Backus Family History
A Genealogical History of the Backus Family and it's Branches |
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1. | Temprance "Tempe" Watrous was born on 31 Mar 1749 in Lyme, New London, Connecticut; died on Yes, date unknown. Temprance married Delucena Backus about 1767 in Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut. Delucena (son of John Backus, II and Sibyl Whiting) was born on 2 Oct 1744 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut; died in Sep 1813 in Athens, Greene, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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2. | Ebenezer Backus ![]() Ebenezer married Sarah Lindsley about 1790. Sarah (daughter of Lt. Col. Eleazer Lindsley and Mary Wallace Miller) was born on 8 Jun 1776 in Morristown, Morris, New Jersey; died on 8 May 1858 in Binghamton, Broome, New York; was buried on 10 May 1858 in Old Athens Cemetery, Athens, Bradford, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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3. | Lucretia Backus ![]() Family/Spouse: Unknown Bass. Unknown was born on Yes, date unknown; died on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
4. | Clarissa Backus ![]() Family/Spouse: Ben Cody. Ben was born on Yes, date unknown; died on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
5. | Elizabeth Backus ![]() Elizabeth married Henry Ritter on 5 Feb 1797 in New York. Henry was born on 30 Oct 1768 in New York; died on 27 Apr 1847 in New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
6. | Andrew Backus ![]() Family/Spouse: Elizabeth W. Rodman. Elizabeth (daughter of Daniel Rodman and Elizabeth Woodbridge) was born on 14 Jan 1778 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut; died on 12 Dec 1825. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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7. | Charles Backus ![]() |
8. | Laura Backus ![]() |
9. | Maria Backus ![]() |
10. | Henry Ritter Backus ![]() Henry married Helen Amanda Jewett on 27 Jun 1838 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts. Helen (daughter of Samuel Jewett and Betsey Smith) was born on 3 Sep 1816 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; died on 15 Oct 1897 in Savannah, Chatham, Georgia; was buried on 17 Oct 1897 in Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Chatham, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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11. | Helen Charlotte Backus ![]() Helen married Isaac B. Tompkins on 19 Jul 1821 in Athens, Bradford, Pennsylvania. Isaac was born on 5 Jun 1797 in New York; died in Nov 1834 in Binghamton, Broome, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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12. | George Backus ![]() Family/Spouse: Jane Smith. Jane was born on Yes, date unknown; died on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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13. | Julia Backus ![]() Family/Spouse: Samuel Brown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
14. | Caroline Backus ![]() Family/Spouse: Lemuel S. Ellsworth. Lemuel was born about 1806 in Connecticut; died on 16 Oct 1877 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
15. | Caroline Backus ![]() |
16. | Frederick Rodman Backus ![]() Other Events and Attributes:
Frederick married Susannah Keyser on 15 Aug 1826 in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. Susannah was born on 11 Sep 1803 in Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; died on 8 Jul 1856 in Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; was buried on 10 Jul 1856 in Church of Brethren Cemetery, Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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17. | Charles Rodman Backus ![]() |
18. | Phillip Backus ![]() |
19. | Eliza G. Backus ![]() Family/Spouse: William Stuart. William was born about 1811 in New York; died in Aug 1878 in Binghamton, Broome, New York; was buried in Aug 1878 in Spring Forest Cemetery, Binghamton, Broome, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
20. | Isabella S. Backus ![]() |
21. | Helen Lindsley Backus ![]() Helen married Lambert Spencer on 11 Nov 1869 in Savannah, Chatham, Georgia. Lambert was born on 11 Feb 1821 in Easton, Talbot, Maryland; died on 25 Jun 1881 in Columbus, Muscogee, Georgia; was buried on 27 Jun 1881 in Linwood Cemetery, Columbus, Muscogee, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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22. | Elizabeth Welch Backus ![]() Other Events and Attributes:
Elizabeth married Maj. Wiley Roy Mason, Jr. on 21 Jun 1886 in Muscogee County, Georgia. Wiley was born on 31 Mar 1833 in King George County, Virginia; died on 27 Oct 1909 in Richmond, Independent Cities, Virginia; was buried on 30 Oct 1909 in Fredericksburg Cemetery, Fredericksburg, Independent Cities, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
23. | Henry Edward Backus ![]() Family/Spouse: Alice Neifeullet Hardee. Alice was born on 9 Feb 1853 in Savannah, Chatham, Georgia; died on 3 Aug 1947 in Savannah, Chatham, Georgia; was buried on 6 Aug 1947 in Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Chatham, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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24. | Caroline "Carrie" Backus ![]() Other Events and Attributes:
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25. | Bradley Tompkins Backus ![]() |
26. | Sarah Lindsley Backus ![]() Sarah married Johan Berendt "Joe" Holst on 28 Sep 1871. Johan was born on 18 Apr 1842 in Elmelunde, Møen, Sjælland, Denmark; died on 28 Aug 1919 in Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina; was buried on 2 Sep 1919 in Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Chatham, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
27. | Annie Jewett Backus ![]() Other Events and Attributes:
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28. | Sarah Tompkins ![]() |
29. | Charlotte Tompkins ![]() |
30. | Phenias Bradley Tompkins, Sr. ![]() Family/Spouse: Hannah Caroline Ross. Hannah was born about 1832 in Tennessee; died on 31 May 1891. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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31. | Georgianna Backus ![]() |
32. | Edward Backus ![]() |
33. | William Rodman Backus ![]() Other Events and Attributes:
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34. | Catherine Clemens "Kate" Backus ![]() Catherine married Joseph Brown Shewell on 1 Oct 1850. Joseph was born on 13 Oct 1822 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; died on 28 Jan 1864 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; was buried on 1 Feb 1864 in Church of Brethren Cemetery, Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Catherine married Daniel Urner Price about 1868. Daniel was born on 9 Mar 1827 in North Coventry Twp, Chester, Pennsylvania; died on 25 Apr 1901 in Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio; was buried on 28 Apr 1901 in Edgewood Cemetery, Pottstown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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35. | Frederick Bayard Backus ![]() Other Events and Attributes:
Frederick married Caroline Harris Moore on 8 Jun 1858 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Caroline was born on 22 Sep 1834 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; died on 15 Aug 1860 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York; was buried on 18 Aug 1860 in Church of Brethren Cemetery, Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Frederick married Amanda M. Noble on 19 Dec 1867. Amanda was born on 21 Mar 1847 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; died on 25 Jun 1925 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York; was buried on 28 Jun 1925 in Church of Brethren Cemetery, Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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36. | Mary Elizabeth Backus ![]() Other Events and Attributes:
Mary married William Stevenson Noble on 17 Oct 1857. William was born on 7 Dec 1832 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; died on 18 Apr 1867 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; was buried on 22 Apr 1867 in Church of Brethren Cemetery, Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Mary married Dr. Thaddeus L. Leavitt on 2 Jun 1870. Thaddeus was born on 20 Sep 1840 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; died on 23 Feb 1880 in Atlantic City, Atlantic, New Jersey; was buried on 26 Feb 1880 in Woodlands Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |