A Genealogical History of the Backus Family and it's Branches
Name | Luther Backus | |
Birth | Abt 1772 | Windham, Windham, Connecticut ![]() |
Gender | Male | |
Death | 18 Dec 1855 | Windham, Windham, Connecticut ![]() |
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5 siblings | |
Person ID | I622 | Backus Genealogy | Backus Family |
Last Modified | 29 Sep 2016 |
Father | Nathaniel Backus, b. 13 Jan 1729, Windham, Windham, Connecticut ![]() ![]() | |
Mother | Elizabeth Hebard, b. 23 Aug 1731, Windham, Windham, Connecticut ![]() ![]() | |
Marriage | 7 Oct 1753 | Windham, Windham, Connecticut ![]() |
Age at Marriage | He was 24 years and 9 months - She was 22 years and 2 months. (Were Married 59 years and 9 months). | |
Family ID | F101 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family 1 | Zerviah Clark, b. 10 Jul 1783, Ellington, Tolland, Connecticut ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marriage | 21 Jun 1795 | Windham, Windham, Connecticut ![]() |
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Age at Marriage | He was ~ 23 years and 6 months - She was 11 years and 11 months. (Were Married 29 years and 11 months). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Last Modified | 1 Sep 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Family ID | F331 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family 2 | Betsey Lyman, b. Abt 1785, Lebanon, New London, Connecticut ![]() ![]() | |||
Marriage | 2 May 1826 | Lebanon, New London, Connecticut ![]() |
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Age at Marriage | He was ~ 54 years and 5 months - She was ~ 41 years and 5 months. (Were Married 1 years and 1 month). | |||
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Last Modified | 3 May 2012 | |||
Family ID | F332 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family 3 | Melinda Lyman, b. Yes, date unknown d. Yes, date unknown | |||
Marriage | 28 Oct 1827 | Lebanon, New London, Connecticut ![]() |
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Age at Marriage | He was ~ 55 years and 10 months - She was ??. (Were Married 28 years and 2 months). | |||
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Last Modified | 3 May 2012 | |||
Family ID | F333 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Barbour Collection | ![]() | Connecticut Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 Source Citation: The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994-2002. |
![]() | Connecticut Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 Source Citation: The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994-2002. |
Indexes | ![]() | Early Connecticut Marriages Source Citation: Bailey, Frederic W. Early Connecticut Marriages as Found on Ancient Church Records Prior to 1800. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1997. |
![]() | Connecticut, Hale Collection of 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. |
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