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William Pearce

Male 1805 - 1890  (84 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.   William Pearce was born on 28 Apr 1805 in Erie County, Pennsylvania; died on 23 Mar 1890 in Dunwich Twp, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 26 Mar 1890 in Saint Peters Church Cemetery, Wallacetown, Dunwich Twp, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada.

    Family/Spouse: Ann Moorehouse. Ann was born on 4 Jan 1809 in Scarawalsh, County Wexford, Ireland; died on 25 Mar 1875 in Dunwich Twp, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 27 Mar 1875 in Saint Peters Church Cemetery, Wallacetown, Dunwich Twp, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Jane Pearce  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Mar 1835 in Dunwich Twp, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada; died on 1 May 1914 in Dunwich Twp, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 4 May 1914 in Saint Peters Church Cemetery, Wallacetown, Dunwich Twp, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.   Jane Pearce Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born on 19 Mar 1835 in Dunwich Twp, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada; died on 1 May 1914 in Dunwich Twp, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 4 May 1914 in Saint Peters Church Cemetery, Wallacetown, Dunwich Twp, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada.

    Jane married Robert Backus on 20 Oct 1858 in Elgin County, Ontario, Canada. Robert (son of Stephen Backus, Sr. and Anne Storey) was born on 15 Jun 1827 in Dunwich Twp, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada; died on 26 Jul 1898 in Dunwich Twp, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 29 Jul 1898 in Saint Peters Church Cemetery, Wallacetown, Dunwich Twp, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 3. William Stephen Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 11 Oct 1859 in Dunwich Twp, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada; died on 7 Mar 1892 in Camden East, Lennox and, Addington County, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 10 Mar 1892 in Trinity Anglican Church Cemetery, Morpeth, Chatham-Kent Municipality, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 4. Frederick Henry Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Oct 1861 in Wallacetown, Dunwich Twp, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada; died on 17 Nov 1919 in Dunwich Twp, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 20 Nov 1919 in Saint Peters Church Cemetery, Wallacetown, Dunwich Twp, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 5. John Robert Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1866 in Dunwich Twp, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada; died on 29 Jan 1899 in Dunwich Twp, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 1 Feb 1899 in Saint Peters Church Cemetery, Wallacetown, Dunwich Twp, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada.
    4. 6. Anna Frances Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 4 Apr 1874 in Dunwich Twp, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada; died on 23 Nov 1939 in Elgin County, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 26 Nov 1939 in Saint Peters Church Cemetery, Wallacetown, Dunwich Twp, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 3

  1. 3.   William Stephen Backus Descendancy chart to this point (2.Jane2, 1.William1) was born on 11 Oct 1859 in Dunwich Twp, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada; died on 7 Mar 1892 in Camden East, Lennox and, Addington County, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 10 Mar 1892 in Trinity Anglican Church Cemetery, Morpeth, Chatham-Kent Municipality, Ontario, Canada.

    William married Jane Olivia Backus on 8 Feb 1888 in Orford, Quebec, Canada. Jane (daughter of Joseph Backus and Susanna Moorehouse) was born on 13 Jul 1855 in Oxford, Ontario, Canada; died on 27 Apr 1949 in Ontario, Canada; was buried on 30 Apr 1949 in Trinity Anglican Church Cemetery, Morpeth, Chatham-Kent Municipality, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 7. Mary Olive Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 29 Jan 1889 in Camden East, Lennox and, Addington County, Ontario, Canada; died on 17 Jul 1889 in Camden East, Lennox and, Addington County, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 20 Jul 1889 in Trinity Anglican Church Cemetery, Morpeth, Chatham-Kent Municipality, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 8. Evelyn Gertrude Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 Jan 1890 in Camden East, Lennox and, Addington County, Ontario, Canada; died on 15 May 1979 in Chatham-Kent, Chatham-Kent Division, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 18 May 1979 in Trinity Anglican Church Cemetery, Morpeth, Chatham-Kent Municipality, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 9. William Leslie Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 29 Jan 1892 in Dunwich Twp, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada; died on 6 May 1975 in Saint Thomas, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 9 May 1975 in Evergreen Cemetery, West Lorne, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada.

  2. 4.   Frederick Henry Backus Descendancy chart to this point (2.Jane2, 1.William1) was born on 10 Oct 1861 in Wallacetown, Dunwich Twp, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada; died on 17 Nov 1919 in Dunwich Twp, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 20 Nov 1919 in Saint Peters Church Cemetery, Wallacetown, Dunwich Twp, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada.

    Frederick married Sarah Jane Thayer on 31 Jan 1894 in Middlesex, Ontario, Canada. Sarah was born on 8 Jul 1874 in Yarmouth Twp, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada; died on 19 Feb 1910 in Dunwich Twp, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 1 Mar 1910 in Saint Peters Church Cemetery, Wallacetown, Dunwich Twp, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 10. Mabel Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 Sep 1895 in Wallacetown, Dunwich Twp, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada; died about 1957 in Elgin County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in 1957 in Saint Peters Church Cemetery, Wallacetown, Dunwich Twp, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 11. Winfred Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 14 Aug 1897 in Wallacetown, Dunwich Twp, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada; died about 1947; was buried in 1947 in Saint Peters Church Cemetery, Wallacetown, Dunwich Twp, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 12. Florence May Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 21 Dec 1899 in Wallacetown, Dunwich Twp, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada; died about 1993 in Prince Edward Island, Canada; was buried in 1993 in Saint Stephen's Cemetery, Iona, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada.
    4. 13. William Albert Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 Apr 1903 in Wallacetown, Dunwich Twp, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada; died on 11 Feb 2002 in Bradenton, Manatee, Florida.
    5. 14. John Robert Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1905 in Wallacetown, Dunwich Twp, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada; died about 1975; was buried in 1975 in Saint Peters Church Cemetery, Wallacetown, Dunwich Twp, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada.
    6. 15. George Henry "aka Gordon Gilbert" Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 Dec 1907 in Wallacetown, Dunwich Twp, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada; died on 19 Nov 1944 in Netherlands; was buried about 1945 in Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery and Memorial, Groesbeek, Berg en Dal Municipality, Gelderland, Netherlands.

