Backus Family History
A Genealogical History of the Backus Family and it's Branches |
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1. | Col. John Chester was born on 29 Jan 1749 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut; died on 4 Nov 1809 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut; was buried on 6 Nov 1809 in Wethersfield Village Cemetery, Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut. John married Elizabeth Huntington on 25 Nov 1773. Elizabeth was born on 9 Feb 1757 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut; died on 1 Jul 1834 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut; was buried on 3 Jul 1834 in Wethersfield Village Cemetery, Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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2. | Elizabeth Chester ![]() Elizabeth married Eleazer Fitch Backus on 8 Jun 1807 in Albany, Albany, New York. Eleazer (son of Ebenezer Backus, Jr. and Elizabeth Fitch) was born on 13 Jan 1770 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut; died on 22 Jan 1859 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; was buried on 25 Jan 1859 in Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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3. | ![]() ![]() Jonathan married Ann Eliza Walworth on 30 Apr 1835 in Schenectady, Schenectady, New York. Ann (daughter of Hon. Reuben Hyde Walworth and Maria Ketchum Averill) was born on 29 Sep 1817 in Plattsburgh, Clinton, New York; died on 3 Oct 1895 in Schenectady, Schenectady, New York; was buried on 6 Oct 1895 in First Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Schenectady, Schenectady, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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4. | Rev. John Chester Backus ![]() Family/Spouse: Letitia Carey Smith. Letitia was born about 1815 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; died on 4 Apr 1892 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; was buried on 6 Apr 1892 in Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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5. | Elizabeth Huntington Backus ![]() |
6. | Mary Backus ![]() Mary married James Bayard, Esq. on 10 Sep 1834 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. James was born about 1801 in Pennsylvania; died on 1 Aug 1874 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; was buried on 3 Aug 1874 in Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
7. | Elizabeth Chester Backus ![]() Elizabeth married Rev. Alexander Taylor Rankin on 29 Jun 1865. Alexander was born on 10 Oct 1838 in Henderson, Henderson, Kentucky; died on 20 Oct 1909 in Schenectady, Schenectady, New York; was buried on 22 Oct 1909 in First Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Schenectady, Schenectady, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
8. | Mary Walworth Backus ![]() |
9. | ![]() ![]() Clarence married Susan Maria Livingston Washington on 30 Apr 1873 in New York. Susan (daughter of James Augustus Washington, MD and Anna White Constable) was born about 1842 in New York City, New York, New York; died on 9 Nov 1908 in Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas; was buried on 12 Nov 1908 in First Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Schenectady, Schenectady, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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10. | Maria Averill Backus ![]() |
11. | Ella Fitch Backus ![]() |
12. | Jonathan Trumbull Backus, Jr. ![]() |
13. | John Chester Backus ![]() |
14. | James Bayard Backus ![]() James married Cornelia Nicholas Price on 29 Mar 1877 in Schenectady, Schenectady, New York. Cornelia was born on 11 Jun 1857 in Rockingham County, Virginia; died on 1 Dec 1911 in Schenectady, Schenectady, New York; was buried on 3 Dec 1911 in First Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Schenectady, Schenectady, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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15. | Dr. John Smith Backus ![]() |
16. | Charles Chauncy Backus ![]() |
17. | Elizabeth Chester Backus ![]() |
18. | Matilda Smith Backus ![]() |
19. | Mary Bayard Backus ![]() |
20. | Anna Eliza Backus ![]() |
21. | Robert Livingston Backus ![]() |
22. | ![]() ![]() Jonathan married Alma Teresa Dickson on 25 Jul 1900 in Emporia, Lyon, Kansas. Alma was born on 18 Dec 1878 in Neosho Falls, Woodson, Kansas; died on 13 Feb 1965 in Hamilton, Butler, Ohio; was cremated on 16 Feb 1965. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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23. | Mary Backus ![]() |
24. | John Chester Backus ![]() |
25. | Elizabeth Chester Backus ![]() Elizabeth married Walter Toucey Peck on 7 Jan 1902. Walter was born on 11 May 1871 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York; died about 1933 in Connecticut; was buried in 1933 in Newtown Village Cemetery, Newtown, Fairfield, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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26. | ![]() ![]() Margaret married Rear Admiral Hamilton Wilcox Howe on 17 Aug 1926 in Kenilworth, Cook, Illinois. Hamilton was born on 15 Jan 1904 in Albert Lea, Freeborn, Minnesota; died on 1 Apr 1993 in Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina; was buried on 5 Apr 1993 in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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27. | ![]() ![]() Teresa married John Calvin Slade on 27 Jul 1929 in Butler County, Ohio, and was divorced. John was born on 27 Aug 1902 in Fairfield, Butler, Ohio; died on 24 Dec 1983 in Hamilton, Butler, Ohio; was buried on 27 Dec 1983 in Greenwood Cemetery, Hamilton, Butler, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Teresa married Charles Richard Duemer on 5 Apr 1936 in Hamilton, Butler, Ohio. Charles was born on 1 May 1911 in Hamilton, Butler, Ohio; died on 24 Jun 1971 in Fairview, Guernsey, Ohio; was buried on 27 Jun 1971 in Hillside Chapel Crematory and Columbarium, Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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28. | ![]() ![]() Family/Spouse: Richard William Hughes. Richard was born on 8 Dec 1912 in Racine, Meigs, Ohio; died on 14 Apr 1988 in Naples, Collier, Florida. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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29. | Elizabeth Chester Peck ![]() |
30. | Samuel Clarke Backus Peck ![]() |
31. | Living ![]() |
32. | Living ![]() |
33. | Living ![]() |
34. | Susan Slade ![]() Susan married Gary Lee Hammons on 25 Apr 1951 in Butler County, Ohio. Gary was born on 30 Dec 1930 in Hamilton, Butler, Ohio; died on 2 Mar 2003 in Indio, Riverside, California; was buried on 5 Mar 2003 in Rose Hill Burial Park, Hamilton, Butler, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
35. | Living ![]() |
36. | Robert Trumbull "Mr. Bob" Hughes ![]() Robert married Mary Jane Reynolds on 6 Nov 1954 in Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, and was divorced on Yes, date unknown. Mary was born about 1934 in New Castle County, Delaware; died about 2004. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] Robert married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
37. | Living ![]() |