Backus Family History
A Genealogical History of the Backus Family and it's Branches |
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1. | Eunice Kingsbury was born on 14 Oct 1722 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut; died on 7 Dec 1751 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut; was buried on 9 Dec 1751 in Old Norwichtown Cemetery, Norwich, New London, Connecticut. Eunice married Jabez Backus, Sr. on 17 Feb 1741 in Connecticut. Jabez (son of Nathaniel Backus, Sr. and Elizabeth Tracy) was born on 1 Aug 1712 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut; died on 15 Jul 1761 in Bozrah, New London, Connecticut; was buried on 17 Jul 1761 in Old Norwichtown Cemetery, Norwich, New London, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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2. | Jabez Backus, Jr. (1.Eunice1) was born on 23 Jan 1742 in Bozrah, New London, Connecticut; died on 20 Feb 1770 in Bozrah, New London, Connecticut. Jabez married Deborah Fanning on 4 Apr 1764 in Bozrah, New London, Connecticut. Deborah (daughter of John Fanning, III and Abigail Eldridge Minor) was born on 9 Mar 1745 in Bozrah, New London, Connecticut; died in Dec 1820 in Rochester, Monroe, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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3. | Joshua Backus (1.Eunice1) was born on 12 Oct 1743 in Bozrah, New London, Connecticut; died on Yes, date unknown in Bozrah, New London, Connecticut. Joshua married Hannah Calkins on 19 Nov 1778. Hannah (daughter of William Calkins and Mary Prentice) was born on 16 Nov 1755 in New London, New London, Connecticut; died on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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4. | Eunice Backus (1.Eunice1) was born on 23 May 1745 in Bozrah, New London, Connecticut; died on 7 Dec 1751 in Bozrah, New London, Connecticut. |
5. | Ruth Backus (1.Eunice1) was born on 16 Aug 1747 in Bozrah, New London, Connecticut; died on 25 Jun 1766 in Bozrah, New London, Connecticut. Ruth married Ichabod Ford on 13 Sep 1764. Ichabod (son of James Ford, Sr. and Elizabeth Bartlett) was born on 22 Feb 1739 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut; died on 19 Jul 1818 in Lenox, Berkshire, Massachusetts; was buried on 21 Jul 1818 in Church On the Hill Cemetery, Lenox, Berkshire, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
6. | Rev. Charles Backus (1.Eunice1) was born on 25 Oct 1749 in Franklin, New London, Connecticut; died on 30 Dec 1803 in Somers, Tolland, Connecticut; was buried on 1 Jan 1804 in North Cemetery, Somers, Tolland, Connecticut. Charles married Bethiah Hill on 19 Mar 1776 in Somers, Tolland, Connecticut. Bethiah (daughter of Jacob Hill, Jr. and Sarah Palmer) was born on 14 Oct 1744 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died on 25 May 1835 in Somers, Tolland, Connecticut; was buried on 27 May 1835 in North Cemetery, Somers, Tolland, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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7. | Eunice Backus (1.Eunice1) was born about 1751 in Bozrah, New London, Connecticut; died on 9 Mar 1778 in Bozrah, New London, Connecticut. Eunice married Capt. Jesse Hyde on 14 May 1776 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut. Jesse was born on 6 Apr 1741 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut; died on 25 Jan 1785 in Franklin, New London, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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8. | Rev. Azel Backus (2.Jabez2, 1.Eunice1) was born on 13 Oct 1765 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut; died on 26 Dec 1816 in Hamilton College, Clinton, Oneida, New York; was buried on 28 Dec 1916 in Hamilton College Cemetery, Clinton, Oneida, New York. Azel married Mellicent Deming on 7 Feb 1791 in Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut. Mellicent was born on 17 Jan 1766 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut; died on 23 Oct 1853 in Rochester, Monroe, New York; was buried on 25 Oct 1853 in Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, Monroe, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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9. | Jabez Backus, III (2.Jabez2, 1.Eunice1) was born on 10 May 1769 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut; died on 9 May 1770. |
