Backus Family History
A Genealogical History of the Backus Family and it's Branches |
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1. | Heman Backus was born in Aug 1776 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts; died on 2 Mar 1840 in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts. Heman married Mehitable Crocker on 23 Jul 1809 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts. Mehitable was born in Aug 1787 in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts; died on 23 Mar 1840 in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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2. | Lydia Backus ![]() Lydia married Nathaniel Hinckley on 24 Nov 1833 in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts. Nathaniel was born on 14 Jul 1809 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; died on 18 Feb 1880 in Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts; was buried on 20 Feb 1880 in North Burial Ground, Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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3. | Mary G. Backus ![]() |
4. | Abby Backus ![]() Abby married Capt. William Beebe Stanton on 30 Aug 1835 in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts. William was born on 28 Dec 1809 in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts; died on 12 Dec 1877 in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts; was buried on 14 Dec 1877 in Oak Grove Cemetery, New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
5. | Ansel C. Backus ![]() Family/Spouse: Mary E. Cartwright. Mary was born on 14 Dec 1820 in Assonet, Bristol, Massachusetts; died on 9 Dec 1912 in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts; was buried on 12 Dec 1912 in North Burial Ground, Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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6. | Eliza Ann Backus ![]() |
7. | Eleazer C. Backus ![]() Eleazer married Sarah Ann Hills on 25 Oct 1843 in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts. Sarah was born about 1821 in Canton, St Lawrence, New York; died on 20 Feb 1899 in Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey; was buried on 22 Feb 1899 in Bayview-New York Bay Cemetery, Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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8. | Oliver C. Backus ![]() |
9. | George W. Backus ![]() |
10. | Charles F. Hinckley ![]() Charles married Rhoda Ann Lake on 9 Jan 1867 in Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts. Rhoda was born in Dec 1836 in Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island; died about 1921 in Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts; was buried in 1921 in Pleasant View Cemetery, Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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11. | Mary Abby Hinckley ![]() Mary married James Phillip Rounds on 4 Dec 1866 in Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts. James was born on 16 Nov 1843 in Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts; died on 6 Mar 1915 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island; was buried on 9 Mar 1915 in Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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12. | James A. Hinckley ![]() James married Mary F. Sprague on 2 Apr 1876 in Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts. Mary was born in Jun 1845 in Weybridge, Addison, Vermont; died about 1936; was buried in 1936 in Oak Grove Cemetery, Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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13. | Ella M. Hinckley ![]() Ella married Charles E. Brown on 13 May 1873 in Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts. Charles was born in Jul 1850 in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts; died in Feb 1926 in Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts; was buried in Feb 1926 in North Burial Ground, Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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14. | Almina Jones Hinckley ![]() |
15. | Mary Elizabeth Backus ![]() Mary married William O. Norton on 27 Jun 1872 in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts. William was born on 18 Nov 1843 in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts; died on 10 May 1901 in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts; was buried on 12 May 1901 in Rural Cemetery, New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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16. | Anna M. Backus ![]() |
17. | Lydia Marvel Backus ![]() Lydia married Daniel Walker Wilson on 1 Oct 1874 in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts. Daniel was born on 2 Apr 1850 in Somerset, Bristol, Massachusetts; died on 28 May 1920 in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts; was buried on 30 May 1920 in Rural Cemetery, New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
18. | William S. Backus ![]() William married Lucy M. Steingardt on 20 Oct 1886 in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts. Lucy was born in Oct 1865 in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts; died on 3 Jan 1891 in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts; was buried on 5 Jan 1891 in Rural Cemetery, New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
