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 ![]() |
3. | Sarah Backus ![]() |
4. | Helen Frances Backus ![]() 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 ![]() 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 ![]() |
7. | Louis Emile Cormier, Jr. ![]() 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 ![]() 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 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 ![]() |
11. | Harry Luther Sears ![]() |
12. | George Backus Sears ![]() |
13. | Lillian Helen Cormier ![]() |
14. | Percy Louis Cormier ![]() 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 ![]() |
16. | Helen Frances Cormier ![]() |
17. | Harry Wilson Cormier, Sr. ![]() |