Backus Family History
A Genealogical History of the Backus Family and it's Branches
 

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.   Living

Generation: 2

  1. 2.   Merritt Amos "Bud" Switzer, Jr. was born on 27 Jun 1921 in Pulaski, Oswego, New York (son of Merritt Amos Switzer, Sr. and Jean Armour Muir); died on 11 Feb 2003 in Syracuse, Onondaga, New York; was buried on 15 Feb 2003 in Pulaski Village Cemetery, Pulaski, Oswego, New York.

    Merritt married Anne Loretta Murtha on 29 Aug 1942 in Fort Benning, Chattahoochee, Georgia. Anne (daughter of Amos John Murtha and Loretta Rose Shanley) was born on 6 Jul 1921 in Rome, Oneida, New York; died on 22 Mar 1997 in Syracuse, Onondaga, New York; was buried on 25 Mar 1997 in Pulaski Village Cemetery, Pulaski, Oswego, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.   Anne Loretta Murtha was born on 6 Jul 1921 in Rome, Oneida, New York (daughter of Amos John Murtha and Loretta Rose Shanley); died on 22 Mar 1997 in Syracuse, Onondaga, New York; was buried on 25 Mar 1997 in Pulaski Village Cemetery, Pulaski, Oswego, New York.
    Children:
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Generation: 3

  1. 4.   Merritt Amos Switzer, Sr. was born on 29 Mar 1888 in Williamson, Wayne, New York (son of Dr. William Benjamin Switzer, DVM and Hattie Josephine Skellenger); died on 7 Nov 1948 in Pulaski, Oswego, New York; was buried on 10 Nov 1948 in Pulaski Village Cemetery, Pulaski, Oswego, New York.

    Merritt married Jean Armour Muir on 28 Nov 1914 in Gowanda, Cattaraugus, New York. Jean was born on 14 Apr 1890 in Exeter, Huron County, Ontario, N0M, Canada; died on 2 Jan 1967 in Pulaski, Oswego, New York; was buried on 5 Jan 1967 in Pulaski Village Cemetery, Pulaski, Oswego, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.   Jean Armour Muir was born on 14 Apr 1890 in Exeter, Huron County, Ontario, N0M, Canada; died on 2 Jan 1967 in Pulaski, Oswego, New York; was buried on 5 Jan 1967 in Pulaski Village Cemetery, Pulaski, Oswego, New York.
    Children:
    1. Edith Marie Switzer was born on 9 Sep 1919 in Oswego, Oswego, New York; died on 7 Sep 2016 in Pulaski, Oswego, New York; was buried on 10 Sep 2016 in Pulaski Village Cemetery, Pulaski, Oswego, New York.
    2. 2. Merritt Amos "Bud" Switzer, Jr. was born on 27 Jun 1921 in Pulaski, Oswego, New York; died on 11 Feb 2003 in Syracuse, Onondaga, New York; was buried on 15 Feb 2003 in Pulaski Village Cemetery, Pulaski, Oswego, New York.

  3. 6.   Amos John Murtha Amos John Murtha was born on 3 Aug 1889 in Utica, Oneida, New York; died on 19 Oct 1936 in Orwell, Oswego, New York; was buried on 22 Oct 1936 in Saint Peters Catholic Cemetery, Rome, Oneida, New York.

    Amos married Loretta Rose Shanley on 9 May 1911 in Utica, Oneida, New York. Loretta was born on 4 May 1890 in Utica, Oneida, New York; died on 30 Apr 1970 in Pulaski, Oswego, New York; was buried on 3 May 1970 in Saint Peters Catholic Cemetery, Rome, Oneida, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.   Loretta Rose Shanley was born on 4 May 1890 in Utica, Oneida, New York; died on 30 Apr 1970 in Pulaski, Oswego, New York; was buried on 3 May 1970 in Saint Peters Catholic Cemetery, Rome, Oneida, New York.
    Children:
    1. Rosemary Virginia Murtha was born on 26 Apr 1913 in Utica, Oneida, New York; died on 5 Jul 1977 in Oswego, Oswego, New York.
    2. Robert Amos Murtha, Sr. was born on 16 Jun 1915 in Utica, Oneida, New York; died on 1 Feb 1962 in Pulaski, Oswego, New York; was buried on 4 Feb 1962 in Pulaski Village Cemetery, Pulaski, Oswego, New York.
    3. Francis Michael Murtha was born on 3 Mar 1917 in Rome, Oneida, New York; died on 17 Aug 2007 in Katonah, Westchester, New York; was buried on 20 Aug 2007 in Saint Peters Catholic Cemetery, Rome, Oneida, New York.
    4. Helen Gertrude Murtha was born on 26 Apr 1919 in Rome, Oneida, New York; died on 22 Dec 1979 in Troy, Rensselaer, New York; was buried on 26 Dec 1979 in Saint Mary's Cemetery, Troy, Rensselaer, New York.
    5. 3. Anne Loretta Murtha was born on 6 Jul 1921 in Rome, Oneida, New York; died on 22 Mar 1997 in Syracuse, Onondaga, New York; was buried on 25 Mar 1997 in Pulaski Village Cemetery, Pulaski, Oswego, New York.
    6. Agnes Patricia Murtha was born on 17 Nov 1922 in Rome, Oneida, New York; died on 3 Dec 2000 in Potsdam, St Lawrence, New York.
    7. Roberta Joan Murtha was born on 27 Aug 1926 in Rome, Oneida, New York; died on 11 Sep 1998 in Syracuse, Onondaga, New York.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.   Dr. William Benjamin Switzer, DVM Dr. William Benjamin Switzer, DVM was born on 1 Nov 1857 in Peterboro, Madison, New York (son of Simon Switzer and Mary Elizabeth Phelps); died on 24 Oct 1952 in Minetto, Oswego, New York; was buried on 27 Oct 1952 in Riverside Cemetery, Oswego, Oswego, New York.

    William married Hattie Josephine Skellenger on 20 Apr 1882 in Wayne County, New York. Hattie was born on 3 Nov 1855 in Yates Center, Orleans, New York; died on 2 Jun 1925 in Palmyra, Wayne, New York; was buried on 4 Jun 1925 in Riverside Cemetery, Oswego, Oswego, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.   Hattie Josephine Skellenger was born on 3 Nov 1855 in Yates Center, Orleans, New York; died on 2 Jun 1925 in Palmyra, Wayne, New York; was buried on 4 Jun 1925 in Riverside Cemetery, Oswego, Oswego, New York.
    Children:
    1. 4. Merritt Amos Switzer, Sr. was born on 29 Mar 1888 in Williamson, Wayne, New York; died on 7 Nov 1948 in Pulaski, Oswego, New York; was buried on 10 Nov 1948 in Pulaski Village Cemetery, Pulaski, Oswego, New York.


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