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Elizabeth Snowden "Bessie" Backus

Female 1872 - 1942  (70 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.   Elizabeth Snowden "Bessie" Backus was born on 7 Mar 1872 in Rochester, Monroe, New York (daughter of Dr. Azel Backus and Mary Jennet Ogden); died on 26 Apr 1942 in Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana; was buried on 29 Apr 1942 in Lindenwood Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana.

    Elizabeth married Francis Granger on 5 Oct 1899 in Atlantic City, Monmouth, New Jersey. Francis was born on 15 Jun 1871 in Canandaigua, Ontario, New York; died on 30 Jan 1940 in Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana; was buried on 2 Feb 1940 in Lindenwood Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Constance Granger was born on 3 Nov 1900 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York; died on 26 Mar 1905 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York; was buried on 28 Mar 1905 in West Avenue Cemetery, Canandaigua, Ontario, New York.
    2. Ogden Granger was born on 9 Apr 1902 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York; died on 14 Sep 1902 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York; was buried on 16 Sep 1902 in Pioneer Cemetery, Canandaigua, Ontario, New York.
    3. Gordon Fitzhugh Granger was born on 24 May 1904 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York; died on 18 Dec 1965 in Hilton Head Island, Beaufort, South Carolina; was buried on 21 Dec 1965 in Six Oaks Cemetery, Hilton Head Island, Beaufort, South Carolina.
    4. Mary Ogden Granger was born on 11 Feb 1910 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York; died on 1 Nov 1981 in Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana; was buried on 4 Nov 1981 in Lindenwood Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana.
    5. Elizabeth Snowden Granger was born on 17 Apr 1911 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois; died on 24 Apr 1974 in Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana; was buried on 27 Apr 1974 in Rose Hill Cemetery, Albion, Noble, Indiana.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.   Dr. Azel Backus was born on 8 May 1828 in Rochester, Monroe, New York (son of Dr. Frederick Fanning Backus and Rebecca Ann Fitzhugh); died on 2 Sep 1902 in Rochester, Monroe, New York; was buried on 5 Sep 1902 in Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, Monroe, New York.

    Azel married Mary Jennet Ogden on 11 Jun 1857. Mary was born on 28 May 1834 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; died on 12 Apr 1921 in Rochester, Monroe, New York; was buried on 15 Apr 1921 in Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, Monroe, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.   Mary Jennet Ogden was born on 28 May 1834 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; died on 12 Apr 1921 in Rochester, Monroe, New York; was buried on 15 Apr 1921 in Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, Monroe, New York.
    Children:
    1. Dr. Ogden Backus was born on 15 Apr 1858 in Rochester, Monroe, New York; died on 10 Feb 1906 in Rochester, Monroe, New York; was buried on 12 Feb 1906 in Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, Monroe, New York.
    2. Frederick Fanning Backus was born on 4 Jun 1860 in Rochester, Monroe, New York; died on 24 Jun 1925 in Hamilton Municipality, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 27 Jun 1925.
    3. William FitzHugh Backus was born on 9 Dec 1864 in Rochester, Monroe, New York; died on 8 Jan 1866 in Rochester, Monroe, New York; was buried on 10 Jan 1866 in Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, Monroe, New York.
    4. 1. Elizabeth Snowden "Bessie" Backus was born on 7 Mar 1872 in Rochester, Monroe, New York; died on 26 Apr 1942 in Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana; was buried on 29 Apr 1942 in Lindenwood Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.   Dr. Frederick Fanning Backus was born on 15 Jun 1794 in Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut (son of Rev. Azel Backus and Mellicent Deming); died on 4 Nov 1858 in Rochester, Monroe, New York; was buried on 6 Nov 1858 in Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, Monroe, New York.

