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Erick Alex “Alec” Backen

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Erick Alex “Alec” Backen

Birth
Norway
Death
19 May 1929 (aged 79)
Brainerd, Crow Wing County, Minnesota, USA
Burial
Brainerd, Crow Wing County, Minnesota, USA Add to Map
Plot
Block 36 Lot 5 NEC
Memorial ID
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1870 census for Burnside, Trempealeau, Wisconsin, family #100:
Johnson, John, 36, b. Norway
Johnson, Anna, 40, b. Norway
Johnson, Alec, 20, b. Norway
Johnson, Olina, 16, b. Norway
Johnson, Caroline, 12, b. Norway
Johnson, Albert, 9, b. Norway(sic)
Johnson, John, 6, b. Wisconsin
Johnson, Hannah, 3, b. Wisconsin
Johnson, Mary, 1, b. Wisconsin
(Alec, Olina, Caroline, & Albert are actually surname Backen and are from Anna's first marriage.)

Familysearch.org marriage index:
Groom's name: Aleck Olson Bacen
Groom's birthplace: Norway
Bride's name: Annie Erickson
Bride's birthplace: Sweden
Marriage date: 20 Apr 1888
Marriage place: Garfield, Polk, Wisconsin
Groom's father's name: Ole O. Bacen
Groom's mother's name: Anne
Bride's father's name: Eric Hillbery
Bride's mother's name: Carrie
(Olson appears as his middle name here possibly due to the Scandinavian countries using patronymics, so he's Ole's son = Olson.)

1900 census for Township 134, Crow Wing, Minnesota, family #69:
Bacon, Alec, head, b. Sep 1849 Norway, m. 15y, imm. 1861
Bacon, Anna, wife, b. Jul 1863 Sweden, 7 ch. 5 liv.
Bacon, Anna L, daughter, b. Dec 1893 MN
Bacon, Edwin A, son, b. Jan 1898 MN
Bacon, Alfred, son, b. Apr 1900 MN
(Bacon surname is actually Backen.)

Familysearch.org death index:
Name: Erick A. Backen
Death date: 19 May 1929
Death place: Brainerd, Crow Wing, Minnesota
Age: 80
Spouse's name: Anna Backen
Father's name: Ole Backen
Mother's name: Anna Backen

Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2002
Name: Erick A. Backen
Death Date: 19 May 1929
Death County: Crow Wing
State File Number: 003036
Certificate Number: 003036
Certificate Year: 1929
Record Number: 538081

1910 and 1920 Census both show him as Alex or Aleck.
1870 census for Burnside, Trempealeau, Wisconsin, family #100:
Johnson, John, 36, b. Norway
Johnson, Anna, 40, b. Norway
Johnson, Alec, 20, b. Norway
Johnson, Olina, 16, b. Norway
Johnson, Caroline, 12, b. Norway
Johnson, Albert, 9, b. Norway(sic)
Johnson, John, 6, b. Wisconsin
Johnson, Hannah, 3, b. Wisconsin
Johnson, Mary, 1, b. Wisconsin
(Alec, Olina, Caroline, & Albert are actually surname Backen and are from Anna's first marriage.)

Familysearch.org marriage index:
Groom's name: Aleck Olson Bacen
Groom's birthplace: Norway
Bride's name: Annie Erickson
Bride's birthplace: Sweden
Marriage date: 20 Apr 1888
Marriage place: Garfield, Polk, Wisconsin
Groom's father's name: Ole O. Bacen
Groom's mother's name: Anne
Bride's father's name: Eric Hillbery
Bride's mother's name: Carrie
(Olson appears as his middle name here possibly due to the Scandinavian countries using patronymics, so he's Ole's son = Olson.)

1900 census for Township 134, Crow Wing, Minnesota, family #69:
Bacon, Alec, head, b. Sep 1849 Norway, m. 15y, imm. 1861
Bacon, Anna, wife, b. Jul 1863 Sweden, 7 ch. 5 liv.
Bacon, Anna L, daughter, b. Dec 1893 MN
Bacon, Edwin A, son, b. Jan 1898 MN
Bacon, Alfred, son, b. Apr 1900 MN
(Bacon surname is actually Backen.)

Familysearch.org death index:
Name: Erick A. Backen
Death date: 19 May 1929
Death place: Brainerd, Crow Wing, Minnesota
Age: 80
Spouse's name: Anna Backen
Father's name: Ole Backen
Mother's name: Anna Backen

Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2002
Name: Erick A. Backen
Death Date: 19 May 1929
Death County: Crow Wing
State File Number: 003036
Certificate Number: 003036
Certificate Year: 1929
Record Number: 538081

1910 and 1920 Census both show him as Alex or Aleck.


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  • Created by: Penny Lee
  • Added: May 14, 2011
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/69803669/erick_alex-backen: accessed ), memorial page for Erick Alex “Alec” Backen (Sep 1849–19 May 1929), Find a Grave Memorial ID 69803669, citing Evergreen Cemetery, Brainerd, Crow Wing County, Minnesota, USA; Maintained by Penny Lee (contributor 46805564).