Backus Family History
A Genealogical History of the Backus Family and it's Branches |
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1. | ![]() 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 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 ![]() 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 ![]() 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 ![]() Other Events and Attributes:
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6. | Minnie M. Backus ![]() 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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8. | Carl Loomis Backus ![]() Other Events and Attributes:
Notes: Carl L. Backus, Groton florist who died June 21, left the majority of his estate, formally valued in excess of $15,000, to his wife, Alta M. Backus. This bequest included household effects and stock in the First National Bank of New York, First Securities Corporation and the Guaranty Trust Company of New York. To the Congregational Church of Groton Mr. Backus willed $1,000 for current church expenses. 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 ![]() |
10. | Leona Melinda Backus ![]() Other Events and Attributes:
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 ![]() 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 ![]() 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 ![]() 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 ![]() |
15. | Carl Duane Backus ![]() 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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