Backus Family History
A Genealogical History of the Backus Family and it's Branches |
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1. | Living Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] Children: |
2. | Owen Frederick "Bussy" Backus was born on 3 Sep 1921 in Tisbury, Dukes, Massachusetts (son of Oliver Crocker Backus, Sr. and Gwendolyn Louise Stephens); died on 27 Aug 2001 in Myrtle Beach, Horry, South Carolina. Owen married Norene Frances Poeter about 1955 in Litchfield County, Connecticut, and was divorced about 1986 in New London County, Connecticut. Norene was born on 31 Jul 1934 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois; died on 24 Apr 2017 in New London, New London, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
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4. | Oliver Crocker Backus, Sr. was born on 26 Nov 1890 in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts (son of William S. Backus and Lucy M. Steingardt); died on 11 Jun 1981 in Tisbury, Dukes, Massachusetts. Oliver married Gwendolyn Louise Stephens on 9 Nov 1918 in Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, and was divorced before 1938. Gwendolyn was born on 30 Apr 1892 in St Andrews, Jamaica, West Indies; died on 26 Mar 1981 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts; was buried on 29 Mar 1981 in Saint Francis Xavier Cemetery, Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
5. | Gwendolyn Louise Stephens was born on 30 Apr 1892 in St Andrews, Jamaica, West Indies; died on 26 Mar 1981 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts; was buried on 29 Mar 1981 in Saint Francis Xavier Cemetery, Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts.
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8. | 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 Lucy M. Steingardt on 20 Oct 1886 in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts. Lucy was born in Oct 1865 in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts; died on 3 Jan 1891 in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts; was buried on 5 Jan 1891 in Rural Cemetery, New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
9. | Lucy M. Steingardt was born in Oct 1865 in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts; died on 3 Jan 1891 in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts; was buried on 5 Jan 1891 in Rural Cemetery, New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts.
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