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

Ansel C. Backus

Male Abt 1815 - 1865  (50 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.   Ansel C. Backus was born about 1815 in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts (son of Heman Backus and Mehitable Crocker); died on 5 Mar 1865 in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts; was buried on 7 Mar 1865 in North Burial Ground, Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts.

    Family/Spouse: Mary E. Cartwright. Mary was born on 14 Dec 1820 in Assonet, Bristol, Massachusetts; died on 9 Dec 1912 in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts; was buried on 12 Dec 1912 in North Burial Ground, Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Mary Elizabeth Backus was born on 4 Jul 1843 in Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts; died on 30 Nov 1931 in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts; was buried on 2 Dec 1931 in Rural Cemetery, New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts.
    2. Anna M. Backus was born on 27 Jul 1848 in Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts; died on 11 Feb 1869 in Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts; was buried on 13 Feb 1869 in North Burial Ground, Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts.
    3. Lydia Marvel Backus was born on 15 Apr 1856 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts; died on 11 Feb 1906 in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts; was buried on 14 Feb 1906 in Rural Cemetery, New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts.
    4. William S. Backus was born on 15 Apr 1860 in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts; died about 1943 in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts; was buried in 1943 in Rural Cemetery, New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.   Heman Backus was born in Aug 1776 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts (son of Clark Backus and Elizabeth "Betsey" Crocker); died on 2 Mar 1840 in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts.

    Heman married Mehitable Crocker on 23 Jul 1809 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts. Mehitable was born in Aug 1787 in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts; died on 23 Mar 1840 in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.   Mehitable Crocker was born in Aug 1787 in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts; died on 23 Mar 1840 in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts.
    Children:
    1. Lydia Backus was born on 13 Mar 1810 in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts; died on 2 Aug 1886 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island; was buried on 4 Aug 1886 in North Burial Ground, Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts.
    2. Mary G. Backus was born in Oct 1811 in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts; died on Yes, date unknown in Massachusetts.
    3. Abby Backus was born on 29 Sep 1813 in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts; died on 9 Sep 1901 in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts; was buried on 11 Sep 1901 in Oak Grove Cemetery, New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts.
    4. 1. Ansel C. Backus was born about 1815 in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts; died on 5 Mar 1865 in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts; was buried on 7 Mar 1865 in North Burial Ground, Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts.
    5. Eliza Ann Backus was born in Aug 1817 in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts; died on 3 May 1884 in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts.
    6. Eleazer C. Backus was born on 1 Sep 1818 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts; died on 2 Mar 1884 in Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey; was buried on 4 Mar 1884 in Bayview-New York Bay Cemetery, Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey.
    7. Oliver C. Backus was born in Apr 1823 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts; died about 1894 in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts.
    8. George W. Backus was born in May 1825 in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts; died in New Jersey.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.   Clark Backus was born about 1751 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts (son of Francis Backus and Mercy Clark); died on 14 May 1831 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts.

    Clark married Elizabeth "Betsey" Crocker on 20 Feb 1773 in Barnstable County, Massachusetts. Elizabeth was born about 1753 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts; died about 1850 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.   Elizabeth "Betsey" Crocker was born about 1753 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts; died about 1850 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts.
    Children:
    1. Rebeckah Backus was born on 18 Nov 1775 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts; died on 13 Jan 1847 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts; was buried on 15 Jan 1847 in Sandy Street Cemetery, Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts.
    2. 2. Heman Backus was born in Aug 1776 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts; died on 2 Mar 1840 in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts.
    3. Eleazer Backus was born on 18 Nov 1777 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts; died about 1829 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts.
    4. Josiah Backus was born on 7 Nov 1779 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts; died on Yes, date unknown.
    5. Isaac Backus was born on 12 Aug 1784 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts; died about 1840 in Massachusetts.
    6. Crocker Backus was born on 12 May 1787 in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts; died on 29 Dec 1870 in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts.
    7. Ichabod Backus was born on 9 Jan 1791 in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts; died on 23 Sep 1877 in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts.
    8. Thomas Backus was born on 11 Apr 1792 in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts; died on 22 Aug 1869 in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.   Francis Backus was born about 1721 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts (son of Nathaniel Backus and Remember Nye); died on 29 Apr 1797 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts.

    Francis married Mercy Clark on 20 Apr 1741 in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts. Mercy was born on 6 Jan 1718 in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts; died on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.   Mercy Clark was born on 6 Jan 1718 in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts; died on Yes, date unknown.
    Children:
    1. 4. Clark Backus was born about 1751 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts; died on 14 May 1831 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts.


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