Leo Bax

Male27 August 1883–26 September 1951

Brief Life History of Leo

When Leo Bax was born on 27 August 1883, in Agnone, Campobasso, Molise, Italy, his father, Giuseppe Bax, was 32 and his mother, Lucia Lemme, was 32. He married Ernestina Anna Natale on 4 September 1902, in Agnone, Campobasso, Molise, Italy. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. He died on 26 September 1951, in Niagara Falls, Niagara, New York, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Lewiston, Niagara, New York, United States.

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Family Time Line

Leo Bax
1883–1951
Ernestina Anna Natale
1885–1957
Marriage: 4 September 1902
Lucia Bax
1903–1974
Josephine Bax
1905–1969
Felix Ernest Bax
1907–1988
Rose Alicia Bax
1909–2003
Anthony Leo Bax
1911–1986
Ralph Bax
1913–1990
Esther Sue Bax
1916–1999
Louis Nick Bax
1918–1989
Frank Louis Bax
1919–1997
Mary Dolores Bax
1925–1997

Sources (22)

  • Leo Bax, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Leo Box in entry for Joseph Cauper, "New York, County Marriages, 1847-1848; 1908-1936"
  • Leo Bax, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    4 September 1902Agnone, Campobasso, Molise, Italy
  • Children (10)

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    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (10)

    +5 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1886

    Age 3

    Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

    1886 · Giving Working Men a Union

    Age 3

    The largest union group in the United States during the first half of the 20th century. It still exists today but merged with The Congress of Industrial Organization.

    1901 · Assassination of Mckinley

    Age 18

    President William McKinley was shot at the Temple of Music, in the Pan-American Exposition, while shaking hands with the public. Leon Czolgosz shot him twice in the abdomen because he thought it was his duty to do so. McKinley died after eight days of watch and care. He was the third American president to be assassinated. After his death, Congress passed legislation to officially make the Secret Service and gave them responsibility for protecting the President at all times.

    Name Meaning

    English (Kent): variant of Back , with excrescent -s, spelled phonetically.

    German: from a short form of an ancient Germanic personal name, related to Old High German bāgan ‘to fight’.

    North German (Westphalia): variant of Backhaus .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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