Backus Family History
A Genealogical History of the Backus Family and it's Branches |
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1. | Betsey Spicer was born on 31 Aug 1790 in Granville, Washington, New York; died on 26 Mar 1881 in Macedon, Wayne, New York; was buried on 28 Mar 1881 in Palmyra Cemetery, Palmyra, Wayne, New York. Betsey married Rufus Backus on 22 Dec 1808 in Granville, Washington, New York. Rufus (son of John Backus, Jr. and Jerusha Baker) was born on 25 Sep 1787 in Granville, Washington, New York; died on 11 Apr 1864 in Macedon, Wayne, New York; was buried on 13 Apr 1864 in Palmyra Cemetery, Palmyra, Wayne, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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2. | ![]() ![]() Jay married Mercy Williams about 1836 in Groton, Tompkins, New York. Mercy was born on 17 Jan 1812 in New York; died on 15 May 1886 in New York City, New York, New York; was buried on 17 May 1886 in Groton Rural Cemetery, Groton, Tompkins, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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3. | ![]() ![]() Clinton married Joanna S. "Anna" Richardson on 24 Nov 1839 in Freetown, Cortland, New York. Joanna was born on 25 Jul 1820 in Landgrove, Bennington, Vermont; died on 16 Nov 1907 in Penn Yan, Yates, New York; was buried on 19 Nov 1907 in Lakeview Cemetery, Penn Yan, Yates, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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4. | Rhoda S. Backus ![]() |
5. | Numon Spicer Backus ![]() Numon married Hannah Ann Spear on 17 Dec 1839 in Palmyra, Wayne, New York. Hannah was born on 17 Dec 1816 in Wayne County, New York; died on 4 May 1899 in Palmyra, Wayne, New York; was buried on 6 May 1899 in Palmyra Cemetery, Palmyra, Wayne, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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6. | Rhoda Backus ![]() |
7. | ![]() ![]() Truman married Sarah Christina Glass about 1866 in Syracuse, Onondaga, New York. Sarah was born on 18 Apr 1840 in Van Buren, Onondaga, New York; died on 26 Jun 1882 in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess, New York; was buried on 28 Jun 1882 in Oakwood Cemetery, Syracuse, Onondaga, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Truman married Helen Cornelia Hiscock on 16 Jul 1883 in Syracuse, Onondaga, New York. Helen was born on 28 May 1852 in Tully, Onondaga, New York; died on 8 Jan 1906 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York; was buried on 11 Jan 1906 in Oakwood Cemetery, Syracuse, Onondaga, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
8. | Irene S. Backus ![]() Irene married Dr. Abram Wilbur Jackson on 7 Dec 1886 in Kings County, New York. Abram was born on 31 Jan 1848 in New York City, New York, New York; died on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
9. | Laura J. Backus ![]() Laura married Hon. Hanford Struble on 30 Jun 1868 in Canandaigua, Ontario, New York. Hanford was born on 14 May 1842 in Milo Twp, Yates, New York; died on 25 Oct 1903 in Penn Yan, Yates, New York; was buried on 28 Oct 1903 in Lakeview Cemetery, Penn Yan, Yates, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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10. | ![]() ![]() Mary married Henry Clay Harpending, Esq. on 29 Oct 1873 in Canandaigua, Ontario, New York. Henry (son of Asburry Harpending and Mary Sayre) was born on 8 Sep 1847 in Starkey, Yates, New York; died on 29 Dec 1929 in Deland, Volusia, Florida; was buried on 2 Jan 1930 in Dundee Old Baptist Cemetery, Dundee, Yates, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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11. | Bettie A. Backus ![]() Bettie married Darius Adams Ogden, Jr. on 8 Feb 1877 in Canandaigua, Ontario, New York. Darius (son of Hon. Darius Adams Ogden, Sr. and Judith Anna Lawrence) was born on 10 Mar 1850 in Penn Yan, Yates, New York; died on 24 Sep 1918 in Rochester, Monroe, New York; was buried on 27 Sep 1918 in Lakeview Cemetery, Penn Yan, Yates, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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12. | Charlotte D. Backus ![]() Family/Spouse: Alozno Bradley. Alozno was born about 1834 in New York; died about 1896; was buried in 1896 in Palmyra Cemetery, Palmyra, Wayne, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
13. | Scott S. Backus ![]() |
