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

Arthur E. Backus

Male 1846 - 1866  (19 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.   Arthur E. Backus was born in Jun 1846 in Auburn, Cayuga, New York (son of Absalom Backus, Sr. and Mary Shedd Hildreth); died on 13 Feb 1866 in Auburn, Cayuga, New York; was buried on 15 Feb 1866 in North Street Cemetery, Auburn, Cayuga, New York.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.   Absalom Backus, Sr. was born on 2 Apr 1800 in Montgomery County, New York (son of Absalom Backus and Ruth Root); died on 10 Jun 1880 in Auburn, Cayuga, New York; was buried on 12 Jun 1880 in North Street Cemetery, Auburn, Cayuga, New York.

    Absalom married Mary Shedd Hildreth on 15 Sep 1822 in Salisbury, Herkimer, New York. Mary was born about 1807 in Herkimer County, New York; died about 1886 in Auburn, Cayuga, New York; was buried in 1886 in North Street Cemetery, Auburn, Cayuga, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.   Mary Shedd Hildreth was born about 1807 in Herkimer County, New York; died about 1886 in Auburn, Cayuga, New York; was buried in 1886 in North Street Cemetery, Auburn, Cayuga, New York.
    Children:
    1. Absalom Backus, Jr. was born on 7 Sep 1824 in Salisbury, Herkimer, New York; died on 10 Jul 1901 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; was buried on 12 Jul 1901 in Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan.
    2. Dennis Backus was born about 1831 in Salisbury, Herkimer, New York; died on 29 Oct 1884 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; was buried on 31 Oct 1884 in Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan.
    3. Harriet Catherine Backus was born on 12 Aug 1833 in Salisbury, Herkimer, New York; died on 9 Sep 1907 in Rochester, Monroe, New York; was buried on 11 Sep 1907 in Fort Hill Cemetery, Auburn, Cayuga, New York.
    4. Albert Shedd Backus was born on 22 Aug 1835 in Salisbury, Herkimer, New York; died on 6 Nov 1922 in Vermilion, Erie, Ohio; was buried on 9 Nov 1922 in Maple Grove Cemetery, Vermilion, Erie, Ohio.
    5. Clarina Backus was born about 1838 in Auburn, Cayuga, New York; died on Yes, date unknown.
    6. Mary C. Backus was born in Sep 1840 in Auburn, Cayuga, New York; died on 5 Mar 1918 in Little Falls, Herkimer, New York; was buried in May 1918 in North Street Cemetery, Auburn, Cayuga, New York.
    7. 1. Arthur E. Backus was born in Jun 1846 in Auburn, Cayuga, New York; died on 13 Feb 1866 in Auburn, Cayuga, New York; was buried on 15 Feb 1866 in North Street Cemetery, Auburn, Cayuga, New York.
    8. Luna L. Backus was born on 26 Jul 1850 in Auburn, Cayuga, New York; died on 13 Jul 1884 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; was buried on 16 Jul 1884 in Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.   Absalom Backus was born on 19 Nov 1763 in Bozrah, New London, Connecticut (son of Lebbeus Backus, Sr. and Hannah Ford); died on 14 Sep 1855 in Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts.

    Absalom + Ruth Root. Ruth was born on 14 Aug 1764 in Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts; died on 26 Dec 1837 in Amsterdam, Montgomery, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.   Ruth Root was born on 14 Aug 1764 in Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts; died on 26 Dec 1837 in Amsterdam, Montgomery, New York.
    Children:
    1. 2. Absalom Backus, Sr. was born on 2 Apr 1800 in Montgomery County, New York; died on 10 Jun 1880 in Auburn, Cayuga, New York; was buried on 12 Jun 1880 in North Street Cemetery, Auburn, Cayuga, New York.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.   Lebbeus Backus, Sr. was born on 22 Mar 1741 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut (son of Josiah Backus and Love Kingsbury); died on Yes, date unknown in Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts.

    Lebbeus married Hannah Ford on 24 Nov 1762 in Connecticut. Hannah (daughter of James Ford, Sr. and Elizabeth Bartlett) was born on 22 Feb 1743 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut; died on 29 Sep 1815 in New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.   Hannah Ford was born on 22 Feb 1743 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut (daughter of James Ford, Sr. and Elizabeth Bartlett); died on 29 Sep 1815 in New York.
    Children:
    1. 4. Absalom Backus was born on 19 Nov 1763 in Bozrah, New London, Connecticut; died on 14 Sep 1855 in Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts.
    2. Lura Backus was born on 1 Feb 1766 in Bozrah, New London, Connecticut; died on Yes, date unknown.
    3. Lebbeus Backus, Jr. was born on 9 Jan 1768 in Bozrah, New London, Connecticut; died on Yes, date unknown in New York.
    4. Hannah Backus was born on 14 Sep 1769 in Bozrah, New London, Connecticut; died on Yes, date unknown.
    5. Irene Backus was born on 14 Apr 1773 in Bozrah, New London, Connecticut; died on Yes, date unknown.


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