Backus Family History
A Genealogical History of the Backus Family and it's Branches |
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1. | Emily Elizabeth Unknown was born on 16 Aug 1841 in Naples, Cumberland, Maine; died on 15 Jul 1932 in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota; was buried on 18 Jul 1932 in Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota. Family/Spouse: Augustus E. Horr. Augustus was born about 1838 in Waterford, Oxford, Maine; died on 15 Sep 1908 in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota; was buried on 17 Sep 1908 in Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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2. | Sarah Elisabeth Horr ![]() Sarah married Edward Wellington Backus on 24 Dec 1888 in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota. Edward (son of Abel Backus and Anna Anderson) was born on 1 Dec 1860 in Jamestown, Chautauqua, New York; died on 29 Oct 1934 in New York City, New York; was buried on 3 Nov 1934 in Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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3. | Edward Raymond Backus ![]() |
4. | ![]() ![]() Seymour married Ruth Mary Towle on 22 Nov 1916 in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota. Ruth (daughter of George Easson Towle and Florence Marian "Ida" Honey) was born on 20 Apr 1896 in Park River, Walsh, North Dakota; died on 4 Apr 1940 in Norfolk, Independent Cities, Virginia; was buried on 7 Apr 1940 in Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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5. | ![]() ![]() Marilyn married Dr. Harry Arthur Cumming on 22 Dec 1939 in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota. Harry was born on 31 Aug 1911 in St Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota; died on 1 Jun 1973 in Scottsdale, Maricopa, Arizona; was buried on 4 Jun 1973 in Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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6. | Shirley Towle Backus ![]() Family/Spouse: Unknown White. Unknown was born on Yes, date unknown; died on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] Shirley married Harry Edward Pence, Jr. about 1938 in New York, and was divorced about 1942. Harry was born on 31 Jul 1917 in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota; died on 19 Jul 1978 in Hennepin County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Shirley married Lockwood Masters Pirie, Sr. on 21 May 1948 in Broward County, Florida, and was divorced in Aug 1961 in Dade County, Florida. Lockwood was born on 25 Apr 1904 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York; died on 4 May 1965 in Miami, Miami-Dade, Florida; was buried on 7 May 1965 in Woodlawn Park North Cemetery and Mausoleum, Miami, Miami-Dade, Florida. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Shirley married John H. B. Latrobe about 1962 in Florida, and was divorced in Jan 1967 in Dade County, Florida. John was born on 4 Feb 1918 in Baltimore, Independent Cities, Maryland; died on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] Shirley married Dr. Jesse Hoyt Arnold, Jr. about 1968 in Florida. Jesse was born on 18 Apr 1919 in Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia; died on 3 Apr 1993 in Easton, Talbot, Maryland; was buried on 6 Apr 1993 in Westview Cemetery, Kinston, Lenoir, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
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8. | David Backus Cumming ![]() David married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
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10. | Pamela Backus Pence ![]() |
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12. | Scott Thomas Pirie ![]() |
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