14. | Ellen A. Backus ![]() Ellen married Charles B. Latimer on 8 Jan 1873. Charles was born on Yes, date unknown; died on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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15. | Courtly C. Backus ![]() |
16. | Rufus Numon Backus ![]() Rufus married Alice R. "Allie" Ely about 1880. Alice was born on 29 Oct 1857 in Jordanville, Herkimer, New York; died on 18 Jul 1907 in Palmyra, Wayne, New York; was buried on 21 Jul 1907 in Palmyra Cemetery, Palmyra, Wayne, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Rufus married Flora L. Beede on 16 Jan 1909 in Wolcott, Wayne, New York. Flora was born in Apr 1856 in Wyoming County, New York; died on 13 Apr 1926 in Clifton Springs, Ontario, New York; was buried on 16 Apr 1926 in Palmyra Cemetery, Palmyra, Wayne, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
17. | Raymond Bishop Backus ![]() Raymond married Mary E. Kountz on 18 Oct 1893 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania. Mary (daughter of Capt. William J. Kountz, Sr. and Penina W. "Pauline" Weaver) was born in Jul 1861 in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania; died on 11 Feb 1920 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York; was buried on 14 Feb 1920 in Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
18. | Bertha B. Backus ![]() Bertha married Roscoe Conkling Ensign Brown on 11 Feb 1897 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York. Roscoe was born on 23 Aug 1867 in Scottsville, Monroe, New York; died on 13 Dec 1946 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York; was buried on 16 Dec 1946 in Fresh Pond Crematory and Columbarium, Middle Village, Queens, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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19. | Grosvenor Hyde Backus ![]() Grosvenor married Susan Emily Foote on 30 Jun 1904 in Port Henry, Essex, New York. Susan was born on 31 Mar 1874 in Port Henry, Essex, New York; died on 28 Apr 1915 in Englewood, Bergen, New Jersey; was buried on 30 Apr 1915 in Union Cemetery, Port Henry, Essex, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Grosvenor married Josepha Neilson "Josefa" Crosby on 20 Jun 1916 in Englewood, Bergen, New Jersey. Josepha was born on 13 Oct 1875 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York; died on 31 Aug 1959 in Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia; was buried on 3 Sep 1959 in Dublin Town Cemetery, Dublin, Cheshire, New Hampshire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
20. | Rev. Alexander Hamilton Backus ![]() Alexander married Marie Louise Juliette Blattes on 18 Sep 1919 in Marseilles, Bouches-Du-Rhone, France. Marie was born on 2 Jul 1900 in France; died on 20 Mar 1922 in Vence, France; was buried on 23 Mar 1922 in Cimetière de La Sine, Vence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Alexander married Mina Emily Litzenberger about 1925. Mina was born on 21 May 1891 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York; died on 16 Jan 1967 in Los Angeles County, California; was buried on 19 Jan 1967 in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Los Angeles, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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21. | Clinton Backus Struble ![]() Clinton married Rose Lee Breese on 15 Dec 1899 in Milo Twp, Yates, New York. Rose was born in Mar 1864 in Maryland; died on 14 Nov 1941 in Grosse Pointe Woods, Wayne, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
22. | Henry Albert Struble ![]() |
23. | ![]() ![]() Harry married Celia Estelle Hathaway on 15 Mar 1900 in Dundee, Yates, New York, and was divorced about 1909 in Dundee, Yates, New York. Celia (daughter of Charles Frank Hathaway and Melinda Caroline "Linda or Lydia" Brewer) was born on 5 Dec 1879 in Michigan City, La Porte, Indiana; died on 9 Apr 1915 in Second Milo, Yates, New York; was buried on 12 Apr 1915 in Dundee Old Baptist Cemetery, Dundee, Yates, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Harry married Hazel Florence Hathaway on 29 Jan 1916 in Palmyra, Wayne, New York, and was divorced on Yes, date unknown. Hazel (daughter of Charles Frank Hathaway and Melinda Caroline "Linda or Lydia" Brewer) was born on 26 Jun 1891 in Muncie, Delaware, Indiana; died on 23 Mar 1962 in De Witt, Onondaga, New York; was buried on 27 Mar 1962 in White Chapel Memory Gardens, Dewitt, Onondaga, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Harry married Freda Jane Miller on 19 Jun 1940. Freda was born on 26 Apr 1910 in Ridgebury, Bradford, Pennsylvania; died on 4 Aug 1992 in Dundee, Yates, New York; was buried on 7 Aug 1992 in Dundee Old Baptist Cemetery, Dundee, Yates, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
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25. | Anna Laura Ogden ![]() Anna married James Myers Finch, Sr. on 30 Mar 1912 in Manhattan, New York, New York. James (son of Dr. Edwin Ward Finch and Emma Wright Myers) was born on 25 May 1882 in New Rochelle, Westchester, New York; died on 14 Oct 1968 in Larchmont, Westchester, New York; was buried on 16 Oct 1968 in Greenwood Union Cemetery, Rye, Westchester, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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26. | Edith Backus Ogden ![]() Edith married George W. VanGelder on 28 May 1925 in Manhattan, New York, New York. George was born in Jul 1872 in Hammondsport, Steuben, New York; died on 15 Jul 1943 in Penn Yan, Yates, New York; was buried on 18 Jul 1943 in Lakeview Cemetery, Penn Yan, Yates, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
27. | Dora Backus Latimer ![]() |
28. | Lester Jay Backus ![]() Lester married Harriet Louise Hitchcock on 22 Aug 1906 in Glens Falls, Warren, New York. Harriet was born on 18 Aug 1882 in Glens Falls, Warren, New York; died on 18 May 1921 in Cartersville, Bartow, Georgia; was buried on 21 May 1921 in Oak Hill Cemetery, Cartersville, Bartow, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Lester married Mary Cobb after 1921 in Georgia. Mary was born about 1876 in Georgia; died on 19 Dec 1957 in Bartow County, Georgia; was buried on 21 Dec 1957 in Oak Hill Cemetery, Cartersville, Bartow, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
29. | Numon Clinton Backus ![]() Numon married Adeline "Ada" Mitchell on 8 Apr 1906 in Palmyra, Wayne, New York. Adeline (daughter of Thomas Mitchell and Sarah E. Unknown) was born on 29 Dec 1887 in Marion, Wayne, New York; died on 30 Oct 1943 in Clifton Springs, Ontario, New York; was buried on 2 Nov 1943 in Marion Cemetery, Marion, Wayne, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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30. | Grosvenor Brown ![]() |
31. | Helen Ensign Brown ![]() Helen married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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32. | Elizabeth Grosvenor Brown ![]() Elizabeth married Lyndon Baldwin Hardwick on 3 Sep 1934. Lyndon was born on 3 Dec 1889 in Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts; died in Jan 1963 in Hillsborough County, Florida. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] Elizabeth married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
33. | Lawrence Roscoe Brown ![]() Lawrence married Anne E. Schmidt on 15 Aug 1927 in Manhattan, New York, New York. Anne was born about 1900 in Ohio; died on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] Lawrence married Ruth Enola Ressler on 13 Nov 1970 in Burlington, Chittenden, Vermont. Ruth was born on 29 Sep 1910 in Missoula, Missoula, Montana; died on 27 Oct 1993 in Burlington, Chittenden, Vermont. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
34. | Truman Backus Brown ![]() Truman married Constance Ruskin Towner about 1935. Constance was born on 1 Sep 1909 in Albany, Albany, New York; died on 11 May 1987 in Naples, Collier, Florida. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] Truman married Barbara Gorman Cauchois on 28 Mar 1989 in Collier County, Florida. Barbara was born on Yes, date unknown; died on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
35. | Mary Stanley Brown ![]() Mary married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
36. | Bertha Raymond Brown ![]() |
37. | Wallace Truman Backus ![]() Wallace married Rosina Dowker Malpass on 11 Apr 1931 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and was divorced on 15 Aug 1941. Rosina was born on 8 Jan 1909 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; died on 21 May 2007 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; was buried on 24 May 2007 in West Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Montgomery, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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38. | Mary Christine Frances Backus ![]() Mary married Max Oppenheimer, Jr. on 16 Oct 1942 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California. Max was born on 27 Jul 1917 in New York City, New York, New York; died on Yes, date unknown in California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
