Backus Family History
A Genealogical History of the Backus Family and it's Branches |
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1. | Sally Peck was born on 26 Mar 1799 in Cornwall, Litchfield, Connecticut; died on 13 Nov 1873 in Groton, Tompkins, New York. Family/Spouse: Luther Berry. Luther was born on 6 Nov 1792 in Kent, Litchfield, Connecticut; died on 5 Mar 1865 in Groton, Tompkins, New York; was buried on 7 Mar 1865 in Groton Rural Cemetery, Groton, Tompkins, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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2. | Melinda Berry (1.Sally1) was born on 14 Feb 1830 in Groton, Tompkins, New York; died on 15 May 1874 in Groton, Tompkins, New York; was buried on 17 May 1874 in Groton Rural Cemetery, Groton, Tompkins, New York. Melinda married David Brainard Backus about 1853 in Tompkins County, New York. David (son of David Backus and Mary Augusta Fish) was born on 16 Jul 1829 in Groton, Tompkins, New York; died on 6 Nov 1908 in Groton, Tompkins, New York; was buried on 9 Nov 1908 in Groton Rural Cemetery, Groton, Tompkins, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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3. | Morris Berry Backus (2.Melinda2, 1.Sally1) was born on 10 Nov 1854 in Groton, Tompkins, New York; died on 8 Mar 1940 in Groton, Tompkins, New York; was buried on 11 Mar 1940 in Groton Rural Cemetery, Groton, Tompkins, New York. Morris married Maria "Mary" Lynaugh about 1879 in New York. Maria was born in Aug 1858 in Dryden, Tompkins, New York; died on 16 Dec 1923 in Groton, Tompkins, New York; was buried on 19 Dec 1923 in Groton Rural Cemetery, Groton, Tompkins, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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4. | Clara Belle Backus (2.Melinda2, 1.Sally1) was born on 2 Nov 1856 in Groton, Tompkins, New York; died on 15 Feb 1927 in Clifton Springs, Ontario, New York; was buried on 18 Feb 1927 in Groton Rural Cemetery, Groton, Tompkins, New York. Clara married Henry L. Wright on 3 Aug 1875 in Groton, Tompkins, New York. Henry (son of Levi H. Wright and Susan H. Mack) was born on 8 May 1854 in Groton, Tompkins, New York; died on 20 Feb 1943 in Clifton Springs, Ontario, New York; was buried on 23 Feb 1943 in Groton Rural Cemetery, Groton, Tompkins, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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5. | Charles Dewitt Backus (2.Melinda2, 1.Sally1) was born on 1 Jan 1859 in Groton, Tompkins, New York; died on 15 Feb 1917 in Glen Ridge, Essex, New Jersey; was buried on 18 Feb 1917 in Groton Rural Cemetery, Groton, Tompkins, New York. |
6. | Minnie M. Backus (2.Melinda2, 1.Sally1) was born about 1862 in Groton, Tompkins, New York; died on 16 Jul 1887 in Moravia, Cayuga, New York; was buried on 18 Jul 1887 in Groton Rural Cemetery, Groton, Tompkins, New York. Family/Spouse: Moses T. Thomas. Moses was born about 1861 in Tompkins County, New York; died on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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7. | Grace Estelle Backus (2.Melinda2, 1.Sally1) was born on 2 Jan 1867 in Groton, Tompkins, New York; died on 9 Sep 1938 in Groton, Tompkins, New York; was buried on 12 Sep 1938 in Groton Rural Cemetery, Groton, Tompkins, New York. |
8. | Carl Loomis Backus (2.Melinda2, 1.Sally1) was born on 27 Sep 1868 in Groton, Tompkins, New York; died on 21 Jun 1932 in Groton, Tompkins, New York; was buried on 24 Jun 1932 in Groton Rural Cemetery, Groton, Tompkins, New York. Carl married Alta May Shaw on 18 Sep 1895 in Groton, Tompkins, New York. Alta was born on 23 Aug 1873 in Groton, Tompkins, New York; died on 15 Sep 1937 in Groton, Tompkins, New York; was buried on 18 Sep 1937 in Groton Rural Cemetery, Groton, Tompkins, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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9. | Julia M. "Julie" Backus (2.Melinda2, 1.Sally1) was born on 9 May 1870 in Groton, Tompkins, New York; died on 6 Apr 1949 in Groton, Tompkins, New York; was buried on 9 Apr 1949 in Groton Rural Cemetery, Groton, Tompkins, New York. |
