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Alban
Philip Becker
(1885-1951)
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Registered: The
International Register
of Arms, 1st May 2012.
Registration No. 0230
(Vol.2)
Arms:
Azure two baker's peels
in saltire Or charged on
the dexter paddle with a
loaf on the sinister
paddle a pretzel of the
field on a chief wavy
Argent three barrulets
wavy Azure.
Crest:
On a wreath of the
colors, emerging from a
demi-barrel Proper
banded Azure a raccoon
holding in its dexter
paw a bunch of concord
grapes Proper.
Motto:
Mit Wissen Und
Bestimmung (With
Knowledge and
Determination)
Badge:
Emerging from a barrel
Proper banded Azure a
Raccoon holding in its
dexter paw a bunch of
concord grapes Proper.
Assumed:
United States of
America, March 2012 (In
Memoriam)
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Emblazon
by Ljubodrag
Gruijic.
The arms are
designed in
memory of Alban
Philip Becker by
his descendants
in collaboration
with the
membership of
the American
Heraldry Society
(AHS) on the
occasion of the
Becker Family
Reunion and the
100th
anniversary of
his marriage for
use by Alban P.
Becker’s
descendants.
The arms are
canting: The
baker’s peels
represent the
name Becker,
originally
Bäcker, meaning
baker in German.
The baker’s
peels are in
saltire and gold
on a blue
background which
is reflective of
Saint Alban’s
cross. The full
cant is the name
of the armiger,
Alban Becker.
The loaf stands
for the bread of
life and the
pretzel
represents the
German ancestry
of the armiger.
The chief
represents Lake
Erie north of
the armiger’s
lifelong home in
Erie, PA.
The crest
includes a
barrel which
represents the
armiger’s
grandfather,
Peter Bäcker
(1826-1882) who
was a cooper and
immigrated from
Luxemburg to
Erie, PA. Erie,
PA is
represented by
the raccoon
which was called
“erie” by the
native people in
the area. The
concord grape is
a primary
agricultural
product of Erie
County, PA.
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Alban
Philip Becker
(1885-1951) was
the son of
Joseph A. Becker
(1857-1895) and
Francis Sutter
(1863-1921). He
was a lifelong
resident of
Erie, PA. He
married Alice
Gertrude Hammer
(1890-1975) the
daughter of
Andrew
(1846-1927) and
Elizabeth (1847
- 1927) Hammer
on August 21,
1912 at Saint
Mary’s Church in
Erie, PA.
They
had 3 Children:
Alban Thurman
Becker
(1914-2001),
Robert Milton
Becker
(1920-1972) and
Elaine Trula
Becker McClurg
(1924-2011). Mr.
Becker was an
inspector on the
Pennsylvania
Railroad where
he was employed
over 30 years.
Mr. and Mrs.
Becker are
buried in
Calvary
Cemetery, Erie,
PA. They are
survived by 26
descendants
spanning 4
generations as
of April 2012.
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