Backus Family History
A Genealogical History of the Backus Family and it's Branches |
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1. | Lotta Estelle Boyer was born on 19 May 1884 in St Louis, St Louis, Missouri (daughter of Joseph Boyer, Sr. and Clara Ann Libby); died on 31 Mar 1966 in Grosse Pointe Shores, Wayne, Michigan; was buried on 3 Apr 1966 in Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan. Lotta married Standish Backus, Sr. on 16 Jan 1907 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan. Standish (son of Charles Kellogg Backus and Evelyn "Eva" Standish) was born on 12 Jan 1875 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; died on 13 Jul 1943 in Mamaroneck, Westchester, New York; was buried on 16 Jul 1943 in Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] Children:
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2. | Joseph Boyer, Sr. was born on 19 Dec 1848 in Pickering, Durham, Ontario, Canada; died on 24 Oct 1930 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; was buried on 27 Oct 1930 in Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan. Other Events and Attributes:
Notes: Invented the first successful pneumatic hammer. Helped John Burroughs with the creation of the adding machine. First industrial client of Albert Kahn, who designed the Boyer Machine Company plant in 1901 which was located on Second Avenue in Detroit. Joseph married Clara Ann Libby on 5 Feb 1874 in St Louis, St Louis, Missouri. Clara was born on 20 Jul 1853 in Limerick, York, Maine; died on 12 Aug 1913 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
3. | Clara Ann Libby was born on 20 Jul 1853 in Limerick, York, Maine; died on 12 Aug 1913 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan.
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