Dr. Thomas Backus, Sr.

1762 - 1832  (70 years)

• Name	Thomas Backus
  Title	Dr.
  Suffix	Sr.
  Born	19 May 1762	Plainfield, Windham, Connecticut
  Gender	Male
  Died	4 Jul 1832	Sterling, Windham, Connecticut
  Age	70 years
  Buried	6 Jul 1832	Old Plainfield Cemetery, Plainfield, Windham, Connecticut
  Siblings	1. Stephen Backus,   b. 27 Nov 1759, Plainfield, Windham, Connecticut ,   d. 31 Aug 1845, Royalton, Windsor, Vermont
  	2. Simon Backus,   b. 12 Apr 1765, Plainfield, Windham, Connecticut ,   d. 19 Sep 1788, Plainfield, Windham, Connecticut
  	3. Hon. Sylvanus Backus, Sr.,   b. 3 Jun 1768, Plainfield, Windham, Connecticut ,   d. 4 Feb 1817, Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut
  	4. Eunice Backus,   b. 14 Jun 1770, Plainfield, Windham, Connecticut ,   d. 9 Jul 1792, Plainfield, Windham, Connecticut
  	5. Mary Backus,   b. 7 Jan 1773, Plainfield, Windham, Connecticut ,   d. 10 Aug 1829
  	6. Lucy Backus,   b. 14 Mar 1777, Plainfield, Windham, Connecticut ,   d. 18 Jun 1855
  Person ID	I741	Backus Genealogy | Backus Family
  Last Modified	14 Nov 2020

  
  

  Father	Maj. Andrew Backus,   b. 17 Nov 1733, Norwich, New London, Connecticut ,   d. 20 Nov 1796, Plainfield, Windham, Connecticut  (Age 63 years)
  Mother	Lois Pierce,   b. 14 Aug 1732, Plainfield, Windham, Connecticut ,   d. 26 Nov 1815, Plainfield, Windham, Connecticut  (Age 83 years)
  Married	8 Feb 1759	Plainfield, Windham, Connecticut
  Family ID	F142	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lydia Lathrop,   b. 9 May 1770, Plainfield, Windham, Connecticut ,   d. 21 Oct 1835, Killingly, Windham, Connecticut  (Age 65 years)
  Married	6 Nov 1793	Plainfield, Windham, Connecticut
  Age at Marriage	He was 31 years and 6 months old - She was 23 years and 6 months old
  Children	1. Eunice Backus,   b. Abt 1795, Sterling, Windham, Connecticut ,   d. 2 Jun 1833, Killingly, Windham, Connecticut  (Age ~ 38 years) + 2. Judge Thomas Backus, Jr.,   b. 9 Mar 1800, Killingly, Windham, Connecticut ,   d. 9 Dec 1858, Killingly, Windham, Connecticut  (Age 58 years)
  Last Modified	9 Mar 2012
  Family ID	F355	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 19 May 1762 - Plainfield, Windham, Connecticut Married - 6 Nov 1793 - Plainfield, Windham, Connecticut Child - Eunice Backus - Abt 1795 - Sterling, Windham, Connecticut Child - Judge Thomas Backus, Jr. - 9 Mar 1800 - Killingly, Windham, Connecticut Died - 4 Jul 1832 - Sterling, Windham, Connecticut Buried - 6 Jul 1832 - Old Plainfield Cemetery, Plainfield, Windham, Connecticut  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Headstones

  Dr Thomas Backus Find A Grave: Thomas

  
  

  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.

  
  

  Indexes		Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934 Source Citation: Connecticut Department of Health. Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934. Hartford, CT, USA: Connecticut Department of Health.
  		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.

  
  

  Revolutionary War

  Connecticut Revolutionary War Military Lists, 1775-83 Source Citation: Collections of the Connecticut Historical Society Revolution Rolls and Lists, 1775-1783. Vol. VIII. Hartford, CT, USA: Connecticut Historical Society, 1901, 1999.