Backus Family History
A Genealogical History of the Backus Family and it's Branches |
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1. | Joseph Backus, Esq was born on 26 Dec 1764 in South Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts; died on 17 Jan 1838 in Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut; was buried on 19 Jan 1838 in Mountain Grove Cemetery and Mausoleum, Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut. Joseph married Huldah Burroughs on 15 Oct 1797 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut. Huldah was born on 24 Mar 1769 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut; died on 15 Dec 1851 in Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut; was buried on 17 Dec 1851 in Mountain Grove Cemetery and Mausoleum, Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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2. | Infant Backus ![]() |
3. | Oswald Backus ![]() Oswald married Susan Webster Seymour on 8 Oct 1844 in Utica, Oneida, New York. Susan was born on 13 Dec 1810 in Utica, Oneida, New York; died on 27 May 1849 in Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Oswald married Mary Parker Prentiss on 24 May 1854 in Utica, Oneida, New York. Mary was born on 2 Apr 1819 in Trenton, Oneida, New York; died on 16 Oct 1913 in Rome, Oneida, New York; was buried on 19 Oct 1913 in Rome Cemetery, Rome, Oneida, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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4. | Woldemir Backus ![]() |
5. | Jennet Backus ![]() |
6. | Jennett Elizabeth Backus ![]() |
7. | Joseph Seymour Backus ![]() |
8. | ![]() ![]() Oswald married Frances Dudley Kinney on 22 Dec 1880 in Rome, Oneida, New York. Frances was born on 16 Oct 1857 in Rome, Oneida, New York; died on 11 Jun 1929 in Rochester, Monroe, New York; was buried on 14 Jun 1929 in Rome Cemetery, Rome, Oneida, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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9. | Waldemine Draper Backus ![]() Waldemine married Robert Willard Holden on 28 Nov 1918 in Rome, Oneida, New York. Robert was born on 23 Dec 1875 in Newark, Essex, New Jersey; died on 2 Jan 1952 in Rochester, Monroe, New York; was buried on 5 Jan 1952 in Webster Rural Cemetery, Webster, Monroe, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
10. | Oswald Prentiss Backus, Jr. ![]() Oswald married Elma Adelaide Muller on 20 Dec 1919 in Manhattan, New York, New York. Elma was born on 11 Dec 1886 in Manhattan, New York, New York; died on 8 May 1982 in Painted Post, Steuben, New York; was buried on 11 May 1982 in Lutheran All Faiths Cemetery, Middle Village, Queens, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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11. | Sidney Kinney Backus ![]() Sidney married Ruth Bowen Haven on 11 Mar 1918 in Utica, Oneida, New York. Ruth was born on 26 Jul 1891 in Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut; died on 8 Feb 1988 in Acton, Middlesex, Massachusetts; was buried on 12 Feb 1988 in Webster Rural Cemetery, Webster, Monroe, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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12. | ![]() ![]() Oswald married Barbara Jean "Bobby" Swanton on 9 Apr 1944 in New York City, New York, New York. Barbara (daughter of Northrup Richard Swanton and Helen M. Stoddard) was born on 9 Sep 1920 in Manhattan, New York, New York; died on 1 Nov 2017 in Lawrence, Douglas, Kansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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13. | Eleanore Draper "Ellie" Backus ![]() Eleanore married Dr. Frederic Thomas Joint on 6 Aug 1948 in Rochester, Monroe, New York. Frederic (son of Fred Carson Joint and Cora Helen Butts) was born on 26 Jul 1919 in Bath, Steuben, New York; died on 16 May 2006 in Savona, Steuben, New York; was buried on 19 May 2006 in Seamans Cemetery, Savona, Steuben, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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14. | ![]() ![]() Richard married Nell Jane Griffin on 29 Dec 1949 in Chapel Hill, Orange, North Carolina, and was divorced on Yes, date unknown. Nell was born on 6 Aug 1925 in Davidson County, North Carolina; died on 13 Sep 2016. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
15. | Priscilla Holden Backus ![]() Priscilla married Dr. George William Welsh, III about 1956 in Burlington, Chittenden, Vermont. George was born on 7 Aug 1920 in New York City, New York, New York; died on 31 Jul 1990 in Vermont; was buried on 3 Aug 1990 in Miltonboro Cemetery, MIlton, Chittenden, Vermont. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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16. | Living ![]() Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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17. | Mary Elizabeth "Penny" Backus ![]() Mary married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Family/Spouse: Stephen Joseph Goodfriend. Stephen was born on 23 Jun 1939 in Berkeley, Alameda, California; died on 5 Aug 2022 in Madison County, New York; was buried on 8 Aug 2022 in Peterboro Cemetery, Peterboro, Madison, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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18. | Living ![]() Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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19. | Living ![]() Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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38. | Living ![]() Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
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