Re: Never met another Backes......
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Re: Never met another Backes......
Susanne Ziegler 3/02/02
My mother is Patricia Backes Terrell Fleming.Her maternal grandfather was Henry Rogers Backes (1866-1917) of Wallingford, CT.His father, Michael Backes (1829-1889), was founder of M. Backes and Sons Fireworks Company, also of Wallingford.He moved to Connecticut from New York around 1876 and emigrated to the US from Prussia, although we haven't determined exactly when or where.He was a Union soldier in the Civil War.He and his wife, Catherine Backes (1836-1915) had 13 children.
If anyone can add to this information, I'd be happy to learn more.I have no maiden name for Catherine Backes, but believe she emigrated from Hesse/Darmstadt, Germany in 1847 at age 11.
Kim Fleming Dunn