Backus Family History
A Genealogical History of the Backus Family and it's Branches |
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1. | Temprance "Tempe" Watrous was born on 31 Mar 1749 in Lyme, New London, Connecticut; died on Yes, date unknown. Temprance married Delucena Backus about 1767 in Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut. Delucena (son of John Backus, II and Sibyl Whiting) was born on 2 Oct 1744 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut; died in Sep 1813 in Athens, Greene, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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2. | Ebenezer Backus ![]() Ebenezer married Sarah Lindsley about 1790. Sarah (daughter of Lt. Col. Eleazer Lindsley and Mary Wallace Miller) was born on 8 Jun 1776 in Morristown, Morris, New Jersey; died on 8 May 1858 in Binghamton, Broome, New York; was buried on 10 May 1858 in Old Athens Cemetery, Athens, Bradford, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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3. | Lucretia Backus ![]() Family/Spouse: Unknown Bass. Unknown was born on Yes, date unknown; died on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
4. | Clarissa Backus ![]() Family/Spouse: Ben Cody. Ben was born on Yes, date unknown; died on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
5. | Elizabeth Backus ![]() Elizabeth married Henry Ritter on 5 Feb 1797 in New York. Henry was born on 30 Oct 1768 in New York; died on 27 Apr 1847 in New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
6. | Andrew Backus ![]() Family/Spouse: Elizabeth W. Rodman. Elizabeth (daughter of Daniel Rodman and Elizabeth Woodbridge) was born on 14 Jan 1778 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut; died on 12 Dec 1825. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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7. | Charles Backus ![]() |
8. | Laura Backus ![]() |
9. | Maria Backus ![]() |
10. | Henry Ritter Backus ![]() Henry married Helen Amanda Jewett on 27 Jun 1838 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts. Helen (daughter of Samuel Jewett and Betsey Smith) was born on 3 Sep 1816 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; died on 15 Oct 1897 in Savannah, Chatham, Georgia; was buried on 17 Oct 1897 in Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Chatham, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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11. | Helen Charlotte Backus ![]() Helen married Isaac B. Tompkins on 19 Jul 1821 in Athens, Bradford, Pennsylvania. Isaac was born on 5 Jun 1797 in New York; died in Nov 1834 in Binghamton, Broome, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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12. | George Backus ![]() Family/Spouse: Jane Smith. Jane was born on Yes, date unknown; died on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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13. | Julia Backus ![]() Family/Spouse: Samuel Brown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
14. | Caroline Backus ![]() Family/Spouse: Lemuel S. Ellsworth. Lemuel was born about 1806 in Connecticut; died on 16 Oct 1877 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
15. | Caroline Backus ![]() |
16. | Frederick Rodman Backus ![]() Frederick married Susannah Keyser on 15 Aug 1826 in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. Susannah was born on 11 Sep 1803 in Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; died on 8 Jul 1856 in Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; was buried on 10 Jul 1856 in Church of Brethren Cemetery, Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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17. | Charles Rodman Backus ![]() |
18. | Phillip Backus ![]() |
19. | Eliza G. Backus ![]() Family/Spouse: William Stuart. William was born about 1811 in New York; died in Aug 1878 in Binghamton, Broome, New York; was buried in Aug 1878 in Spring Forest Cemetery, Binghamton, Broome, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
20. | Isabella S. Backus ![]() |
21. | Helen Lindsley Backus ![]() Helen married Lambert Spencer on 11 Nov 1869 in Savannah, Chatham, Georgia. Lambert was born on 11 Feb 1821 in Easton, Talbot, Maryland; died on 25 Jun 1881 in Columbus, Muscogee, Georgia; was buried on 27 Jun 1881 in Linwood Cemetery, Columbus, Muscogee, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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22. | Elizabeth Welch Backus ![]() Elizabeth married Maj. Wiley Roy Mason, Jr. on 21 Jun 1886 in Muscogee County, Georgia. Wiley was born on 31 Mar 1833 in King George County, Virginia; died on 27 Oct 1909 in Richmond, Independent Cities, Virginia; was buried on 30 Oct 1909 in Fredericksburg Cemetery, Fredericksburg, Independent Cities, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
23. | Henry Edward Backus ![]() Family/Spouse: Alice Neifeullet Hardee. Alice was born on 9 Feb 1853 in Savannah, Chatham, Georgia; died on 3 Aug 1947 in Savannah, Chatham, Georgia; was buried on 6 Aug 1947 in Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Chatham, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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24. | Caroline "Carrie" Backus ![]() |
25. | Bradley Tompkins Backus ![]() |
26. | Sarah Lindsley Backus ![]() Sarah married Johan Berendt "Joe" Holst on 28 Sep 1871. Johan was born on 18 Apr 1842 in Elmelunde, Møen, Sjælland, Denmark; died on 28 Aug 1919 in Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina; was buried on 2 Sep 1919 in Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Chatham, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
27. | Annie Jewett Backus ![]() |
28. | Sarah Tompkins ![]() |
