Backus Family History
A Genealogical History of the Backus Family and it's Branches |
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1. | Pauline Gertrude Backus was born on 27 Jan 1910 in Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa (daughter of Abraham Burnett Backus and Jessie Elizabeth Kimbrough); died on 25 Dec 1967 in West Covina, Los Angeles, California. |
2. | Abraham Burnett Backus was born in Nov 1871 in Wisconsin (son of Eben "Ebin" Backus, III and Margarette Arvilla Spencer); died on 26 Sep 1934 in Los Angeles County, California. Abraham married Jessie Elizabeth Kimbrough on 8 Jul 1889 in Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa. Jessie was born on 13 May 1872 in Iowa; died on 18 Sep 1953 in Los Angeles County, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
3. | Jessie Elizabeth Kimbrough was born on 13 May 1872 in Iowa; died on 18 Sep 1953 in Los Angeles County, California.
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4. | Eben "Ebin" Backus, III was born on 7 Apr 1836 in Pomfret Twp, Chautauqua, New York (son of Ebenezer Backus, Jr. and Sarah Lindsley); died on 2 Feb 1918 in Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa; was buried on 4 Feb 1918 in Murdoch-Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa. Eben married Margarette Arvilla Spencer on 26 Jul 1863 in La Salle County, Illinois. Margarette was born in Jul 1848 in Lee County, Illinois; died on 11 Dec 1916 in Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa; was buried on 13 Dec 1916 in Murdoch-Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
5. | Margarette Arvilla Spencer was born in Jul 1848 in Lee County, Illinois; died on 11 Dec 1916 in Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa; was buried on 13 Dec 1916 in Murdoch-Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa.
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8. | Ebenezer Backus, Jr. was born on 8 Apr 1794 in Fort Ann, Washington, New York (son of Ebenezer Backus and Polly Day); died after 1865 in Paw Paw Twp, De Kalb, Illinois. Ebenezer married Sarah Lindsley about 1821 in New York. Sarah was born about 1803 in New York; died on Yes, date unknown in Paw Paw Twp, De Kalb, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
9. | Sarah Lindsley was born about 1803 in New York; died on Yes, date unknown in Paw Paw Twp, De Kalb, Illinois.
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