Backus Family History
A Genealogical History of the Backus Family and it's Branches |
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1. | Mary Palmer Mansfield was born on 11 Oct 1807 in Hanover, Grafton, New Hampshire; died on 22 Mar 1887 in Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia; was buried on 25 Mar 1887 in Pine Hill Cemetery, Brandon, Rutland, Vermont. Mary married Dr. Charles Backus on 13 May 1829 in Randolph, Orange, Vermont. Charles (son of Stephen Backus and Polly Shepard) was born on 12 Sep 1801 in Royalton, Windsor, Vermont ; died on 11 May 1876 in Brandon, Rutland, Vermont; was buried on 13 May 1876 in Pine Hill Cemetery, Brandon, Rutland, Vermont. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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2. | Mary Elizabeth Backus ![]() |
3. | Charles Robert Backus ![]() |
4. | Jane Lyman Backus ![]() Jane married William Wallace Curtis on 10 Oct 1855 in Dixon, Lee, Illinois. William was born on 9 Nov 1828 in Knox County, Ohio; died on 3 Sep 1888 in Georgetown, Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia; was buried on 5 Sep 1888 in Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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5. | Abigail Arabella "Abby" Backus ![]() Abigail married Rodney M. Whipple on 19 Aug 1856 in Brandon, Rutland, Vermont. Rodney (son of Silas B. Whipple and Lucy Pollard) was born on 25 May 1832 in Hubbardton, Rutland, Vermont; died on 1 Dec 1895 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois; was buried on 3 Dec 1895 in Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Cook, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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6. | Harriet Letitia Backus ![]() |
7. | ![]() ![]() Dana married Roena Virginia Dolliver on 15 Oct 1872 in Buffalo, Erie, New York. Roena was born on 25 Sep 1846 in Hamburg, Erie, New York; died on 8 Dec 1873 in Petrolia, Butler, Pennsylvania; was buried on 10 Dec 1873 in Hillcrest Cemetery and Mausoleum, Hamburg, Erie, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Dana married Abbie Converse Mansfield on 2 May 1876 in St Louis, St Louis, Missouri. Abbie was born on 1 Sep 1850 in St Louis, St Louis, Missouri; died on 26 May 1942 in Jamestown, Chautauqua, New York; was buried on 29 May 1942 in Lake View Cemetery, Jamestown, Chautauqua, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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8. | Charles Darwin Backus ![]() Charles married Amelia Dorothy Ketcham on 15 Oct 1872 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York. Amelia was born on 16 Oct 1845 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York; died on 5 Apr 1920 in Jamestown, Chautauqua, New York; was buried on 8 Apr 1920 in Lake View Cemetery, Jamestown, Chautauqua, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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9. | Annah Dina Backus ![]() Annah married Norman Benajah Douglas on 4 Nov 1867 in Brandon, Rutland, Vermont. Norman was born on 1 Aug 1844 in Middlebury, Addison, Vermont; died on 2 Sep 1918 in Natick, Middlesex, Massachusetts; was buried on 5 Sep 1918 in Lake View Cemetery, Shoreham, Addison, Vermont. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
10. | Charlotte Oliva Backus ![]() Charlotte married George Lewis Lerow on 23 Apr 1872 in Brandon, Rutland, Vermont. George was born on 19 Feb 1846 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; died on 13 Jul 1911 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois; was buried on 16 Jul 1911 in Rosehill Cemetery and Mausoleum, Chicago, Cook, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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11. | Mary Hannah Converse Backus ![]() Mary married Rev. Willard Goss Davenport on 8 Sep 1869 in Brandon, Rutland, Vermont. Willard was born on 9 May 1843 in Brandon, Rutland, Vermont; died on 14 Oct 1919 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; was buried on 18 Oct 1919 in Pine Hill Cemetery, Brandon, Rutland, Vermont. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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12. | William Mansfield Backus ![]() William married Constance Harriet Beall on 29 Dec 1881 in Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia. Constance was born on 8 Jun 1852 in Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia; died on 26 Oct 1917 in Arlington, Independent Cities, Virginia; was buried on 29 Oct 1917 in Oakwood Cemetery, Falls Church, Independent Cities, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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13. | Charles William Curtis ![]() Family/Spouse: Stephanie Mary Marx. Stephanie was born on 16 Nov 1866 in Toledo, Lucas, Ohio; died on 30 Nov 1954 in Rochester, Monroe, New York; was buried on 3 Dec 1954 in Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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14. | Frank Whipple ![]() |
