Backus Family History
A Genealogical History of the Backus Family and it's Branches |
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1. | Lee Hamilton Pillers was born on 24 Jul 1874 in Carryall Twp, Paulding, Ohio (son of John Edward Pillers and Henrietta Backus); died on 18 May 1963 in Van Wert, Van Wert, Ohio; was buried on 21 May 1963 in Monroeville Memorial Cemetery, Monroeville, Adams, Indiana. Lee married Pearl Marian Densel on 27 Nov 1902 in Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana. Pearl was born on 11 Mar 1882 in Convoy, Van Wert, Ohio; died on 3 Jan 1984 in Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana; was buried on 5 Jan 1984 in Monroeville Memorial Cemetery, Monroeville, Adams, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
2. | John Edward Pillers was born on 23 Jun 1841 in Monroeville, Adams, Indiana; died on 25 Nov 1917 in Paulding, Paulding, Ohio; was buried on 28 Nov 1917 in Monroeville Memorial Cemetery, Monroeville, Adams, Indiana. John married Henrietta Backus on 24 Sep 1868 in Allen County, Indiana. Henrietta (daughter of Walley Backus, Jr. and Rachel Roop) was born on 20 Jul 1848 in Defiance County, Ohio; died on 20 Jul 1910 in Monroeville, Allen, Indiana; was buried on 22 Jul 1910 in Monroeville Memorial Cemetery, Monroeville, Adams, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
3. | Henrietta Backus was born on 20 Jul 1848 in Defiance County, Ohio (daughter of Walley Backus, Jr. and Rachel Roop); died on 20 Jul 1910 in Monroeville, Allen, Indiana; was buried on 22 Jul 1910 in Monroeville Memorial Cemetery, Monroeville, Adams, Indiana.
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6. | Walley Backus, Jr. was born on 23 Dec 1809 in Lee, Berkshire, Massachusetts (son of Capt Walley Backus, Sr. and Grace Van Deusen); died after 1880 in Allen County, Indiana. Walley married Rachel Roop on 16 Apr 1846 in Van Wert County, Ohio. Rachel was born about 1813 in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania; died on 13 Apr 1903 in Leo-Cedarville, Allen, Indiana; was buried on 15 Apr 1903 in Old Leo Cemetery, Leo-Cedarville, Allen, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
7. | Rachel Roop was born about 1813 in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania; died on 13 Apr 1903 in Leo-Cedarville, Allen, Indiana; was buried on 15 Apr 1903 in Old Leo Cemetery, Leo-Cedarville, Allen, Indiana.
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12. | Capt Walley Backus, Sr. was born on 3 Jan 1769 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts (son of Capt. Seth Backus, Sr. and Mary Delap); died on 29 Aug 1840 in Lee, Berkshire, Massachusetts; was buried on 1 Sep 1840 in Fairmount Cemetery, Lee, Berkshire, Massachusetts. Walley married Grace Van Deusen on 17 Jan 1793 in Lee, Berkshire, Massachusetts. Grace was born on 12 Jan 1775 in Lee, Berkshire, Massachusetts; died on 28 Mar 1833 in Lee, Berkshire, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
13. | Grace Van Deusen was born on 12 Jan 1775 in Lee, Berkshire, Massachusetts; died on 28 Mar 1833 in Lee, Berkshire, Massachusetts.
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