  3. 5.   John Robert Backus Descendancy chart to this point (2.Jane2, 1.William1) was born about 1866 in Dunwich Twp, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada; died on 29 Jan 1899 in Dunwich Twp, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 1 Feb 1899 in Saint Peters Church Cemetery, Wallacetown, Dunwich Twp, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada.

  4. 6.   Anna Frances Backus Descendancy chart to this point (2.Jane2, 1.William1) was born on 4 Apr 1874 in Dunwich Twp, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada; died on 23 Nov 1939 in Elgin County, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 26 Nov 1939 in Saint Peters Church Cemetery, Wallacetown, Dunwich Twp, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada.

    Anna married Edward Vernon Docker on 9 Jun 1904 in Elgin County, Ontario, Canada. Edward was born on 26 Jun 1871 in Charlotteville Twp, Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada; died on 19 Jan 1957 in Elgin County, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 22 Jan 1957 in Saint Peters Church Cemetery, Wallacetown, Dunwich Twp, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



Generation: 4

  1. 7.   Mary Olive Backus Descendancy chart to this point (3.William3, 2.Jane2, 1.William1) was born on 29 Jan 1889 in Camden East, Lennox and, Addington County, Ontario, Canada; died on 17 Jul 1889 in Camden East, Lennox and, Addington County, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 20 Jul 1889 in Trinity Anglican Church Cemetery, Morpeth, Chatham-Kent Municipality, Ontario, Canada.

  2. 8.   Evelyn Gertrude Backus Descendancy chart to this point (3.William3, 2.Jane2, 1.William1) was born on 1 Jan 1890 in Camden East, Lennox and, Addington County, Ontario, Canada; died on 15 May 1979 in Chatham-Kent, Chatham-Kent Division, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 18 May 1979 in Trinity Anglican Church Cemetery, Morpeth, Chatham-Kent Municipality, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 9.   William Leslie Backus Descendancy chart to this point (3.William3, 2.Jane2, 1.William1) was born on 29 Jan 1892 in Dunwich Twp, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada; died on 6 May 1975 in Saint Thomas, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 9 May 1975 in Evergreen Cemetery, West Lorne, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada.

    William married Mary Eliza Garbutt on 12 Jan 1916 in Elgin County, Ontario, Canada. Mary was born on 23 Feb 1894 in Dunwich Twp, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada; died about 1960; was buried in 1960 in Evergreen Cemetery, West Lorne, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 10.   Mabel Backus Descendancy chart to this point (4.Frederick3, 2.Jane2, 1.William1) was born on 17 Sep 1895 in Wallacetown, Dunwich Twp, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada; died about 1957 in Elgin County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in 1957 in Saint Peters Church Cemetery, Wallacetown, Dunwich Twp, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada.

  5. 11.   Winfred Backus Descendancy chart to this point (4.Frederick3, 2.Jane2, 1.William1) was born on 14 Aug 1897 in Wallacetown, Dunwich Twp, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada; died about 1947; was buried in 1947 in Saint Peters Church Cemetery, Wallacetown, Dunwich Twp, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada.

  6. 12.   Florence May Backus Descendancy chart to this point (4.Frederick3, 2.Jane2, 1.William1) was born on 21 Dec 1899 in Wallacetown, Dunwich Twp, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada; died about 1993 in Prince Edward Island, Canada; was buried in 1993 in Saint Stephen's Cemetery, Iona, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada.

    Family/Spouse: Fred G. Brown. Fred was born about 1902 in Elgin County, Ontario, Canada; died about 1986 in Elgin County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in 1986 in Saint Stephen's Cemetery, Iona, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  7. 13.   William Albert Backus Descendancy chart to this point (4.Frederick3, 2.Jane2, 1.William1) was born on 8 Apr 1903 in Wallacetown, Dunwich Twp, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada; died on 11 Feb 2002 in Bradenton, Manatee, Florida.

  8. 14.   John Robert Backus Descendancy chart to this point (4.Frederick3, 2.Jane2, 1.William1) was born about 1905 in Wallacetown, Dunwich Twp, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada; died about 1975; was buried in 1975 in Saint Peters Church Cemetery, Wallacetown, Dunwich Twp, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada.

  9. 15.   George Henry "aka Gordon Gilbert" Backus George Henry "aka Gordon Gilbert" Backus Descendancy chart to this point (4.Frederick3, 2.Jane2, 1.William1) was born on 13 Dec 1907 in Wallacetown, Dunwich Twp, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada; died on 19 Nov 1944 in Netherlands; was buried about 1945 in Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery and Memorial, Groesbeek, Berg en Dal Municipality, Gelderland, Netherlands.


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