A Genealogical History of the Backus Family and it's Branches
Name | Chester Hunt Backus | |
Birth | 20 Dec 1832 | Windham, Windham, Connecticut ![]() |
Gender | Male | |
Cause of Death | Pneumonia and Grippe [Influenza] | |
Death | 17 Jan 1905 | Newark, Essex, New Jersey ![]() |
Burial | 20 Jan 1905 | East Lawn Cemetery, East Haven, New Haven, Connecticut ![]() |
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5 siblings | |
Person ID | I24518 | Backus Genealogy | Backus Family |
Last Modified | 12 Feb 2023 |
Father | Henry Backus, b. 1 Oct 1795, Windham, Windham, Connecticut ![]() ![]() | |
Mother | Susan Denison Sawyer, b. 4 Dec 1798, Windham, Windham, Connecticut ![]() ![]() | |
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 | Sophronia I. Merrit, b. 4 Apr 1841, West Warren, Worcester, Massachusetts ![]() ![]() | |||||||
Marriage | 8 May 1861 | Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts ![]() |
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Age at Marriage | He : 28 years and 5 months - She : 20 years and 1 month. | |||||||
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Family ID | F20153 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||||||
Last Modified | 12 Feb 2023 |
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Headstones | ![]() | Chester Hunt - Sophronia I Merritt Backus Find A Grave: Chester Find A Grave: Sophronia |
Obituaries | ![]() | Obituary The Morning Journal-Courier, New Haven, Connecticut - Thu 19 Jan 1905 |
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