Backus Family History
A Genealogical History of the Backus Family and it's Branches |
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1. | Martha Pease was born on 12 Jan 1696 in Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts; died on 30 Nov 1774 in Chilmark, Dukes, Massachusetts. Martha married Samuel Bassett about 1718 in Chilmark, Dukes, Massachusetts. Samuel (son of Nathan Bassett, Sr. and Mary Huckins) was born on 4 Feb 1693 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts; died on 20 Nov 1770 in Chilmark, Dukes, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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2. | Cornelius Bassett (1.Martha1) was born on 4 Feb 1722 in Chilmark, Dukes, Massachusetts; died on 1 Oct 1778 in Chilmark, Dukes, Massachusetts. Cornelius married Lydia Norton about 1746 in Dukes County, Massachusetts. Lydia was born on 21 Jun 1726 in Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts; died about 1790. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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3. | Sarah Bassett (2.Cornelius2, 1.Martha1) was born on 13 Jan 1747 in Chilmark, Dukes, Massachusetts; died on 2 Feb 1818 in Rushville, Yates, New York; was buried on 4 Feb 1818 in French Cemetery, Rushville, Yates, New York. Sarah married Fortunatus Bassett, Sr. on 9 Feb 1769 in Chilmark, Dukes, Massachusetts. Fortunatus (son of William Bassett and Anna Mayhew) was born about 1742 in Chilmark, Dukes, Massachusetts; died on 27 Dec 1778 in Plymouth County, Massachusetts; was buried on 29 Dec 1778 in Burial Hill, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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4. | Cornelius Fortunatus Bassett (3.Sarah3, 2.Cornelius2, 1.Martha1) was born on 6 Oct 1778 in Chilmark, Dukes, Massachusetts; died on 9 Nov 1853 in Spring Creek, Warren, Pennsylvania; was buried on 11 Nov 1853 in West Spring Creek Cemetery, Spring Creek, Warren, Pennsylvania. Cornelius married Elizabeth Holland Sawyer about 1803 in Pennsylvania. Elizabeth was born on 13 Jan 1775 in Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut; died on Yes, date unknown in Warren, Warren, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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