29. | Charlotte Tompkins ![]() |
30. | Phenias Bradley Tompkins, Sr. ![]() Family/Spouse: Hannah Caroline Ross. Hannah was born about 1832 in Tennessee; died on 31 May 1891. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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31. | Georgianna Backus ![]() |
32. | Edward Backus ![]() |
33. | William Rodman Backus ![]() |
34. | Catherine Clemens "Kate" Backus ![]() Catherine married Joseph Brown Shewell on 1 Oct 1850. Joseph was born on 13 Oct 1822 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; died on 28 Jan 1864 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; was buried on 1 Feb 1864 in Church of Brethren Cemetery, Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Catherine married Daniel Urner Price about 1868. Daniel was born on 9 Mar 1827 in North Coventry Twp, Chester, Pennsylvania; died on 25 Apr 1901 in Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio; was buried on 28 Apr 1901 in Edgewood Cemetery, Pottstown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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35. | Frederick Bayard Backus ![]() Frederick married Caroline Harris Moore on 8 Jun 1858 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Caroline was born on 22 Sep 1834 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; died on 15 Aug 1860 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York; was buried on 18 Aug 1860 in Church of Brethren Cemetery, Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Frederick married Amanda M. Noble on 19 Dec 1867. Amanda was born on 21 Mar 1847 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; died on 25 Jun 1925 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York; was buried on 28 Jun 1925 in Church of Brethren Cemetery, Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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36. | Mary Elizabeth Backus ![]() Mary married William Stevenson Noble on 17 Oct 1857. William was born on 7 Dec 1832 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; died on 18 Apr 1867 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; was buried on 22 Apr 1867 in Church of Brethren Cemetery, Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Mary married Dr. Thaddeus L. Leavitt on 2 Jun 1870. Thaddeus was born on 20 Sep 1840 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; died on 23 Feb 1880 in Atlantic City, Atlantic, New Jersey; was buried on 26 Feb 1880 in Woodlands Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
37. | Agnes Spencer ![]() Agnes married Stanford Elwood Moses, Sr. on 24 Aug 1903 in Wells, York, Maine. Stanford was born on 20 Aug 1872 in Tennille, Washington, Georgia; died on 4 Oct 1950; was buried on 23 Apr 1951 in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
38. | Helena Spencer ![]() Family/Spouse: Frank Erwin Calloway. Frank was born on 9 Apr 1870 in West Point, Troup, Georgia; died on 7 Oct 1919 in Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia; was buried on 10 Oct 1919 in Hillview Cemetery, La Grange, Troup, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
39. | Martha Gallaudet "Mattie" Backus ![]() Martha married Dr. Thomas Pickney Waring, Sr. on 24 Dec 1902 in Savannah, Chatham, Georgia. Thomas was born on 28 Feb 1867 in Savannah, Chatham, Georgia; died on 8 Jan 1943 in Savannah, Chatham, Georgia; was buried on 10 Jan 1943 in Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Chatham, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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40. | Henry Lindsley Backus, Sr. ![]() Henry married Leonora Epping Gabbett on 24 Dec 1902 in Savannah, Chatham, Georgia. Leonora was born on 15 Mar 1880 in Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama; died on 23 Nov 1967 in Savannah, Chatham, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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41. | Helen Charlotte Tompkins ![]() Helen married Henry Randall Elliott, Sr. on 8 Oct 1873 in District of Columbia, District of Columbia. Henry was born on 26 Nov 1848 in Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia; died on 12 Apr 1908 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; was buried on 15 Apr 1908 in Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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42. | Ellen Louisa Ray Tompkins ![]() Ellen married Charles Thorn Connors about 1876. Charles was born on 7 Jan 1855 in Lancaster, Lancaster, South Carolina; died on 19 Aug 1914 in Lancaster, Lancaster, South Carolina; was buried on 22 Aug 1914 in West Side Cemetery, Lancaster, Lancaster, South Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
43. | Robert Edmond Tompkins ![]() Family/Spouse: Nannie Rebecca Kirkley. Nannie was born on 28 Feb 1855 in South Carolina; died on 22 Mar 1935 in Rock Hill, York, South Carolina; was buried on 25 Mar 1935 in Laurelwood Cemetery, Rock Hill, York, South Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
44. | Phenias Bradley Tompkins, Jr. ![]() Family/Spouse: Mary C. Unknown. Mary was born in Aug 1862 in New York; died on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
45. | Carolina Ross Tompkins ![]() Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
46. | Edith Badley Shewell ![]() |
47. | Kate Rodman Shewell ![]() |
48. | Helen Mary Shewell ![]() |
49. | Alice Shewell ![]() Alice married Joseph Bailey on 16 Dec 1886 in Pottstown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania. Joseph was born about 1864; died on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
50. | Archibald Price ![]() |
51. | Frederick Rodman Backus ![]() |
