Backus Family History
A Genealogical History of the Backus Family and it's Branches |
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1. | Amanda Anne Huntington was born on 21 Apr 1764 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut; died on Yes, date unknown. Family/Spouse: Gurdon Backus, Sr.. Gurdon (son of Ebenezer Backus and Mercy Edwards) was born on 12 Feb 1762 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut; died on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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2. | Ebenezer Backus ![]() |
3. | Gurdon B. "aka Gurden" Backus, Jr. ![]() Gurdon married Lucy Nichols on 1 Aug 1813 in Burlington, Chittenden, Vermont. Lucy (daughter of Moses Nichols and Hannah Blanchard) was born on 8 Aug 1795 in Amherst, Hillsborough, New Hampshire; died on 10 Aug 1888 in Sacramento, Sacramento, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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4. | Huntington Backus ![]() |
5. | Lucy Backus ![]() |
6. | Hariet Backus ![]() |
7. | Welthy Backus ![]() |
8. | Charity Backus ![]() |
9. | Perkins N. Backus ![]() |
10. | Gurden Backus, III ![]() Gurden married Julia Ann Woolsey on 18 Nov 1841 in Pine Plains, Dutchess, New York. Julia was born about 1820 in Pine Plains, Dutchess, New York; died on 5 Feb 1863 in San Francisco, San Francisco, California; was buried on 7 Mar 1863. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Gurden married Elizabeth C. Willett on 22 May 1864 in San Francisco, San Francisco, California. Elizabeth was born about 1826 in England; died about 1888 in Saint Helena, Napa, California; was buried in 1888 in Saint Helena Public Cemetery, Saint Helena, Napa, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] Gurden married Emma Unknown on 3 Nov 1889 in Saint Helena, Napa, California. Emma was born in Nov 1847 in Michigan; died on 16 Jan 1909 in San Joaquin County, California; was buried on 19 Jan 1909 in Stockton Rural Cemetery, Stockton, San Joaquin, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
11. | Phebe H. Backus ![]() Family/Spouse: Elisha Moulton. Elisha was born about 1832 in Maine; died after 1890 in Princeton, Colusa, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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12. | ![]() ![]() Samuel married Nell Grant "Nellie" Sanborn on 6 Jun 1883 in San Francisco, San Francisco, California. Nell (daughter of Lucius Sanborn and Caroline Zilphia "Carrie" Scott) was born on 2 Oct 1860 in Watsonville, Santa Cruz, California; died on 18 Oct 1930 in San Francisco, San Francisco, California; was buried on 27 Oct 1930 in San Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, San Francisco, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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13. | Lucy S. Backus ![]() |
14. | Carrie Woolsey Backus ![]() Family/Spouse: John Letcher Edwards. John was born about 1838 in Missouri; died on Yes, date unknown in California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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15. | Frank Moulton ![]() |
16. | Alice Moulton ![]() Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
17. | Mabel C. Moulton ![]() |
18. | Lulu Moulton ![]() |
19. | Sanborn Backus ![]() Sanborn married Marjory Emily Boyns about 1923. Marjory (daughter of Robert Smith Boyns and Kathryn Day Hawkins) was born on 5 Dec 1894 in San Francisco County, California; died on 1 Jul 1963 in Sunnyvale, Santa Clara, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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20. | Lulu Virginia Edwards ![]() |
21. | David Backus Edwards ![]() David married Grace J. Needham about 1911. Grace (daughter of Erwin Badger Needham and Elizabeth R. Mix) was born on 12 Aug 1879 in Mitchell, Mitchell, Iowa; died on 15 May 1965 in San Diego, San Diego, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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22. | Gurden Backus Edwards ![]() Gurden married Ida Natalie Pierce on 28 Jun 1913 in Manhattan, New York, New York. Ida was born on 27 Jan 1888 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York; died in Mar 1973 in Rochester, Monroe, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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23. | Samuel Day Backus ![]() Samuel married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Samuel married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
24. | Dorothy Elizabeth Backus ![]() Dorothy married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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25. | Gurden Backus Edwards ![]() |
26. | Laurence Needham Edwards ![]() |
27. | Dorothy Edwards ![]() |
28. | Living ![]() Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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29. | Melinda Day Backus ![]() Melinda married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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30. | Living ![]() Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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31. | Linda Lee Gilbert ![]() |
32. | Living ![]() |
33. | Living ![]() Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
34. | Living ![]() |
35. | Living ![]() |
36. | Living ![]() |
37. | Living ![]() |