Backus Family History
A Genealogical History of the Backus Family and it's Branches |
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1. | Mary Pepperrell Dana was born on 25 Feb 1914 in Manhattan, New York, New York (daughter of Richard Henry Dana, Jr. and Ethel Nathalie Smith); died on 1 Feb 2000 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut. Mary married Arthur Leffingwell Shipman, Jr. on 25 Jan 1941 in Manhattan, New York, New York. Arthur was born on 3 Jul 1906 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut; died on 20 Sep 1983 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] Children:
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2. | Richard Henry Dana, Jr. was born on 1 Sep 1879 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts (son of Richard Henry Dana, III and Edith Wadsworth Longfellow); died on 29 Nov 1933 in Manhattan, New York, New York; was buried on 2 Dec 1933 in Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Richard married Ethel Nathalie Smith on 26 Apr 1911 in Manhattan, New York, New York. Ethel was born on 9 Jun 1878 in New York City, New York, New York; died on 15 Jan 1972 in Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut; was buried on 18 Jan 1972 in Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
3. | Ethel Nathalie Smith was born on 9 Jun 1878 in New York City, New York, New York; died on 15 Jan 1972 in Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut; was buried on 18 Jan 1972 in Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts.
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4. | Richard Henry Dana, III was born on 3 Jan 1851 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts (son of Richard Henry Dana, Jr. and Sarah Watson); died on 16 Dec 1931 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts; was buried on 19 Dec 1931 in Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Richard married Edith Wadsworth Longfellow on 10 Jan 1878 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Edith (daughter of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and Frances Elizabeth "Fanny" Appleton) was born on 22 Oct 1853 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died on 21 Jul 1915 in Manchester, Essex, Massachusetts; was buried on 24 Jul 1915 in Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
5. | Edith Wadsworth Longfellow was born on 22 Oct 1853 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts (daughter of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and Frances Elizabeth "Fanny" Appleton); died on 21 Jul 1915 in Manchester, Essex, Massachusetts; was buried on 24 Jul 1915 in Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts.
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8. | Richard Henry Dana, Jr. was born on 1 Aug 1815 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts (son of Richard Henry Dana, Sr. and Ruth Charlotte Smith); died on 6 Jan 1882 in Rome, Provincia di Roma, Lazio, Italy; was buried on 9 Jan 1882 in Campo Cestio, Rome, Provincia di Roma, Lazio, Italy. Richard married Sarah Watson on 26 Aug 1841 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut. Sarah was born on 6 May 1814 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut; died on 26 Nov 1907 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts; was buried on 28 Nov 1907 in Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
9. | Sarah Watson was born on 6 May 1814 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut; died on 26 Nov 1907 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts; was buried on 28 Nov 1907 in Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts.
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10. | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was born on 27 Feb 1807 in Portland, Cumberland, Maine; died on 24 May 1882 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts; was buried on 26 May 1882 in Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Henry married Frances Elizabeth "Fanny" Appleton on 13 Jun 1843 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Frances was born on 6 Oct 1817 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; died on 9 Jul 1861 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts; was buried on 11 Jul 1861 in Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
11. | Frances Elizabeth "Fanny" Appleton was born on 6 Oct 1817 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; died on 9 Jul 1861 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts; was buried on 11 Jul 1861 in Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts.
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