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Stecker (originally Stecher) family information

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First Generation
 
      1. Marcus Stecher  was born about 1878 in Austria. He died in New York City.
 
Marcus Stecher (later Stecker) came from the town of Sambor in the eastern European region of Galicia
(German: Königreich Galizien und Lodomerien mit dem Großherzogtum Krakau und
den Herzogtümern Auschwitz und Zator; official Polish: Królestwo Galicji i Lodomerii
wraz z Wielkim Księstwem Krakowskim i Księstwem Oświęcimia i Zatoru) was a
kingdom dependent to the Habsburg Monarchy, the Austrian Empire and Austria–Hungary
from 1772 to 1918. This historical region in eastern Central Europe is currently divided
between Poland and Ukraine. The nucleus of historic Galicia currently consists of the
Lviv, Ternopil and Ivano-Frankivsk regions of western Ukraine. This explains the
disambiguation of the nativity descriptions associated with this family of Galizien, Galicia,
Galacia, Austria, Poland, Polish, Yiddish, German.
 
Immigration: Hamburger Passagierlisten,1850-1934 Hamburg Passenger Lists, 1850-
1934; Name:  Marcus Stecher; Departure Date: 1 Mrz 1898 (1 Mar 1898); Destination: New
York; b abt 1877; Age 21; Gender: männlich (Male); Family: Household members;
Residence: Sambor, Galizien; Occupation: Schneider (tailor); Ship Name: "German
Empire"; Ship Type: Dampfschiff (steamship); Accommodation: Erste Kajüte (first
cabin); Ship Flag: England; Port of Departure: Hamburg; Port of Arrival: West
Hartlepool (Nordamerika via Liverpool); Volume: 373-7 I, VIII B 1 Band 112; Page: 72;
Microfilm Roll Number: S13170

Marcus Stecher was born Mordche (Mordecai ?) Stecher in the town of Sambor, Lwow Galicia.  His birth year was 1875. His  parents are mother Feige (Fannie Markel Stecher) and father Itzig (Isaac) Stecher.  Apparently his given name was anglisized to Marcus and the surname changed from Stecher to Stecker in the USA. 

Marcus (Mordche) Stecher's mother, Feige, died in 1879 at age 50 when he was only four years old.

1900 marriage of Marcus Stecker: Marcus Stecher married Sadie Albert on December 23, 1900 in Manhatten, NYC.  Marcus Stecher's father was listed as Isac (aka: Isaac) Stecher and mother as Feige (aka: Fannie) Markel.  Marcus' bride, Sadie Albert, father was listed as Samuel Albert and her mother as Chane (aka: Hannah) Gacher

1910 Census. Manhattan Ward 11, New York, New York, East Ninth Street.
- Marcus Stecher; head; married 9 yrs; age 32; b abt 1878; immigration 1898; Alien;

Married; b Austria speaks Yidish;
Father b Austria; Mother b Austria; occupation proprietor vest shop; Rents.
- Sadie Stecher; wife; married 9 yrs; age 31 (b abt 1879) ; mother of 5 children 3
living; immigration 1900; b Austria speaks Yidish;
- Samuel Stecher; son; age 7; b NY; father b Aus speaks Yiddish; mother b Aus
speaks Yiddish.
- Fanny Stecher; dau; age 5; b NY; father b Aus speaks Yiddish; mother b Aus
speaks Yiddish.
- Rose Stecher; dau; age 7/12;b NY; father b Aus speaks Yiddish; mother b Aus
speaks Yiddish.
 
1920 Census. Brooklyn Assembly District 6, Kings, New York, Myrtle Ave.
- Marcus Stecher; head; rent; married; Age 39; b abt 1881; Immigration 1898; Alien;
Birthplace: Galicia - Poland; speaks Polish; father b Galacia - Aus; 
speaks -Polish; mother b Galacia - Aus; speaks Polish; occupation tailor for merchant
- Sadie Stecher; wife; married; Age 39; b abt 1881; Immigration 1898; Alien;
Birthplace: Galicia - Poland; speaks Polish; father b Galacia - Aus speaks
Polish; mother b Galacia - Aus; speaks Polish;
- Sam Stecher; son; age 16, b NY; speaks English; father b Galacia - Aus; father
speaks Polish; mother b Galacia - Aus speaks Polish;  occupation clinical broker
- Fannie Stecher; dau; age 14; b NY; speaks English; father b Galacia - Aus; father
speaks Polish; mother b Galacia - Aus speaks Polish;
 
1930 Census. New York, Kings Co, Brooklyn Burrough, residence 691 Monroe Street.
- Morris Stecher; head; Ownes value $8,000; has radio; age 50; married at age 21;
b Austria; father b Austria; mother b Austria; language spoken in
home before US stated as German; Speaks English; occupation tailor men's vests.
- Sadie Stecher; wife; age 48; married at age 19; b Austria; father b Austria; mother b Austria; language spoken in home German; immigrated 1900; alien; speaks English.
- Samuel Stecher; son; age 27;  b NY; father b Austria; mother b Austria; Speaks English; occupation Brick Layer of Houses.
- Fanny Stecher; dau; age 22;  b NY; father b Austria; mother b Austria; Speaks English; occupation stenographer in office.
 
 
Marcus married Sadie Albert . Sadie was born about 1880 in Austria. She died in prob, NY.
 
 
Marcus Stecher and Sadie Albert Stecher (Stecker) had the following children:
 
+          2 M        i.  Samuel (Stecher) Stecker  was born about 1903.  Husband of Minnie (Shelly) Weiss and father of Stephen L. Stecker
   and Michael A. Stecker      
 
               3 F         ii.  Fannie Stecher  was born about 1906 in NY.
     aka: Florence Stecker Johnson, "Aunt Buddy".  She married Herbert Johnson of NY, NY.  No Children.
     died in Florida.
 
               4 F        iii.  Rose Stecher  was born about 1909 in NY.
    died in childhood, probaly between 1910 - 1920.
 
 
Second Generation
 
      2. Samuel Stecher  (Marcus) was born about 1903 in New York, NY.
 
Samuel married Minnie "Shelly" Weiss  daughter of Harry Weiss and Mary Leonard before 1938. Minnie was born estimated 1914 in Worcester, MA. She died on 12 Dec 1982 in San Diego, CA.
 
Minnie Weiss' mother, Mary Leonard, died when Minnie was young.
Minnie changed her name "Shelly" Weiss as an adult.
Minnie married Samuel Stecker, becomming Shelly Stecker.
Minnie was was raised by her aunt Sadie Weiss (Bergold) and uncle Frank J Bergold,
after her mother died, before 1930. So, Henry Bergold and Minnie Weiss (Stecker)
grew up together in the home of Frank Bergold and his wife Sadie Weiss Bergold in
Brooklyn, N.Y.
Minnie Weiss is designated as "Minna Bergold" daughter of Sadie and Frank in the
1930 Census, of NY, Brooklyn, Keap Street residence
 
 prepared by JW,    rk, N.
 

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Samuel Stecker descendants

Wife: Minnie "Shelly" Weiss

First son: Stephen Leonard Stecker, born May 24, 1938 in Brooklyn, NY.
Profession: physician/neurologist, M,D. from Wayne State University Medical School, Detroit, MI
Stephen's wife: Alix Colcombet (Lyon, France)
Their children: Tiffany, Mathieu and Dylan.  All born in San Diego, California

Second son: Michael Alan Stecker, born August 25, 1943 in Brooklyn, NY.
Profession: physician/radiologist, M,D. from University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI
Single

             prepared by MAS