15. | Charles Backus Whipple ![]() Charles married Almira E. Hayward on 29 Sep 1881 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois. Almira was born on 4 Feb 1859 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois; died on 9 Jul 1939 in Algonquin, McHenry, Illinois; was buried on 12 Jul 1939 in Oak Woods Cemetery, Chicago, Cook, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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16. | Walter Silas Whipple ![]() Walter married Kathleen M. "Kate" Bolton on 28 Sep 1882 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois. Kathleen was born on 2 Aug 1861 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois; died on 25 Aug 1939 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois; was buried on 28 Aug 1939 in Oak Woods Cemetery, Chicago, Cook, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Walter married Mary E. Kerr on 20 Jun 1895 in Pueblo, Pueblo, Colorado. Mary was born on 21 Jul 1859 in Overton County, Tennessee; died on 12 Feb 1951 in Pueblo, Pueblo, Colorado; was buried on 15 Feb 1951 in Roselawn Cemetery, Pueblo, Pueblo, Colorado. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
17. | Carroll Whipple ![]() |
18. | John Pollard Whipple ![]() |
19. | Infant Male Whipple ![]() |
20. | Grace H. Whipple ![]() Grace married Burt James Fitzgerald on 8 Feb 1892 in Kenosha, Kenosha, Wisconsin, and was divorced on 23 Mar 1909. Burt was born on 23 Mar 1872 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois; died on 11 Mar 1943 in Glendale, Los Angeles, California; was buried on 14 Mar 1943 in Grand View Memorial Park and Crematory, Glendale, Los Angeles, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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21. | Blanche Whipple ![]() |
22. | Infant Backus ![]() |
23. | Henry Meredith Backus ![]() Henry married Mary Elizabeth Neilson on 10 Jan 1903 in Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada. Mary was born on 23 Feb 1876 in Amherst Island, Lennox and Addington, Ontario, Canada; died on 27 Dec 1962 in Manhattan, New York, New York; was buried on 31 Dec 1962 in Moravian Cemetery, New Dorp, Richmond, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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24. | Helen Backus ![]() |
25. | Robert Erle Backus ![]() Family/Spouse: Myrtle Evelyn Bayless. Myrtle was born on 11 Apr 1896 in Sacramento, Sacramento, California; died on 23 Dec 1969 in Anaheim, Orange, California; was buried on 27 Dec 1969 in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Los Angeles, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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26. | Charlotte Backus ![]() |
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29. | Charles Eversley Backus ![]() Charles married Edythe Agnes Walden on 21 Sep 1905 in Jamestown, Chautauqua, New York. Edythe was born on 15 Apr 1886 in Stockton, Chautauqua, New York; died on 3 Aug 1961 in Huntington, Suffolk, New York; was buried on 6 Aug 1961 in Pine Hill Cemetery, Falconer, Chautauqua, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
30. | Ella B. Lerow ![]() Ella married Melviile "Mel" Todd on 18 Jun 1891 in Racine County, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
31. | Dana Backus Lerow ![]() Dana married Grace W. Manchester about 1926, and was divorced about 1941 in Miami, Miami-Dade, Florida. Grace was born on 5 Jul 1893 in Luverne, Rock, Minnesota; died on 24 Nov 1980 in Hollywood, Broward, Florida. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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32. | Frank Curtis Lerow ![]() Frank married Florence Mary Thomas on 18 Jan 1911 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois. Florence was born on 2 Jun 1886 in Utica, Oneida, New York; died on 26 Aug 1977 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois; was buried on 28 Aug 1977 in Rosehill Cemetery and Mausoleum, Chicago, Cook, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
33. | Rev. George William Davenport, Sr. ![]() George married Jennie Platt Briggs on 24 Sep 1896 in Brandon, Rutland, Vermont. Jennie was born on 7 Jun 1872 in Brandon, Rutland, Vermont; died on 27 Aug 1937 in Easton, Talbot, Maryland; was buried on 30 Aug 1937 in Pine Hill Cemetery, Brandon, Rutland, Vermont. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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34. | Rev. Dana A. Davenport ![]() |
