Backus Family History
A Genealogical History of the Backus Family and it's Branches |
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1. | Ruth Root was born on 14 Aug 1764 in Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts; died on 26 Dec 1837 in Amsterdam, Montgomery, New York. Family/Spouse: Absalom Backus. Absalom (son of Lebbeus Backus, Sr. and Hannah Ford) was born on 19 Nov 1763 in Bozrah, New London, Connecticut; died on 14 Sep 1855 in Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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2. | Absalom Backus, Sr. ![]() Absalom married Mary Shedd Hildreth on 15 Sep 1822 in Salisbury, Herkimer, New York. Mary was born about 1807 in Herkimer County, New York; died about 1886 in Auburn, Cayuga, New York; was buried in 1886 in North Street Cemetery, Auburn, Cayuga, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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3. | ![]() ![]() Absalom married Sarah Elizabeth Stevens about 1848 in Auburn, Cayuga, New York. Sarah was born on 9 Aug 1827 in Prattsburgh, Steuben, New York; died on 3 Oct 1908 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; was buried on 6 Oct 1908 in Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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4. | Dennis Backus ![]() Family/Spouse: Maria A. Unknown. Maria was born about 1832 in New Hampshire; died after 1887 in Auburn, Cayuga, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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5. | Harriet Catherine Backus ![]() Harriet married Newton Chappell, Sr. on 12 Jun 1853 in Auburn, Cayuga, New York. Newton was born on 13 Apr 1831 in Maryland Twp, Otsego, New York; died on 4 Jan 1918 in Rochester, Monroe, New York; was buried on 7 Jan 1918 in Fort Hill Cemetery, Auburn, Cayuga, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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6. | Albert Shedd Backus ![]() Albert married Mary Anne "Mamie" Pelton on 8 Sep 1855 in Erie County, Ohio. Mary was born on 23 Jun 1836 in Vermilion, Erie, Ohio; died on 3 Sep 1912 in Vermilion, Erie, Ohio; was buried on 6 Sep 1912 in Maple Grove Cemetery, Vermilion, Erie, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Albert married Katie Unknown about 1893. Katie was born about 1844 in New York; died before 1910 in New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
7. | Clarina Backus ![]() |
8. | Mary C. Backus ![]() |
9. | Arthur E. Backus ![]() |
10. | Luna L. Backus ![]() |
11. | Margaret Elizabeth "Maggie" Backus ![]() |
12. | Newton Dennis Backus ![]() Newton married Lillian E. "Lillie" Farrell on 8 Nov 1877 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan. Lillian was born on 10 Mar 1851 in Rochester, Monroe, New York; died on 20 Aug 1915 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; was buried on 23 Aug 1915 in Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] Newton married Mary G. "Mollie" Bierly on 1 Mar 1916 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan. Mary was born on 18 Jul 1870 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; died on 27 Apr 1932 in Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan; was buried on 30 Apr 1932 in Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
13. | Henry Nelson Backus ![]() Henry married A. Ella Skinner on 8 May 1879 in Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan. A. was born about 1855 in Marysville, Union, Ohio; died on 6 Dec 1891 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; was buried on 8 Dec 1891 in Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Henry married Ada Chandler Thorpe on 30 Aug 1910 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan. Ada was born on 26 Apr 1871 in Sandusky, Erie, Ohio; died on 5 Jun 1932 in San Antonio, Bexar, Texas; was buried on 8 Jun 1932 in Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
14. | Frederick White Backus ![]() |
15. | Alanson D. Backus ![]() |
16. | Elwin S. Chappell ![]() |
17. | Newton B. "Newtie" Chappell, Jr. ![]() |
18. | Harry C. Chappell ![]() |
19. | Willis H. Chappell ![]() |
20. | Mary Elizabeth Chappell ![]() Family/Spouse: Frank J. Fisher. Frank was born in Dec 1863 in Rochester, Monroe, New York; died on 24 Jun 1940 in Rochester, Monroe, New York; was buried on 27 Jun 1940 in Fort Hill Cemetery, Auburn, Cayuga, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
21. | Harriet Clarena Chappell ![]() Harriet married Herbert James Menzie, Esq on 14 Apr 1903. Herbert was born on 19 Jun 1862 in Riga, Monroe, New York; died on 27 Jun 1942 in Rochester, Monroe, New York; was buried on 30 Jun 1942 in Riverside Cemetery, Rochester, Monroe, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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22. | Eunice Elizabeth Backus ![]() Eunice married Edward F. Lawrence about 1883. Edward was born in Oct 1852 in Maine; died on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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23. | Hattie Backus ![]() |
24. | Albert Absalom Backus ![]() Albert married Lydia J. Unknown before 1920. Lydia was born on 10 Mar 1871 in Ohio; died on 29 Aug 1949 in Vermilion, Erie, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
