Backus Family History
A Genealogical History of the Backus Family and it's Branches |
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1. | Mary L. Brady was born about 1812 in New York; died on Yes, date unknown. Mary married Luther Electus Backus in Nov 1830 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan. Luther (son of Delucena Backus and Amy Page) was born about 1810 in Greenville, Greene, New York; died about 1855 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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2. | George Backus (1.Mary1) was born about 1833; died on Yes, date unknown. |
3. | Sarah Backus (1.Mary1) was born about 1835; died on Yes, date unknown. |
4. | Helen Frances Backus (1.Mary1) was born about 1838 in Newark, Essex, New Jersey; died on 7 Mar 1882 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana; was buried on 9 Mar 1882 in Cypress Grove Cemetery, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana. Family/Spouse: Louis Emile Cormier, Sr.. Louis was born on 7 Feb 1837 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana; died on 13 Oct 1916 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; was buried on 16 Oct 1916 in Cypress Grove Cemetery, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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5. | Mary Esther Backus (1.Mary1) was born on 18 Jun 1846 in Fort Adams, Wilkinson, Mississippi; died on 27 Jul 1923 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts. Mary married George Washington Sears on 20 Apr 1869 in Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts. George was born on 29 Sep 1842 in Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts; died on 23 Jan 1875 in Fonda, Montgomery, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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6. | Luther E. Backus (1.Mary1) was born about 1849 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana; died on 22 Sep 1870 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana. |
7. | Louis Emile Cormier, Jr. (4.Helen2, 1.Mary1) was born in May 1861 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana; died on 2 Feb 1953 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana. Louis married Fanny Alice Slawson about 1893. Fanny was born in Sep 1874 in Louisiana; died in May 1937 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
8. | Frances Indianola "Nola" Cormier (4.Helen2, 1.Mary1) was born on 12 Apr 1863 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana; died on 11 Dec 1929 in Bryn Mawr, Montgomery, Pennsylvania. Frances married Henry F. Wilson on 17 May 1881 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana. Henry was born about 1843 in Louisiana; died on 3 Nov 1883 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
9. | Charles Emile Cormier (4.Helen2, 1.Mary1) was born on 7 Sep 1865 in Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts; died on 17 Feb 1925 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana; was buried on 20 Feb 1925 in Greenwood Cemetery, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana. Charles married Helen Castaing on 22 Jul 1890 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana. Helen was born on 21 Aug 1872 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana; died on 10 May 1928 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana; was buried on 13 May 1928 in Greenwood Cemetery, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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10. | Anna Pauline Sears (5.Mary2, 1.Mary1) was born on 20 Feb 1870 in Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts; died on 14 Oct 1949 in Meridan, New Haven, Connecticut. |
11. | Harry Luther Sears (5.Mary2, 1.Mary1) was born on 2 Aug 1871 in Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts; died on 15 Jun 1953 in Houston, Harris, Texas. |
12. | George Backus Sears (5.Mary2, 1.Mary1) was born on 31 Jul 1874 in Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts; died on Yes, date unknown. |
13. | Lillian Helen Cormier (9.Charles3, 4.Helen2, 1.Mary1) was born on 3 Jul 1891 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana; died on Yes, date unknown. |
14. | Percy Louis Cormier (9.Charles3, 4.Helen2, 1.Mary1) was born on 14 Sep 1894 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana; died on 15 May 1955 in Woodstock, McHenry, Illinois; was buried on 18 May 1955 in Christ the King Cemetery, Wonder Lake, McHenry, Illinois. Percy married Mercedes Morisset about 1918, and was divorced on Yes, date unknown. Mercedes was born on 5 Oct 1894 in Santa Cruz, de Teneriffe, Canary Islands, Spain; died on 10 Jul 1979 in Highland Park, Lake, Illinois; was buried on 13 Jul 1979 in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Northbrook, Cook, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Percy married Lea C. McBride about 1933. Lea was born on 18 Jan 1905 in Acadia Parish, Louisiana; died on 25 Apr 2008 in Rayne, Acadia, Louisiana; was buried on 28 Apr 2008 in Saint Joseph Catholic Cemetery #2, Rayne, Acadia, Louisiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
15. | Nola Cormier (9.Charles3, 4.Helen2, 1.Mary1) was born about 1897 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana; died on Yes, date unknown. |
16. | Helen Frances Cormier (9.Charles3, 4.Helen2, 1.Mary1) was born on 16 May 1899 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana; died on 14 Apr 1994 in Los Angeles County, California. |
17. | Harry Wilson Cormier, Sr. (9.Charles3, 4.Helen2, 1.Mary1) was born on 7 Sep 1901 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana; died in Aug 1977 in DeWitt, Arkansas, Arkansas. |