Backus Family History
A Genealogical History of the Backus Family and it's Branches |
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1. | Louise Electra Smith was born on 25 Sep 1859 in Elmore, Lamoille, Vermont; died on 1 May 1926 in Duxbury, Washington, Vermont; was buried on 4 May 1926 in West Branch Cemetery, Stowe, Lamoille, Vermont. Louise married Jefferson Davis Sherman on 30 Oct 1881 in Granville, Addison, Vermont. Jefferson (son of Reuben Sibley Sherman and Hannah Rhuey Cummings) was born on 24 Nov 1858 in Haverhill, Grafton, New Hampshire; died on 27 Apr 1926 in South Duxbury, Washington, Vermont; was buried on 30 Apr 1926 in West Branch Cemetery, Stowe, Lamoille, Vermont. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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2. | Elmira F. Sherman ![]() Elmira married Ward Edwin Chaffee on 14 Jan 1899 in Stowe, Lamoille, Vermont. Ward was born on 11 Aug 1879 in Stowe, Lamoille, Vermont; died in unk in Stowe, Lamoille, Vermont. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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3. | Reuben Sibley Sherman, Sr. ![]() Reuben married Alice Deliza Gibbs on 30 Jul 1906 in Stowe, Lamoille, Vermont. Alice was born on 11 Jun 1887 in Stowe, Lamoille, Vermont; died on 6 Oct 1969 in White River Junction, Windsor, Vermont; was buried on 9 Oct 1969 in West Branch Cemetery, Stowe, Lamoille, Vermont. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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4. | Bertha Bell Sherman ![]() Bertha married Robert Joel Gilcris on 20 Sep 1907 in Hardwick, Caledonia, Vermont. Robert was born on 15 Nov 1886 in Wolcott, Lamoille, Vermont; died on 4 Sep 1929 in Hardwick, Caledonia, Vermont. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Bertha married Ernest Linwood Wheeler on 14 Aug 1942 in Woodbury, Washington, Vermont. Ernest was born on 13 Sep 1884 in Woodbury, Washington, Vermont; died on 29 Jul 1969 in Springfield, Windsor, Vermont; was buried on 1 Aug 1969 in Hillcrest Cemetery, Proctorsville, Windsor, Vermont. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
5. | Ira Charles Sherman ![]() |
6. | Alice May Sherman ![]() Alice married George Harris Norton on 29 May 1923 in Northfield, Washington, Vermont. George was born on 17 Jul 1886 in Williamstown, Orange, Vermont; died on 17 Oct 1961; was buried on 20 Oct 1961 in Mount Hope Cemetery, Northfield, Washington, Vermont. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
7. | Marcus Jefferson Chaffee ![]() Marcus married Mildred S. Seaver on 29 Apr 1922 in Rutland, Rutland, Vermont. Mildred was born on 7 Apr 1900 in Morristown, Lamoille, Vermont; died in Feb 1985 in Rumson, Monmouth, New Jersey. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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8. | Donald Mansfield Chaffee ![]() Donald married Elizabeth M. Campbell on 8 Jun 1933 in Troy, Rensselaer, New York. Elizabeth was born on 6 Aug 1908 in Troy, Rensselaer, New York; died in Nov 1975 in Troy, Rensselaer, New York; was buried in Nov 1975 in Saint Mary's Cemetery, Troy, Rensselaer, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
9. | Gerald Reuben Sherman, Sr. ![]() Gerald married Dorothy Emily Stearns on 18 Feb 1928 in Rochester, Windsor, Vermont. Dorothy (daughter of Henry Hubert Stearns and Edith Jeanette Martin) was born on 4 Dec 1908 in Waterbury, Washington, Vermont; died on 15 Aug 1975 in Randolph, Orange, Vermont; was buried on 18 Aug 1975 in Woodlawn Cemetery, Rochester, Windsor, Vermont. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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10. | Tracy Gordon Sherman ![]() |
11. | Louise Alice Sherman ![]() Louise married Cleo Floyd Johnson on 2 Oct 1932 in Rochester, Windsor, Vermont. Cleo was born on 17 Apr 1907 in Sherburne, Rutland, Vermont; died on 1 Oct 1997 in Rochester, Windsor, Vermont; was buried on 3 Oct 1997 in Woodlawn Cemetery, Rochester, Windsor, Vermont. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
12. | Reginald Gibbs Sherman ![]() Reginald married Helen Pierce on 27 Dec 1944 in Rochester, Windsor, Vermont. Helen was born on 22 Oct 1912 in Saunderstown, Washington, Rhode Island; died in Dec 1984 in Rochester, Windsor, Vermont. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] Reginald married Elizabeth Melvin Lawson about 1947 in Bath, Sagadahoc, Maine. Elizabeth was born on 2 Jun 1923 in Geer, Greene, Virginia; died on 9 Mar 2009 in South Burlington, Chittenden, Vermont; was buried on 13 Mar 2009 in Woodlawn Cemetery, Rochester, Windsor, Vermont. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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13. | Reuben Sibley Sherman, Jr. ![]() Reuben married Jeanne Margaret Batho on 17 May 1945 in San Diego, San Diego, California. Jeanne was born on 24 Mar 1919 in Chelsea, Suffolk, Massachusetts; died on 15 Mar 1999 in Randolph, Orange, Vermont; was buried on 18 Mar 1999 in Woodlawn Cemetery, Rochester, Windsor, Vermont. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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14. | ![]() ![]() Lester married Ruth Agnes Barrows on 23 Jun 1934 in Woodbury, Washington, Vermont. Ruth was born on 15 Jun 1915 in Barre, Washington, Vermont; died on 18 Aug 2002 in Hanover, Grafton, New Hampshire; was buried on 24 Aug 2002 in Hillcrest Cemetery, Proctorsville, Windsor, Vermont. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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15. | Sadie Louise Gilcris ![]() |
16. | Ruby Iris Gilcris ![]() Ruby married Daniel Gordon Hale on 19 Aug 1933 in Woodbury, Washington, Vermont. Daniel was born on 12 Mar 1909 in Fairfield, Franklin, Vermont; died on 2 Feb 1971 in Springfield, Windsor, Vermont; was buried on 4 Feb 1971 in Hillcrest Cemetery, Proctorsville, Windsor, Vermont. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
17. | Otto Robert Gilcris ![]() Otto married Susan Elisa Quelch on 9 Apr 1945 in Proctorsville, Windsor, Vermont. Susan was born on 20 Dec 1920 in Whiting, Addison, Vermont; died on 10 Apr 1999 in Middlebury, Addison, Vermont; was buried on 12 Apr 1999 in Foote Street Cemetery, Middlebury, Addison, Vermont. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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20. | Lorena Sherman ![]() Lorena married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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21. | Gerald Reuben Sherman, Jr. ![]() |
22. | Living ![]() Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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23. | Living ![]() Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
24. | Reuben Sibley Sherman, III ![]() |
25. | Living ![]() Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
26. | Living ![]() Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
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28. | ![]() ![]() Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
29. | Living ![]() Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
30. | Living ![]() Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
31. | Living ![]() Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
32. | Living ![]() Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
33. | Patrice Eaton ![]() Patrice married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
34. | Living ![]() Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
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