Backus Family History
A Genealogical History of the Backus Family and it's Branches |
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1. | Ruth Charlotte Smith was born on 18 Nov 1787 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts; died on 10 Feb 1822 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts; was buried on 12 Feb 1822 in Old Burying Ground, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Ruth married Richard Henry Dana, Sr. on 8 Apr 1813 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Richard (son of Hon. Francis Dana and Elizabeth Ellery) was born on 15 Nov 1787 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died on 2 Feb 1879 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; was buried on 4 Feb 1879 in Old Burying Ground, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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2. | Ruth Charlotte Dana ![]() |
3. | ![]() ![]() Richard married Sarah Watson on 26 Aug 1841 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut. Sarah was born on 6 May 1814 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut; died on 26 Nov 1907 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts; was buried on 28 Nov 1907 in Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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4. | Edmund Trowbridge Dana ![]() |
5. | Susan Dana ![]() |
6. | Sarah Watson Dana ![]() |
7. | Ruth Charlotte Dana ![]() |
8. | Elizabeth Ellery Dana ![]() |
9. | Rosamond Mary Dana ![]() |
10. | ![]() ![]() Richard married Edith Wadsworth Longfellow on 10 Jan 1878 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Edith (daughter of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and Frances Elizabeth "Fanny" Appleton) was born on 22 Oct 1853 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died on 21 Jul 1915 in Manchester, Essex, Massachusetts; was buried on 24 Jul 1915 in Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Richard married Helen Ford Mumford on 25 Feb 1922. Helen was born on 26 Feb 1865 in Troy, Rensselaer, New York; died on 24 Jan 1934 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
11. | Angela Henrietta Channing Dana ![]() Angela married Henry Whipple Skinner on 25 Jun 1892 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Henry was born on 8 Jun 1852 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; died on 29 Jun 1916 in Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
12. | Richard Henry Dana, Jr. ![]() Richard married Ethel Nathalie Smith on 26 Apr 1911 in Manhattan, New York, New York. Ethel was born on 9 Jun 1878 in New York City, New York, New York; died on 15 Jan 1972 in Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut; was buried on 18 Jan 1972 in Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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14. | Frances Appleton Dana ![]() Frances married Henry Casimir de Rham, II on 25 Jan 1905 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Henry was born on 2 Feb 1882 in Manhattan, New York, New York; died on 22 Mar 1947 in Manhattan, New York, New York; was buried on 25 Mar 1947 in Saint Philip's Church Cemetery, Garrison, Putnam, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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15. | Allston Dana ![]() Allston married Dorothy Hovey Goodale on 11 Jun 1908 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Dorothy was born on 16 Feb 1887 in Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died on 27 Feb 1971 in Princeton, Mercer, New Jersey; was buried on 2 Mar 1971 in Hillside Cemetery, Wilton, Fairfield, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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16. | Edmund Trowbridge Dana ![]() Edmund married Jessie Holliday on 15 Jun 1912 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Jessie was born on 16 Nov 1884 in Marylebone, Greater London, London, England ; died on 17 Jun 1915 in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts; was buried on 19 Jun 1915 in Newtown Cemetery, Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] Edmund married Alma Victoria Olsson on 31 Mar 1933 in Monticello, Sullivan, New York. Alma was born on 25 Feb 1897 in Tanum, Sweden; died on 24 May 1987 in Santa Clara, Santa Clara, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
17. | Delia Farley Dana ![]() Delia married Robert Hare Hutchinson on 26 Jun 1913 in Manchester, Essex, Massachusetts, and was divorced on Yes, date unknown. Robert was born on 15 Aug 1887 in Manchester, Essex, Massachusetts; died on 8 Feb 1975 in Redding, Fairfield, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |