Backus Family History
A Genealogical History of the Backus Family and it's Branches |
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1. | Theotiste Bourgeois was born about 1826 in Quebec, Canada; died on 20 Feb 1898 in Grafton County, New Hampshire. Theotiste married Charles Decato on 27 Jan 1845 in St. Gregoire, Quebec, Canada. Charles was born on 10 Jan 1823 in Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada; died on 10 Feb 1902 in Canaan, Grafton, New Hampshire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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2. | Elizabeth "Lizzie" Decato ![]() Other Events and Attributes:
Elizabeth married Philip "Fillie" Giguere about 1882. Philip (son of Louis Giguere and Marie Desanges Lepire) was born on 13 Jul 1859 in South Durham, Centre-du-Quebec, Quebec, Canada; died on 10 Dec 1954 in Enfield, Grafton, New Hampshire; was buried on 13 Dec 1954 in Wells Cemetery, Canaan, Grafton, New Hampshire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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3. | Mary Elizabeth Giguere ![]() Other Events and Attributes:
Mary married Arthur David Hazen on 30 Apr 1903 in Canaan, Grafton, New Hampshire. Arthur was born on 4 Dec 1880 in North Hero, Grand Isle, Vermont; died on 12 Oct 1946 in Enfield, Grafton, New Hampshire; was buried on 15 Oct 1946 in Wells Cemetery, Canaan, Grafton, New Hampshire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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4. | Joseph Giguere ![]() |
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Notes: Amelia's first child, Doris, was fathered by George B Farley. An August 25, 1908 birth record of Portland, ME for Doris May identifies the father, George B Farley, born in Newport, NH and the mother, Amelia Giguere, born in Canaan, NH. The birth record identifies George B Farley's address at the time of Doris's birth to be 95 India Street. Next, Amelia (written "Ambrosia") Farley and Doris Farley are found in the 1910 Census of Portland, ME, living as boarders, at 98 India Street. George B Farley is not found listed at either 95 or 98 India Street, or at any other address found in the 1910 US Census. No marriage record for them has been found and it is likely that they were not married. Family/Spouse: George Bert Farley, Sr. George was born on 17 Jun 1884 in Newport, Sullivan, New Hampshire; died in Sep 1965 in Newport, Sullivan, New Hampshire; was buried in Sep 1965 in Pine Grove Cemetery, Newport, Sullivan, New Hampshire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Amelia married Harry George Brown, Sr. on 31 May 1907 in Portland, Cumberland, Maine. Harry (son of Hazen Botsford Brown and Elizabeth Owens) was born on 15 Nov 1882 in Saint John, Saint John County, New Brunswick, Canada; died on 8 Jun 1930 in Nashua, Hillsborough, New Hampshire; was buried on 10 Jun 1930 in Edgewood Cemetery, Nashua, Hillsborough, New Hampshire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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6. | Lillian May Giguere ![]() |
7. | Israel Joseph Giguere ![]() Family/Spouse: Lillian F Hill. Lillian was born on 30 Dec 1885 in Canaan, Grafton, New Hampshire; died on 17 Jun 1932 in Concord, Merrimack, New Hampshire; was buried in Canaan, Grafton, New Hampshire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
8. | John Edward Giguere ![]() |
9. | Samuel Giguere ![]() |
10. | Otis Napolean Giguere ![]() Otis married Mabel M Johnston on 28 Feb 1925 in West Lebanon, Grafton, New Hampshire . Mabel was born on 30 Aug 1896 in Wilton, Hillsborough, New Hampshire ; died on 1 Mar 1979 in Woodville, Grafton, New Hampshire . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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11. | Adeline R Hazen ![]() |
12. | Richard Earl Hazen ![]() |
13. | Pauline Katherine Hazen ![]() Family/Spouse: Charles Augustus Emerson. Charles was born on 5 Oct 1909; died in Jul 1977 in Canaan, Grafton, New Hampshire; was buried in Canaan, Grafton, New Hampshire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
14. | Marjorie E Hazen ![]() |
15. | ![]() ![]() Doris married Oren Newell Pike, Sr. on 24 Sep 1927 in Newport, Sullivan, New Hampshire. Oren (son of James Weston Pike, Sr. and Alice Melvina Wright) was born on 23 Jun 1902 in Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts; died on 17 Apr 1958 in Athol, Worcester, Massachusetts; was buried on 21 Apr 1958 in Silver Lake Cemetery, Athol, Worcester, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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16. | Pearl Ada Brown ![]() Family/Spouse: Frederick Joseph Goodblood. Frederick was born on 31 Mar 1897 in Caribou, Aroostook, Maine; died on 29 Sep 1979 in Keene, Cheshire, New Hampshire; was buried on 2 Oct 1979 in Mountain View Cemetery, Swanzey, Cheshire, New Hampshire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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17. | Harry George Brown, Jr. ![]() Family/Spouse: Nora A. Seaver. Nora was born on 6 Oct 1922 in Spofford, Cheshire, New Hampshire; died on 8 Sep 2011 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Winchester, Cheshire, New Hampshire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
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19. | Living ![]() Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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20. | Living ![]() Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
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Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] Margaret married Winston E. VanDeusen on 17 Jul 1964 in Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut. Winston was born on 7 Jan 1929 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; died on 31 Dec 1995 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts; was buried on 4 Jan 1996 in Silver Lake Cemetery, Athol, Worcester, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
22. | Geraldine Mae Pike ![]() Geraldine married Edward Chester Baxter about 1949. Edward was born on 9 Oct 1928 in Winchester, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died on 2 Aug 1996 in Athol, Worcester, Massachusetts; was buried on 5 Aug 1996 in Gethsemane Cemetery, Athol, Worcester, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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23. | ![]() ![]() Notes: Buried: Sylvia married Lester Frank Backus, Jr. on 12 Jul 1952 in Athol, Worcester, Massachusetts. Lester (son of Lester Frank Backus, Sr. and Anna Marie Buelow) was born on 14 Jul 1931 in Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts; died on 6 Apr 2022 in North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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24. | Robert James Pike ![]() Other Events and Attributes:
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25. | James Norman Pike ![]() |
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28. | Living ![]() Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
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31. | Living ![]() Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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32. | Living ![]() Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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33. | Laura Ann Backus ![]() Laura married Robert Laurence Mack, Jr. on 15 Aug 1981 in Charlotte, Chittenden, Vermont, and was divorced on 26 Apr 1989 in Chittenden County, Vermont. Robert was born on 12 Jul 1954 in Burlington, Chittenden, Vermont. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Laura married Gary Philip Therrien on 4 Aug 1990 in Charlotte, Chittenden, Vermont. Gary was born on 13 Apr 1961 in Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
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35. | Living ![]() Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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