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Clinton Elisha Backus

Male Abt 1847 - 1914  (67 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.   Clinton Elisha Backus was born about 1847 in New York City, New York, New York (son of Elisha Ela Backus and Anne H. Vincent); died on 31 May 1914 in Manhattan, New York, New York; was buried on 2 Jun 1914 in Saint Michaels Cemetery, East Elmhurst, Queens, New York.

    Clinton married Eleanor Genevieve Brewer on 28 Jul 1873 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois. Eleanor (daughter of Riley Wiltshire Brewer and Cecelia Arelia Story) was born in Mar 1852 in Painted Post, Steuben, New York; died on 8 Aug 1914 in Manhattan, New York, New York; was buried on 11 Aug 1914 in Saint Michaels Cemetery, East Elmhurst, Queens, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Herbert Clinton Backus was born on 22 May 1874 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois; died on 21 Feb 1939 in Manhattan, New York, New York; was buried on 24 Feb 1939 in Calvary Cemetery (1st), Woodside, Queens, New York.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.   Elisha Ela Backus was born on 20 Jan 1820 in Leyden, Lewis, New York (son of Col. Elisha Backus and Amanda Merriam); died on 2 Mar 1871 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois.

    Elisha married Anne H. Vincent about 1846 in New York. Anne was born about 1826 in New York; died on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.   Anne H. Vincent was born about 1826 in New York; died on Yes, date unknown.
    Children:
    1. 1. Clinton Elisha Backus was born about 1847 in New York City, New York, New York; died on 31 May 1914 in Manhattan, New York, New York; was buried on 2 Jun 1914 in Saint Michaels Cemetery, East Elmhurst, Queens, New York.
    2. Emma F. Backus was born about 1850 in New York City, New York, New York; died on 31 Dec 1853 in Manhattan, New York, New York.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.   Col. Elisha Backus was born on 17 Nov 1782 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut (son of Elisha Backus and Betsey Johnson); died on 12 Aug 1850 in Morristown, St Lawrence, New York; was buried on 8 Dec 1875 in Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings, New York.

    Elisha married Amanda Merriam on 25 Dec 1816 in Leyden, Lewis, New York. Amanda was born on 8 Feb 1796 in Leyden, Lewis, New York; died on 21 May 1874; was buried on 24 May 1874 in Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.   Amanda Merriam was born on 8 Feb 1796 in Leyden, Lewis, New York; died on 21 May 1874; was buried on 24 May 1874 in Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings, New York.
    Children:
    1. Mancer Merriam Backus was born on 4 Apr 1818 in Trenton, Oneida, New York; died on 23 Apr 1887 in New York City, New York, New York; was buried on 26 Apr 1887 in Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings, New York.
    2. 2. Elisha Ela Backus was born on 20 Jan 1820 in Leyden, Lewis, New York; died on 2 Mar 1871 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois.
    3. Armand Cynthia Backus was born on 18 Jan 1822 in Leyden, Lewis, New York; died on 27 Feb 1880 in Rye, Westchester, New York.
    4. Clinton Lafayette Backus was born on 20 Apr 1824 in Leyden, Lewis, New York; died on 4 Oct 1849 in New York City, New York, New York; was buried on 8 Dec 1875 in Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings, New York.
    5. Jane Juliet Backus was born on 24 Jan 1826 in Leyden, Lewis, New York; died on 29 Jul 1886 in New York; was buried on 2 Aug 1886 in Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings, New York.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.   Elisha Backus was born on 3 May 1752 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut (son of Capt. Timothy Backus, Jr. and Mary Bacon); died on 21 Mar 1801 in Manilus, Onondaga, New York.

    Elisha married Betsey Johnson on 12 Feb 1777 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut. Betsey (daughter of William Johnson and Betsey Fassett) was born on 21 Oct 1753 in Connecticut; died on 12 Aug 1839 in Utica, Oneida, New York; was buried in Dec 1880 in Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.   Betsey Johnson was born on 21 Oct 1753 in Connecticut (daughter of William Johnson and Betsey Fassett); died on 12 Aug 1839 in Utica, Oneida, New York; was buried in Dec 1880 in Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings, New York.
    Children:
    1. Betsey Fassett Backus was born on 4 Aug 1780 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut; died on 23 Aug 1846 in Oxbow, Jefferson, New York.
    2. 4. Col. Elisha Backus was born on 17 Nov 1782 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut; died on 12 Aug 1850 in Morristown, St Lawrence, New York; was buried on 8 Dec 1875 in Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings, New York.
    3. Eunice Backus was born about 1794 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut; died on 1 Oct 1863 in Burlington, Des Moines, Iowa; was buried on 3 Oct 1863 in Aspen Grove Cemetery, Burlington, Des Moines, Iowa.


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