Backus Family History
A Genealogical History of the Backus Family and it's Branches |
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1. | William S. Gittens, Sr. was born about 1815 in England; died on 24 Jan 1896 in Phelps, Ontario, New York; was buried on 27 Jan 1896 in Oaklawn Cemetery, Phelps, Ontario, New York. Family/Spouse: Rachel Ward. Rachel was born in Apr 1829 in New York; died on 24 Oct 1902 in Phelps, Ontario, New York; was buried on 26 Oct 1902 in Oaklawn Cemetery, Phelps, Ontario, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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2. | William Gittens, Jr. ![]() William married Mary Elizabeth Douglas about 1874. Mary was born in Apr 1855 in Phelps, Ontario, New York; died on 14 May 1933 in Fayette, Seneca, New York; was buried on 17 May 1933 in Oaklawn Cemetery, Phelps, Ontario, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
3. | Charles H. Gittens ![]() Charles married Ida Belle Booth on 2 Oct 1886 in Oaks Corners, Ontario, New York. Ida was born on 15 Jul 1869 in Waterloo, Seneca, New York; died before 1900 in New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
4. | Jackson "Jack" Gittens ![]() Family/Spouse: Isabelle G. Edington. Isabelle was born about 1858 in Seneca, Ontario, New York; died on 18 Feb 1930 in Phelps, Ontario, New York; was buried on 21 Feb 1930 in Oaklawn Cemetery, Phelps, Ontario, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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5. | John Franklin Gittens ![]() |
6. | Mabel May Gittens ![]() |
7. | Nettie R. Gittens ![]() |
8. | Lena F. Gittens ![]() Lena married Newton John Backus on 24 Mar 1914 in Geneva, Ontario, New York. Newton (son of William Andrew Backus and Carolyn A. "Carrie" Goodman) was born on 17 Nov 1893 in Savannah, Wayne, New York; died on 25 May 1964 in Rochester, Monroe, New York; was buried on 27 May 1964 in Oaklawn Cemetery, Phelps, Ontario, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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9. | Robert Lewis Gittens ![]() Robert married Gladys May Cary on 11 Jun 1921 in Phelps, Ontario, New York, and was divorced about 1924. Gladys was born about 1904 in Phelps, Ontario, New York; died on 16 May 1951 in Clifton Springs, Ontario, New York; was buried on 18 May 1951 in Dobbins Cemetery, Waterloo, Seneca, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] Robert married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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10. | Lester Newton Backus ![]() Lester married Frances Sentner on 3 Dec 1936 in Lyons, Wayne, New York. Frances was born on 1 Dec 1913 in Manchester, Ontario, New York; died on 29 Mar 1993 in Phelps, Ontario, New York; was buried on 1 Apr 1993 in Oaklawn Cemetery, Phelps, Ontario, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
11. | Irene I. Backus ![]() Irene married Joseph S. Zaso on 2 Mar 1935 in Lyons, Wayne, New York. Joseph (son of Samuel Zaso and Marie Josephine Solerno) was born on 10 Sep 1912 in Mount Morris, Livingston, New York; died on 29 Oct 1963 in Phelps, Ontario, New York; was buried on 1 Nov 1963 in Saint Francis Cemetery, Phelps, Ontario, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Irene married Stephen Paul Csete, Sr. about 1968. Stephen was born on 12 Jul 1931 in Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey; died on 29 Apr 2022 in Clifton Springs, Ontario, New York; was buried on 7 May 2022 in Saint Francis Cemetery, Phelps, Ontario, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
12. | Donald Francis Backus ![]() Family/Spouse: Alma June Predmore. Alma was born on 19 Mar 1926 in Valois, Schuyler, New York; died on 22 Nov 1990 in Waterloo, Seneca, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] Family/Spouse: Cynthia R. Henson. Cynthia was born on 28 Jun 1939 in New York; died about 1994; was buried in 1994 in Oaklawn Cemetery, Phelps, Ontario, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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13. | Bernice J. Backus ![]() Bernice married Clarence Francis Pollot on 8 Oct 1943 in Junius Twp, Seneca, New York. Clarence was born about 1915 in Phelps, Ontario, New York; died on 3 Apr 1974 in Phelps, Ontario, New York; was buried on 6 Apr 1974 in Resthaven Cemetery, Phelps, Ontario, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
14. | ![]() ![]() Claude married Loratte Barbara "Loretta" Sinack on 24 Apr 1954 in Phelps, Ontario, New York. Loratte (daughter of Peter Jacobus Sinack and Ruby May Bonnell) was born on 4 Aug 1932 in Phelps, Ontario, New York; died on 25 Mar 2010 in Waterloo, Seneca, New York; was buried on 28 Mar 2010 in Sampson Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Romulus, Seneca, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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15. | Carl William Backus ![]() Carl married Naomi M. Wolf on 2 Sep 1955 in Junius Twp, Seneca, New York. Naomi was born on 2 Sep 1937 in Seneca Falls, Seneca, New York; died on 7 Apr 2013 in Geneva, Ontario, New York; was buried on 10 Apr 2013 in South Lyons Cemetery, Lyons, Wayne, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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16. | Living ![]() Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
17. | Robert Williams Gittens, Sr. ![]() |
18. | Living ![]() |
19. | Glenn Joseph Zaso ![]() Glenn married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
20. | Living ![]() Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
21. | Living ![]() |
22. | Living ![]() |
23. | Living ![]() |
24. | Living ![]() |
25. | Living ![]() |
26. | Living ![]() Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
27. | Living ![]() Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
28. | Living ![]() Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
29. | Living ![]() |
30. | Bruce A. "Newt" Backus ![]() |
31. | Living ![]() |