Backus Family History
A Genealogical History of the Backus Family and it's Branches
 

Royal B. Thomas

Male Abt 1829 - 1865  (36 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.   Royal B. Thomas was born about 1829 in Rutland County, Vermont (son of Nahum Thomas and Roxana Backus); died on 28 Oct 1865 in Brandon, Rutland, Vermont; was buried on 30 Oct 1865 in Forest Dale Cemetery, Brandon, Rutland, Vermont.

    Royal married Helen Jane Bartlett on 1 Jan 1850 in Pittsford, Rutland, Vermont. Helen was born about 1830 in Brandon, Rutland, Vermont; died on 14 Dec 1914 in Randolph, Orange, Vermont. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Royal married Mary E. Hudson on 26 Sep 1861 in Brandon, Rutland, Vermont. Mary was born about 1840 in Vermont; died on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.   Nahum Thomas was born on 30 Apr 1800 in Chittenden Twp, Rutland, Vermont; died on 3 Jun 1878 in Brandon, Rutland, Vermont; was buried on 5 Jun 1878 in Forest Dale Cemetery, Brandon, Rutland, Vermont.

    Nahum married Roxana Backus on 17 Mar 1826 in Bridgewater, Windsor, Vermont. Roxana (daughter of Corp. Elijah Backus and Tryphena Cross) was born on 10 May 1805 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut; died on 17 Oct 1869 in Brandon, Rutland, Vermont; was buried on 19 Oct 1869 in Forest Dale Cemetery, Brandon, Rutland, Vermont. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.   Roxana Backus was born on 10 May 1805 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut (daughter of Corp. Elijah Backus and Tryphena Cross); died on 17 Oct 1869 in Brandon, Rutland, Vermont; was buried on 19 Oct 1869 in Forest Dale Cemetery, Brandon, Rutland, Vermont.
    Children:
    1. Harriet M. Thomas was born about 1827 in Chittenden Twp, Rutland, Vermont; died on 27 Jan 1874 in Pittsford, Rutland, Vermont.
    2. 1. Royal B. Thomas was born about 1829 in Rutland County, Vermont; died on 28 Oct 1865 in Brandon, Rutland, Vermont; was buried on 30 Oct 1865 in Forest Dale Cemetery, Brandon, Rutland, Vermont.
    3. Alvenzo Dyer Thomas was born on 22 Mar 1831 in Chittenden Twp, Rutland, Vermont; died on 26 Jan 1914 in Keene, Cheshire, New Hampshire.
    4. Volney Mason Thomas was born on 7 Apr 1835 in Vermont; died on 14 Nov 1919 in Brandon, Rutland, Vermont.
    5. William G. Thomas was born about 1839 in Vermont; died on Yes, date unknown.
    6. Chauncy J. Thomas was born about 1842 in Brandon, Rutland, Vermont; died on Yes, date unknown.
    7. Lucia A. Thomas was born on 13 Mar 1847 in Brandon, Rutland, Vermont; died on 13 Aug 1848 in Brandon, Rutland, Vermont; was buried on 15 Aug 1848 in Forest Dale Cemetery, Brandon, Rutland, Vermont.


Generation: 3

  1. 6.   Corp. Elijah Backus was born on 23 Jul 1755 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut (son of Nathaniel Backus and Elizabeth Hebard); died about 1835 in Bridgewater, Windsor, Vermont.

    Elijah married Tryphena Cross on 21 Apr 1786 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut. Tryphena (daughter of William John Cross, Sr. and Miriam Abbe) was born on 27 Apr 1767 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut; died on Yes, date unknown in Bridgewater, Windsor, Vermont. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 7.   Tryphena Cross was born on 27 Apr 1767 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut (daughter of William John Cross, Sr. and Miriam Abbe); died on Yes, date unknown in Bridgewater, Windsor, Vermont.
    Children:
    1. Nancy Jane Backus was born in Abt. 1788 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut; died on 8 Jul 1864 in Goshen, Addison, Vermont; was buried on 10 Jul 1864 in Goshen Cemetery, Goshen, Addison, Vermont.
    2. Shubal Backus was born about 1789 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut; died about 1813 in Woodstock, Windsor, Vermont.
    3. Olive Backus was born on 24 Jan 1791 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut; died on 14 Mar 1857 in Sherburne, Rutland, Vermont.
    4. Royal Backus was born on 1 Aug 1795 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut; died on 7 Apr 1863 in Brandon, Rutland, Vermont; was buried on 9 Apr 1863 in Forest Dale Cemetery, Brandon, Rutland, Vermont.
    5. Rev. Gurdon Backus was born on 26 Nov 1799 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut; died on 18 Jul 1871 in Brandon, Rutland, Vermont.
    6. 3. Roxana Backus was born on 10 May 1805 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut; died on 17 Oct 1869 in Brandon, Rutland, Vermont; was buried on 19 Oct 1869 in Forest Dale Cemetery, Brandon, Rutland, Vermont.
    7. William Enoch Backus, Sr. was born on 13 Mar 1809 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut; died on 23 Apr 1863 in Fayston, Washington, Vermont.


