Backus Family History
A Genealogical History of the Backus Family and it's Branches |
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1. | Col. William Bradford Whiting was born on 15 Apr 1731 in Montville, New London, Connecticut; died on 13 Oct 1796 in Canaan, Columbia, New York; was buried on 15 Oct 1796 in Canaan Cemetery, Canaan, Columbia, New York. William married Amy Lathrop on 24 Jul 1757 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut. Amy (daughter of Nathaniel Lathrop, Sr. and Anna Backus) was born on 8 Sep 1735 in Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut; died on 7 Jan 1815 in Canaan, Columbia, New York; was buried on 9 Jan 1815 in Canaan Cemetery, Canaan, Columbia, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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2. | Abigail "Nabby" Whiting ![]() Abigail married Jason Warner about 1783 in Columbia County, New York. Jason was born on 2 Apr 1760 in Canaan, Columbia, New York; died on 5 Sep 1841 in Canaan, Columbia, New York; was buried on 7 Sep 1841 in Canaan Cemetery, Canaan, Columbia, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
3. | Deacon John Whiting ![]() Family/Spouse: Lydia Leffingwell. Lydia was born on 6 May 1773 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut; died on 6 Mar 1809 in Canaan, Columbia, New York; was buried on 8 Mar 1809 in Canaan Cemetery, Canaan, Columbia, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
4. | Daniel Whiting ![]() Family/Spouse: Elizabeth Gilbert Powers. Elizabeth was born on 27 Mar 1782 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; died on 21 Jan 1859 in Tisbury, Dukes, Massachusetts; was buried on 23 Jan 1859 in Old Pine Street Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
5. | Nathan Whiting ![]() Nathan married Lydia Backus on 21 Oct 1801 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut. Lydia (daughter of Ebenezer Backus, Jr. and Elizabeth Fitch) was born on 6 Feb 1785 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut; died on 1 Dec 1832 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut; was buried on 3 Dec 1932 in Grove Street Cemetery, New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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6. | Samuel Whiting ![]() |
7. | Harriet Whiting ![]() Harriet married Eleazer Fitch Backus in Sep 1803. Eleazer (son of Ebenezer Backus, Jr. and Elizabeth Fitch) was born on 13 Jan 1770 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut; died on 22 Jan 1859 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; was buried on 25 Jan 1859 in Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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8. | Daniel Wadsworth Whiting ![]() Daniel married Mary Whiting on 6 Apr 1831 in Troy, Rensselaer, New York. Mary was born on 6 Dec 1806 in Troy, Rensselaer, New York; died on 12 Feb 1889 in Montréal (Urban Agglomeration), Quebec, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
9. | Harriet Backus Whiting ![]() Family/Spouse: Aaron Nichols Skinner. Aaron was born on 6 May 1800 in Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut ; died on 26 Oct 1858 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut; was buried on 28 Oct 1858 in Grove Street Cemetery, New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
10. | Elizabeth Whiting ![]() |
11. | Nathan Chandos Whiting ![]() Nathan married Mary Stone Bryan about 1834 in Milford, New Haven, Connecticut. Mary was born on 19 Oct 1818 in Milford, New Haven, Connecticut; died on 3 Jul 1885 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut; was buried on 6 Jul 1885 in Grove Street Cemetery, New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
12. | Esther Parsons Whiting ![]() |
13. | Albertus D. Whiting ![]() Albertus married Katharine DeWitt on 31 May 1842 in West Point, Orange, New York. Katharine was born about 1820 in West Point, Orange, New York; died on 17 Oct 1882. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
14. | Dr. Alexander Backus Whiting ![]() Alexander married Matilda A. Church on 23 Oct 1856 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York. Matilda was born on 3 Sep 1829 in New York; died on 24 Feb 1903 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut; was buried on 27 Feb 1903 in Grove Street Cemetery, New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
15. | Infant Backus ![]() |