Hannila-Bach, Sofia

Primary Name: Bach, Sofia (Hannila)

Filed as: bach_sofia_hannila

Also known as: Sofia Hannila-Bach

Occupation / Association: Pioneer resident of the Juneau area

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Died:

Parents: Hannila family (operators of the Comet Mine company store and boarding house)

Spouse: Leonard George Bach (m. 1896; divorced 1903)

Children: Edward Bach; Vivian Bach

Associated places: Juneau Alaska; Comet Mine (Kensington Mine) Alaska

Keywords: Sofia Hannila Bach, Sofia Bach Juneau, Hannila family Comet Mine


Biography

Sofia Bach

Sofia Hannila Bach lived in the Juneau area during the early mining years.

She met Leonard George Bach at the Comet Mine, now known as the Kensington Mine, where her parents operated the company store and boarding house.

The couple married in 1896 and had two children: Edward Bach and Vivian Bach.

George and Sofia Bach divorced in 1903.


Sources

Alaska Gold Rush Pioneers of the Juneau-Douglas Area, 1880–1921, p. 26

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