    Frederick married Rebecca Ann Fitzhugh on 28 Oct 1818 in Geneseo, Livingston, New York. Rebecca (daughter of William Frisby Fitzhugh and Ann Hughes) was born on 4 Feb 1791 in Maryland; died on 28 Apr 1869 in Geneva, Ontario, New York; was buried on 30 Apr 1869 in Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, Monroe, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.   Rebecca Ann Fitzhugh was born on 4 Feb 1791 in Maryland (daughter of William Frisby Fitzhugh and Ann Hughes); died on 28 Apr 1869 in Geneva, Ontario, New York; was buried on 30 Apr 1869 in Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, Monroe, New York.
    Children:
    1. Frederick William Backus was born on 16 Aug 1819 in Rochester, Monroe, New York; died on 10 Aug 1862 in Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia; was buried on 13 Aug 1862 in Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, Monroe, New York.
    2. Wealtha Ann Backus was born on 21 Aug 1821 in Rochester, Monroe, New York; died on 27 Dec 1879 in Dresden, Saxony, Germany.
    3. Robert Backus was born on 1 May 1823 in Rochester, Monroe, New York; died on 4 Oct 1824 in Rochester, Monroe, New York; was buried on 6 Oct 1824 in Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, Monroe, New York.
    4. Gerritt Smith Backus was born on 5 Mar 1825 in Rochester, Monroe, New York; died on 18 Jun 1879 in Rochester, Monroe, New York.
    5. Chester Backus was born on 15 Aug 1826 in Rochester, Monroe, New York; died on 21 Aug 1842 in Rochester, Monroe, New York.
    6. 2. Dr. Azel Backus was born on 8 May 1828 in Rochester, Monroe, New York; died on 2 Sep 1902 in Rochester, Monroe, New York; was buried on 5 Sep 1902 in Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, Monroe, New York.
    7. Henry Martyn Backus was born on 7 Feb 1830 in Rochester, Monroe, New York; died on 2 Jun 1911 in Lima, Lima, Peru.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.   Rev. Azel Backus Rev. Azel Backus was born on 13 Oct 1765 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut (son of Jabez Backus, Jr. and Deborah Fanning); died on 26 Dec 1816 in Hamilton College, Clinton, Oneida, New York; was buried on 28 Dec 1916 in Hamilton College Cemetery, Clinton, Oneida, New York.

    Azel married Mellicent Deming on 7 Feb 1791 in Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut. Mellicent was born on 17 Jan 1766 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut; died on 23 Oct 1853 in Rochester, Monroe, New York; was buried on 25 Oct 1853 in Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, Monroe, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.   Mellicent Deming was born on 17 Jan 1766 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut; died on 23 Oct 1853 in Rochester, Monroe, New York; was buried on 25 Oct 1853 in Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, Monroe, New York.
    Children:
    1. Charles Backus was born on 4 Mar 1793 in Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut; died on 24 Apr 1794 in Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut; was buried on 26 Apr 1794 in Old Bethlehem Cemetery, Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut.
    2. 4. Dr. Frederick Fanning Backus was born on 15 Jun 1794 in Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut; died on 4 Nov 1858 in Rochester, Monroe, New York; was buried on 6 Nov 1858 in Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, Monroe, New York.
    3. Albert Backus was born on 24 Nov 1796 in Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut; died on 24 Feb 1819 in Montpellier, Hérault, Languedoc-Roussillon, France.
    4. Theodore Backus was born on 1 Aug 1798 in Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut; died on 5 Feb 1864 in Rochester, Monroe, New York; was buried on 7 Feb 1864 in Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, Monroe, New York.
    5. Wealtha Ann Backus was born on 14 Jun 1800 in Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut; died on 15 Aug 1819 in Peterboro, Madison, New York.
    6. Robert Houston Backus was born on 3 Dec 1801 in Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut; died on 11 Jun 1838 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
    7. William Smith Backus was born on 21 Jan 1805 in Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut; died on 16 Nov 1806 in Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut; was buried on 18 Nov 1806 in Old Bethlehem Cemetery, Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut.
    8. Charles William Backus was born on 13 Jun 1807 in Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut; died on 4 Mar 1809 in Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut; was buried on 6 Mar 1809 in Old Bethlehem Cemetery, Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut.

  3. 10.   William Frisby Fitzhugh was born on 6 Oct 1761 in Hagerstown, Calvert, Maryland; died on 29 Dec 1839 in Geneseo, Livingston, New York; was buried on 31 Dec 1839 in Williamsburg Cemetery, Groveland, Livingston, New York.

    William married Ann Hughes about 1788 in Maryland. Ann was born on 1 Apr 1771 in Washington County, Maryland; died on 28 Mar 1828 in Groveland, Livingston, New York; was buried on 30 Mar 1828 in Williamsburg Cemetery, Groveland, Livingston, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.   Ann Hughes was born on 1 Apr 1771 in Washington County, Maryland; died on 28 Mar 1828 in Groveland, Livingston, New York; was buried on 30 Mar 1828 in Williamsburg Cemetery, Groveland, Livingston, New York.
    Children:
    1. 5. Rebecca Ann Fitzhugh was born on 4 Feb 1791 in Maryland; died on 28 Apr 1869 in Geneva, Ontario, New York; was buried on 30 Apr 1869 in Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, Monroe, New York.
    2. Ann Carroll "Nancy" Fitzhugh was born on 11 Jan 1805 in Maryland; died on 6 Mar 1875 in Peterboro, Madison, New York.


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