Backus Family History
A Genealogical History of the Backus Family and it's Branches |
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1. | Nancy Lucinda Brewster was born on 22 Sep 1808 in Connecticut; died on 4 Jan 1880 in Chelsea, Washtenaw, Michigan; was buried on 6 Jan 1880 in Oak Grove Cemetery, Chelsea, Washtenaw, Michigan. Nancy married Azel Backus on 7 Dec 1828 in Franklin, New London, Connecticut. Azel (son of Simeon Backus, Jr. and Clarissa Hyde) was born on 10 Mar 1802 in Franklin, New London, Connecticut; died on 3 Jun 1855 in Sylvan Twp, Washtenaw, Michigan; was buried on 5 Jun 1855 in Oak Grove Cemetery, Chelsea, Washtenaw, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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2. | Francis Backus (1.Nancy1) was born about 1830 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut; died on Yes, date unknown. |
3. | Mary Ann Eliza Backus (1.Nancy1) was born on 22 Mar 1832 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut; died on 31 Dec 1909 in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan; was buried on 2 Jan 1910 in Oak Grove Cemetery, Chelsea, Washtenaw, Michigan. Family/Spouse: John L. Sergent. John was born about 1823 in New Jersey; died on Yes, date unknown in Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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4. | Lewis Cass Backus (1.Nancy1) was born on 26 Mar 1834 in Sylvan Twp, Washtenaw, Michigan; died on Yes, date unknown in Pierce, Pierce, Nebraska. Lewis married Sabra M. Lamotte on 8 Sep 1869 in Grass Lake, Emmet, Iowa. Sabra was born in Nov 1835 in Pennsylvania; died on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
5. | Helen M. Backus (1.Nancy1) was born on 6 Sep 1836 in Sylvan Twp, Washtenaw, Michigan; died on 23 Jan 1853 in Sylvan Twp, Washtenaw, Michigan. |
6. | Emily Amelia Backus (1.Nancy1) was born on 18 Jun 1838 in Sylvan Twp, Washtenaw, Michigan; died on 14 Jun 1889. Emily married Washington Ellis on 11 Mar 1860 in Washtenaw County, Michigan. Washington was born about 1828 in New York; died on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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7. | Josephine Augusta Backus (1.Nancy1) was born on 27 Mar 1846 in Sylvan Twp, Washtenaw, Michigan; died on 27 Nov 1931 in Dowagiac, Cass, Michigan; was buried on 1 Dec 1931 in Lakeside Cemetery, Decatur, Van Buren, Michigan. Josephine married James Potts on 24 Feb 1869 in Grass Lake, Jackson, Michigan. James was born in Nov 1831 in Dumfriesshire, Dumfries, Scotland; died on 11 Feb 1906 in Decatur, Van Buren, Michigan; was buried on 14 Feb 1906 in Lakeside Cemetery, Decatur, Van Buren, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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8. | Mary Helen Sergent (3.Mary2, 1.Nancy1) was born on 4 Apr 1854 in Chelsea, Washtenaw, Michigan; died on 11 Feb 1940 in Dexter, Washtenaw, Michigan; was buried on 14 Feb 1940 in Oak Grove Cemetery, Chelsea, Washtenaw, Michigan. Mary married Heman Mansul Woods on 23 Jul 1873 in Chelsea, Washtenaw, Michigan. Heman was born on 11 Dec 1849 in Batavia, Genesee, New York; died on 2 Sep 1907 in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan; was buried on 4 Sep 1907 in Oak Grove Cemetery, Chelsea, Washtenaw, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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9. | Alice E. Sergent (3.Mary2, 1.Nancy1) was born about 1859 in Michigan; died on 18 Apr 1893 in Sylvan Twp, Washtenaw, Michigan. |
10. | Dora Sergent (3.Mary2, 1.Nancy1) was born about 1861 in Michigan; died on Yes, date unknown. |
11. | Sylvester Ellis (6.Emily2, 1.Nancy1) was born about 1862 in Michigan; died on Yes, date unknown. |
12. | Helen "Nettie" Ellis (6.Emily2, 1.Nancy1) was born in Aug 1864 in Michigan; died on Yes, date unknown. |
13. | Avery Ellis (6.Emily2, 1.Nancy1) was born about 1873 in Missouri; died on Yes, date unknown. |
14. | Nellie M. Potts (7.Josephine2, 1.Nancy1) was born in Oct 1871 in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan; died on 12 Dec 1921 in Little Valley, Cattaraugus, New York. |
15. | Ida Belle Potts (7.Josephine2, 1.Nancy1) was born on 14 Mar 1874 in Lake Twp, Allen, Indiana; died on 6 Jun 1954 in Dowagiac, Cass, Michigan; was buried on 9 Jun 1954 in Lakeside Cemetery, Decatur, Van Buren, Michigan. |
16. | James Fred Potts (7.Josephine2, 1.Nancy1) was born on 9 Jan 1882 in Decatur, Van Buren, Michigan; died on 12 Mar 1968 in Prescott, Yavapai, Arizona. |
17. | Walter Heman Woods (8.Mary3, 3.Mary2, 1.Nancy1) was born on 10 Jan 1875 in Sylvan Twp, Washtenaw, Michigan; died on 2 Jul 1934 in Rochester, Oakland, Michigan. Walter married Bertha Ellis on 30 Oct 1901 in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw, Michigan. Bertha was born in Sep 1878 in Michigan; died on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] Walter married Bertha Lewis on 22 Mar 1912 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan. Bertha was born about 1881 in Caro, Tuscola, Michigan; died on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
18. | Jennie Morgan Woods (8.Mary3, 3.Mary2, 1.Nancy1) was born in Feb 1877 in Chelsea, Washtenaw, Michigan; died on 19 Apr 1930 in Rice County, Minnesota. Jennie married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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19. | George Warren Woods (8.Mary3, 3.Mary2, 1.Nancy1) was born in Oct 1880 in Michigan; died about 1938; was buried in 1938 in Oak Grove Cemetery, Chelsea, Washtenaw, Michigan. George married Luanna Ruth Howe on 5 Sep 1906 in Jackson, Jackson, Michigan. Luanna was born about 1883 in Jackson County, Michigan; died on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] George married Zada Bernice Nixon about 1917 in Welland, Niagara Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada. Zada was born on 7 Aug 1892 in Scio, Washtenaw, Michigan; died on 3 Feb 1984 in Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona; was buried on 6 Feb 1984 in Oak Grove Cemetery, Chelsea, Washtenaw, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |