Backus Family History
A Genealogical History of the Backus Family and it's Branches |
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1. | David Backus was born on 31 Mar 1791 in Lee, Berkshire, Massachusetts; died on 21 Dec 1877 in Groton, Tompkins, New York; was buried on 23 Dec 1877 in Groton Rural Cemetery, Groton, Tompkins, New York. David married Mary Augusta Fish on 2 Jan 1812 in New York. Mary was born on 2 Sep 1792 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts; died on 20 Nov 1884 in Groton, Tompkins, New York; was buried on 22 Nov 1884 in Groton Rural Cemetery, Groton, Tompkins, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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2. | Harvey Backus ![]() Harvey married Abigail Gooding about 1841. Abigail was born on 23 May 1819 in New York; died on 22 May 1889 in Groton, Tompkins, New York; was buried on 24 May 1889 in Groton Rural Cemetery, Groton, Tompkins, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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3. | Eunice Backus ![]() Family/Spouse: John A. Bassett. John (son of Cornelius Fortunatus Bassett and Elizabeth Holland Sawyer) was born on 25 Dec 1807 in Gorham, Ontario, New York; died on 10 May 1885 in Olmsted County, Minnesota; was buried on 12 May 1885 in Center Grove Cemetery, Olmsted County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
4. | Artemus Backus ![]() Artemus married Sophia Mix on 22 Oct 1839 in Groton, Tompkins, New York. Sophia (daughter of Ethan Mix and Wealthy Wilcox) was born on 15 Mar 1818 in Groton, Tompkins, New York; died on 4 Jul 1910 in Groton, Tompkins, New York; was buried on 7 Jul 1910 in Groton Rural Cemetery, Groton, Tompkins, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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5. | Daniel Backus ![]() |
6. | Charles N. Backus ![]() |
7. | Romanza Backus ![]() |
8. | Harriet A. "Hattie" Backus ![]() Harriet married William Lockwood Corning about 1847. William was born about 1822 in Tompkins County, New York; died on 20 Jun 1896 in Groton, Tompkins, New York; was buried on 22 Jun 1896 in Groton Rural Cemetery, Groton, Tompkins, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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9. | Clara Backus ![]() |
10. | ![]() ![]() David married Melinda Berry about 1853 in Tompkins County, New York. Melinda (daughter of Luther Berry and Sally Peck) was born on 14 Feb 1830 in Groton, Tompkins, New York; died on 15 May 1874 in Groton, Tompkins, New York; was buried on 17 May 1874 in Groton Rural Cemetery, Groton, Tompkins, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
David married Ella R. Bobick about 1876 in Tompkins County, New York. Ella was born in Dec 1847 in Massachusetts; died on 31 Aug 1927 in Groton, Tompkins, New York; was buried on 3 Sep 1927 in Groton Rural Cemetery, Groton, Tompkins, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
11. | Mary M. Backus ![]() Mary married Manly P. Gale about 1858 in Tompkins County, New York. Manly was born in Apr 1835 in Tompkins County, New York; died on 12 Nov 1904 in Groton, Tompkins, New York; was buried on 15 Nov 1904 in Groton Rural Cemetery, Groton, Tompkins, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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12. | George H. Backus ![]() George married Frances May Stanton in May 1858 in Tompkins County, New York. Frances was born on 24 Oct 1838 in McLean, Tompkins, New York; died on 21 Feb 1912 in Rome, Oneida, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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13. | Sarah Ellen Backus ![]() Family/Spouse: Lieut. Ira Way. Ira was born on 28 Nov 1842 in LaPorte County, Indiana; died on 10 Jan 1887 in LaPorte County, Indiana; was buried on 12 Jan 1887 in Union Mills Cemetery, Union Mills, La Porte, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
14. | Mary A. "Mattie" Backus ![]() Mary married James Givens on 13 Feb 1877 in Groton, Tompkins, New York. James was born in Jun 1845 in Virgil, Cortland, New York; died on 25 Jan 1916 in Virgil, Cortland, New York; was buried on 28 Jan 1916 in Groton Rural Cemetery, Groton, Tompkins, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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15. | Algenette "Nettie" Backus ![]() Algenette married Leonard D. Sincerbeaux about 1895 in New York. Leonard (son of Silas Sincerbeaux and Betsey E. Fillmore) was born on 6 Apr 1845 in Scipio Twp, Cayuga, New York; died on 17 Jan 1916 in Groton, Tompkins, New York; was buried on 20 Jan 1916 in Groton Rural Cemetery, Groton, Tompkins, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
16. | Alice B. Backus ![]() |
17. | ![]() ![]() Welthea married Dexter Hubbard Marsh on 3 Dec 1862 in Groton, Tompkins, New York. Dexter was born on 16 Aug 1840 in Groton, Tompkins, New York; died on 28 Nov 1895 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois; was buried on 1 Dec 1895 in Groton Rural Cemetery, Groton, Tompkins, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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18. | Charles R. Corning ![]() Charles married Harriet Louise Howell about 1880, and was divorced after 1892. Harriet was born on 4 Apr 1861 in Paw Paw, Lee, Illinois; died on 25 Mar 1954 in Los Angeles County, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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19. | Francis A. "Frank" Corning ![]() |
