Brief Life History of George Siegfrid
When George Siegfrid Backman was born on 15 February 1866, in Göteborg, Göteborgs och Bohus, Sweden, his father, Samuel Christian Backman, was 30 and his mother, Anna Johanna Andersdotter, was 35. He married Mary Ophelia Allred on 18 August 1891, in Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1900. He died on 4 April 1908, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 42, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- George Bachman in household of Samuel Bachman, "United States Census, 1880"
- George S Backman, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
- Geo S Backman, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"
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World Events (8)
1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.
This Act was to restrict the power of the President removing certain office holders without approval of the Senate. It denies the President the power to remove any executive officer who had been appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, unless the Senate approved the removal during the next full session of Congress. The Amendment was later repealed.
1873 · The Swedish Krona Becomes National Currency
The Swedish krona replaced the Swedish riksdaler as the national currency in 1873.
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Bjorn, Egil, Erik, Hilma, Lasse, Nels, Sven.
Swedish: ornamental name composed of the elements back(e) ‘hill’ + man ‘man’.
Swedish (Bäckman): ornamental name composed of the elements bäck ‘stream’ + man ‘man’. Compare Beckman .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Backman's voyage on S.S. Nevada 1878
"DEPARTURE. -- The third company of the season sailed on the S. S. Nevada, at 7 p.m. on the 29th instant. There were some 569 souls on board, 495 of the number being from the Scandinavian and Swedish …
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