Memorial created from 1950 Census, Dec 1950 NY passenger records, and "England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007."
Mother of Walter Becker, co-founder of the American rock band Steely Dan.
Married Henry C. Becker on 25 Oct 1949 at Greenwich CT (as per Connecticut, U.S., Marriage Records, 1897-1968 at Ancestry).
US Census taken 8 Apr 1950 shows Joan Becker living with husband Henry and sons Wilford (age 3, born in Colorado) and Walter (born Feb 1950 in New York) living at 1055 Madison Ave, NY NY.
Dec 1950 passenger flight records available on Ancestry confirm further vital details and match address given in 1950 Census.
Left family in New York and returned to England sometime around 1955. It is unknown how long she remained in England and when she returned to the United States, but appears to have returned by the late 1960s or early 1970s. Acted as informant on estranged husband's 1966 death certificate, suggesting possible US residency by that date.
According to "Nightfly: The Life of Steely Dan's Donald Fagen" by Peter Jones, Joan worked as a dancer at some point prior to her marriage with Carl Becker. After their separation, Joan ran a dance studio on Long Island NY at some point, possibly through the early 1970s.
England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007:
Name Joan Harvey Becker
Death Age 80
Birth Date 8 Aug 1921
Registration Date Mar 2002
Registration district Medway
Inferred County Kent
Register Number C36A
District and Subdistrict 5611C
Entry Number 90
Mother of Walter Becker, co-founder of the American rock band Steely Dan.
Married Henry C. Becker on 25 Oct 1949 at Greenwich CT (as per Connecticut, U.S., Marriage Records, 1897-1968 at Ancestry).
US Census taken 8 Apr 1950 shows Joan Becker living with husband Henry and sons Wilford (age 3, born in Colorado) and Walter (born Feb 1950 in New York) living at 1055 Madison Ave, NY NY.
Dec 1950 passenger flight records available on Ancestry confirm further vital details and match address given in 1950 Census.
Left family in New York and returned to England sometime around 1955. It is unknown how long she remained in England and when she returned to the United States, but appears to have returned by the late 1960s or early 1970s. Acted as informant on estranged husband's 1966 death certificate, suggesting possible US residency by that date.
According to "Nightfly: The Life of Steely Dan's Donald Fagen" by Peter Jones, Joan worked as a dancer at some point prior to her marriage with Carl Becker. After their separation, Joan ran a dance studio on Long Island NY at some point, possibly through the early 1970s.
England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007:
Name Joan Harvey Becker
Death Age 80
Birth Date 8 Aug 1921
Registration Date Mar 2002
Registration district Medway
Inferred County Kent
Register Number C36A
District and Subdistrict 5611C
Entry Number 90
Memorial created from 1950 Census, Dec 1950 NY passenger records, and "England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007."
Mother of Walter Becker, co-founder of the American rock band Steely Dan.
Married Henry C. Becker on 25 Oct 1949 at Greenwich CT (as per Connecticut, U.S., Marriage Records, 1897-1968 at Ancestry).
US Census taken 8 Apr 1950 shows Joan Becker living with husband Henry and sons Wilford (age 3, born in Colorado) and Walter (born Feb 1950 in New York) living at 1055 Madison Ave, NY NY.
Dec 1950 passenger flight records available on Ancestry confirm further vital details and match address given in 1950 Census.
Left family in New York and returned to England sometime around 1955. It is unknown how long she remained in England and when she returned to the United States, but appears to have returned by the late 1960s or early 1970s. Acted as informant on estranged husband's 1966 death certificate, suggesting possible US residency by that date.
According to "Nightfly: The Life of Steely Dan's Donald Fagen" by Peter Jones, Joan worked as a dancer at some point prior to her marriage with Carl Becker. After their separation, Joan ran a dance studio on Long Island NY at some point, possibly through the early 1970s.
England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007:
Name Joan Harvey Becker
Death Age 80
Birth Date 8 Aug 1921
Registration Date Mar 2002
Registration district Medway
Inferred County Kent
Register Number C36A
District and Subdistrict 5611C
Entry Number 90
Mother of Walter Becker, co-founder of the American rock band Steely Dan.
Married Henry C. Becker on 25 Oct 1949 at Greenwich CT (as per Connecticut, U.S., Marriage Records, 1897-1968 at Ancestry).
US Census taken 8 Apr 1950 shows Joan Becker living with husband Henry and sons Wilford (age 3, born in Colorado) and Walter (born Feb 1950 in New York) living at 1055 Madison Ave, NY NY.
Dec 1950 passenger flight records available on Ancestry confirm further vital details and match address given in 1950 Census.
Left family in New York and returned to England sometime around 1955. It is unknown how long she remained in England and when she returned to the United States, but appears to have returned by the late 1960s or early 1970s. Acted as informant on estranged husband's 1966 death certificate, suggesting possible US residency by that date.
According to "Nightfly: The Life of Steely Dan's Donald Fagen" by Peter Jones, Joan worked as a dancer at some point prior to her marriage with Carl Becker. After their separation, Joan ran a dance studio on Long Island NY at some point, possibly through the early 1970s.
England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007:
Name Joan Harvey Becker
Death Age 80
Birth Date 8 Aug 1921
Registration Date Mar 2002
Registration district Medway
Inferred County Kent
Register Number C36A
District and Subdistrict 5611C
Entry Number 90
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