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William Edwin Backus

Male 1894 - 1973  (78 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.   William Edwin Backus was born on 9 Dec 1894 in South Windham, Windham, Connecticut (son of Luther Edwin Backus, Jr. and Annie F. Shay); died on 2 Aug 1973 in South Windham, Windham, Connecticut.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.   Luther Edwin Backus, Jr. was born on 29 Jan 1856 in Willimantic, Windham, Connecticut (son of Luther Finis Backus, Sr. and Ellen Canniff); died after 1940 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut.

    Luther married Annie F. Shay in 1883. Annie was born in Nov 1862 in Connecticut; died after 1940 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.   Annie F. Shay was born in Nov 1862 in Connecticut; died after 1940 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut.
    Children:
    1. Helen C. Backus was born in Jun 1884 in South Windham, Windham, Connecticut; died on Yes, date unknown.
    2. Florence Elizabeth Backus was born in Apr 1886 in South Windham, Windham, Connecticut; died on Yes, date unknown.
    3. 1. William Edwin Backus was born on 9 Dec 1894 in South Windham, Windham, Connecticut; died on 2 Aug 1973 in South Windham, Windham, Connecticut.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.   Luther Finis Backus, Sr. was born on 5 Mar 1828 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut (son of Henry Backus and Susan Denison Sawyer); died on 7 Aug 1883 in South Windham, Windham, Connecticut; was buried on 9 Aug 1883 in Windham Center Cemetery, Windham, Windham, Connecticut.

    Luther married Ellen Canniff on 21 Mar 1852 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut. Ellen was born about 1820 in County Cork, Ireland; died on 1 May 1895 in South Windham, Windham, Connecticut; was buried on 3 May 1895 in Windham Center Cemetery, Windham, Windham, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.   Ellen Canniff was born about 1820 in County Cork, Ireland; died on 1 May 1895 in South Windham, Windham, Connecticut; was buried on 3 May 1895 in Windham Center Cemetery, Windham, Windham, Connecticut.
    Children:
    1. William Christopher Backus was born on 15 Jun 1854 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut; died about 1930 in Willimantic, Windham, Connecticut; was buried in 1930 in Windham Center Cemetery, Windham, Windham, Connecticut.
    2. 2. Luther Edwin Backus, Jr. was born on 29 Jan 1856 in Willimantic, Windham, Connecticut; died after 1940 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut.
    3. George Harlow Backus was born on 30 Sep 1858 in South Windham, Windham, Connecticut; died about 1942 in Connecticut; was buried in 1942 in Windham Center Cemetery, Windham, Windham, Connecticut.
    4. Charles Henry Backus, Sr. was born on 2 Jan 1865 in Willimantic, Windham, Connecticut; died on 26 Apr 1916 in South Windham, Windham, Connecticut; was buried on 28 Apr 1916 in Windham Center Cemetery, Windham, Windham, Connecticut.
    5. Evangeline Backus was born about 1870 in Connecticut; died on Yes, date unknown.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.   Henry Backus was born on 1 Oct 1795 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut (son of Luther Backus and Zerviah Clark); died on 8 Jan 1866 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut; was buried on 10 Jan 1866 in Windham Center Cemetery, Windham, Windham, Connecticut.

    Henry married Susan Denison Sawyer on 3 Jan 1819 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut. Susan (daughter of Daniel Sawyer and Charlotte Dennison) was born on 4 Dec 1798 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut; died on 12 Apr 1841 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut; was buried on 14 Apr 1841 in Windham Center Cemetery, Windham, Windham, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.   Susan Denison Sawyer was born on 4 Dec 1798 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut (daughter of Daniel Sawyer and Charlotte Dennison); died on 12 Apr 1841 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut; was buried on 14 Apr 1841 in Windham Center Cemetery, Windham, Windham, Connecticut.
    Children:
    1. Christopher A. Backus was born about 1822 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut; died on 3 Dec 1850 in Connecticut; was buried on 5 Dec 1850 in Windham Center Cemetery, Windham, Windham, Connecticut.
    2. Huldah Maria Backus was born on 3 Aug 1824 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut; died on Yes, date unknown.
    3. Eliza Elizabeth Backus was born on 12 Mar 1826 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut; died on Yes, date unknown.
    4. 4. Luther Finis Backus, Sr. was born on 5 Mar 1828 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut; died on 7 Aug 1883 in South Windham, Windham, Connecticut; was buried on 9 Aug 1883 in Windham Center Cemetery, Windham, Windham, Connecticut.
    5. Mary M. Backus was born on 3 Dec 1830 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut; died on Yes, date unknown.
    6. Chester Hunt Backus was born on 20 Dec 1832 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut; died on 17 Jan 1905 in Newark, Essex, New Jersey; was buried on 20 Jan 1905 in East Lawn Cemetery, East Haven, New Haven, Connecticut.


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