Backus Family History
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 Harriet Meredith Backus

Harriet Meredith Backus

Female 1942 - 2018  (75 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.   Harriet Meredith Backus Harriet Meredith Backus was born on 2 Sep 1942 in Queens County, New York (daughter of Dana Converse Backus, II and Louise Burton Laidlaw); died on 27 Aug 2018 in Lincoln, Middlesex, Massachusetts; was buried on 6 Oct 2018.

    Harriet married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.   Dana Converse Backus, II was born on 26 Feb 1907 in Bayonne, Hudson, New Jersey (son of Henry Meredith Backus and Mary Elizabeth Neilson); died on 4 Jun 1989 in Roslyn, Nassau, New York; was buried on 7 Jun 1989 in Moravian Cemetery, New Dorp, Richmond, New York.

    Dana married Louise Burton Laidlaw on 16 Sep 1933 in Sands Point, Nassau, New York. Louise (daughter of James Lees Laidlaw and Harriet B. Burton) was born on 24 Oct 1906 in Manhattan, New York, New York; died on 5 Jul 1973 in Sands Point, Nassau, New York; was buried on 8 Jul 1973 in Moravian Cemetery, New Dorp, Richmond, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.   Louise Burton Laidlaw was born on 24 Oct 1906 in Manhattan, New York, New York (daughter of James Lees Laidlaw and Harriet B. Burton); died on 5 Jul 1973 in Sands Point, Nassau, New York; was buried on 8 Jul 1973 in Moravian Cemetery, New Dorp, Richmond, New York.
    Children:
    1. Living
    2. Janet Graham Backus was born on 15 Jun 1936 in Queens County, New York; died on 27 Mar 2015 in Colebrook, Litchfield, Connecticut.
    3. Living
    4. 1. Harriet Meredith Backus was born on 2 Sep 1942 in Queens County, New York; died on 27 Aug 2018 in Lincoln, Middlesex, Massachusetts; was buried on 6 Oct 2018.
    5. Anne Converse Backus was born on 7 Feb 1949 in Manhattan, New York, New York; died on 4 Feb 1970 in Madison, Dane, Wisconsin; was buried on 7 Feb 1970 in Moravian Cemetery, New Dorp, Richmond, New York.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.   Henry Meredith Backus was born on 29 Mar 1877 in Petrolia, Butler, Pennsylvania (son of Dana Converse Backus and Abbie Converse Mansfield); died on 13 May 1910 in Baltimore, Independent Cities, Maryland; was buried on 16 May 1910 in Moravian Cemetery, New Dorp, Richmond, New York.

    Henry married Mary Elizabeth Neilson on 10 Jan 1903 in Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada. Mary was born on 23 Feb 1876 in Amherst Island, Lennox and Addington, Ontario, Canada; died on 27 Dec 1962 in Manhattan, New York, New York; was buried on 31 Dec 1962 in Moravian Cemetery, New Dorp, Richmond, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.   Mary Elizabeth Neilson was born on 23 Feb 1876 in Amherst Island, Lennox and Addington, Ontario, Canada; died on 27 Dec 1962 in Manhattan, New York, New York; was buried on 31 Dec 1962 in Moravian Cemetery, New Dorp, Richmond, New York.
    Children:
    1. 2. Dana Converse Backus, II was born on 26 Feb 1907 in Bayonne, Hudson, New Jersey; died on 4 Jun 1989 in Roslyn, Nassau, New York; was buried on 7 Jun 1989 in Moravian Cemetery, New Dorp, Richmond, New York.

  3. 6.   James Lees Laidlaw was born on 10 Dec 1868 in West Bergen, Hudson, New Jersey; died on 9 May 1932 in Sands Point, Nassau, New York; was buried on 12 May 1932 in Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings, New York.

    James married Harriet B. Burton on 26 Oct 1905 in New York City, New York, New York. Harriet was born on 16 Dec 1873 in Albany, Albany, New York; died on 25 Jan 1949 in Manhattan, New York, New York; was buried on 28 Jan 1949 in Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.   Harriet B. Burton was born on 16 Dec 1873 in Albany, Albany, New York; died on 25 Jan 1949 in Manhattan, New York, New York; was buried on 28 Jan 1949 in Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings, New York.
    Children:
    1. 3. Louise Burton Laidlaw was born on 24 Oct 1906 in Manhattan, New York, New York; died on 5 Jul 1973 in Sands Point, Nassau, New York; was buried on 8 Jul 1973 in Moravian Cemetery, New Dorp, Richmond, New York.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.   Dana Converse Backus Dana Converse Backus was born on 2 May 1840 in Brandon, Rutland, Vermont (son of Dr. Charles Backus and Mary Palmer Mansfield); died on 10 May 1887 in Jamestown, Chautauqua, New York; was buried on 12 May 1887 in Hillcrest Cemetery and Mausoleum, Hamburg, Erie, New York.

    Dana married Abbie Converse Mansfield on 2 May 1876 in St Louis, St Louis, Missouri. Abbie was born on 1 Sep 1850 in St Louis, St Louis, Missouri; died on 26 May 1942 in Jamestown, Chautauqua, New York; was buried on 29 May 1942 in Lake View Cemetery, Jamestown, Chautauqua, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.   Abbie Converse Mansfield was born on 1 Sep 1850 in St Louis, St Louis, Missouri; died on 26 May 1942 in Jamestown, Chautauqua, New York; was buried on 29 May 1942 in Lake View Cemetery, Jamestown, Chautauqua, New York.
    Children:
    1. 4. Henry Meredith Backus was born on 29 Mar 1877 in Petrolia, Butler, Pennsylvania; died on 13 May 1910 in Baltimore, Independent Cities, Maryland; was buried on 16 May 1910 in Moravian Cemetery, New Dorp, Richmond, New York.
    2. Helen Backus was born on 5 Apr 1880 in Petrolia, Butler, Pennsylvania; died on 15 Jul 1880 in Petrolia, Butler, Pennsylvania.
    3. Robert Erle Backus was born on 6 Jan 1882 in Jamestown, Chautauqua, New York; died on 3 Apr 1950 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; was buried on 6 Apr 1950 in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Los Angeles, California.
    4. Charlotte Backus was born on 2 Apr 1886 in Jamestown, Chautauqua, New York; died on 24 Jan 1887 in Jamestown, Chautauqua, New York; was buried on 26 Jan 1887 in Lake View Cemetery, Jamestown, Chautauqua, New York.


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