William married Alma Frances Gibbs on 6 Apr 1898 in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts. Alma was born on 10 Apr 1877 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died on 6 Aug 1957 in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts; was buried on 9 Aug 1957 in Prospect Hill Cemetery, Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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19. | Henry Francis Backus ![]() Henry married Jennie Augusta Newell on 9 Aug 1875 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York. Jennie (daughter of William H. Newell and Anna Raff) was born on 1 Nov 1853 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York; died on 26 Feb 1926 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York; was buried on 28 Feb 1926 in Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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20. | Sarah H. Backus ![]() |
21. | Burtiss Lacey Backus ![]() Burtiss married Frances Wehner on 18 Apr 1893 in Newark, Essex, New Jersey. Frances was born on 8 Oct 1869 in Port Jervis, Orange, New York; died after 1942 in Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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22. | Eleanor C. Backus ![]() |
23. | George E. Backus ![]() George married Mary Jane Fowler about 1879. Mary was born in Feb 1853 in New York; died after 1930 in Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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24. | Arthur C. Backus ![]() |
25. | Sydney Backus ![]() |
26. | Hiram Edward Hinckley ![]() |
27. | Annie Mason Rounds ![]() Annie married Norman Twombly Pratt, Sr. on 30 Apr 1901 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island. Norman was born on 28 Aug 1877 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island; died on 15 Jan 1952 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island; was buried on 18 Jan 1952 in Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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28. | Frank Bradford Hinckley, DDS ![]() Frank married Rita P. Tripp on 4 Aug 1904 in Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, and was divorced about 1912 in Massachusetts. Rita was born on 30 Apr 1883 in Attleboro, Bristol, Massachusetts; died about 1956; was buried in 1956 in Maple Grove Cemetery, Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] Frank married Grace Newell about 1913 in Massachusetts. Grace was born on 29 Mar 1881 in Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died in Sep 1974 in Scarborough, Cumberland, Maine; was buried in Sep 1974 in Oak Grove Cemetery, Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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29. | Frank T. Brown ![]() |
30. | George Kelly Brown ![]() George married Ethel Leonard on 29 Apr 1903 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts. Ethel was born on 18 Sep 1879 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts; died on 14 Sep 1963 in Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts; was buried on 17 Sep 1963 in Oak Grove Cemetery, Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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31. | Cora Leeburn Brown ![]() Cora married George Emery Brown on 15 Apr 1908 in Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts. George was born on 5 Nov 1874 in Somerset, Bristol, Massachusetts; died on 7 Aug 1959; was buried on 10 Aug 1959 in Oak Grove Cemetery, Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
32. | George Willson Norton ![]() George married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
33. | Nancy B. Norton ![]() |
34. | Ansel Backus Norton ![]() Ansel married Mary B. Riley on 15 Sep 1903 in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts. Mary was born on 17 Dec 1878 in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts; died on 4 Mar 1921 in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts; was buried on 7 Mar 1921 in Rural Cemetery, New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] Ansel married Jennie Thusby Duddy on 3 Dec 1923 in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts. Jennie was born on 15 Jan 1879 in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts; died on 26 Jan 1979 in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts; was buried on 29 Jan 1979 in Rural Cemetery, New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
35. | Edward E. Norton ![]() |
36. | William Augustine Backus ![]() |
37. | Oliver Crocker Backus, Sr. ![]() Oliver married Gwendolyn Louise Stephens on 9 Nov 1918 in Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, and was divorced before 1938. Gwendolyn was born on 30 Apr 1892 in St Andrews, Jamaica, West Indies; died on 26 Mar 1981 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts; was buried on 29 Mar 1981 in Saint Francis Xavier Cemetery, Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Oliver married Elizabeth M. Hagan on 10 Dec 1938 in Tisbury, Dukes, Massachusetts. Elizabeth was born on 29 Mar 1894 in Sutton, Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada; died on 19 Apr 1974 in Falmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
38. | James Henry Backus ![]() James married Annetta Olive Sampson about 1928 in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts. Annetta was born on 13 Jun 1907 in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts; died on 2 Nov 1989 in Waterford, New London, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