35. | Frances V. Davenport ![]() |
36. | Mary E. Davenport ![]() |
37. | Anna Hyde Davenport ![]() Anna married Rev. Clarence Steuart Mullikin on 30 Sep 1903 in Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, and was divorced on Yes, date unknown. Clarence was born on 7 Jan 1875 in Prince George's County, Maryland; died on 25 Apr 1955 in Las Vegas, Clark, Nevada; was buried on 29 Apr 1955 in Bunkers Memory Gardens Cemetery, Las Vegas, Clark, Nevada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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38. | Irene Goss Davenport ![]() Irene married Hon. Arthur Walbridge North on 11 Jul 1912 in Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia. Arthur was born on 26 Oct 1874 in Marysville, Yuba, California; died on 25 Apr 1943 in Portageville, Wyoming, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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39. | Curtis Beall Backus, Sr. ![]() Curtis married Eleanor Perkins on 26 Sep 1911 in Glencarlyn, Arlington, Virginia. Eleanor was born on 21 Feb 1890 in Buffalo, Erie, New York; died on 7 Nov 1962 in Alexandria, Independent Cities, Virginia; was buried on 9 Nov 1962 in Oakwood Cemetery, Falls Church, Independent Cities, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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40. | Constance A. Backus ![]() |
41. | William Alden Backus, Sr. ![]() Family/Spouse: Margaret M. Plant. Margaret was born on 5 Nov 1886 in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota; died on 7 Nov 1968 in Falls Church, Fairfax, Virginia; was buried on 10 Nov 1968 in Oakwood Cemetery, Falls Church, Independent Cities, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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42. | Hadassah Backus ![]() |
43. | Wallace Burdett Curtis ![]() Family/Spouse: Gail C. Keeler. Gail was born on 11 Jul 1893 in Rochester, Monroe, New York; died on 21 Jun 1968 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
44. | ![]() ![]() Family/Spouse: Florence Edwards. Florence was born on 3 Jul 1897 in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio; died in Jul 1970 in Long Beach, Los Angeles, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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45. | Carol Curtis ![]() Carol married Dr. Raymond William Bell on 15 Jun 1922 in Rochester, Monroe, New York. Raymond was born on 25 Jan 1898 in Brasher Falls, St Lawrence, New York; died on 13 Jun 1963 in Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia; was buried on 16 Jun 1963 in Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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46. | Edith Hayward Whipple ![]() |
47. | Charles John Whipple ![]() Charles married Elsa Caroline Kemp on 31 Mar 1910 in Chelsea, Washtenaw, Michigan. Elsa was born on 11 Dec 1885 in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan; died on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
48. | Walter Gerould Whipple ![]() Family/Spouse: Odette Allen. Odette was born on 18 Feb 1895 in Bluefields, Atlantico Sur, Nicaragua; died on 3 Nov 1978 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois; was buried on 6 Nov 1978 in North Belton Cemetery, Belton, Bell, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
49. | Perry F. Whipple ![]() |
50. | William Elmer Fitzgerald ![]() |
51. | Dana Converse Backus, II ![]() Dana married Louise Burton Laidlaw on 16 Sep 1933 in Sands Point, Nassau, New York. Louise (daughter of James Lees Laidlaw and Harriet B. Burton) was born on 24 Oct 1906 in Manhattan, New York, New York; died on 5 Jul 1973 in Sands Point, Nassau, New York; was buried on 8 Jul 1973 in Moravian Cemetery, New Dorp, Richmond, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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52. | Dana Robert Backus ![]() Dana married Genevieve Camille Blancheri on 16 Mar 1953 in Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California, and was divorced in Jan 1971 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California. Genevieve was born on 1 Jan 1913 in San Diego County, California; died on 9 Apr 1994 in Alhambra, Los Angeles, California; was buried on 12 Apr 1994 in Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Los Angeles, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Dana married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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53. | Barbara Ann Backus ![]() Barbara married Buryl Thomas Adams on 12 Oct 1940 