Backus Family History
A Genealogical History of the Backus Family and it's Branches |
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1. | Mary Joy was born on 17 Sep 1680 in Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut; died on 18 Dec 1763 in Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut; was buried on 20 Dec 1763 in Old Southwest Cemetery, Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut. Mary married Capt Peter Ward, I on 30 Mar 1698 in Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut. Peter (son of Col. Andrew Ward, II and Tryal Meigs) was born on 14 Oct 1676 in Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut; died on 8 Dec 1763 in Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut; was buried on 10 Dec 1763 in Old Southwest Cemetery, Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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2. | Peletiah Ward ![]() Peletiah married Jerusha Kelsey on 30 Dec 1725 in Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut. Jerusha was born on 1 Nov 1705 in Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut; died about 1747 in Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut; was buried in 1747 in Old Southwest Cemetery, Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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3. | Mary Ward ![]() Mary married John Griswold, I on 13 Jan 1747 in Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut. John (son of Joseph Griswold and Temperance Lay) was born on 6 Mar 1725 in Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut; died on 27 Aug 1776 in Long Island City, Queens, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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4. | John Griswold, II ![]() John married Abigail Williams on 10 Aug 1780 in Springfield, Windsor, Vermont. Abigail (daughter of Benoni Williams and Abigail Smith) was born on 1 Aug 1751 in Springfield, Sullivan, New Hampshire; died on 27 Oct 1815 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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