Backus Family History
A Genealogical History of the Backus Family and it's Branches |
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1. | Betsey Fassett was born on Yes, date unknown; died on Yes, date unknown. Family/Spouse: William Johnson. William was born on Yes, date unknown; died on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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2. | Betsey Johnson (1.Betsey1) was born on 21 Oct 1753 in Connecticut; died on 12 Aug 1839 in Utica, Oneida, New York; was buried in Dec 1880 in Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings, New York. Betsey married Elisha Backus on 12 Feb 1777 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut. Elisha (son of Capt. Timothy Backus, Jr. and Mary Bacon) was born on 3 May 1752 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut; died on 21 Mar 1801 in Manilus, Onondaga, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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3. | Betsey Fassett Backus (2.Betsey2, 1.Betsey1) was born on 4 Aug 1780 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut; died on 23 Aug 1846 in Oxbow, Jefferson, New York. Betsey married Merritt Morris Clark about 1795. Merritt was born on Yes, date unknown; died on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] Betsey married Unknown Baldwin about 1805. Unknown was born on Yes, date unknown; died on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] Betsey married Unk Piper about 1820. Unk was born on Yes, date unknown; died on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] Betsey married Unk Pride about 1835. Unk was born on Yes, date unknown; died on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
4. | Col. Elisha Backus (2.Betsey2, 1.Betsey1) was born on 17 Nov 1782 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut; died on 12 Aug 1850 in Morristown, St Lawrence, New York; was buried on 8 Dec 1875 in Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings, New York. Elisha married Jane Brown on 7 May 1806 in Leyden, Lewis, New York. Jane was born on 7 Feb 1787 in Leyden, Lewis, New York; died on 8 Apr 1807 in Leyden, Lewis, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Elisha married Cynthia Chapman on 10 Nov 1812 in Charlton, Saratoga, New York. Cynthia was born on 16 Mar 1783 in Saratoga County, New York; died on 16 Mar 1816 in Charlton, Saratoga, New York; was buried on 18 Mar 1816 in Jeremiah Smith Cemetery, Charlton, Saratoga, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Elisha married Amanda Merriam on 25 Dec 1816 in Leyden, Lewis, New York. Amanda was born on 8 Feb 1796 in Leyden, Lewis, New York; died on 21 May 1874; was buried on 24 May 1874 in Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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5. | Eunice Backus (2.Betsey2, 1.Betsey1) was born about 1794 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut; died on 1 Oct 1863 in Burlington, Des Moines, Iowa; was buried on 3 Oct 1863 in Aspen Grove Cemetery, Burlington, Des Moines, Iowa. Family/Spouse: Harlow Hawley. Harlow was born about 1792 in Connecticut; died on 24 Jan 1864 in Burlington, Des Moines, Iowa; was buried on 26 Jan 1864 in Aspen Grove Cemetery, Burlington, Des Moines, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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6. | Merritt Morris Backus (4.Elisha3, 2.Betsey2, 1.Betsey1) was born on 18 Jan 1807 in Leyden, Lewis, New York; died on 11 Jan 1836 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana. |
7. | Charles Chapman Backus (4.Elisha3, 2.Betsey2, 1.Betsey1) was born on 13 Mar 1816 in Charlton, Saratoga, New York; died on 13 Feb 1899 in Manhattan, New York, New York; was buried on 18 Feb 1899 in Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings, New York. Charles married Harriet Newell Baldwin on 19 Nov 1840 in Utica, Oneida, New York. Harriet was born on 19 Apr 1816 in Utica, Oneida, New York; died on 29 Sep 1867 in Utica, Oneida, New York; was buried on 4 Sep 1872 in Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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8. | Mancer Merriam Backus (4.Elisha3, 2.Betsey2, 1.Betsey1) was born on 4 Apr 1818 in Trenton, Oneida, New York; died on 23 Apr 1887 in New York City, New York, New York; was buried on 26 Apr 1887 in Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings, New York. Mancer married Harriet Cordelia Wilbur on 25 May 1842 in New York. Harriet was born on 1 May 1819 in De Ruyter, Madison, New York; died on 30 Jun 1857 in New York City, New York, New York; was buried on 20 Nov 1857 in Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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9. | Elisha Ela Backus (4.Elisha3, 2.Betsey2, 1.Betsey1) was born on 20 Jan 1820 in Leyden, Lewis, New York; died on 2 Mar 1871 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois. Elisha married Anne H. Vincent about 1846 in New York. Anne was born about 1826 in New York; died on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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10. | Armand Cynthia Backus (4.Elisha3, 2.Betsey2, 1.Betsey1) was born on 18 Jan 1822 in Leyden, Lewis, New York; died on 27 Feb 1880 in Rye, Westchester, New York. Armand married Capt. Richard B. Chapman on 12 Jan 1842. Richard was born on Yes, date unknown; died on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
11. | Clinton Lafayette Backus (4.Elisha3, 2.Betsey2, 1.Betsey1) was born on 20 Apr 1824 in Leyden, Lewis, New York; died on 4 Oct 1849 in New York City, New York, New York; was buried on 8 Dec 1875 in Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings, New York. |
12. | Jane Juliet Backus (4.Elisha3, 2.Betsey2, 1.Betsey1) was born on 24 Jan 1826 in Leyden, Lewis, New York; died on 29 Jul 1886 in New York; was buried on 2 Aug 1886 in Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings, New York. Jane married Rev. Daniel G. Covey in Jul 1849 (Separated shortly after the marriage), and was divorced. Daniel was born on Yes, date unknown; died on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
13. | Horace Harlow Hawley (5.Eunice3, 2.Betsey2, 1.Betsey1) was born in Apr 1817 in Utica, Oneida, New York; died on 16 Oct 1904 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois; was buried on 18 Oct 1904 in Forest Home Cemetery, Forest Park, Cook, Illinois. Family/Spouse: Jane P. Sheldon. Jane was born in Jun 1822 in Michigan; died on 5 Dec 1901 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois; was buried on 7 Dec 1901 in Forest Home Cemetery, Forest Park, Cook, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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