geneve A Stephenson in entry for Caroline E Becker, 1900.