First Generation

1. Friedrich BACKHAUS Sr.¹ was born on 17 November 1808 in Pommern (Pomerania) Province, Preussen (Prussia).¹ (This is a map of the Kingdom of Preussen (Prussia) as it existed in 1871.) In 1881 he was in Karow, Kries Regenwalde, Pommern (Pomerania) Province, Preussen (Prussia).² He was an "Altsitzer," a farmer. (His surname is listed as "Bockhaus" on MyHeritage.com.)

Friedrich BACKHAUS Sr. and Friedricke KUHL were married.^3,4 (According to the MyHeritage.com website, his full name may have been Christian Friedrich Backhaus.)

(According to the Monroe County Marriage Registration Records, her and her husband's names were the same as the names of their son Friedrich and his wife.) Friedricke KUHL, daughter of Michael KUHL and (Unknown) UNKNOWN (KUHL), was born about June 1810 in Roggow, Kreis Regenwalde, Pommern (Pomerania) Province, Preussen (Prussia).^1,2,5 (She may have been a sister or cousin of Gottlieb Kuhl; one of her sons married one of his daughters.)

(This is the flag of Prussia.) She died on 6 December 1883 at the age of 73 in Karow, Kries Regenwalde, Pommern (Pomerania) Province, Preussen (Prussia).² She has Ancestral File Number LTVK-5JK.⁶

Friedrich BACKHAUS Sr. and Friedricke KUHL had the following children: