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Dr. Electus Backus Ward

Male 1856 - 1891  (34 years)


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  1. 1.   Dr. Electus Backus Ward was born on 25 Dec 1856 in Governors Island, New York, New York (son of Capt. James Noble Ward and Mary Electa Backus); died on 25 Apr 1891 in Richmond, Wise, Virginia.

    Electus married Mary Louise Armour on 26 Dec 1876 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan. Mary was born on 12 Feb 1861 in Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio; died on 16 Apr 1904 in Manhattan, New York, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Hugh Armor Ward, Sr. was born on 16 Oct 1877 in New York City, New York, New York; died on 21 Jul 1910 in Warrenton, Fauquier, Virginia; was buried on 23 Jul 1910 in Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia.
    2. Electus Backus Ward, Sr. was born on 26 Feb 1879 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; died on 11 Dec 1912 in Manhattan, New York, New York; was buried on 14 Dec 1912 in Richmondville Cemetry, Richmondville, Schoharie, New York.
    3. Wilfred W. Ward was born about 1880 in Michigan; died about 1881 in Michigan.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.   Capt. James Noble Ward was born in Sep 1823 in Kentucky; died on 6 Dec 1858 in Saint Anthony, Hennepin, Minnesota; was buried on 9 Dec 1858 in Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan.

    James married Mary Electa Backus on 5 Jan 1856 in Governors Island, New York, New York. Mary (daughter of Col. Electus Backus, Jr. and Mary Lathy Brady) was born on 8 Dec 1837 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; died on 10 Mar 1867 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; was buried on 12 Mar 1867 in Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.   Mary Electa Backus was born on 8 Dec 1837 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan (daughter of Col. Electus Backus, Jr. and Mary Lathy Brady); died on 10 Mar 1867 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; was buried on 12 Mar 1867 in Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan.
    Children:
    1. 1. Dr. Electus Backus Ward was born on 25 Dec 1856 in Governors Island, New York, New York; died on 25 Apr 1891 in Richmond, Wise, Virginia.


Generation: 3

  1. 6.   Col. Electus Backus, Jr. was born on 17 Feb 1804 in Rensselaerville, Albany, New York (son of Lt. Col. Electus Mallory Backus and Sabra Judson); died on 7 Jun 1862 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; was buried on 10 Jun 1862 in Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan.

    Electus married Mary Lathy Brady on 6 Nov 1830 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan. Mary (daughter of Maj Gen Hugh Brady and Sarah Wallis) was born on 11 Nov 1811 in Juniata, Cumberland, Pennsylvania; died on 10 Feb 1880 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 7.   Mary Lathy Brady was born on 11 Nov 1811 in Juniata, Cumberland, Pennsylvania (daughter of Maj Gen Hugh Brady and Sarah Wallis); died on 10 Feb 1880 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan.
    Children:
    1. Sarah Wallis Backus was born on 12 Sep 1831 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; died on 18 Apr 1833 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan.
    2. Samuel Preston Backus was born on 30 Jun 1836 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; died on 17 Feb 1837 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; was buried on 19 Feb 1837 in Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan.
    3. 3. Mary Electa Backus was born on 8 Dec 1837 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; died on 10 Mar 1867 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; was buried on 12 Mar 1867 in Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan.


Generation: 4

  1. 12.   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. 13.   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. Augustus Backus was born on 9 May 1802 in Coeymans, Albany, New York; died on 10 Jan 1866 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan.
    10. 6. 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.

  3. 14.   Maj Gen Hugh Brady Maj Gen Hugh Brady was born on 28 Jul 1768 in Standing Stone, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania; died on 15 Apr 1851 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; was buried on 17 Apr 1851 in Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan.

    Hugh married Sarah Wallis on 10 Oct 1805 in Northumberland, Northumberland, Pennsylvania. Sarah was born on 19 Aug 1778 in Elkton, Cecil, Maryland; died on 25 Aug 1833 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; was buried on 27 Aug 1833 in Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 15.   Sarah Wallis was born on 19 Aug 1778 in Elkton, Cecil, Maryland; died on 25 Aug 1833 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; was buried on 27 Aug 1833 in Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan.
    Children:
    1. Sarah Wallis Brady was born on 19 Jun 1807 in Mahoning, Armstrong, Pennsylvania; died on 12 Apr 1828 in Jefferson County, Missouri; was buried on 14 Apr 1828 in Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Saint Louis, St. Louis, Missouri.
    2. 7. Mary Lathy Brady was born on 11 Nov 1811 in Juniata, Cumberland, Pennsylvania; died on 10 Feb 1880 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan.


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