20. | Kate A. Corning ![]() |
21. | Harriet M. Corning ![]() |
22. | Jane A. "Jennie" Corning ![]() Family/Spouse: William Avery. William was born on Yes, date unknown; died on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
23. | Fred Corning ![]() Fred married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
24. | 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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25. | 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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26. | Charles Dewitt Backus ![]() |
27. | 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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29. | Carl Loomis Backus ![]() 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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30. | Julia M. "Julie" Backus ![]() |
31. | Ella Gale ![]() |
32. | ![]() ![]() Walter married Inez May Mason on 13 Dec 1893 in Groton, Tompkins, New York. Inez (daughter of Dr. Daniel Emory Mason and Mary Amanda Lintz) was born on 1 Nov 1872 in Sedan, DeKalb, Indiana; died on 22 Feb 1963 in Groton, Tompkins, New York; was buried on 25 Feb 1963 in Groton Rural Cemetery, Groton, Tompkins, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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33. | Willie E. Backus ![]() |
34. | Ava W. Backus ![]() |
35. | Frances May Backus ![]() |
36. | David A. Backus ![]() David married Lydia McIntire on 1 Mar 1890 in McGraw, Cortland, New York. Lydia was born on 17 Aug 1863 in New York; died on 5 Apr 1912 in Rome, Oneida, New York; was buried on 8 Apr 1912 in Groton Rural Cemetery, Groton, Tompkins, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] David married Edith A. Swartz on 2 Oct 1919 in Cortland, Cortland, New York. Edith was born on 31 Aug 1864 in Hublersburg, Centre, Pennsylvania; died on 29 Nov 1933 in Greensburg, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania; was buried on 1 Dec 1933 in Dunmore Cemetery, Greensburg, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
37. | Estella Edith Backus ![]() Estella married Verne O. Topping on 10 Apr 1895 in Cortland, Cortland, New York. Verne was born on 13 Jan 1870 in Homer, Cortland, New York; died on 30 Oct 1933 in Scranton, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania; was buried on 2 Nov 1933 in Cortland Rural Cemetery, Cortland, Cortland, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
38. | Harley Backus Givens ![]() |
39. | Ellen M. Givens ![]() Ellen married Ernest H. Johnson on 23 Oct 1901 in Virgil, Cortland, New York. Ernest was born on 15 Jul 1875 in Virgil, Cortland, New York; died on 26 May 1941 in Virgil, Cortland, New York; was buried on 29 May 1941 in Groton Rural Cemetery, Groton, Tompkins, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
40. | Clarence Robert Givens ![]() Clarence married Mabel Vernett Ackerman on 19 Feb 1908 in Cortland, Cortland, New York. Mabel was born on 8 Dec 1888 in Cortlandville Twp, Cortland, New York; died on 25 Apr 1966 in Hamilton, Madison, New York; was buried on 28 Apr 1966 in Groton Rural Cemetery, Groton, Tompkins, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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41. | Lillian Florence Marsh ![]() Lillian married Frank Jay Tanner on 14 Oct 1891 in Groton, Tompkins, New York. Frank was born on 23 Jan 1864 in Syracuse, Onondaga, New York; died on 15 Nov 1913 in Manhattan, New York, New York; was buried on 18 Nov 1913 in Groton Rural Cemetery, Groton, Tompkins, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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42. | Carrie Sophia Marsh ![]() |
43. | Infant Son Marsh ![]() |
44. | Alta May Corning ![]() |
45. | Bertha L. Corning ![]() |
46. | Leona Melinda Backus ![]() 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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47. | 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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48. | 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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49. | 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] |
50. | Infant Backus ![]() |
51. | 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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52. | Manly Mason Gale ![]() Manly married Lucelia Beryl Childs on 28 Jul 1920 in Groton, Tompkins, New York. Lucelia (daughter of Ernest W. Childs and Hattie Elizabeth Burdick) was born on 15 May 1897 in Scott, Cortland, New York; died on 1 Sep 1976 in Syracuse, Onondaga, New York; was buried on 4 Sep 1976 in Groton Rural Cemetery, Groton, Tompkins, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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53. | Mary J. Gale ![]() |
54. | Mildred E. Gale ![]() |