Backus Family History
A Genealogical History of the Backus Family and it's Branches |
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1. | Albert Freemont Downing, Sr. was born on 1 Apr 1900 in Topsham, Orange, Vermont (son of Frank Oscar Downing, Sr. and Nettie Belle Smith); died on 31 May 1977 in Berlin, Washington, Vermont; was buried on 3 Jun 1977 in East Topsham Cemetery, East Topsham, Orange, Vermont. Albert married Linnie Hazel Merritt on 30 Sep 1920 in Topsham, Orange, Vermont, and was divorced on Yes, date unknown. Linnie was born on 27 Oct 1903 in Topsham, Orange, Vermont; died on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] Albert married Emma Alice Stevens on 3 Jun 1932 in Sunapee, Sullivan, New Hampshire. Emma was born on 20 Jul 1914 in Topsham, Orange, Vermont; died on 3 Aug 2001 in Topsham, Orange, Vermont; was buried on 7 Aug 2001 in East Topsham Cemetery, East Topsham, Orange, Vermont. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
2. | Frank Oscar Downing, Sr. was born on 30 Nov 1872 in Topsham, Orange, Vermont (son of Oscar Vernon Downing and Hannah Rhuey Sherman); died on 16 Jun 1923 in Topsham, Orange, Vermont. Frank married Nettie Belle Smith on 2 Nov 1896 in Topsham, Orange, Vermont. Nettie was born on 7 Mar 1879 in Newbury, Orange, Vermont; died on 8 Jan 1946 in Woodstock, Grafton, New Hampshire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
3. | Nettie Belle Smith was born on 7 Mar 1879 in Newbury, Orange, Vermont; died on 8 Jan 1946 in Woodstock, Grafton, New Hampshire.
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4. | Oscar Vernon Downing was born on 28 Jun 1849 in Williamstown, Orange, Vermont (son of Samuel Fifield Downing, Jr. and Mary P. Richardson); died on 19 Mar 1918 in Topsham, Orange, Vermont; was buried on 22 Mar 1918 in Waits River Cemetery, Waits River, Orange, Vermont. Oscar married Hannah Rhuey Sherman about 1870. Hannah (daughter of Reuben Sibley Sherman and Hannah Rhuey Cummings) was born in Jan 1852 in Haverhill, Grafton, New Hampshire; died about 1929 in Vermont; was buried in 1929 in Waits River Cemetery, Waits River, Orange, Vermont. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
5. | Hannah Rhuey Sherman was born in Jan 1852 in Haverhill, Grafton, New Hampshire (daughter of Reuben Sibley Sherman and Hannah Rhuey Cummings); died about 1929 in Vermont; was buried in 1929 in Waits River Cemetery, Waits River, Orange, Vermont.
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8. | Samuel Fifield Downing, Jr. was born on 22 Dec 1820 in Williamstown, Orange, Vermont (son of Samuel Downing, Sr. and Lucinda Fifield); died on 7 Sep 1909 in Washington, Orange, Vermont; was buried on 10 Sep 1909 in Waits River Cemetery, Waits River, Orange, Vermont. Samuel married Mary P. Richardson on 12 Mar 1843 in Topsham, Orange, Vermont. Mary was born about 1822 in Vermont; died about 1873 in Washington, Orange, Vermont; was buried in 1873 in Waits River Cemetery, Waits River, Orange, Vermont. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
9. | Mary P. Richardson was born about 1822 in Vermont; died about 1873 in Washington, Orange, Vermont; was buried in 1873 in Waits River Cemetery, Waits River, Orange, Vermont.
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10. | Reuben Sibley Sherman was born on 1 Aug 1814 in Dixfield, Oxford, Maine; died on 30 Dec 1888 in Duxbury, Washington, Vermont; was buried on 2 Jan 1889 in Landon-Hayden Cemetery, North Duxbury, Washington, Vermont. Reuben married Hannah Rhuey Cummings on 18 Dec 1844 in Holden, Worcester, Massachusetts. Hannah was born on 22 Aug 1823 in Stratton, Windham, Vermont; died on 30 Mar 1911 in Duxbury, Washington, Vermont; was buried on 3 Apr 1911 in South Duxbury Cemetery, South Duxbury, Washington, Vermont. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
11. | Hannah Rhuey Cummings was born on 22 Aug 1823 in Stratton, Windham, Vermont; died on 30 Mar 1911 in Duxbury, Washington, Vermont; was buried on 3 Apr 1911 in South Duxbury Cemetery, South Duxbury, Washington, Vermont.
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