Backus Family History
A Genealogical History of the Backus Family and it's Branches |
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1. | Samuel Bassett was born on 4 Feb 1693 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts; died on 20 Nov 1770 in Chilmark, Dukes, Massachusetts. Samuel married Martha Pease about 1718 in Chilmark, Dukes, Massachusetts. Martha was born on 12 Jan 1696 in Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts; died on 30 Nov 1774 in Chilmark, Dukes, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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2. | Cornelius Bassett ![]() Cornelius married Lydia Norton about 1746 in Dukes County, Massachusetts. Lydia was born on 21 Jun 1726 in Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts; died about 1790. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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3. | Sarah Bassett ![]() Sarah married Fortunatus Bassett, Sr. on 9 Feb 1769 in Chilmark, Dukes, Massachusetts. Fortunatus (son of William Bassett and Anna Mayhew) was born about 1742 in Chilmark, Dukes, Massachusetts; died on 27 Dec 1778 in Plymouth County, Massachusetts; was buried on 29 Dec 1778 in Burial Hill, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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4. | Cornelius Fortunatus Bassett ![]() Cornelius married Elizabeth Holland Sawyer about 1803 in Pennsylvania. Elizabeth was born on 13 Jan 1775 in Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut; died on Yes, date unknown in Warren, Warren, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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5. | John A. Bassett ![]() Family/Spouse: Eunice Backus. Eunice (daughter of David Backus and Mary Augusta Fish) was born on 14 Jun 1813 in Groton, Tompkins, New York; died on 23 Mar 1872 in Chardon, Geauga, Ohio; was buried on 25 Mar 1872 in Chardon Municipal Cemetery, Chardon, Geauga, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |