Backus Family History
A Genealogical History of the Backus Family and it's Branches |
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1. | ![]() Melinda married David Brainard Backus about 1853 in Tompkins County, New York. David (son of David Backus and Mary Augusta Fish) was born on 16 Jul 1829 in Groton, Tompkins, New York; died on 6 Nov 1908 in Groton, Tompkins, New York; was buried on 9 Nov 1908 in Groton Rural Cemetery, Groton, Tompkins, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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2. | Morris Berry Backus ![]() Morris married Maria "Mary" Lynaugh about 1879 in New York. Maria was born in Aug 1858 in Dryden, Tompkins, New York; died on 16 Dec 1923 in Groton, Tompkins, New York; was buried on 19 Dec 1923 in Groton Rural Cemetery, Groton, Tompkins, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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3. | Clara Belle Backus ![]() Clara married Henry L. Wright on 3 Aug 1875 in Groton, Tompkins, New York. Henry (son of Levi H. Wright and Susan H. Mack) was born on 8 May 1854 in Groton, Tompkins, New York; died on 20 Feb 1943 in Clifton Springs, Ontario, New York; was buried on 23 Feb 1943 in Groton Rural Cemetery, Groton, Tompkins, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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4. | Charles Dewitt Backus ![]() Other Events and Attributes:
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5. | Minnie M. Backus ![]() Family/Spouse: Moses T. Thomas. Moses was born about 1861 in Tompkins County, New York; died on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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7. | Carl Loomis Backus ![]() Other Events and Attributes:
Notes: Carl L. Backus, Groton florist who died June 21, left the majority of his estate, formally valued in excess of $15,000, to his wife, Alta M. Backus. This bequest included household effects and stock in the First National Bank of New York, First Securities Corporation and the Guaranty Trust Company of New York. To the Congregational Church of Groton Mr. Backus willed $1,000 for current church expenses. Carl married Alta May Shaw on 18 Sep 1895 in Groton, Tompkins, New York. Alta was born on 23 Aug 1873 in Groton, Tompkins, New York; died on 15 Sep 1937 in Groton, Tompkins, New York; was buried on 18 Sep 1937 in Groton Rural Cemetery, Groton, Tompkins, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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8. | Julia M. "Julie" Backus ![]() |
9. | Leona Melinda Backus ![]() Other Events and Attributes:
Leona married George Rowley Fitts on 8 Jun 1912 in Groton, Tompkins, New York. George (son of Jerome Calvert Fitts and Lena Eliza Hart) was born on 6 Oct 1888 in Groton, Tompkins, New York; died on 21 Jan 1945 in Miami Beach, Miami-Dade, Florida; was buried on 24 Jan 1945 in McLean Cemetery, McLean, Tompkins, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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10. | Clarence Backus Wright ![]() Clarence married Nettie Aleine Caulkins on 22 Aug 1908 in Naples, Ontario, New York. Nettie (daughter of Reuben Parker Caulkins and Harriette Hinckley) was born on 14 Oct 1882 in Naples, Ontario, New York; died on 11 Jul 1965 in Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania; was buried on 15 Jul 1965 in Clifton Springs Village Cemetery, Clifton Springs, Ontario, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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11. | Charles Brainard Thomas ![]() Charles married Mary Edith Warfield on 27 Oct 1917 in Clifton Springs, Ontario, New York. Mary (daughter of George Warfield and Dimmis R. Moore) was born on 1 Aug 1885 in Clifton Springs, Ontario, New York; died on 6 Feb 1968 in Rochester, Monroe, New York; was buried on 9 Feb 1968 in Riverview Cemetery, Phelps Twp, Ontario, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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12. | Ruth Elsie Backus ![]() Ruth married Frederick Eugene Denton, DDS on 23 Jun 1928 in Groton, Tompkins, New York. Frederick was born on 28 Dec 1895 in Lake George, Warren, New York; died on 6 Nov 1988 in Groton, Tompkins, New York; was buried on 9 Nov 1988 in Groton Rural Cemetery, Groton, Tompkins, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
13. | Infant Backus ![]() |
14. | Carl Duane Backus ![]() Carl married Thelma Irene Coon on 21 Jun 1930 in Ludlowville, Tompkins, New York. Thelma (daughter of Asa Jay Coon and Jane Frances "Jennie" Doyle) was born on 9 Dec 1905 in Genoa, Cayuga, New York; died on 17 Dec 1997 in Binghamton, Broome, New York; was buried on 20 Dec 1997 in Groton Rural Cemetery, Groton, Tompkins, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Family/Spouse: Iona Jane Leach. Iona was born on 28 Aug 1917 in Galeton, Potter, Pennsylvania; died on 3 Mar 1991 in Cortland, Cortland, New York; was buried on 6 Mar 1991 in Cortland Rural Cemetery, Cortland, Cortland, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Lucille married Paul A. Morgan on 14 Aug 1943 in Syracuse, Onondaga, New York, and was divorced on Yes, date unknown. Paul was born about 1911 in New York; died on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] Lucille married Thomas Delavan Garrity on 1 Jul 1952 in Pompey, Onondaga, New York. Thomas was born on 17 Jul 1914 in Cortland, Cortland, New York; died on 25 Jun 1986 in Homer, Cortland, New York; was buried on 28 Jun 1986 in McLean Cemetery, McLean, Tompkins, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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17. | Parker Caulkins Wright ![]() Parker married Eleanor DeWitt on 27 Jul 1937 in Auburn, Cayuga, New York. Eleanor was born on 12 Sep 1914 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; died on 4 Jul 2001 in Delray Beach, Palm Beach, Florida; was buried on 7 Jul 2001 in Saint Paul's Episcopal Church Columbarium, Delray Beach, Palm Beach, Florida. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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18. | Clara Belle Wright ![]() Clara married Ralston Albertson Weston about 1939. Ralston was born on 26 Dec 1916 in Forestport, Oneida, New York; died on 22 Nov 1988 in Orange County, Florida; was buried on 25 Nov 1988 in Pine Forest Cemetery, Mount Dora, Lake, Florida. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
19. | Grace Warfield Thomas ![]() Grace married Gordon Lee Taylor on 8 May 1943 in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan. Gordon was born on 20 Apr 1918 in Clifton Springs, Ontario, New York; died on 13 Apr 1998 in Penfield, Monroe, New York; was buried on 16 Apr 1998 in Riverview Cemetery, Phelps Twp, Ontario, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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20. | Jane Thelma Backus ![]() Jane married William Gregg Kerr, Jr. on 11 Aug 1951 in Ithaca, Tompkins, New York. William was born on 30 Oct 1927 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; died on 2 Mar 2014 in Saxonburg, Butler, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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21. | Carl Jay Backus ![]() Carl married Jane Schoonmaker Hubbard on 11 Aug 1956 in Waterloo, Seneca, New York, and was divorced on Yes, date unknown. Jane was born on 12 Jun 1933 in Elmira, Chemung, New York; died on 17 Jan 2011 in Lansdowne, Delaware, Pennsylvania; was buried on 22 Jan 2011 in Christ Church Ithan Garden of Remembrance, Villanova, Delaware, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Family/Spouse: Sally J. Toncola. Sally was born on 8 Nov 1937 in Binghamton, Broome, New York; died on 18 Oct 2014 in Binghamton, Broome, New York; was buried on 21 Oct 2014 in Vestal Hills Memorial Park, Vestal, Broome, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
22. | Twins Backus ![]() |