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Gurden Backus Edwards

Male 1883 - 1948  (65 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.   Gurden Backus Edwards was born on 6 Jun 1883 in Oakland, Alameda, California (son of John Letcher Edwards and Carrie Woolsey Backus); died on 19 Jul 1948 in Rochester, Monroe, New York; was buried on 21 Jul 1948 in Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, Monroe, New York.

    Gurden married Ida Natalie Pierce on 28 Jun 1913 in Manhattan, New York, New York. Ida was born on 27 Jan 1888 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York; died in Mar 1973 in Rochester, Monroe, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Dorothy Edwards was born about 1915 in Manhattan, New York, New York; died on Yes, date unknown.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.   John Letcher Edwards was born about 1838 in Missouri; died on Yes, date unknown in California.

    John + Carrie Woolsey Backus. Carrie (daughter of Gurden Backus, III and Julia Ann Woolsey) was born in Jul 1856 in California; died on 20 Mar 1910 in Oakland, Alameda, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.   Carrie Woolsey Backus was born in Jul 1856 in California (daughter of Gurden Backus, III and Julia Ann Woolsey); died on 20 Mar 1910 in Oakland, Alameda, California.
    Children:
    1. Lulu Virginia Edwards was born on 7 Jun 1877 in Oakland, Alameda, California; died on Yes, date unknown.
    2. David Backus Edwards was born on 13 Oct 1879 in Oakland, Alameda, California; died on 29 Aug 1952 in San Diego, San Diego, California.
    3. 1. Gurden Backus Edwards was born on 6 Jun 1883 in Oakland, Alameda, California; died on 19 Jul 1948 in Rochester, Monroe, New York; was buried on 21 Jul 1948 in Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, Monroe, New York.


Generation: 3

  1. 6.   Gurden Backus, III was born on 6 Nov 1820 in Burlington, Chittenden, Vermont (son of Gurdon B. "aka Gurden" Backus, Jr. and Lucy Nichols); died on 23 Nov 1907 in Oakland, Alameda, California.

    Gurden married Julia Ann Woolsey on 18 Nov 1841 in Pine Plains, Dutchess, New York. Julia was born about 1820 in Pine Plains, Dutchess, New York; died on 5 Feb 1863 in San Francisco, San Francisco, California; was buried on 7 Mar 1863. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 7.   Julia Ann Woolsey was born about 1820 in Pine Plains, Dutchess, New York; died on 5 Feb 1863 in San Francisco, San Francisco, California; was buried on 7 Mar 1863.
    Children:
    1. Phebe H. Backus was born in Sep 1842 in Pine Plains, Dutchess, New York; died after 1922 in Oakland, Alameda, California.
    2. Gen. Samuel Woolsey Backus was born on 6 Nov 1844 in Pine Plains, Dutchess, New York; died on 10 Apr 1930 in San Francisco, San Francisco, California; was buried on 12 Apr 1930 in San Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, San Francisco, California.
    3. Lucy S. Backus was born about 1854 in Sacramento County, California; died on Yes, date unknown.
    4. 3. Carrie Woolsey Backus was born in Jul 1856 in California; died on 20 Mar 1910 in Oakland, Alameda, California.


Generation: 4

  1. 12.   Gurdon B. "aka Gurden" Backus, Jr. was born about 1788 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut (son of Gurdon Backus, Sr. and Amanda Anne Huntington); died on 17 Sep 1829 in Hinesburg, Chittenden, Vermont; was buried on 19 Sep 1829 in Saint George Village Cemetery, Saint George, Chittenden, Vermont.

    Gurdon married Lucy Nichols on 1 Aug 1813 in Burlington, Chittenden, Vermont. Lucy (daughter of Moses Nichols and Hannah Blanchard) was born on 8 Aug 1795 in Amherst, Hillsborough, New Hampshire; died on 10 Aug 1888 in Sacramento, Sacramento, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 13.   Lucy Nichols was born on 8 Aug 1795 in Amherst, Hillsborough, New Hampshire (daughter of Moses Nichols and Hannah Blanchard); died on 10 Aug 1888 in Sacramento, Sacramento, California.
    Children:
    1. Lucy Backus was born on Yes, date unknown in Vermont; died on 20 Jan 1830 in Saint George, Chittenden, Vermont; was buried on 22 Jan 1830 in Saint George Village Cemetery, Saint George, Chittenden, Vermont.
    2. Hariet Backus was born on Yes, date unknown in Vermont; died on 8 Mar 1846 in Saint George, Chittenden, Vermont; was buried on 10 Mar 1846 in Saint George Village Cemetery, Saint George, Chittenden, Vermont.
    3. Welthy Backus was born on Yes, date unknown in Vermont; died on 20 Apr 1826 in Saint George, Chittenden, Vermont; was buried on 22 Apr 1826 in Saint George Village Cemetery, Saint George, Chittenden, Vermont.
    4. Charity Backus was born on Yes, date unknown in Vermont; died on 5 Sep 1820 in Saint George, Chittenden, Vermont; was buried on 7 Sep 1820 in Saint George Village Cemetery, Saint George, Chittenden, Vermont.
    5. Perkins N. Backus was born on Yes, date unknown in Vermont; died about 1847 in Mexico; was buried in 1847 in Saint George Village Cemetery, Saint George, Chittenden, Vermont.
    6. 6. Gurden Backus, III was born on 6 Nov 1820 in Burlington, Chittenden, Vermont; died on 23 Nov 1907 in Oakland, Alameda, California.


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