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Note: His own family: Die Familien der Kirchengemeinde Arle (1720-1900); Diedrich Neemann; 2004; Upstalsboom - Gesellschaft; Aurich; Intl. 943 B4do ser.A vol.367: Family #213, page 53. He was a master baker [Bäckermeister]. His name appears as Johann Harms Bakker. Both marriages and all children are listed.
By convention in Ostfriesland, his name should have been Jann Albert Harms, taking as a last name the first name of his father, Harm Anton Harms. Apparently, an occupational last name was applied to him, probably around 1820, when he would have become a master baker, so he was thereafter known as Jan Albert Harms-Backer. In the US, only the very last name was used, so they became Backers.
Jann Harms-Backer had three children by his first marriage. The two girls who survived infancy were probably safely married off by his death (The youngest would have been almost 30). However, as the church record states, he left 8 children by his second marriage, ranging in age from 6 to 24. Three years after his death, the eldest, Harm, and his new wife Maria, sailed to America with the Siebelt Folkers family:
New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957: Arrival Date: 30 Jul 1851, Ship: Charlotte, Departed from: Bremen, Germany, Place of Origin: Hannover, Port of Arr: New York, Microfilm Serial: M237 Microfilm Roll: M237_102 List Number: 1028, line 33&ff:
69. Siebert Volkert 40 m taylor; 70. Gesina 50 f; 71. Ettge 16 f; 72. Johann 9 m; 73. Siebert 9 m; 74. Anna 8 f; 75. Catherine 6 f; 76. Fentje 5 f.
Next group: 77. Harm Bakkers 26 m baker Hannover; 78. Maria 25 f.
Five more children and the wife would follow in three groups:
New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957: 19 Jun 1855 Arrival of Ship "Kosmos" from Bremen, Germany Port of Arrival New York Microfilm M237_153 List No. 519:
Joh. Backer 27 farmer Place of Origin: Hannover Destination: Illinois
Sophia Backer 52 " " [the index says 32, but it is cramped handwriting - transforming the image indicated probably 52, which makes sense because the only Sophia in the family is the mother]
Gretche Backer 14 " "
NY Passenger Lists, 1820-1957: 11 Jun 1855 Arrival of Ship "Farvinta" from Rotterdam, Netherlands
Neeltje Bakker, 28, Subers Bakker 24, Tan Bakker 18 , Netherlanders [Subers is a mystery unless it is Hilke]
But Hilke says she arrived in 1857, and:
New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957: Name: Helene Bocker Arrival Date: 26 Oct 1857 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1831 Age: 26 Gender: Female Port of Departure: Le Havre, France Destination: United States of America Place of Origin: Baden Ship Name: Mercury Port of Arrival: New York Line: 31 Microfilm Serial: M237 Microfilm Roll: M237_180 List Number:1246.
The last child, Gerdtjen, must have died in Germany between 1847 and 1857, when the last came over.
occupation: Master baker
residence: Arle
also-called: Johann
cause of died: Consumption
In his death record there is stated that he left behind eight minor children.
Vital church records of Arle were available for research until 1852.
In the churchbooks of Arle a marriage record to any of his children was not found (until 1852).
His marriage record with Neeske Tebben was not found in the churchbooks of Arle-Westerpastore.,
Arle-Osterpastorei, Nesse I and Nesse II (many records of Nesse of the time are faded and not
legible). The marriage registers of Arle-Osterpastorei have a gap 1805-1814.
Lutheran churchbooks of Nesse II, Ostffriesland, Germany Baptisms 1767-1783, page 227 (front sheet): Baptized 1782 Sons: 4) There was born to Harm Anthon Harms, baker and his wife Maetz Friderichs, a son on March 11. He got baptized on [ ...] of the same month and called Jan Albert. Godparents were [...].
Lutheran churchbooKs of Arle (Osterpastore.), Ostfriesland, Germany Marriages 1815-1840, page 131 (back sheet): Aug 22, 1823, 1823
9) On August 22nd, after the Proclamations on sundays 5, 6, 7 past Trinity, there got married at this place- The widower and master baker in Arle, Johann Harms Bakker and the young daughter, Sophia Janssen, legitimate dauahter of master blacksmith Jans Bonnen at Ostdorf.
Lutheran churchbooks of Arle (Westerpastorei), Ostfriesland, Germany Deaths 1801-1852, page 169:
Feb22, 1847, Name of the place where the deceased was living: Arle, Order no.: 18, 1847 Register of the deceased and buried: Jann Harms Backer, master baker in Arle, husband of Sophia Carolina Janssen, died of consumption on February 22, at noon, in his 66th year of age, and
was buried on March 2. He is leaving behind eight minor children.
Research done 2009 by Uwe Porten, Bingen, Germany for Larry S. Pierce.
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