Hilda Christina (Backstrom) Phibbs was born on December 20, 1897 in Wallingford, New Haven County, Connecticut United States to Alma C. (Youngquist) and Peter W. Backstrom. She married Charles Phibbs in 1918, and they were married until Charles' death on April 23, 1970. Hilda Phibbs died at age 83 years old on June 25, 1981 in Meriden. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Hilda C (Backstrom ) Phibbs.
Portrait photographs and paintings of our loved ones and ancestors.
Before photos we had paintings of family members - most usually these were reserved for the well off. The era of modern photography began with the daguerreotype, in 1839. Since the advent of photogr...