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 (1.Temprance1) was born on 31 May 1769 in Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut; died on 16 Jun 1831 in Athens, Bradford, Pennsylvania; was buried on 18 Jun 1831 in Old Athens Cemetery, Athens, Bradford, Pennsylvania. 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 (1.Temprance1) was born about 1769 in Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut; died on Yes, date unknown. Family/Spouse: Unknown Bass. Unknown was born on Yes, date unknown; died on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
4. | Clarissa Backus (1.Temprance1) was born about 1772 in Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut; died on Yes, date unknown. Family/Spouse: Ben Cody. Ben was born on Yes, date unknown; died on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
5. | Elizabeth Backus (1.Temprance1) was born on 2 Jun 1774 in Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut; died on 18 Dec 1834. 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 (1.Temprance1) was born about 1776 in Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut; died about 1838. 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 (1.Temprance1) was born about 1776 in Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut; died about 1857. |
8. | Laura Backus (1.Temprance1) was born about 1778 in Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut; died on Yes, date unknown. |
9. | Maria Backus (1.Temprance1) was born about 1780 in Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut; died on Yes, date unknown. |
10. | Henry Ritter Backus (2.Ebenezer2, 1.Temprance1) was born on 16 Dec 1800 in Lindley, Steuben, New York; died on 26 Aug 1871 in Savannah, Chatham, Georgia; was buried on 28 Aug 1871 in Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Chatham, Georgia. 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 (2.Ebenezer2, 1.Temprance1) was born on 23 Jun 1802 in Lindley, Steuben, New York; died on 10 Nov 1859 in Binghamton, Broome, New York; was buried on 12 Nov 1859 in Spring Forest Cemetery, Binghamton, Broome, New York. 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 (2.Ebenezer2, 1.Temprance1) was born about 1803 in Lindley, Steuben, New York; died on Yes, date unknown. 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 (2.Ebenezer2, 1.Temprance1) was born about 1804 in Lindley, Steuben, New York; died on Yes, date unknown. Family/Spouse: Samuel Brown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
14. | Caroline Backus (2.Ebenezer2, 1.Temprance1) was born about 1808 in Lindley, Steuben, New York; died after 1870 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois. 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 (6.Andrew2, 1.Temprance1) was born about 1797; died about 1801. |
16. | Frederick Rodman Backus (6.Andrew2, 1.Temprance1) was born on 16 Jan 1802 in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania; died on 9 Aug 1867 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; was buried on 13 Aug 1867 in Church of Brethren Cemetery, Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 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 (6.Andrew2, 1.Temprance1) was born about 1804 in New York; died about 1838 in White Pigeon, St. Joseph, Michigan. |
18. | Phillip Backus (6.Andrew2, 1.Temprance1) was born about 1805 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; died on Yes, date unknown in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts. |
19. | Eliza G. Backus (6.Andrew2, 1.Temprance1) was born about 1806 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; died on 28 Mar 1890 in Binghamton, Broome, New York; was buried on 30 Mar 1890 in Spring Forest Cemetery, Binghamton, Broome, New York. 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 (6.Andrew2, 1.Temprance1) was born about 1808 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; died on Yes, date unknown. |
21. | Helen Lindsley Backus (10.Henry3, 2.Ebenezer2, 1.Temprance1) was born on 16 Apr 1841 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana; died on 4 Nov 1899 in Columbus, Muscogee, Georgia; was buried on 7 Nov 1899 in Linwood Cemetery, Columbus, Muscogee, Georgia. 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 (10.Henry3, 2.Ebenezer2, 1.Temprance1) was born about 1842 in Binghamton, Broome, New York; died on 4 Mar 1913 in Savannah, Chatham, Georgia; was buried on 7 Mar 1913 in Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Chatham, Georgia. 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 (10.Henry3, 2.Ebenezer2, 1.Temprance1) was born on 14 Jun 1844 in Athens, Bradford, Pennsylvania; died on 2 Nov 1876 in Isle of Hope, Chatham, Georgia; was buried on 4 Nov 1876 in Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Chatham, Georgia. 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 (10.Henry3, 2.Ebenezer2, 1.Temprance1) was born on 3 Dec 1847 in Athens, Bradford, Pennsylvania; died on 23 Jun 1898 in New York City, New York, New York; was buried on 27 Jun 1898 in Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Chatham, Georgia. |
25. | Bradley Tompkins Backus (10.Henry3, 2.Ebenezer2, 1.Temprance1) was born on 18 Sep 1849 in Athens, Bradford, Pennsylvania; died after 1855 in Chenango Twp, Broome, New York. |
26. | Sarah Lindsley Backus (10.Henry3, 2.Ebenezer2, 1.Temprance1) was born on 20 Oct 1851 in Athens, Bradford, Pennsylvania; died on 25 Jul 1905 in København, Hovedstaden, Denmark. 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 (10.Henry3, 2.Ebenezer2, 1.Temprance1) was born on 8 Mar 1854 in Binghamton, Broome, New York; died on 29 Jun 1930 in Savannah, Chatham, Georgia; was buried on 2 Jul 1930 in Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Chatham, Georgia. |
28. | Sarah Tompkins (11.Helen3, 2.Ebenezer2, 1.Temprance1) was born on 7 Jun 1823 in New York; died on 31 Aug 1890. |
29. | Charlotte Tompkins (11.Helen3, 2.Ebenezer2, 1.Temprance1) was born on 13 Feb 1826 in New York; died about 1874. |
30. | Phenias Bradley Tompkins, Sr. (11.Helen3, 2.Ebenezer2, 1.Temprance1) was born on 1 Mar 1829 in Binghamton, Broome, New York; died on 24 May 1893. 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 (12.George3, 2.Ebenezer2, 1.Temprance1) was born on Yes, date unknown; died on Yes, date unknown. |
32. | Edward Backus (12.George3, 2.Ebenezer2, 1.Temprance1) was born on Yes, date unknown; died on Yes, date unknown. |
33. | William Rodman Backus (16.Frederick3, 6.Andrew2, 1.Temprance1) was born on 15 Jan 1828 in Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; died on 24 Jan 1872 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York; was buried on 28 Jan 1872 in Church of Brethren Cemetery, Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. |
34. | Catherine Clemens "Kate" Backus (16.Frederick3, 6.Andrew2, 1.Temprance1) was born on 21 Sep 1831 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; was christened on 8 Sep 1833 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; died on 26 Aug 1886. 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 (16.Frederick3, 6.Andrew2, 1.Temprance1) was born on 27 Dec 1833 in Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; died on 29 Oct 1899 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York; was buried on 2 Nov 1899 in Church of Brethren Cemetery, Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 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 (16.Frederick3, 6.Andrew2, 1.Temprance1) was born on 8 Mar 1838 in Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; died on 3 Feb 1913 in Springfield Twp, Montgomery, Pennsylvania; was buried on 5 Feb 1913 in Church of Brethren Cemetery, Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 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] |