Backus Family History
A Genealogical History of the Backus Family and it's Branches |
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1. | Joseph Cross was born on 11 May 1760 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut; died on 20 Jan 1855 in Fairfax, Franklin, Vermont; was buried on 22 Jan 1855 in Pigeon Hill Cemetery, Pigeon Hill, Monteregie Region, Quebec, Canada . Joseph married Persis Wheeler Backus about 1797. Persis was born in 1760 -1773 in Connecticut; died about 1821 in Vermont. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Family/Spouse: Sarah Price. Sarah was born about 1759 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; died on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
2. | Ephraim Cross ![]() Ephraim married Lucy P. Messer on 30 Dec 1816 in Lancaster, Coos, New Hampshire. Lucy was born on 19 May 1794 in Hopkinton, Merrimack, New Hampshire; died on 2 Oct 1825 in Lancaster, Coos, New Hampshire; was buried on 4 Oct 1825 in Wilder Cemetery, Lancaster, Coos, New Hampshire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Ephraim married Susan M. Gronard about 1826 in New Hampshire. Susan was born about 1790; died on 29 Apr 1827; was buried on 1 May 1827 in Wilder Cemetery, Lancaster, Coos, New Hampshire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] Ephraim married Abigail Clair Everett on 26 Dec 1827. Abigail was born in Oct 1801 in Lancaster, Coos, New Hampshire; died on 21 Jul 1883 in Lancaster, Coos, New Hampshire; was buried on 23 Jul 1883 in Wilder Cemetery, Lancaster, Coos, New Hampshire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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3. | Lucy Cross ![]() Family/Spouse: Unknown Jaquays. Unknown was born on Yes, date unknown; died on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] Lucy married Moses A. Wells after 1828. Moses was born about 1804 in New York; died on 25 Jun 1877; was buried on 27 Jun 1877 in Pigeon Hill Cemetery, Pigeon Hill, Monteregie Region, Quebec, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
4. | George Washington Cross ![]() |
5. | Erastus Cross ![]() Family/Spouse: Louisa Marie Lamkin. Louisa was born about 1807 in Highgate, Franklin, Vermont; died on 13 Aug 1891 in Enosburg Falls, Franklin, Vermont ; was buried on 15 Aug 1891 in Main Street Cemetery, Enosburgh Falls, Franklin, Vermont. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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6. | Amanda Abbe Cross ![]() |
7. | Laura Cross ![]() |
8. | Elizabeth A. Cross ![]() |
9. | ![]() ![]() Family/Spouse: Mary Whetten. Mary was born in Nov 1832 in New York; died on 22 Mar 1911 in Manhattan, New York, New York; was buried on 25 Mar 1911 in Forest Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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10. | Lucy A. Mellen Cross ![]() |
11. | Ariana Smith Cross ![]() Ariana married Jeremiah James Dumas on 10 Dec 1850 in Jones County, Georgia. Jeremiah (son of John C. Dumas and Matilda Kolb) was born on 16 Aug 1830 in Jones County, Georgia; died on 4 Dec 1870 in Lee County, Alabama. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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12. | Col. Edward Ephraim Cross ![]() |
13. | Lt. Col. Richard Everett Cross ![]() |
14. | Persis Fayette Cross ![]() |
15. | Frances L. "Frank" Cross ![]() |
16. | Helen Wilder Cross ![]() |
17. | Albert Samuel Cross ![]() Albert married Lucy Ann Burnham on 13 Dec 1865 in Montpelier, Washington, Vermont. Lucy was born on 29 May 1831 in Orange, Orange, Vermont; died on 25 Jan 1911 in Northfield, Washington, Vermont; was buried on 28 Jan 1911 in Northfield Falls Cemetery, Northfield Falls, Washington, Vermont. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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18. | Judson Z. Cross ![]() |
19. | Harriet E. Cross ![]() Harriet married Sanford E. Hall on 30 Aug 1863. Sanford was born in Jul 1835 in Berkshire, Franklin, Vermont; died about 1916; was buried in 1916 in Missisquoi Cemetery, Enosburg Falls, Franklin, Vermont. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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20. | Theodore Cross ![]() |
21. | ![]() ![]() Eliza married Clark Graves Whitney on 19 Jan 1854. Clark (son of Joel Whitney and Lucy Willard Sheldon) was born on 27 Aug 1833 in Sheldon, Franklin, Vermont; died on 14 Jan 1890 in Enosburg, Franklin, Vermont; was buried on 16 Jan 1890 in Missisquoi Cemetery, Enosburg Falls, Franklin, Vermont . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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22. | Leonard L. Cross ![]() Leonard married Isabell A. Cheney on 29 Aug 1863. Isabell was born on Yes, date unknown; died on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
