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Johannetta <I>Backes</I> Ganzer

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Johannetta Backes Ganzer

Birth
Germany
Death
15 Aug 1908 (aged 83)
Stearns County, Minnesota, USA
Burial
Cold Spring, Stearns County, Minnesota, USA Add to Map
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Johannetta Backes was the 6th child born to Franz and Johannetta (Weyand) Backes. She was born in Nunkirchen, Germany. She married Jacob Ganzer around 1857 in New York City. Jacob and Johannetta had four children; Peter and Kate, born in New York city, and Nicholas and John born in Wakefield township, Stearns county.

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MRS J GANZER LAID TO REST

The funeral of the late Mrs. John Ganzer, who died at St. Joseph's Home in this city Saturday afternoon, after a lingering illness was held from the Catholic church at Cold Spring this morning after a requiem mass at 9 o'clock, celebrated by Rev. Gregory, O.S.B.

Mrs. Ganzer was born in Germany in the year 1825 and was 83 years of age. She came to America in the year 1848, and settled in the east, where she was married to John Ganzer. In the year 1862 she came to Minnesota and located on a farm near Cold Spring. Here she resided until about 12 years ago, when she moved into the village. Mrs. Ganzer has been in poor health for the past two months. She is survived by two sons and one daughter, who are Nick Ganzer of Cold Spring, John Ganzer of Roscoe and Mrs. Kate Somerville of Bovey, Minn.
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From the Daily Times, August 18, 1908
Johannetta Backes was the 6th child born to Franz and Johannetta (Weyand) Backes. She was born in Nunkirchen, Germany. She married Jacob Ganzer around 1857 in New York City. Jacob and Johannetta had four children; Peter and Kate, born in New York city, and Nicholas and John born in Wakefield township, Stearns county.

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MRS J GANZER LAID TO REST

The funeral of the late Mrs. John Ganzer, who died at St. Joseph's Home in this city Saturday afternoon, after a lingering illness was held from the Catholic church at Cold Spring this morning after a requiem mass at 9 o'clock, celebrated by Rev. Gregory, O.S.B.

Mrs. Ganzer was born in Germany in the year 1825 and was 83 years of age. She came to America in the year 1848, and settled in the east, where she was married to John Ganzer. In the year 1862 she came to Minnesota and located on a farm near Cold Spring. Here she resided until about 12 years ago, when she moved into the village. Mrs. Ganzer has been in poor health for the past two months. She is survived by two sons and one daughter, who are Nick Ganzer of Cold Spring, John Ganzer of Roscoe and Mrs. Kate Somerville of Bovey, Minn.
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From the Daily Times, August 18, 1908


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