Generation: 4

  1. 12.   Nathaniel Backus was born on 13 Jan 1729 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut (son of Samuel Backus and Sarah Gard); died on 14 Dec 1815 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut.

    Nathaniel married Elizabeth Hebard on 7 Oct 1753 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut. Elizabeth (daughter of Robert Hebard, III and Ruth Wheelock) was born on 23 Aug 1731 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut; died on 19 Jul 1813 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 13.   Elizabeth Hebard was born on 23 Aug 1731 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut (daughter of Robert Hebard, III and Ruth Wheelock); died on 19 Jul 1813 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut.
    Children:
    1. Infant Backus was born about 1754 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut; died about 1754 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut.
    2. 6. Corp. Elijah Backus was born on 23 Jul 1755 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut; died about 1835 in Bridgewater, Windsor, Vermont.
    3. Huldah Backus was born on 14 Mar 1757 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut; died on 13 Mar 1835 in Auburn, Cayuga, New York; was buried on 16 Mar 1835 in North Street Cemetery, Auburn, Cayuga, New York.
    4. Calvin Backus was born about 1762 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut; died on 5 Oct 1815 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut.
    5. Luther Backus was born about 1772 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut; died on 18 Dec 1855 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut; was buried on 20 Dec 1855 in Windham Center Cemetery, Windham, Windham, Connecticut.
    6. Daniel Backus was born about 1775 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut; died on Yes, date unknown.

  3. 14.   William John Cross, Sr. was born on 25 May 1720 in Mansfield, Tolland, Connecticut; died on 1 Jun 1801 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut.

    William married Miriam Abbe on 5 Aug 1745 in Mansfield, Tolland, Connecticut. Miriam (daughter of Ebenezer Abbe, Sr. and Mary Allen) was born on 31 Aug 1726 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut; died on 2 Dec 1823 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 15.   Miriam Abbe was born on 31 Aug 1726 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut (daughter of Ebenezer Abbe, Sr. and Mary Allen); died on 2 Dec 1823 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut.
    Children:
    1. Eunice Cross was born on 7 Jul 1747 in Mansfield, Tolland, Connecticut; died on Yes, date unknown.
    2. William Cross, Jr. was born on 25 Jun 1748 in Mansfield, Tolland, Connecticut; died on 8 May 1834 in Otselic, Chenango, New York.
    3. Miriam Cross was born on 2 Feb 1750 in Mansfield, Tolland, Connecticut; died on Yes, date unknown.
    4. Eleazer Cross was born on 28 Sep 1753 in Mansfield, Tolland, Connecticut; died on Yes, date unknown.
    5. Nathan Cross was born on 6 Mar 1756 in Mansfield, Tolland, Connecticut; died in Nov 1812 in Bennington, Bennington, Vermont.
    6. Joseph Cross was born on 11 May 1760 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut; died on 20 Jan 1855 in Fairfax, Franklin, Vermont; was buried on 22 Jan 1855 in Pigeon Hill Cemetery, Pigeon Hill, Monteregie Region, Quebec, Canada .
    7. Mary Cross was born on 5 Jul 1761 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut; died on Yes, date unknown.
    8. Ebenezer Cross was born on 9 May 1762 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut; died on Yes, date unknown.
    9. 7. Tryphena Cross was born on 27 Apr 1767 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut; died on Yes, date unknown in Bridgewater, Windsor, Vermont.
    10. John Cross was born about 1769 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut; died on Yes, date unknown.
    11. Shubael Cross was born about 1771 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut; died on 12 Jan 1851 in North Windham, Windham, Connecticut.


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