Backus Family History
A Genealogical History of the Backus Family and it's Branches |
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1. | Allston Dana was born on 29 Sep 1884 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts (son of Richard Henry Dana, III and Edith Wadsworth Longfellow); died on 12 May 1952 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania; was cremated on 15 May 1952 in Hillside Cemetery, Wilton, Fairfield, Connecticut. Allston married Dorothy Hovey Goodale on 11 Jun 1908 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Dorothy was born on 16 Feb 1887 in Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died on 27 Feb 1971 in Princeton, Mercer, New Jersey; was buried on 2 Mar 1971 in Hillside Cemetery, Wilton, Fairfield, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] Children:
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2. | ![]() Richard married Edith Wadsworth Longfellow on 10 Jan 1878 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Edith (daughter of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and Frances Elizabeth "Fanny" Appleton) was born on 22 Oct 1853 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died on 21 Jul 1915 in Manchester, Essex, Massachusetts; was buried on 24 Jul 1915 in Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
3. | Edith Wadsworth Longfellow was born on 22 Oct 1853 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts (daughter of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and Frances Elizabeth "Fanny" Appleton); died on 21 Jul 1915 in Manchester, Essex, Massachusetts; was buried on 24 Jul 1915 in Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts.
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4. | ![]() Richard married Sarah Watson on 26 Aug 1841 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut. Sarah was born on 6 May 1814 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut; died on 26 Nov 1907 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts; was buried on 28 Nov 1907 in Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
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6. | ![]() Henry married Frances Elizabeth "Fanny" Appleton on 13 Jun 1843 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Frances was born on 6 Oct 1817 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; died on 9 Jul 1861 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts; was buried on 11 Jul 1861 in Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
7. | Frances Elizabeth "Fanny" Appleton was born on 6 Oct 1817 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; died on 9 Jul 1861 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts; was buried on 11 Jul 1861 in Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts.
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8. | ![]() Richard married Ruth Charlotte Smith on 8 Apr 1813 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Ruth was born on 18 Nov 1787 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts; died on 10 Feb 1822 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts; was buried on 12 Feb 1822 in Old Burying Ground, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
9. | Ruth Charlotte Smith was born on 18 Nov 1787 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts; died on 10 Feb 1822 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts; was buried on 12 Feb 1822 in Old Burying Ground, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts.
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