Backus Family History
A Genealogical History of the Backus Family and it's Branches |
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1. | Samuel Fessenden was born on 16 Jul 1784 in Fryeburg, Oxford, Maine; died on 19 Mar 1869 in Portland, Cumberland, Maine. Family/Spouse: Ruth Greene. Ruth was born on 27 Nov 1787 in Boscawen, Merrimack, New Hampshire; died on 17 Jan 1869 in Concord, Merrimack, New Hampshire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Samuel married Deborah Chandler on 16 Dec 1813 in New Gloucester, Cumberland, Maine. Deborah was born on 11 Jun 1792 in New Gloucester, Cumberland, Maine; died on 5 Dec 1873 in Maine. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
2. | Hon. William Pitt Fessenden (1.Samuel1) was born on 16 Oct 1806 in Boscawen, Merrimack, New Hampshire; died on 8 Sep 1869 in Portland, Cumberland, Maine; was buried on 10 Sep 1869 in Evergreen Cemetery, Portland, Cumberland, Maine. Other Events and Attributes:
Notes: William Pitt Fessenden (October 16, 1806 - September 8, 1869) was an American politician from the U.S. state of Maine. Fessenden was a Whig (later a Republican) and member of the Fessenden political family. He served in the United States House of Representatives and Senate before becoming Secretary of the Treasury under President Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War. William married Ellen Maria Deering in Apr 1832 in Portland, Cumberland, Maine. Ellen was born on 23 Apr 1809 in Westbrook, Cumberland, Maine; died on 23 Jul 1857 in Portland, Cumberland, Maine; was buried on 25 Jul 1857 in Evergreen Cemetery, Portland, Cumberland, Maine. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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3. | Gen. James Deering Fessenden, Sr. (2.William2, 1.Samuel1) was born on 28 Sep 1833 in Portland, Cumberland, Maine; died on 18 Nov 1882 in Portland, Cumberland, Maine; was buried on 20 Nov 1882 in Evergreen Cemetery, Portland, Cumberland, Maine. Other Events and Attributes:
James married Frances Cushing "Fannie" Greeley in Nov 1856 in Portland, Cumberland, Maine. Frances was born on 3 Mar 1837 in Maine; died on 26 Jan 1917; was buried on 28 Jan 1917 in Evergreen Cemetery, Portland, Cumberland, Maine. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
4. | William Howard Fessenden (2.William2, 1.Samuel1) was born on 5 May 1835 in Portland, Cumberland, Maine; died on 21 Sep 1898 in Riverside, Riverside, California; was buried on 23 Sep 1898 in Evergreen Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Riverside, Riverside, California. William married Jennie Mary Kendall on 22 Jul 1879 in Portland, Cumberland, Maine. Jennie was born on 13 Nov 1848 in Cumberland County, Maine; died on 21 Oct 1937 in Riverside, Riverside, California; was buried on 24 Oct 1937 in Evergreen Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Riverside, Riverside, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
5. | Francis Fessenden (2.William2, 1.Samuel1) was born on 18 Mar 1839 in Portland, Cumberland, Maine; died on 2 Jan 1906 in Portland, Cumberland, Maine; was buried on 5 Jan 1906 in Evergreen Cemetery, Portland, Cumberland, Maine. Other Events and Attributes:
Francis married Ellen Winslow Fox on 27 Aug 1863 in Portland, Cumberland, Maine. Ellen was born on 16 Aug 1839 in Portland, Cumberland, Maine; died on 8 Mar 1886 in Portland, Cumberland, Maine; was buried on 10 Mar 1886 in Evergreen Cemetery, Portland, Cumberland, Maine. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
6. | Mary Deering Fessenden (2.William2, 1.Samuel1) was born on 16 Jun 1842 in Portland, Cumberland, Maine; died on 11 Dec 1848 in Portland, Cumberland, Maine; was buried on 13 Dec 1848 in Eastern Cemetery, Portland, Cumberland, Maine. Other Events and Attributes:
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