1. | Truman Jay Backus was born on 11 Feb 1842 in Locke, Cayuga, New York (son of Rev. Jay Spicer Backus and Mercy Williams); died on 25 Mar 1908 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York; was buried on 28 Mar 1908 in Oakwood Cemetery, Syracuse, Onondaga, New York. Truman married Sarah Christina Glass about 1866 in Syracuse, Onondaga, New York. Sarah was born on 18 Apr 1840 in Van Buren, Onondaga, New York; died on 26 Jun 1882 in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess, New York; was buried on 28 Jun 1882 in Oakwood Cemetery, Syracuse, Onondaga, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- Raymond Bishop Backus was born on 13 Jul 1867 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York; died on 3 Feb 1932 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York; was buried on 6 Feb 1932 in Fresh Pond Crematory and Columbarium, Middle Village, Queens, New York.
- Bertha B. Backus was born on 8 Dec 1872 in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess, New York; died on 26 Feb 1955 in Port Chester, Westchester, New York.
- Grosvenor Hyde Backus was born on 5 May 1874 in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess, New York; died on 19 Nov 1948 in Belmont, Middlesex, Massachusetts; was buried on 22 Nov 1948 in Dublin Town Cemetery, Dublin, Cheshire, New Hampshire.
- Rev. Alexander Hamilton Backus was born on 20 Sep 1876 in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess, New York; died on 1 May 1937 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; was buried on 4 May 1937 in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Los Angeles, California.
Truman married Helen Cornelia Hiscock on 16 Jul 1883 in Syracuse, Onondaga, New York. Helen was born on 28 May 1852 in Tully, Onondaga, New York; died on 8 Jan 1906 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York; was buried on 11 Jan 1906 in Oakwood Cemetery, Syracuse, Onondaga, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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