10. | Leona Melinda Backus (3.Morris3, 2.Melinda2, 1.Sally1) was born in Mar 1887 in Groton, Tompkins, New York; died on 15 Aug 1964 in Cortland, Cortland, New York; was buried on 18 Aug 1964 in Groton Rural Cemetery, Groton, Tompkins, New York. Leona married George Rowley Fitts on 8 Jun 1912 in Groton, Tompkins, New York. George (son of Jerome Calvert Fitts and Lena Eliza Hart) was born on 6 Oct 1888 in Groton, Tompkins, New York; died on 21 Jan 1945 in Miami Beach, Miami-Dade, Florida; was buried on 24 Jan 1945 in McLean Cemetery, McLean, Tompkins, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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11. | Clarence Backus Wright (4.Clara3, 2.Melinda2, 1.Sally1) was born on 10 May 1876 in Groton, Tompkins, New York; died on 9 Nov 1954 in Clifton Springs, Ontario, New York; was buried on 12 Nov 1954 in Clifton Springs Village Cemetery, Clifton Springs, Ontario, New York. Clarence married Nettie Aleine Caulkins on 22 Aug 1908 in Naples, Ontario, New York. Nettie (daughter of Reuben Parker Caulkins and Harriette Hinckley) was born on 14 Oct 1882 in Naples, Ontario, New York; died on 11 Jul 1965 in Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania; was buried on 15 Jul 1965 in Clifton Springs Village Cemetery, Clifton Springs, Ontario, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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12. | Charles Brainard Thomas (6.Minnie3, 2.Melinda2, 1.Sally1) was born on 27 Apr 1887 in Moravia, Cayuga, New York; died on 4 Apr 1961 in Irondequoit, Monroe, New York; was buried on 7 Apr 1961 in Riverview Cemetery, Phelps Twp, Ontario, New York. Charles married Mary Edith Warfield on 27 Oct 1917 in Clifton Springs, Ontario, New York. Mary (daughter of George Warfield and Dimmis R. Moore) was born on 1 Aug 1885 in Clifton Springs, Ontario, New York; died on 6 Feb 1968 in Rochester, Monroe, New York; was buried on 9 Feb 1968 in Riverview Cemetery, Phelps Twp, Ontario, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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13. | Ruth Elsie Backus (8.Carl3, 2.Melinda2, 1.Sally1) was born on 13 May 1899 in Groton, Tompkins, New York; died on 28 Oct 1980 in Groton, Tompkins, New York; was buried on 31 Oct 1980 in Groton Rural Cemetery, Groton, Tompkins, New York. Ruth married Frederick Eugene Denton, DDS on 23 Jun 1928 in Groton, Tompkins, New York. Frederick was born on 28 Dec 1895 in Lake George, Warren, New York; died on 6 Nov 1988 in Groton, Tompkins, New York; was buried on 9 Nov 1988 in Groton Rural Cemetery, Groton, Tompkins, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
14. | Infant Backus (8.Carl3, 2.Melinda2, 1.Sally1) was born on 18 Apr 1904 in Groton, Tompkins, New York; died on 8 May 1904 in Groton, Tompkins, New York; was buried on 11 May 1904 in Groton Rural Cemetery, Groton, Tompkins, New York. |
15. | Carl Duane Backus (8.Carl3, 2.Melinda2, 1.Sally1) was born on 14 Feb 1906 in Groton, Tompkins, New York; died on 6 Oct 1942 in McLean, Tompkins, New York; was buried on 9 Oct 1942 in Groton Rural Cemetery, Groton, Tompkins, New York. Carl married Thelma Irene Coon on 21 Jun 1930 in Ludlowville, Tompkins, New York. Thelma (daughter of Asa Jay Coon and Jane Frances "Jennie" Doyle) was born on 9 Dec 1905 in Genoa, Cayuga, New York; died on 17 Dec 1997 in Binghamton, Broome, New York; was buried on 20 Dec 1997 in Groton Rural Cemetery, Groton, Tompkins, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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