39. | Florence Augusta Backus ![]() Family/Spouse: Louis Nielsen. Louis was born on Yes, date unknown; died on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
40. | Robert Marcus Backus ![]() |
41. | Eleanor Louisa Backus ![]() |
42. | Burton Davison Backus ![]() Burton married Annie Unknown about 1900, and was divorced about 1901. Annie was born about 1880 in Germany; died on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] Burton married Agnes M. Anderson on 7 Dec 1919 in Manhattan, New York, New York, and was divorced on Yes, date unknown. Agnes was born about 1880 in Scotland; died on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
43. | Sarah Hills Backus ![]() Sarah married Charles Alexander Quigley, Jr. on 29 Jun 1914 in Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey. Charles was born on 23 Jun 1892 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; died on 7 Feb 1949 in Claremont, Sullivan, New Hampshire; was buried on 11 Feb 1949 in Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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44. | Cyril Cowell Rounds Pratt ![]() Cyril married Mabel Evangeline Leason about 1926. Mabel (daughter of Stephen Leason and Agnes N. Anderson) was born on 26 Apr 1902 in Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island; died on 20 Jul 1975 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island; was buried on 23 Jul 1975 in Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Cyril married Ruth Gwendolyn Campbell after 1975. Ruth was born on 24 May 1919 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island; died on 27 Jan 2009 in Centerville, Barnstable, Massachusetts; was buried on 7 Feb 2009 in Forest Hills Cemetery and Crematory, Jamaica Plain, Suffolk, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
45. | Doris Salisbury Pratt ![]() |
46. | Norman Twombly "Jim" Pratt, Jr. ![]() |
47. | Mary Louise Hinckley ![]() Mary married Nelson Burgess Record, Sr. about 1939. Nelson was born on 19 Mar 1914 in Auburn, Androscoggin, Maine; died on 18 Sep 1986 in Glens Falls, Warren, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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48. | Lydia Vincent Hinckley ![]() Lydia married Wallace Kelly Woods on 27 Dec 1937 in Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts. Wallace was born on 10 Dec 1912 in Claremore, Rogers, Oklahoma; died on 4 Aug 2005 in Salem, Marion, Oregon. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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49. | Beatrice Brown ![]() |
50. | Harold Leroy Backus ![]() Harold married Lorraine Estelle Barnes on 5 Feb 1947 in Seabrook, Rockingham, New Hampshire. Lorraine was born on 4 Jan 1912 in Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts; died about 1953 in Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] Harold married Gertrude Margaret "Trudi" Ferguson after 1953. Gertrude was born on 17 Feb 1920 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; died on 15 Jan 1995 in Stoughton, Norfolk, Massachusetts; was buried on 25 Jan 1995 in Saint Francis Xavier Cemetery, Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
51. | Oliver Crocker "Sonny" Backus, Jr. ![]() Oliver married Ruth Miriam Newcomb about 1973. Ruth was born on 12 Aug 1913 in Newcastle, Lincoln, Maine; died on 1 Dec 1988 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts; was buried on 8 Dec 1988 in Massachusetts National Cemetery, Bourne, Barnstable, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
52. | Owen Frederick "Bussy" Backus ![]() Owen married Norene Frances Poeter about 1955 in Litchfield County, Connecticut, and was divorced about 1986 in New London County, Connecticut. Norene was born on 31 Jul 1934 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois; died on 24 Apr 2017 in New London, New London, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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53. | Milton Shirley Backus ![]() Milton married Rita Christina Turlett about 1955 in California. Rita was born on 22 Feb 1918 in Dalzell, La Salle, Illinois; died on 4 Nov 2004 in Pomona, Los Angeles, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
54. | Paul Christian Quigley, Sr. ![]() Paul married Lillian Beatrice Sproul on 30 May 1937 in Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire. Lillian was born on 23 Sep 1915 in Augusta, Kennebec, Maine; died on 25 Sep 2002 in Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts; was buried on 29 Sep 2002 in Hillcrest Park Cemetery, Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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55. | Charles Alexander Quigley ![]() Charles married June Winifred Connors on 27 Aug 1942 in Highland Park, Wayne, Michigan. June was born on 11 Sep 1922 in Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada; died on 13 Jan 2005 in West Bloomfield Twp, Oakland, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
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57. | Nancy Ann Pratt ![]() Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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75. | Mark Irving Wheeler ![]() Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
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