10. | Mary Gager Backus (3.Joshua2, 1.Eunice1) was born on 10 Sep 1779 in Bozrah, New London, Connecticut; died on Yes, date unknown. |
11. | Marvin Backus (3.Joshua2, 1.Eunice1) was born on 1 Jul 1781 in Bozrah, New London, Connecticut; died on Yes, date unknown. |
12. | Jabez Backus (6.Charles2, 1.Eunice1) was born on 11 Sep 1777 in Somers, Tolland, Connecticut; died on 16 Mar 1794 in Somers, Tolland, Connecticut; was buried on 18 Mar 1794 in Grove Street Cemetery, New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut. |
13. | Eunice Hyde (7.Eunice2, 1.Eunice1) was born on 17 May 1768 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut; died on Yes, date unknown. |
14. | Ruth Hyde (7.Eunice2, 1.Eunice1) was born on 9 Mar 1770 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut; died on Yes, date unknown. |
15. | James Hyde (7.Eunice2, 1.Eunice1) was born on 17 May 1772 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut; died on 26 Mar 1826. James married Elizabeth Starr on 18 Feb 1796 in Franklin, New London, Connecticut. Elizabeth was born about 1777; died on 10 Nov 1833. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
16. | Jabez Hyde (7.Eunice2, 1.Eunice1) was born on 17 Aug 1774 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut; died on Yes, date unknown. |
17. | Charles Backus (8.Azel3, 2.Jabez2, 1.Eunice1) was born on 4 Mar 1793 in Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut; died on 24 Apr 1794 in Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut; was buried on 26 Apr 1794 in Old Bethlehem Cemetery, Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut. |
18. | Dr. Frederick Fanning Backus (8.Azel3, 2.Jabez2, 1.Eunice1) was born on 15 Jun 1794 in Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut; died on 4 Nov 1858 in Rochester, Monroe, New York; was buried on 6 Nov 1858 in Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, Monroe, New York. Frederick married Rebecca Ann Fitzhugh on 28 Oct 1818 in Geneseo, Livingston, New York. Rebecca (daughter of William Frisby Fitzhugh and Ann Hughes) was born on 4 Feb 1791 in Maryland; died on 28 Apr 1869 in Geneva, Ontario, New York; was buried on 30 Apr 1869 in Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, Monroe, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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19. | Albert Backus (8.Azel3, 2.Jabez2, 1.Eunice1) was born on 24 Nov 1796 in Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut; died on 24 Feb 1819 in Montpellier, Hérault, Languedoc-Roussillon, France. |
20. | Theodore Backus (8.Azel3, 2.Jabez2, 1.Eunice1) was born on 1 Aug 1798 in Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut; died on 5 Feb 1864 in Rochester, Monroe, New York; was buried on 7 Feb 1864 in Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, Monroe, New York. Theodore married Harriet Moore on 9 Jan 1823. Harriet was born on 9 Aug 1804 in Brimfield, Hampden, Massachusetts; died on 12 May 1858 in Rochester, Monroe, New York; was buried on 14 May 1858 in Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, Monroe, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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21. | Wealtha Ann Backus (8.Azel3, 2.Jabez2, 1.Eunice1) was born on 14 Jun 1800 in Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut; died on 15 Aug 1819 in Peterboro, Madison, New York. Wealtha married Gerrit Smith on 11 Jan 1819 in Rochester, Monroe, New York. Gerrit was born on 6 Mar 1797 in Utica, Oneida, New York; died on 28 Dec 1874 in Manhattan, New York, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
22. | Robert Houston Backus (8.Azel3, 2.Jabez2, 1.Eunice1) was born on 3 Dec 1801 in Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut; died on 11 Jun 1838 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio. |
23. | William Smith Backus (8.Azel3, 2.Jabez2, 1.Eunice1) was born on 21 Jan 1805 in Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut; died on 16 Nov 1806 in Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut; was buried on 18 Nov 1806 in Old Bethlehem Cemetery, Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut. |
24. | Charles William Backus (8.Azel3, 2.Jabez2, 1.Eunice1) was born on 13 Jun 1807 in Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut; died on 4 Mar 1809 in Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut; was buried on 6 Mar 1809 in Old Bethlehem Cemetery, Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut. |