25. | Frederick Hildreth "Fred" Backus ![]() Frederick married Josephine A. Boland on 25 Oct 1893 in Vermilion, Erie, Ohio. Josephine was born on 20 Sep 1874 in Vermilion, Erie, Ohio; died on 19 Sep 1914 in Vermilion, Erie, Ohio; was buried on 21 Sep 1914 in Maple Grove Cemetery, Vermilion, Erie, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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26. | Margaret L. "Maggie" Backus ![]() Margaret married Thomas Sidney Parker on 8 Mar 1909 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan. Thomas was born on 22 Aug 1879 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; died on 14 Sep 1931 in Birmingham, Oakland, Michigan; was buried on 16 Sep 1931 in Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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27. | William S. Backus ![]() |
28. | Carolyn Backus ![]() Carolyn married John Clifford Gosling on 18 Jun 1904 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan. John was born on 11 Mar 1880 in London, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada; died after 1950 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
29. | Eloise Backus ![]() Eloise married Capt. Frank James Bailey, DDS about 1921. Frank was born on 1 Oct 1877 in Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut; died on 18 Jun 1947 in Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas; was buried on 20 Jun 1947 in Roselawn Memorial Park, Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
30. | Infant Backus ![]() |
31. | Katherine C. Menzie ![]() |
32. | Stuart MacPherson Menzie ![]() |
33. | Maria Lawrence ![]() |
34. | Emily Lawrence ![]() |
35. | Eunice Abigail Backus ![]() Eunice married Lester Clair Christian on 4 Mar 1912 in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Lester was born on 9 Apr 1893 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio; died on 16 Mar 1969 in Elyria, Lorain, Ohio; was buried on 18 Mar 1969 in Ridge Hill Memorial Park, Amherst, Lorain, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
36. | Dorothy Hildreth Backus ![]() |
37. | William Hildreth Backus, Sr. ![]() William married Edna M. Lowry on 10 Apr 1922 in Vermilion, Erie, Ohio. Edna was born on 20 Jul 1903 in Lorain, Lorain, Ohio; died on 12 Feb 1997 in Oswego, Oswego, New York; was buried on 15 Feb 1997 in Saint Peter's Cemetery and Mausoleum, Oswego, Oswego, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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38. | Dennis Albert Backus, Sr. ![]() Dennis married Blanche Elmeta Dean on 28 Apr 1926 in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, and was divorced before 1930. Blanche was born about 1905 in Albion, Erie, Pennsylvania; died on 30 Jan 1966 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio; was buried on 2 Feb 1966 in West Park Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Dennis married Helen Caroline Poelking on 2 Apr 1930 in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Helen was born on 10 Feb 1912 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio; died on 14 Oct 1952 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio; was buried on 17 Oct 1952 in Holy Cross Cemetery, Brook Park, Cuyahoga, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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39. | Willard Parker ![]() Willard married Stella V. Jenkins on 16 Oct 1943 in Grosse Ile, Wayne, Michigan. Stella was born on 4 Aug 1911 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom; died on 15 Oct 1993 in Mayfield Heights, Cuyahoga, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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40. | Bettie Mae Backus ![]() Family/Spouse: Richard Justin Mallette. Richard was born on 13 Sep 1923 in Ogdensburg, St Lawrence, New York; died on 8 Jul 1982 in New York; was buried on 11 Jul 1982 in Saint Peter's Cemetery and Mausoleum, Oswego, Oswego, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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41. | ![]() ![]() William married Betty J. Zischke on 4 Sep 1948 in Oswego, Oswego, New York. Betty was born on 9 Mar 1925 in Oswego, Oswego, New York; died on 16 Nov 2014 in Oswego, Oswego, New York; was buried on 20 Nov 2014 in Riverside Cemetery, Oswego, Oswego, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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42. | James Earl Backus, Sr. ![]() James married Donna Marie Groat on 19 Dec 1957 in Scriba, Oswego, New York. Donna was born on 5 Jan 1938 in Owego, Tioga, New York; died on 22 Jul 2004 in Fulton, Oswego, New York; was buried on 25 Jul 2004 in New Haven Cemetery, New Haven, Oswego, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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43. | Dennis Albert Backus, Jr. ![]() Dennis married Henrietta Marie Clegg about 1954. Henrietta was born on 10 Jul 1932 in Flat Rock, Wayne, Michigan; died on 21 Sep 1997 in Broward County, Florida. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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52. | Living ![]() Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
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56. | David Mathias Backus ![]() David married Nada Ann Zegarac on 20 Jan 1996 in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Nada was born on 26 Jan 1961 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio; died on 28 Feb 2016 in Broadview Heights, Cuyahoga, Ohio; was buried on 3 Mar 2016 in Saint Theodosius Orthodox Cemetery, Brooklyn, Cuyahoga, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
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60. | Fred Dennis Backus ![]() |
61. | Dennis Charles "Denny" Backus ![]() |
62. | Michael Allen Backus ![]() |
63. | Scott Brian Backus ![]() Scott married Antoinette Marie Jovanovich on 2 Mar 1991 in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Antoinette was born on 27 Sep 1967 in Ohio; died on 22 Oct 2011 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
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