Backus Family History
A Genealogical History of the Backus Family and it's Branches |
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1. | Persis Wheeler Backus was born in 1760 -1773 in Connecticut; died about 1821 in Vermont. Persis married Joseph Cross about 1797. Joseph (son of William John Cross, Sr. and Miriam Abbe) 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 . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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2. | Ephraim Cross (1.Persis1) was born on 19 Feb 1795 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut; died on 7 Sep 1876 in Lancaster, Coos, New Hampshire; was buried on 9 Sep 1876 in Wilder Cemetery, Lancaster, Coos, New Hampshire. 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 (1.Persis1) was born on 18 Aug 1798 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut; died on 14 Jan 1878 in Cowansville, Brome-Missisquoi, Quebec, Canada; was buried on 16 Jan 1878 in Pigeon Hill Cemetery, Pigeon Hill, Monteregie Region, Quebec, Canada. 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 (1.Persis1) was born on 15 May 1800 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut; died on Yes, date unknown. |
5. | Erastus Cross (1.Persis1) was born on 2 Aug 1804 in Quebec, Canada; died on 16 Jun 1856 in Enosburg Falls, Franklin, Vermont; was buried on 18 Jun 1856 in Main Street Cemetery, Enosburgh Falls, Franklin, Vermont. 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 (1.Persis1) was born on 3 Apr 1805 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut; died on Yes, date unknown. |
7. | Laura Cross (1.Persis1) was born about 1808; died on Yes, date unknown. |
8. | Elizabeth A. Cross (2.Ephraim2, 1.Persis1) was born on Yes, date unknown in Lancaster, Coos, New Hampshire; died on Yes, date unknown. |
9. | Gen. Nelson Cross (2.Ephraim2, 1.Persis1) was born about 1824 in Lancaster, Coos, New Hampshire; died on 13 Mar 1897 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; was buried on 15 Mar 1897 in Forest Hills Cemetery and Crematory, Jamaica Plain, Suffolk, Massachusetts. 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 (2.Ephraim2, 1.Persis1) was born about 1826 in Lancaster, Coos, New Hampshire; died on 12 Dec 1896 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts. |
11. | Ariana Smith Cross (2.Ephraim2, 1.Persis1) was born on 13 Dec 1829 in Lancaster, Coos, New Hampshire; died on 12 Dec 1896 in Alabama. 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 (2.Ephraim2, 1.Persis1) was born on 22 Apr 1832 in Lancaster, Coos, New Hampshire; died on 3 Jul 1863 in Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania. |
13. | Lt. Col. Richard Everett Cross (2.Ephraim2, 1.Persis1) was born about 1835 in Lancaster, Coos, New Hampshire; died on 16 Sep 1894. |
14. | Persis Fayette Cross (2.Ephraim2, 1.Persis1) was born on 10 Nov 1839 in Lancaster, Coos, New Hampshire; died on 25 May 1903 in Lancaster, Coos, New Hampshire. |
15. | Frances L. "Frank" Cross (2.Ephraim2, 1.Persis1) was born about 1845 in Lancaster, Coos, New Hampshire; died on 31 Mar 1884 in Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas. |
16. | Helen Wilder Cross (2.Ephraim2, 1.Persis1) was born on 22 Jan 1849 in Lancaster, Coos, New Hampshire; died on 19 Sep 1936. |
17. | Albert Samuel Cross (5.Erastus2, 1.Persis1) was born on 9 Dec 1828 in Highgate, Franklin, Vermont; died on 24 Jan 1897 in Northfield, Washington, Vermont; was buried on 26 Jan 1897 in Northfield Falls Cemetery, Northfield Falls, Washington, Vermont. 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 (5.Erastus2, 1.Persis1) was born on 18 Aug 1830 in New York; died on 22 Aug 1868 in Enosburg, Franklin, Vermont; was buried on 25 Aug 1868 in Main Street Cemetery, Enosburgh Falls, Franklin, Vermont. |
19. | Harriet E. Cross (5.Erastus2, 1.Persis1) was born on 2 Apr 1832 in Franklin, Delaware, New York; died about 1906; was buried in 1906 in Missisquoi Cemetery, Enosburg Falls, Franklin, Vermont. 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 (5.Erastus2, 1.Persis1) was born on 6 Jan 1835 in Vermont; died on Yes, date unknown. |
21. | Eliza Ann Cross (5.Erastus2, 1.Persis1) was born on 15 Jul 1837 in Ontario, Canada; died on 14 Feb 1918 in Enosburg Falls, Franklin, Vermont; was buried on 17 Feb 1918 in Missisquoi Cemetery, Enosburg Falls, Franklin, Vermont. 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 (5.Erastus2, 1.Persis1) was born about 1838; died about 1912. 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 (5.Erastus2, 1.Persis1) was born in Feb 1845 in Canada; died on 10 Jul 1863 in Funkstown, Washington, Maryland; was buried on 17 Jul 1863 in Main Street Cemetery, Enosburgh Falls, Franklin, Vermont. |
