Backus Family History
A Genealogical History of the Backus Family and it's Branches |
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2. | Earl Arthur Woods was born on 4 Jul 1888 in Bradford, Orange, Vermont; died on 7 Jan 1967 in Westford, Middlesex, Massachusetts; was buried on 10 Jan 1967 in Upper Plain Cemetery, Bradford, Orange, Vermont. Earl married Nora Bertha Downing on 16 Jul 1916 in Bradford, Orange, Vermont. Nora (daughter of Oscar Vernon Downing and Hannah Rhuey Sherman) was born on 23 Jul 1892 in Topsham, Orange, Vermont; died on 1 Apr 1976 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
3. | Nora Bertha Downing was born on 23 Jul 1892 in Topsham, Orange, Vermont (daughter of Oscar Vernon Downing and Hannah Rhuey Sherman); died on 1 Apr 1976 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts.
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6. | Oscar Vernon Downing was born on 28 Jun 1849 in Williamstown, Orange, Vermont (son of Samuel Fifield Downing, Jr. and Mary P. Richardson); died on 19 Mar 1918 in Topsham, Orange, Vermont; was buried on 22 Mar 1918 in Waits River Cemetery, Waits River, Orange, Vermont. Oscar married Hannah Rhuey Sherman about 1870. Hannah (daughter of Reuben Sibley Sherman and Hannah Rhuey Cummings) was born in Jan 1852 in Haverhill, Grafton, New Hampshire; died about 1929 in Vermont; was buried in 1929 in Waits River Cemetery, Waits River, Orange, Vermont. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
7. | Hannah Rhuey Sherman was born in Jan 1852 in Haverhill, Grafton, New Hampshire (daughter of Reuben Sibley Sherman and Hannah Rhuey Cummings); died about 1929 in Vermont; was buried in 1929 in Waits River Cemetery, Waits River, Orange, Vermont.
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12. | Samuel Fifield Downing, Jr. was born on 22 Dec 1820 in Williamstown, Orange, Vermont (son of Samuel Downing, Sr. and Lucinda Fifield); died on 7 Sep 1909 in Washington, Orange, Vermont; was buried on 10 Sep 1909 in Waits River Cemetery, Waits River, Orange, Vermont. Samuel married Mary P. Richardson on 12 Mar 1843 in Topsham, Orange, Vermont. Mary was born about 1822 in Vermont; died about 1873 in Washington, Orange, Vermont; was buried in 1873 in Waits River Cemetery, Waits River, Orange, Vermont. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
13. | Mary P. Richardson was born about 1822 in Vermont; died about 1873 in Washington, Orange, Vermont; was buried in 1873 in Waits River Cemetery, Waits River, Orange, Vermont.
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14. | Reuben Sibley Sherman was born on 1 Aug 1814 in Dixfield, Oxford, Maine; died on 30 Dec 1888 in Duxbury, Washington, Vermont; was buried on 2 Jan 1889 in Landon-Hayden Cemetery, North Duxbury, Washington, Vermont. Reuben married Hannah Rhuey Cummings on 18 Dec 1844 in Holden, Worcester, Massachusetts. Hannah was born on 22 Aug 1823 in Stratton, Windham, Vermont; died on 30 Mar 1911 in Duxbury, Washington, Vermont; was buried on 3 Apr 1911 in South Duxbury Cemetery, South Duxbury, Washington, Vermont. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
15. | Hannah Rhuey Cummings was born on 22 Aug 1823 in Stratton, Windham, Vermont; died on 30 Mar 1911 in Duxbury, Washington, Vermont; was buried on 3 Apr 1911 in South Duxbury Cemetery, South Duxbury, Washington, Vermont.
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