52. | Charles Noble Backus ![]() Charles married Mary Elizabeth "Mae" Snook on 18 Oct 1900 in Kings County, New York. Mary was born on 18 Dec 1879 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York; died on 5 Mar 1960; was buried on 18 Mar 1960 in Church of Brethren Cemetery, Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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53. | Helen Backus ![]() |
54. | Adeline Backus ![]() |
55. | Philip Rodman Backus ![]() Philip married Rita D. Unknown about 1912. Rita was born about 1884 in Illinois; died on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
56. | Frederick Charles Noble ![]() |
57. | William Woodbridge Noble ![]() William married Alice Bond Janney on 7 Jun 1888 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Alice was born on 14 Nov 1863 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; died on 30 Aug 1921 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; was buried on 1 Sep 1921 in Saint Thomas Episcopal Church Cemetery, Whitemarsh, Montgomery, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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58. | Maud Noble ![]() |
59. | Alice Waring ![]() |
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61. | Dr. Thomas Pickney Waring, Jr. ![]() Thomas married Ruth Madelene Moyer on 11 Jul 1943 in L'Anse, Baraga, Michigan. Ruth was born on 7 Feb 1911 in Butte, Silver Bow, Montana; died on 8 May 1985 in Laurium, Houghton, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
62. | Mary Alice Backus ![]() Family/Spouse: James H. Dendy. James was born on 16 May 1908 in South Carolina; died on 15 Feb 1978 in Sylvania, Screven, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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63. | Henry Lindsley Backus, II ![]() Family/Spouse: Margaret Elizabeth Thompson Bell. Margaret (daughter of Edward Willingham Bell, Sr. and Margaret Schley "Maggie" Thompson) was born on 13 Feb 1909 in Savannah, Chatham, Georgia; died on 10 Jan 1994 in Savannah, Chatham, Georgia; was buried on 13 Jan 1994 in Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Chatham, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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64. | Henry Randall Elliott, Jr. ![]() Henry married Elizabeth Davisson Taylor on 24 Jun 1896 in Hamilton, Loudoun, Virginia. Elizabeth was born on 26 Jan 1869 in Hillsboro, Loudoun, Virginia; died on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
65. | Ross Tompkins Elliott, Sr. ![]() Ross married Helen Josephine Harlow on 13 Apr 1904 in Alexandria, Independent Cities, Virginia. Helen was born on 10 Mar 1882 in Virginia; died in Feb 1976 in Hyattsville, Prince George's, Maryland; was buried in Feb 1976 in Saint Marys Catholic Church Cemetery, Alexandria, Alexandria City, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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66. | Emily Louise Elliott ![]() Emily married Harry Urmston Badeau on 16 Oct 1915 in Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia. Harry was born on 21 Mar 1880 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York; died on 28 Jan 1947 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
67. | Charles B. Elliott, Sr. ![]() Charles married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
68. | Helen Dudley Backus ![]() Helen married Chester Donald Rankin, Sr. on 30 Jul 1932 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and was divorced after 1940. Chester was born on 25 Sep 1906 in Troy, Rensselaer, New York; died on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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69. | Eleanor Noble ![]() Eleanor married Geoffrey Taylure Hawley on 1 Jun 1920 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Geoffrey was born on 9 Dec 1895 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; died on 10 May 1951; was buried on 13 May 1951 in West Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Montgomery, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
70. | Living ![]() |
71. | ![]() ![]() Deborah married Douglas Divers Durham about 1955. Douglas was born on 6 Jan 1932 in Dublin, Pulaski, Virginia; died on 25 Feb 1995 in Salem, Culpeper, Virginia; was buried on 28 Feb 1995 in Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Chatham, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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72. | Living ![]() Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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73. | Helen H. Elliott ![]() Family/Spouse: George Swan Hagstoz. George was born on 21 Aug 1911 in Haddonfield, Camden, New Jersey; died in Mar 1966. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
74. | ![]() ![]() Family/Spouse: Col. German Pierce Culver. German was born on 3 Sep 1912 in Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi; died on 17 Aug 1953 in Japan; was buried on 2 Sep 1953 in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] Elizabeth married Capt. Cecil Austen Bolam about 1957. Cecil was born on 2 Oct 1914 in Staten Island, Richmond, New York; died on 29 Aug 1966 in Bethesda, Montgomery, Maryland; was buried on 2 Sep 1966 in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
75. | ![]() ![]() Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
76. | Charlotte T. Elliott ![]() |
77. | Ross Tompkins Elliott, Jr. ![]() |
78. | Living ![]() |
79. | Chester Donal Rankin, Jr. ![]() |
80. | Living ![]() Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
81. | Living ![]() |
82. | Living ![]() Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
83. | Living ![]() |
84. | Living ![]() Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
85. | Living ![]() Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
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