23. | Nelson N. Cross ![]() |
24. | ![]() ![]() Caroline married Simeon F. Gibbs about 1865. Simeon was born on 15 Jun 1834 in Brimfield, Hampden, Massachusetts; died on 22 Nov 1883 in Northfield, Washington, Vermont. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Caroline married Edwin Porter Fisk on 12 May 1884 in Northfield, Washington, Vermont. Edwin was born on 6 May 1855 in Northfield, Washington, Vermont; died on 19 Feb 1939 in Morrisville, Lamoille, Vermont. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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25. | Amy Cross ![]() |
26. | Persis Matilda Dumas ![]() |
27. | Peter Dumas ![]() |
28. | Helen Dumas ![]() |
29. | Jerry C. Dumas ![]() |
30. | Ida Dumas ![]() |
31. | Carrie Tyner Dumas ![]() |
32. | Frank Dumas ![]() |
33. | Albert C. Dumas ![]() |
34. | ![]() ![]() Herbert married Frances Elise Beauregard on 29 Nov 1892 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts. Frances was born on 25 Apr 1864 in Palmer, Hampden, Massachusetts; died on 27 May 1932 in Northfield, Washington, Vermont. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
35. | Ernest Luther Cross ![]() Ernest married Annie Genevieve O'Brien on 2 May 1892 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts. Annie was born on 19 Sep 1868 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts; died on 17 Sep 1940 in Northfield Falls, Washington, Vermont. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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36. | Estella L. Cross ![]() |
37. | Evangeline Jane Hall ![]() Evangeline married William Henry Pritchard on 29 May 1889 in Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts. William was born in Apr 1866 in Malone, Franklin, New York; died about 1921 in Milford, Hillsborough, New Hampshire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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38. | Lillie Eliza Hall ![]() |
39. | Judson N. Hall ![]() Judson married Ethel M. Smith on 23 Sep 1891 in Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Ethel was born in Jan 1873 in Nova Scotia, Canada; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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40. | Ernest W. Hall ![]() Ernest married Isabell G. Frazer on 5 Sep 1895 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts. Isabell was born in Jan 1870 in Nova Scotia, Canada; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
41. | Floy Eloise Hall ![]() Floy married Dr. John Tees on 15 Apr 1896 in Enosburg, Franklin, Vermont. John was born on 18 Nov 1871 in Montréal (Urban Agglomeration), Quebec, Canada; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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42. | ![]() ![]() Family/Spouse: Anna Adelaide "Addie" Martin. Anna (daughter of Nathaniel Giles Martin and Anna Sheldon) was born on 28 Mar 1864 in Sheldon, Franklin, Vermont; died on 28 Aug 1920 in Enosburg Falls, Franklin, Vermont; was buried on 30 Aug 1920 in East Sheldon Cemetery, East Sheldon, Franklin, Vermont. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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43. | Guy C. Whitney ![]() |
44. | Jason E. Whitney ![]() |
45. | Lucy Maria Whitney ![]() Lucy married Donald M. Rose on 22 Jun 1892 in Enosburg, Franklin, Vermont. Donald was born on 25 Jun 1870 in Waterloo, Quebec, Canada; died on 23 Jan 1940 in Enosburg Falls, Franklin, Vermont. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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46. | Leonard L. Gibbs ![]() |
47. | Ida Carrie Gibbs ![]() |
48. | Edelina Mandana Fisk ![]() |
49. | Franklyn Leslie Fisk, Sr. ![]() Franklyn married Carmen Noguera on 1 May 1928 in Chelsea, Orange, Vermont. Carmen was born on 10 Oct 1905 in Arecibo, Puerto Rico; died in Dec 1989 in Puerto Rico. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Franklyn married Dorothea Eileen Copithorne on 4 Jan 1934 in Hartford, Windsor, Vermont. Dorothea was born on 10 Oct 1913 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; died on 11 Mar 1977 in Hanover, Grafton, New Hampshire; was buried on 14 Mar 1977 in Highland Cemetery, Chelsea, Orange, Vermont. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Franklyn married Dorothy P. Keebler on 16 Jun 1979 in Royalton, Windsor, Vermont . Dorothy was born on 14 Dec 1917 in Oregon; died on 23 Jun 1982 in Linn County, Oregon. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |