Luther Finis Backus, Sr.

1828 - 1883  (55 years)

• Name	Luther Finis Backus
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	5 Mar 1828	Windham, Windham, Connecticut
  Gender	Male
  Death	7 Aug 1883	South Windham, Windham, Connecticut
  Burial	9 Aug 1883	Windham Center Cemetery, Windham, Windham, Connecticut
  Siblings	5 siblings
  1. Christopher A. Backus,   b. Abt 1822, Windham, Windham, Connecticut d. 3 Dec 1850, Connecticut
  2. Huldah Maria Backus,   b. 3 Aug 1824, Windham, Windham, Connecticut d. Yes, date unknown
  3. Eliza Elizabeth Backus,   b. 12 Mar 1826, Windham, Windham, Connecticut d. Yes, date unknown
  4. Mary M. Backus,   b. 3 Dec 1830, Windham, Windham, Connecticut d. Yes, date unknown
  5. Chester Hunt Backus,   b. 20 Dec 1832, Windham, Windham, Connecticut d. 17 Jan 1905, Newark, Essex, New Jersey
  Person ID	I1114	Backus Genealogy | Backus Family
  Last Modified	2 Jan 2014

  
  

  Father	Henry Backus,   b. 1 Oct 1795, Windham, Windham, Connecticut d. 8 Jan 1866, Windham, Windham, Connecticut (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Susan Denison Sawyer,   b. 4 Dec 1798, Windham, Windham, Connecticut d. 12 Apr 1841, Windham, Windham, Connecticut (Age 42 years)
  Marriage	3 Jan 1819	Windham, Windham, Connecticut
  Age at Marriage	He : 23 years and 3 months - She : 20 years and 1 month.
  Family ID	F334	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ellen Canniff,   b. Abt 1820, County Cork, Ireland d. 1 May 1895, South Windham, Windham, Connecticut (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	21 Mar 1852	Windham, Windham, Connecticut
  	Source: The Backus Families of Early New England" by Reno Warburton Backus
  Age at Marriage	He : 24 years - She : ~ 32 years and 3 months.
  Children	1. William Christopher Backus,   b. 15 Jun 1854, Windham, Windham, Connecticut d. Abt 1930, Willimantic, Windham, Connecticut (Age 75 years) + 2. Luther Edwin Backus, Jr.,   b. 29 Jan 1856, Willimantic, Windham, Connecticut d. Aft 1940, Windham, Windham, Connecticut (Age 84 years) + 3. George Harlow Backus,   b. 30 Sep 1858, South Windham, Windham, Connecticut d. Abt 1942, Connecticut (Age 83 years) + 4. Charles Henry Backus, Sr.,   b. 2 Jan 1865, Willimantic, Windham, Connecticut d. 26 Apr 1916, South Windham, Windham, Connecticut (Age 51 years)   5. Evangeline Backus,   b. Abt 1870, Connecticut d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F357	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Mar 2019

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 5 Mar 1828 - Windham, Windham, Connecticut Marriage - 21 Mar 1852 - Windham, Windham, Connecticut Child - William Christopher Backus - 15 Jun 1854 - Windham, Windham, Connecticut Child - Luther Edwin Backus, Jr. - 29 Jan 1856 - Willimantic, Windham, Connecticut Child - George Harlow Backus - 30 Sep 1858 - South Windham, Windham, Connecticut Child - Charles Henry Backus, Sr. - 2 Jan 1865 - Willimantic, Windham, Connecticut Child - Evangeline Backus - Abt 1870 - Connecticut Death - 7 Aug 1883 - South Windham, Windham, Connecticut Burial - 9 Aug 1883 - Windham Center Cemetery, Windham, Windham, Connecticut  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend<	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Headstones

  Luther Finis - Ellen Canniff Backus Find A Grave: Luther Find A Grave: Ellen

  
  

  Barbour Collection

  Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 Source Citation: The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994-2002.

  
  

  Indexes

  Connecticut, Hale Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934 Source Citation: The Charles R. Hale Collection. Hale Collection of Connecticut Cemetery Inscriptions. Hartford, Connecticut: Connecticut State Library.

  
  

  1860 US Census

  1860 US Census Source Citation: Year: 1860; Census Place: Windham, Windham, Connecticut; Roll: M653_92; Page: 172; Image: 175; Family History Library Film: 803092.

  
  

  1870 US Census

  1870 US Census Source Citation: Year: 1870; Census Place: Windham, Windham, Connecticut; Roll: M593_117; Page: 685B; Image: 351; Family History Library Film: 545616.

  
  

  1880 US Census

  1880 US Census Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: Windham, Windham, Connecticut; Roll: 110; Family History Film: 1254110; Page: 339A; Enumeration District: 126; Image: 0119.