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Electus Taylor Backus

Male 1889 - 1938  (48 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.   Electus Taylor Backus was born on 8 Oct 1889 in New York City, New York, New York (son of Rev. Dr. Brady Electus Backus and Sarah Annie Taylor); died on 10 Mar 1938 in Manhattan, New York, New York; was buried on 14 Mar 1938 in Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, Bronx, New York.

    Electus married Vivian Elizabeth Hunter on 23 Jul 1916 in Otsego County, New York, and was divorced about 1928. Vivian was born on 14 Apr 1897 in Manhattan, New York, New York; died on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.   Rev. Dr. Brady Electus Backus Rev. Dr. Brady Electus Backus was born on 24 Mar 1839 in Troy, Rensselaer, New York (son of Augustus Backus and Martha Cordelia Mann); died on 2 Aug 1901 in Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut; was buried on 5 Aug 1901 in Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, Bronx, New York.

    Brady married Sarah Annie Taylor on 9 Jun 1875 in Manhattan, New York, New York. Sarah was born in May 1851 in Plattsburgh, Clinton, New York; died on 5 Sep 1932 in Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut; was buried on 8 Sep 1932 in Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, Bronx, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.   Sarah Annie Taylor was born in May 1851 in Plattsburgh, Clinton, New York; died on 5 Sep 1932 in Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut; was buried on 8 Sep 1932 in Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, Bronx, New York.
    Children:
    1. Cordelia Mann Backus was born in Feb 1878 in New York City, New York, New York; died on 16 Jul 1937 in Hempstead, Nassau, New York; was buried on 19 Jul 1937 in Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, Bronx, New York.
    2. Helen Amanda Backus was born on 6 May 1881 in New York City, New York, New York; died on Yes, date unknown.
    3. 1. Electus Taylor Backus was born on 8 Oct 1889 in New York City, New York, New York; died on 10 Mar 1938 in Manhattan, New York, New York; was buried on 14 Mar 1938 in Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, Bronx, New York.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.   Augustus Backus was born on 9 May 1802 in Coeymans, Albany, New York (son of Lt. Col. Electus Mallory Backus and Sabra Judson); died on 10 Jan 1866 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan.

    Augustus married Martha Cordelia Mann on 6 Aug 1834 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut. Martha was born on 21 Sep 1810 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut; died on 1 Jun 1863 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.   Martha Cordelia Mann was born on 21 Sep 1810 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut; died on 1 Jun 1863 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan.
    Children:
    1. Herbert Augustus Backus was born on 6 Sep 1836 in Troy, Rensselaer, New York; died on 27 Apr 1910 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; was buried on 29 Apr 1910 in Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan.
    2. Isadore Cordelia Backus was born on 31 Jul 1837 in Troy, Rensselaer, New York; died on 6 Dec 1840 in Troy, Rensselaer, New York.
    3. 2. Rev. Dr. Brady Electus Backus was born on 24 Mar 1839 in Troy, Rensselaer, New York; died on 2 Aug 1901 in Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut; was buried on 5 Aug 1901 in Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, Bronx, New York.
    4. Pauline Jannette Backus was born on 18 Apr 1841 in Troy, Rensselaer, New York; died on 14 Jan 1892 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; was buried on 17 Jan 1892 in Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan.
    5. Rev. Arthur Mann Backus was born on 17 Nov 1843 in Troy, Rensselaer, New York; died on 18 Jul 1891 in Painsville, Cuyahoga, Ohio; was buried on 20 Jul 1891 in Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
    6. Charlotte Cordelia Backus was born on 6 Jul 1846 in Troy, Rensselaer, New York; died on 11 Mar 1924 in Manhattan, New York, New York; was buried on 13 Mar 1924 in Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan.
    7. Albert Probost Backus was born on 30 Dec 1848 in Troy, Rensselaer, New York; died on 14 Jul 1931 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; was buried on 16 Jul 1931 in Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan.
    8. Clarence Lay Backus was born on 21 Mar 1851 in Troy, Rensselaer, New York; died on 23 Nov 1851 in Troy, Rensselaer, New York.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.   Lt. Col. Electus Mallory Backus was born on 25 Oct 1765 in Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut (son of Delucena Backus and Electa Mallory); died on 7 Jun 1813 in Sacketts Harbor, Jefferson, New York; was buried on 9 Jun 1813 in Arsenal Street Cemetery, Watertown, Jefferson, New York.

    Electus married Sabra Judson about 1784 in Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut. Sabra (daughter of Nathan Judson and Mary Orton) was born on 16 Jun 1764 in Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut; died on 14 Jul 1838 in Greenville, Greene, New York; was buried on 16 Jul 1838 in Rensselaerville Cemetery, Rensselaerville, Albany, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.   Sabra Judson was born on 16 Jun 1764 in Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut (daughter of Nathan Judson and Mary Orton); died on 14 Jul 1838 in Greenville, Greene, New York; was buried on 16 Jul 1838 in Rensselaerville Cemetery, Rensselaerville, Albany, New York.
    Children:
    1. Flora Backus was born on 14 Dec 1785 in Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut; died about 1851.
    2. Delucena Backus was born on 28 Jan 1788 in West Camp, Ulster, New York; died on 11 Aug 1859 in Lindley, Steuben, New York; was buried on 13 Aug 1859 in Colonel Eleazer Lindsley Burying Ground, Lindley, Steuben, New York.
    3. Nathan Backus was born about 1789 in Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut; died about 1794 in Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut.
    4. Maria Backus was born about 1791 in Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut; died about 1827 in Greenville, Greene, New York.
    5. Eliza "Eliza" Backus was born about 1794 in Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut; died about 1845 in Granville, Washington, New York.
    6. Electra Backus was born about 1795 in Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut; died about 1821 in Greenville, Greene, New York.
    7. Henry Sherman Backus was born on 4 Feb 1798 in Coxsackie, Greene, New York; died on 20 May 1861 in Saugerties, Ulster, New York.
    8. Harriet Backus was born about 1799 in Athens, Greene, New York; died on 3 Sep 1881 in Norwalk, Huron, Ohio; was buried on 5 Sep 1881 in Saint Pauls Episcopal Church Cemetery, Norwalk, Huron, Ohio.
    9. 4. Augustus Backus was born on 9 May 1802 in Coeymans, Albany, New York; died on 10 Jan 1866 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan.
    10. Col. Electus Backus, Jr. was born on 17 Feb 1804 in Rensselaerville, Albany, New York; died on 7 Jun 1862 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; was buried on 10 Jun 1862 in Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan.
    11. Julia Ann Backus was born on 10 Jun 1806 in Rensselaerville, Albany, New York; died on 1 Sep 1871 in Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio; was buried on 3 Sep 1871 in Oak Hill Cemetery, Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio.


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