24. | Caroline Elizabeth "Carrie" Cross (5.Erastus2, 1.Persis1) was born on 22 May 1849 in Hyde Park, Lamoille, Vermont; died on 8 Mar 1936 in Tunbridge, Orange, Vermont. 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 (9.Nelson3, 2.Ephraim2, 1.Persis1) was born in Apr 1856 in Wisconsin; died on 18 Apr 1939 in Manhattan, New York, New York; was buried on 21 Apr 1939 in Forest Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. |
26. | Persis Matilda Dumas (11.Ariana3, 2.Ephraim2, 1.Persis1) was born on 25 Feb 1853 in Alabama; died on 7 Jun 1929 in Auburn, Lee, Alabama. |
27. | Peter Dumas (11.Ariana3, 2.Ephraim2, 1.Persis1) was born about 1854 in Alabama; died on Yes, date unknown. |
28. | Helen Dumas (11.Ariana3, 2.Ephraim2, 1.Persis1) was born about 1856 in Alabama; died on Yes, date unknown. |
29. | Jerry C. Dumas (11.Ariana3, 2.Ephraim2, 1.Persis1) was born about 1858 in Alabama; died on Yes, date unknown. |
30. | Ida Dumas (11.Ariana3, 2.Ephraim2, 1.Persis1) was born about 1861 in Alabama; died on Yes, date unknown. |
31. | Carrie Tyner Dumas (11.Ariana3, 2.Ephraim2, 1.Persis1) was born on 7 Oct 1862 in Alabama; died on 12 Feb 1937 in Mountain View, Kiowa, Oklahoma. |
32. | Frank Dumas (11.Ariana3, 2.Ephraim2, 1.Persis1) was born about 1864 in Alabama; died on Yes, date unknown. |
33. | Albert C. Dumas (11.Ariana3, 2.Ephraim2, 1.Persis1) was born about 1868 in Alabama; died on Yes, date unknown. |
34. | Herbert Nelson Cross (17.Albert3, 5.Erastus2, 1.Persis1) was born on 20 Jul 1866 in Northfield, Washington, Vermont; died on 30 Jun 1958 in Northfield, Washington, Vermont; was buried on 2 Jul 1958 in Northfield Falls Cemetery, Northfield Falls, Washington, Vermont. 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 (17.Albert3, 5.Erastus2, 1.Persis1) was born on 20 Apr 1868 in Northfield, Washington, Vermont; died on 22 Apr 1924 in Northfield Falls, Washington, Vermont; was buried on 24 Apr 1924 in Northfield Falls Cemetery, Northfield Falls, Washington, Vermont. 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 (17.Albert3, 5.Erastus2, 1.Persis1) was born in Aug 1869 in Northfield, Washington, Vermont; died about 1965 in Northfield, Washington, Vermont. |
37. | Evangeline Jane Hall (19.Harriet3, 5.Erastus2, 1.Persis1) was born on 17 Jun 1865 in Enosburg Falls, Franklin, Vermont; died on 3 Jan 1946 in Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts. 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 (19.Harriet3, 5.Erastus2, 1.Persis1) was born on 11 Sep 1868 in Enosburg Falls, Franklin, Vermont; died on 12 Nov 1892 in Enosburg Falls, Franklin, Vermont; was buried on 14 Nov 1892 in Missisquoi Cemetery, Enosburg Falls, Franklin, Vermont. |
39. | Judson N. Hall (19.Harriet3, 5.Erastus2, 1.Persis1) was born in Sep 1869 in Enosburg Falls, Franklin, Vermont; died about 1946. 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 (19.Harriet3, 5.Erastus2, 1.Persis1) was born about 1872 in Enosburg Falls, Franklin, Vermont; died on 9 Sep 1895 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts. 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 (19.Harriet3, 5.Erastus2, 1.Persis1) was born about 1875 in Enosburg Falls, Franklin, Vermont; died on 12 Dec 1900 in Hemmingford, Quebec, Canada. 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. | Joel Judson Whitney, Sr. (21.Eliza3, 5.Erastus2, 1.Persis1) was born on 7 Nov 1855 in Enosburg, Franklin, Vermont; died on 7 Feb 1941 in Staunton, Independent Cities, Virginia; was buried on 11 Feb 1941 in East Sheldon Cemetery, East Sheldon, Franklin, Vermont. 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 (21.Eliza3, 5.Erastus2, 1.Persis1) was born about 1859 in Enosburg, Franklin, Vermont; died on Yes, date unknown. |
44. | Jason E. Whitney (21.Eliza3, 5.Erastus2, 1.Persis1) was born in Mar 1860 in Enosburg, Franklin, Vermont; died about 1881. |
45. | Lucy Maria Whitney (21.Eliza3, 5.Erastus2, 1.Persis1) was born on 19 Feb 1872 in Enosburg, Franklin, Vermont; died about 1956. 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 (24.Caroline3, 5.Erastus2, 1.Persis1) was born in Oct 1866 in Northfield, Washington, Vermont; died on Yes, date unknown. |
47. | Ida Carrie Gibbs (24.Caroline3, 5.Erastus2, 1.Persis1) was born on 28 Sep 1880 in Northfield, Washington, Vermont; died on 20 Jan 1938 in Chelsea, Orange, Vermont. |
48. | Edelina Mandana Fisk (24.Caroline3, 5.Erastus2, 1.Persis1) was born on 12 Jul 1888 in Northfield, Washington, Vermont; died on 6 Dec 1956 in Montpelier, Washington, Vermont. |
49. | Franklyn Leslie Fisk, Sr. (24.Caroline3, 5.Erastus2, 1.Persis1) was born on 16 Oct 1906 in Northfield, Washington, Vermont; died on 30 May 1985 in Berlin, Washington, Vermont; was buried on 2 Jun 1985 in Highland Cemetery, Chelsea, Orange, Vermont. 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] |