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Family
Marriage: Children:

  1. Harm Janssen Backer: Birth: 13 JAN 1824 in Arle, Aurich, Niedersachsen, Germany. Death: BET 1910 AND 1920 in Woodford County, Illinois, USA

  2. Neeske Backer: Birth: 1 DEC 1825 in Arle, Aurich, Niedersachsen, Germany. Death: BET 1900 AND 1910 in Roanoke Township, Woodford County, Illinois, USA

  3. Johannes J. Backer: Birth: 21 MAR 1828 in Arle, Aurich, Niedersachsen, Germany. Death: 1872 in Benton County, Iowa, USA

  4. Hilke Backer: Birth: 8 SEP 1830 in Arle, Aurich, Niedersachsen, Germany. Death: 1908 in Peoria County, Illinois, USA

  5. Tönjes Janssen Backer: Birth: 18 MAR 1833 in Arle, Aurich, Niedersachsen, Germany. Death: 5 MAR 1921 in Martin County, Minnesota, USA

  6. Jan Harms Backer: Birth: 1 OCT 1835 in Arle, Aurich, Niedersachsen, Germany. Death: 27 FEB 1908 in Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, USA

  7. Gerdtjen Backer: Birth: 25 AUG 1838 in Arle, Aurich, Niedersachsen, Germany. Death: 20 MAR 1854 in Arle, Aurich, Niedersachsen, Germany

  8. Gretje Johanna Backer: Birth: 13 FEB 1841 in Arle, Aurich, Niedersachsen, Germany. Death: 14 APR 1915 in Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, USA


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Notes
a. Note:   From marriage record: She is a master blacksmith's daughter from Ostdorf
 Her baptismal record was not found in the churchbooks of Nesse I and Nesse II, which include Ostdorf. Very many records of the time of her birth are completely faded and no more legible.
 Research done 2009 by Uwe Porten, Bingen, Germany for Larry S. Pierce.
  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 " "
  IL Statewide Marriage Index: LOOK, EVET JANSEN, SOPHIA MRS 1856-01-12 II/ 32 3390 PEORIA [the "Mrs" indicates that she was previously married, even though she is using her maiden name Janssen]
  With her 2nd husband 1860-1870 censes.
  1880 census, Peoria, Peoria, IL, 508 Jeff.[erson St.]: Look, Sophia 77 GER GER GER; apparently in same address as: Black, Rachael 40 wife GER GER GER; Israel 40 husband peddler GER GER GER; Abraham 15 son GER GER GER; Louis 13 son GER GER GER; Saml. 7 IL GER GER; Hattie 5 IL GER GER.

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