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James Henry Backus

Male 1899 - 1989  (90 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.   James Henry Backus was born on 14 Feb 1899 in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts (son of William S. Backus and Alma Frances Gibbs); died on 20 Sep 1989 in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts.

    James married Annetta Olive Sampson about 1928 in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts. Annetta was born on 13 Jun 1907 in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts; died on 2 Nov 1989 in Waterford, New London, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.   William S. Backus was born on 15 Apr 1860 in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts (son of Ansel C. Backus and Mary E. Cartwright); died about 1943 in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts; was buried in 1943 in Rural Cemetery, New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts.

    William married Alma Frances Gibbs on 6 Apr 1898 in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts. Alma was born on 10 Apr 1877 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died on 6 Aug 1957 in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts; was buried on 9 Aug 1957 in Prospect Hill Cemetery, Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.   Alma Frances Gibbs was born on 10 Apr 1877 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died on 6 Aug 1957 in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts; was buried on 9 Aug 1957 in Prospect Hill Cemetery, Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts.
    Children:
    1. 1. James Henry Backus was born on 14 Feb 1899 in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts; died on 20 Sep 1989 in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.   Ansel C. Backus was born about 1815 in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts (son of Heman Backus and Mehitable Crocker); died on 5 Mar 1865 in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts; was buried on 7 Mar 1865 in North Burial Ground, Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts.

    Ansel + Mary E. Cartwright. Mary was born on 14 Dec 1820 in Assonet, Bristol, Massachusetts; died on 9 Dec 1912 in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts; was buried on 12 Dec 1912 in North Burial Ground, Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.   Mary E. Cartwright was born on 14 Dec 1820 in Assonet, Bristol, Massachusetts; died on 9 Dec 1912 in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts; was buried on 12 Dec 1912 in North Burial Ground, Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts.
    Children:
    1. Mary Elizabeth Backus was born on 4 Jul 1843 in Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts; died on 30 Nov 1931 in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts; was buried on 2 Dec 1931 in Rural Cemetery, New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts.
    2. Anna M. Backus was born on 27 Jul 1848 in Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts; died on 11 Feb 1869 in Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts; was buried on 13 Feb 1869 in North Burial Ground, Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts.
    3. Lydia Marvel Backus was born on 15 Apr 1856 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts; died on 11 Feb 1906 in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts; was buried on 14 Feb 1906 in Rural Cemetery, New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts.
    4. 2. William S. Backus was born on 15 Apr 1860 in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts; died about 1943 in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts; was buried in 1943 in Rural Cemetery, New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.   Heman Backus was born in Aug 1776 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts (son of Clark Backus and Elizabeth "Betsey" Crocker); died on 2 Mar 1840 in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts.

    Heman married Mehitable Crocker on 23 Jul 1809 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts. Mehitable was born in Aug 1787 in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts; died on 23 Mar 1840 in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.   Mehitable Crocker was born in Aug 1787 in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts; died on 23 Mar 1840 in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts.
    Children:
    1. Lydia Backus was born on 13 Mar 1810 in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts; died on 2 Aug 1886 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island; was buried on 4 Aug 1886 in North Burial Ground, Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts.
    2. Mary G. Backus was born in Oct 1811 in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts; died on Yes, date unknown in Massachusetts.
    3. Abby Backus was born on 29 Sep 1813 in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts; died on 9 Sep 1901 in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts; was buried on 11 Sep 1901 in Oak Grove Cemetery, New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts.
    4. 4. Ansel C. Backus was born about 1815 in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts; died on 5 Mar 1865 in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts; was buried on 7 Mar 1865 in North Burial Ground, Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts.
    5. Eliza Ann Backus was born in Aug 1817 in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts; died on 3 May 1884 in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts.
    6. Eleazer C. Backus was born on 1 Sep 1818 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts; died on 2 Mar 1884 in Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey; was buried on 4 Mar 1884 in Bayview-New York Bay Cemetery, Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey.
    7. Oliver C. Backus was born in Apr 1823 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts; died about 1894 in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts.
    8. George W. Backus was born in May 1825 in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts; died in New Jersey.


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