Name |
Absalom Backus |
Suffix |
Jr. |
Birth |
7 Sep 1824 |
Salisbury, Herkimer, New York |
Gender |
Male |
Occupation |
Lumber Merchant |
Cause of Death |
Toxemia |
1840 US Census |
1840 |
Auburn, Cayuga, New York |
1850 US Census |
18 Jul 1850 |
Auburn, Cayuga, New York |
1860 US Census |
17 Jul 1860 |
Lyme, Jefferson, New York |
1870 US Census |
6 Jul 1870 |
Detroit, Wayne, Michigan |
1880 US Census |
2 Jun 1880 |
Detroit, Wayne, Michigan |
1900 US Census |
2 Jun 1900 |
Detroit, Wayne, Michigan |
Death |
10 Jul 1901 |
Detroit, Wayne, Michigan |
Burial |
12 Jul 1901 |
Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan |
Siblings |
7 siblings |
1. Dennis Backus, b. Abt 1831, Salisbury, Herkimer, New York d. 29 Oct 1884, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan | |
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3. Albert Shedd Backus, b. 22 Aug 1835, Salisbury, Herkimer, New York d. 6 Nov 1922, Vermilion, Erie, Ohio | |
4. Clarina Backus, b. Abt 1838, Auburn, Cayuga, New York d. Yes, date unknown | |
5. Mary C. Backus, b. Sep 1840, Auburn, Cayuga, New York d. 5 Mar 1918, Little Falls, Herkimer, New York | |
6. Arthur E. Backus, b. Jun 1846, Auburn, Cayuga, New York d. 13 Feb 1866, Auburn, Cayuga, New York | |
7. Luna L. Backus, b. 26 Jul 1850, Auburn, Cayuga, New York d. 13 Jul 1884, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan | |
Person ID |
I36459 |
Backus Genealogy | Backus Family |
Last Modified |
12 Aug 2023 |
Father |
Absalom Backus, Sr., b. 2 Apr 1800, Montgomery County, New York d. 10 Jun 1880, Auburn, Cayuga, New York (Age 80 years) |
Mother |
Mary Shedd Hildreth, b. Abt 1807, Herkimer County, New York d. Abt 1886, Auburn, Cayuga, New York (Age 79 years) |
Marriage |
15 Sep 1822 |
Salisbury, Herkimer, New York |
Age at Marriage |
He : 22 years and 5 months - She : ~ 15 years and 9 months. |
Family ID |
F16389 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
Sarah Elizabeth Stevens, b. 9 Aug 1827, Prattsburgh, Steuben, New York d. 3 Oct 1908, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan (Age 81 years) |
Marriage |
Abt 1848 |
Auburn, Cayuga, New York |
Age at Marriage |
He : ~ 23 years and 3 months - She : ~ 20 years and 4 months. |
Children |
| 1. Margaret Elizabeth "Maggie" Backus, b. Abt 1850, Auburn, Cayuga, New York d. 25 Apr 1872, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan (Age 22 years) |
| 2. Newton Dennis Backus, b. 10 Jul 1853, Chaumont, Jefferson, New York d. 19 Apr 1936, Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan (Age 82 years) |
+ | 3. Henry Nelson Backus, b. 19 Jul 1855, Chaumont, Jefferson, New York d. 10 Mar 1942, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan (Age 86 years) |
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Family ID |
F16390 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
29 Jun 2017 |