Peter BACKER (1801-1857)

1 Peter BACKER^1,2 (1801-1857) [4075]. Born 5 Jun 1801.³ Marr Lovisa ROSE bef Oct 1827, Rutland Twp., Tioga Co., PA.^3,4 Marr Louisa B. TIDD bef 1839, Roseville, Rutland Tep., Tioga Co., PA.³ Died 5 May 1857, Rutland Twp., PA.³ Buried Jun 1857, Watson Cemetery, Roseville, Rutland Tewp., Tioga Co., PA.³

From the Tioga Eagle.

April 24, 1850 - "TO the Honorable the Judges of the Court of Quarter Sessions for Tioga county:
Your petitioner prays the Court to grant him a license to keep an inn or a tavern at the stand now occupied by him in Rutland township. PETER BACKER, Rutland, April 18th, 1850.
We the undersigned, do certify that we are acquainted with Peter Backer, and that he is of good repute for honesty and temperance, and is well provided with house room, stabling, and other conveniences, for keeping a public house, and that an inn or tavern is necessary at the stand now occupied by him for the accommodation of strangers and travelers.
Thos J Soper, Wm Dagett, S W Sherman, J D Longwell, Joel Rose, Anson McClure, Jas Wilson, Erastus Rose, Bewnj Lawrence, David Crippen, E A Harding, Peter Wheeler, Josiah Brown, Sidney L Hibbeard.".

Sources

1	"History of Tioga County, Pennsylvania, with illustrations, Portraits, & Sketches of Prominent Families and Individuals (1883), (New York: W.W. Munsell".

2	"Information provided by Joyce M. Tice, Tioga County, PA researcher".

3	"Jerome Utley's Book, Preston, Fillmore Co., Minn., as presented by Joyce M. Tice of Sullivan-Rutland Genealogy Project".

4	"Estimated based on related dates and information".