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Male 1826 - 1842  (16 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.   Chester Backus was born on 15 Aug 1826 in Rochester, Monroe, New York (son of Dr. Frederick Fanning Backus and Rebecca Ann Fitzhugh); died on 21 Aug 1842 in Rochester, Monroe, New York.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.   Dr. Frederick Fanning Backus was born on 15 Jun 1794 in Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut (son of Rev. Azel Backus and Mellicent Deming); died on 4 Nov 1858 in Rochester, Monroe, New York; was buried on 6 Nov 1858 in Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, Monroe, New York.

    Frederick married Rebecca Ann Fitzhugh on 28 Oct 1818 in Geneseo, Livingston, New York. Rebecca (daughter of William Frisby Fitzhugh and Ann Hughes) was born on 4 Feb 1791 in Maryland; died on 28 Apr 1869 in Geneva, Ontario, New York; was buried on 30 Apr 1869 in Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, Monroe, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.   Rebecca Ann Fitzhugh was born on 4 Feb 1791 in Maryland (daughter of William Frisby Fitzhugh and Ann Hughes); died on 28 Apr 1869 in Geneva, Ontario, New York; was buried on 30 Apr 1869 in Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, Monroe, New York.
    Children:
    1. Frederick William Backus was born on 16 Aug 1819 in Rochester, Monroe, New York; died on 10 Aug 1862 in Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia; was buried on 13 Aug 1862 in Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, Monroe, New York.
    2. Wealtha Ann Backus was born on 21 Aug 1821 in Rochester, Monroe, New York; died on 27 Dec 1879 in Dresden, Saxony, Germany.
    3. Robert Backus was born on 1 May 1823 in Rochester, Monroe, New York; died on 4 Oct 1824 in Rochester, Monroe, New York; was buried on 6 Oct 1824 in Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, Monroe, New York.
    4. Gerritt Smith Backus was born on 5 Mar 1825 in Rochester, Monroe, New York; died on 18 Jun 1879 in Rochester, Monroe, New York.
    5. 1. Chester Backus was born on 15 Aug 1826 in Rochester, Monroe, New York; died on 21 Aug 1842 in Rochester, Monroe, New York.
    6. Dr. Azel Backus was born on 8 May 1828 in Rochester, Monroe, New York; died on 2 Sep 1902 in Rochester, Monroe, New York; was buried on 5 Sep 1902 in Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, Monroe, New York.
    7. Henry Martyn Backus was born on 7 Feb 1830 in Rochester, Monroe, New York; died on 2 Jun 1911 in Lima, Lima, Peru.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.   Rev. Azel Backus Rev. Azel Backus was born on 13 Oct 1765 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut (son of Jabez Backus, Jr. and Deborah Fanning); died on 26 Dec 1816 in Hamilton College, Clinton, Oneida, New York; was buried on 28 Dec 1916 in Hamilton College Cemetery, Clinton, Oneida, New York.

    Azel married Mellicent Deming on 7 Feb 1791 in Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut. Mellicent was born on 17 Jan 1766 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut; died on 23 Oct 1853 in Rochester, Monroe, New York; was buried on 25 Oct 1853 in Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, Monroe, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.   Mellicent Deming was born on 17 Jan 1766 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut; died on 23 Oct 1853 in Rochester, Monroe, New York; was buried on 25 Oct 1853 in Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, Monroe, New York.
    Children:
    1. Charles Backus was born on 4 Mar 1793 in Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut; died on 24 Apr 1794 in Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut; was buried on 26 Apr 1794 in Old Bethlehem Cemetery, Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut.
    2. 2. Dr. Frederick Fanning Backus was born on 15 Jun 1794 in Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut; died on 4 Nov 1858 in Rochester, Monroe, New York; was buried on 6 Nov 1858 in Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, Monroe, New York.
    3. Albert Backus was born on 24 Nov 1796 in Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut; died on 24 Feb 1819 in Montpellier, Hérault, Languedoc-Roussillon, France.
    4. Theodore Backus was born on 1 Aug 1798 in Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut; died on 5 Feb 1864 in Rochester, Monroe, New York; was buried on 7 Feb 1864 in Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, Monroe, New York.
    5. Wealtha Ann Backus was born on 14 Jun 1800 in Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut; died on 15 Aug 1819 in Peterboro, Madison, New York.
    6. Robert Houston Backus was born on 3 Dec 1801 in Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut; died on 11 Jun 1838 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
    7. William Smith Backus was born on 21 Jan 1805 in Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut; died on 16 Nov 1806 in Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut; was buried on 18 Nov 1806 in Old Bethlehem Cemetery, Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut.
    8. Charles William Backus was born on 13 Jun 1807 in Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut; died on 4 Mar 1809 in Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut; was buried on 6 Mar 1809 in Old Bethlehem Cemetery, Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut.

  3. 6.   William Frisby Fitzhugh was born on 6 Oct 1761 in Hagerstown, Calvert, Maryland; died on 29 Dec 1839 in Geneseo, Livingston, New York; was buried on 31 Dec 1839 in Williamsburg Cemetery, Groveland, Livingston, New York.

    William married Ann Hughes about 1788 in Maryland. Ann was born on 1 Apr 1771 in Washington County, Maryland; died on 28 Mar 1828 in Groveland, Livingston, New York; was buried on 30 Mar 1828 in Williamsburg Cemetery, Groveland, Livingston, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.   Ann Hughes was born on 1 Apr 1771 in Washington County, Maryland; died on 28 Mar 1828 in Groveland, Livingston, New York; was buried on 30 Mar 1828 in Williamsburg Cemetery, Groveland, Livingston, New York.
    Children:
    1. 3. Rebecca Ann Fitzhugh was born on 4 Feb 1791 in Maryland; died on 28 Apr 1869 in Geneva, Ontario, New York; was buried on 30 Apr 1869 in Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, Monroe, New York.
    2. Ann Carroll "Nancy" Fitzhugh was born on 11 Jan 1805 in Maryland; died on 6 Mar 1875 in Peterboro, Madison, New York.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.   Jabez Backus, Jr. was born on 23 Jan 1742 in Bozrah, New London, Connecticut (son of Jabez Backus, Sr. and Eunice Kingsbury); died on 20 Feb 1770 in Bozrah, New London, Connecticut.

    Jabez married Deborah Fanning on 4 Apr 1764 in Bozrah, New London, Connecticut. Deborah (daughter of John Fanning, III and Abigail Eldridge Minor) was born on 9 Mar 1745 in Bozrah, New London, Connecticut; died in Dec 1820 in Rochester, Monroe, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.   Deborah Fanning was born on 9 Mar 1745 in Bozrah, New London, Connecticut (daughter of John Fanning, III and Abigail Eldridge Minor); died in Dec 1820 in Rochester, Monroe, New York.
    Children:
    1. 4. Rev. Azel Backus was born on 13 Oct 1765 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut; died on 26 Dec 1816 in Hamilton College, Clinton, Oneida, New York; was buried on 28 Dec 1916 in Hamilton College Cemetery, Clinton, Oneida, New York.
    2. Jabez Backus, III was born on 10 May 1769 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut; died on 9 May 1770.


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