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, and was divorced before 1944 in California. Buryl was born on 8 Oct 1913 in Portsmouth, Scioto, Ohio; died on 15 Apr 1978 in El Centro, Imperial, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] Barbara married Warren John Hibbard, Sr. on 27 Feb 1944 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California. Warren was born on 10 Apr 1921 in Janesville, Rock, Wisconsin; died on 8 Oct 1985 in Anaheim, Orange, California; was buried on 11 Oct 1985 in Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Los Angeles, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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54. | Harriet Susan Lerow ![]() |
55. | Eleanor C. Davenport ![]() |
56. | Willard Platt Davenport ![]() |
57. | George William Davenport, Jr. ![]() |
58. | Emily C. Mullikin ![]() Emily married Clifton G. Clarridge, Jr. on 27 Jun 1925 in Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia. Clifton was born on 12 Mar 1902 in Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia; died on 29 Jun 1955 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; was buried on 2 Jul 1955 in Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Family/Spouse: Frederick William Cleary. Frederick was born on 27 Jul 1915 in Syracuse, Onondaga, New York; died on 21 Jan 1992 in Rohnert Park, Sonoma, California; was buried on 28 Jan 1992 in Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside, Riverside, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
59. | Mortimer H. Mullikin ![]() |
60. | Anna Carroll Mullikin ![]() |
61. | Robert Carver North ![]() |
62. | Mary Remsen North ![]() Mary married Dr. Paul James Allen on 3 Apr 1943 in Walton, Delaware, New York. Paul was born on 27 Jan 1922 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; died on 5 Sep 1987 in Los Angeles County, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
63. | Curtis Beall Backus, Jr. ![]() Curtis married Virginia Minor Peyton on 28 Dec 1940 in Amherst, Amherst, Virginia. Virginia was born on 23 Nov 1907 in Blacksburg, Montgomery, Virginia; died on 16 Aug 1972 in Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia; was buried on 19 Aug 1972 in Oak Hill Cemetery, Fredericksburg, Independent Cities, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Curtis married Lena Isabel Brown on 3 Jun 1989 in Fredericksburg, Independent Cities, Virginia. Lena was born on 30 Mar 1930 in Engelhard, Hyde, North Carolina; died on 19 Dec 2005 in Fredericksburg, Independent Cities, Virginia; was buried on 22 Dec 2005 in Oak Hill Cemetery, Fredericksburg, Independent Cities, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
64. | Hon. Franklin Perkins Backus ![]() Franklin married Virginia Lee Clarke on 28 Dec 1989 in Alexandria, Independent Cities, Virginia. Virginia was born on 16 Mar 1921 in Suffolk, Independent Cities, Virginia; died on 18 Jan 2017 in Alexandria, Independent Cities, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
65. | William Mansfield "Billy" Backus ![]() William married Dorothy Brown Rust on 18 Nov 1939 in Alexandria, Independent Cities, Virginia. Dorothy was born on 15 Apr 1916 in Arlington, Independent Cities, Virginia; died on 19 Oct 1979 in Alexandria, Independent Cities, Virginia; was buried on 22 Oct 1979 in Ivy Hill Cemetery, Alexandria, Independent Cities, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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66. | Louise Backus ![]() Louise married Thomas Fitzhugh Knox, IV on 29 Nov 1941 in Alexandria, Independent Cities, Virginia. Thomas was born on 11 May 1917 in Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia; died on 8 Feb 1997 in Alexandria, Independent Cities, Virginia; was buried on 11 Feb 1997 in Oakwood Cemetery, Falls Church, Independent Cities, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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67. | William Alden Backus, Jr. ![]() William married Florence F. Crabb about 1942. Florence was born on 22 Aug 1919 in Woodhaven, Queens, New York; died on 24 Aug 1997 in Alexandria County, Virginia; was buried on 27 Aug 1997 in National Memorial Park, West Falls Church, Fairfax, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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68. | John David Backus ![]() |
69. | Margaret G. Backus ![]() Margaret married Harris M. Peel about 1950 in Decatur, Macon, Illinois. Harris (son of Wilbur David Peel and Ruth Harris) was born on 14 Nov 1923 in Decatur, Macon, Illinois; died on 29 Sep 2016 in Danby, Rutland, Vermont. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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