39. | Raymonde Caroline Helen Backus ![]() Raymonde married Landis Theodore Diedrich on 20 Sep 1952 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. Landis was born on 10 Oct 1910 in Sterling, Johnson, Nebraska; died on 11 Jan 1984 in Albuquerque, Bernalillo, New Mexico; was buried on 16 Jan 1984 in Santa Fe National Cemetery, Santa Fe, Santa Fe, New Mexico. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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40. | ![]() ![]() Asbury married Marceile M. Bertru on 30 Jun 1926 in Dundee, Yates, New York. Marceile was born on 4 Jan 1901 in Rochester, Monroe, New York; died on 13 Jun 1975 in Penn Yan, Yates, New York; was buried on 16 Jun 1975 in Dundee Old Baptist Cemetery, Dundee, Yates, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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41. | Linda Elizabeth Harpending ![]() |
42. | ![]() ![]() Family/Spouse: Frank Lockwood Kelly. Frank was born on 20 Dec 1914 in Tyrone, Schuyler, New York; died on 9 Dec 1994 in Rock Stream, Yates, New York; was buried on 12 Dec 1994 in Hillside Cemetery, Dundee, Yates, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
43. | ![]() ![]() Sarah married Curtiss Granville Whiteley, Sr. on 19 Jul 1941 in Dundee, Yates, New York, and was divorced on Yes, date unknown. Curtiss was born on 24 Aug 1915 in Fayetteville, Onondaga, New York; died on 20 Sep 1974 in Syracuse, Onondaga, New York; was buried on 23 Sep 1974 in Fayetteville Cemetery, Fayetteville, Onondaga, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Sarah married Harold Theodore Oeder about 1953. Harold was born on 22 Feb 1907 in Fargo, Cass, North Dakota; died on 15 Nov 1970 in Syracuse, Onondaga, New York; was buried on 18 Nov 1970 in Oakwood Cemetery, Syracuse, Onondaga, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
44. | James Myers Finch, Jr. ![]() Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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45. | Willard Hitchcock "Billy" Backus, Sr. ![]() Willard married Ruth Hill Burson about 1934 in Georgia. Ruth was born on 19 Jul 1910 in Fulton County, Georgia; died on 10 Jun 1991 in Glynn County, Georgia; was buried on 13 Jun 1991 in Christ Church Episcopal Cemetery, Saint Simons Island, Glynn, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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46. | Elizabeth "Betty" Backus ![]() |
47. | Alice Louise Backus ![]() Alice married Carney Graham Laslie on 3 Jun 1935 in Bartow County, Georgia. Carney was born on 24 Mar 1909 in Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama; died on 23 May 1970 in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama; was buried on 26 May 1970 in Tuscaloosa Memorial Park, Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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48. | Ruth E. Backus ![]() Ruth married George William Gloning, Jr. on 25 Aug 1934 in Palmyra, Wayne, New York. George was born on 16 Jan 1907 in Gloversville, Fulton, New York; died in Mar 1981 in Gloversville, Fulton, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
49. | Living ![]() |
50. | Living ![]() |
51. | Living ![]() |
52. | Living ![]() |
53. | Living ![]() Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
54. | Living ![]() |
55. | ![]() ![]() Family/Spouse: Savinah Audrey Shockey. Savinah was born on 15 Dec 1914 in Marshfield, Webster, Missouri; died on 25 May 2002 in Oxnard, Ventura, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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57. | Living ![]() Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
58. | Living ![]() |
59. | James Walcott Finch ![]() |
60. | Living ![]() Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
61. | Mary Elizabeth Backus ![]() |
62. | Willard Hitchcock Backus, Jr. ![]() |
63. | Living ![]() Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
64. | Living ![]() Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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65. | Living ![]() Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
66. | Living ![]() Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
67. | Living ![]() Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |