Eleazer Fitch Backus

1770 - 1859  (89 years)

• Name	Eleazer Fitch Backus
  Birth	13 Jan 1770	Norwich, New London, Connecticut
  Gender	Male
  Death	22 Jan 1859	Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  Burial	25 Jan 1859	Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  Siblings	9 siblings
  1. Eunice Backus,   b. 5 May 1768, Norwich, New London, Connecticut d. 12 Jun 1799, Norwich, New London, Connecticut
  2. Elizabeth Backus,   b. 22 Mar 1775, Norwich, New London, Connecticut d. Yes, date unknown
  3. Alexander Backus,   b. 5 May 1777, Norwich, New London, Connecticut d. 9 Sep 1795, Windham, Windham, Connecticut
  4. Elizabeth "Betsey" Backus,   b. 26 Apr 1780, Norwich, New London, Connecticut d. 5 Nov 1813, Troy, Rensselaer, New York
  5. George Douglas Backus,   b. 23 Apr 1780, Norwich, New London, Connecticut d. Abt 1829, Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia
  6. Benjamin Backus,   b. 5 Aug 1781, Norwich, New London, Connecticut d. 15 Aug 1824, Winfield Twp, Herkimer, New York
  7. Lydia Backus,   b. 6 Feb 1785, Norwich, New London, Connecticut d. 1 Dec 1832, New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut
  8. Julia Seymour Backus,   b. 30 Apr 1786, Norwich, New London, Connecticut d. Abt 1867, New York
  9. Charlotte Backus,   b. 14 Feb 1790, Norwich, New London, Connecticut d. 3 Dec 1818, Canaan, Columbia, New York
  Person ID	I814	Backus Genealogy | Backus Family
  Last Modified	14 Aug 2013

  
  

  Father	Ebenezer Backus, Jr.,   b. 17 Aug 1747, Norwich, New London, Connecticut d. 21 Jan 1843, Norwich, New London, Connecticut (Age 95 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Fitch,   b. 12 Feb 1749, Lebanon, New London, Connecticut d. 28 Jan 1827, Norwich, New London, Connecticut (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	7 Jan 1767	Windham, Windham, Connecticut
  Age at Marriage	He : 19 years and 5 months - She : 17 years and 11 months.
  Family ID	F159	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Harriet Whiting,   b. 14 Sep 1779, Canaan, Columbia, New York d. 13 Jul 1804, Albany, Albany, New York (Age 24 years)
  Marriage	Sep 1803
  Age at Marriage	He : 33 years and 8 months - She : 24 years.
  Children	1. Infant Backus,   b. 13 Jul 1804, Albany, Albany, New York d. 13 Jul 1804, Albany, Albany, New York (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F5700	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Mar 2017

  
  

  Family 2	Elizabeth Chester,   b. 10 Nov 1774, Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut d. 14 Aug 1847, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	8 Jun 1807	Albany, Albany, New York
  Age at Marriage	He : 37 years and 5 months - She : 32 years and 7 months.
  Children	+ 1. Rev. Jonathan Trumbull Backus,   b. 27 Jan 1809, Albany, Albany, New York d. 21 Jan 1892, Schenectady, Schenectady, New York (Age 82 years) + 2. Rev. John Chester Backus,   b. 3 Sep 1810, Albany, Albany, New York d. 8 Apr 1884, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Age 73 years)   3. Elizabeth Huntington Backus,   b. 14 Oct 1811, Albany, Albany, New York d. 23 Sep 1816, Albany, Albany, New York (Age 4 years)   4. Mary Backus,   b. 28 Dec 1813, Albany, Albany, New York d. 23 Dec 1892, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Age 78 years)
  Family ID	F5701	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Jul 2012

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 13 Jan 1770 - Norwich, New London, Connecticut Child - Infant Backus - 13 Jul 1804 - Albany, Albany, New York Marriage - 8 Jun 1807 - Albany, Albany, New York Child - Rev. Jonathan Trumbull Backus - 27 Jan 1809 - Albany, Albany, New York Child - Rev. John Chester Backus - 3 Sep 1810 - Albany, Albany, New York Child - Elizabeth Huntington Backus - 14 Oct 1811 - Albany, Albany, New York Child - Mary Backus - 28 Dec 1813 - Albany, Albany, New York Death - 22 Jan 1859 - Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Burial - 25 Jan 1859 - Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend<	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Headstones

  Eleazer Fitch Backus Find A Grave: Eleazer Plot: Section: P, Plot: 4

  
  

  Indexes

  Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906 Source Citation: Family Search, Familysearch.org