Backus Family History
A Genealogical History of the Backus Family and it's Branches |
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1. | Capt. Timothy Backus, Jr. was born on 18 Nov 1717 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut (son of Deacon Timothy Backus, Sr. and Sarah Post); died on 5 Mar 1790 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut; was buried on 7 Mar 1790 in Cleaveland Cemetery, Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut. Timothy married Mary Bacon on 14 Nov 1739 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut. Mary was born on 30 Jan 1721 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut; died on 15 Jan 1793 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut; was buried on 17 Jan 1793 in Cleaveland Cemetery, Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] Children:
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2. | Deacon Timothy Backus, Sr. was born on 7 Oct 1682 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut (son of Stephen Backus and Sarah Spencer); died on 28 Feb 1762 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut. Timothy married Sarah Post on 26 Jan 1708 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut. Sarah (daughter of John Post, II and Sarah Reynolds) was born on 1 Dec 1686 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut; died on 24 Feb 1760 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
3. | Sarah Post was born on 1 Dec 1686 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut (daughter of John Post, II and Sarah Reynolds); died on 24 Feb 1760 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut.
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4. | Stephen Backus was born about 1641 in Old Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut (son of William Backus, Sr. and Elizabeth); died about 1695 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut. Stephen married Sarah Spencer in Dec 1666 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut. Sarah (daughter of Ensign Gerard Spencer and Hannah Joanis Hills) was born on 27 Jul 1644 in England; died about 1707 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
5. | Sarah Spencer was born on 27 Jul 1644 in England (daughter of Ensign Gerard Spencer and Hannah Joanis Hills); died about 1707 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut.
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6. | John Post, II was born on 12 Apr 1657 in Saybrook Point, Middlesex, Connecticut (son of John Post, Sr. and Hester Ester Hyde); died on 15 Jul 1690. John + Sarah Reynolds. Sarah (daughter of John Reynolds, Sr. and Sarah Backus) was born in Nov 1656 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut; died on 11 May 1703 in Old Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
7. | Sarah Reynolds was born in Nov 1656 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut (daughter of John Reynolds, Sr. and Sarah Backus); died on 11 May 1703 in Old Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut.
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8. | William Backus, Sr. was born about 1606 in England; died about 1661 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut. William + Elizabeth. Elizabeth was born on Yes, date unknown in England; died on 9 Feb 1643 in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
9. | Elizabeth was born on Yes, date unknown in England; died on 9 Feb 1643 in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England.
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10. | Ensign Gerard Spencer was born on 25 Apr 1614 in Stotford, Bedfordshire, England; died on 3 Sep 1685 in Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; was buried on 5 Sep 1685 in Thirty Mile Island Plantation Burial Yard, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut. Gerard married Hannah Joanis Hills on 17 Dec 1636 in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts. Hannah was born about 1618 in Stotford, Bedfordshire, England; died on 22 Oct 1692 in Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
11. | Hannah Joanis Hills was born about 1618 in Stotford, Bedfordshire, England; died on 22 Oct 1692 in Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
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12. | John Post, Sr. was born on 16 Sep 1629 in Otham, Kent, England; died on 27 Nov 1710 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut; was buried on 29 Nov 1710 in Old Norwichtown Cemetery, Norwich, New London, Connecticut. John + Hester Ester Hyde. Hester was born on 22 Feb 1631 in England; died on 13 Nov 1703 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut; was buried on 15 Nov 1703 in Old Norwichtown Cemetery, Norwich, New London, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
13. | Hester Ester Hyde was born on 22 Feb 1631 in England; died on 13 Nov 1703 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut; was buried on 15 Nov 1703 in Old Norwichtown Cemetery, Norwich, New London, Connecticut.
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14. | John Reynolds, Sr. was born about 1637 in Ipswich, Suffolk, East Anglia, England; died on 22 Jul 1702 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut. John married Sarah Backus about 1655 in Lyme, New London, Connecticut. Sarah (daughter of William Backus, Sr. and Elizabeth) was born about 1628 in England; died on Yes, date unknown in Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
15. | Sarah Backus was born about 1628 in England (daughter of William Backus, Sr. and Elizabeth); died on Yes, date unknown in Connecticut.
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