Backus Family History
A Genealogical History of the Backus Family and it's Branches |
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1. | Hannah Joanis Hills was born about 1618 in Stotford, Bedfordshire, England; died on 22 Oct 1692 in Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut. Hannah married Ensign Gerard Spencer on 17 Dec 1636 in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts. Gerard was born on 25 Apr 1614 in Stotford, Bedfordshire, England; died on 3 Sep 1685 in Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; was buried on 5 Sep 1685 in Thirty Mile Island Plantation Burial Yard, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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2. | Sarah Spencer ![]() Sarah married Stephen Backus in Dec 1666 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut. Stephen (son of William Backus, Sr. and Elizabeth) was born about 1641 in Old Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut; died about 1695 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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3. | Hannah Spencer ![]() |
4. | John Spencer ![]() John married Rebecca Hayward about 1665 in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts. Rebecca was born on 17 Aug 1648 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut; died about 1682 in East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
5. | Marah Alice Spencer ![]() Marah married Thomas Brooks on 11 Apr 1662 in Connecticut. Thomas was born about 1635 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died on 18 Oct 1668 in Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; was buried on 20 Oct 1668 in Thirty Mile Island Plantation Burial Yard, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] Marah married Thomas Shaylor about 1670 in Connecticut. Thomas was born about 1639 in Shalford, Essex, England; died about 1692 in West Indies. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
6. | Thomas Spencer ![]() |
7. | William Spencer ![]() |
8. | Mehitable Spencer ![]() |
9. | Timothy Spencer ![]() |
10. | Samuel Spencer ![]() |
11. | Ruth Spencer ![]() Ruth married Joseph Clark about 1674 in Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut. Joseph was born about 1652 in East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; died on 24 Oct 1716 in Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
12. | Sarah Backus ![]() Sarah married David Knight on 17 Mar 1691 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut. David was born in Unknown in East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island; died on 24 Nov 1744 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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13. | Stephen Backus ![]() |
14. | Mary Backus ![]() |
15. | Ruth Backus ![]() Family/Spouse: Robert Green. Robert was born about 1680; died on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
16. | Lydia Backus ![]() |
17. | Deacon Timothy Backus, Sr. ![]() Timothy married Sarah Post on 26 Jan 1708 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut. Sarah (daughter of John Post, II and Sarah Reynolds) was born on 1 Dec 1686 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut; died on 24 Feb 1760 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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18. | Elizabeth Backus ![]() Elizabeth married Nathaniel Bond, Jr. on 17 Mar 1713 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut. Nathaniel (son of Nathaniel Bond, Sr. and Bethiah Fuller) was born on 3 Mar 1685 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died about 1749 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
19. | Rebecca Backus ![]() Rebecca married William Baker on 13 Jun 1706 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut. William was born on 18 Aug 1679 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts ; died on 2 Aug 1750 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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20. | Rachel Knight ![]() Rachel married Jonathan Hendy on 20 Mar 1718 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut. Jonathan was born on 17 Mar 1694 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut; died about 1775 in Ellington, Tolland, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
21. | David E. Knight ![]() David married on 24 Dec 1718 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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22. | Sarah F. Knight ![]() |
23. | Jonathan Knight ![]() Family/Spouse: Abigail Longbottom. Abigail was born on Yes, date unknown; died on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
24. | Mary B. Knight ![]() Family/Spouse: Thomas Wallbridge. Thomas was born on 20 May 1696 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut; died on 23 Nov 1776 in Stafford, Tolland, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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25. | Hannah Knight ![]() Hannah married Aaron Reed on 10 Jan 1723. Aaron was born on 11 Oct 1702 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut; died on 23 May 1752 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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26. | Larannah Knight ![]() |
27. | Joseph Knight ![]() Joseph married Sarah Reed on 7 Dec 1732. Sarah was born on 28 Dec 1711 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut; died on 24 Feb 1781 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
28. | Benjamin Knight ![]() Family/Spouse: Hannah Jewett. Hannah was born on 30 Aug 1707 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut; died on 7 Feb 1758; was buried on 9 Feb 1758 in Old Hanover Cemetery, Hanover, New London, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
29. | David Knight ![]() |
30. | Stephen Backus ![]() Stephen married Abigail Brown on 11 Oct 1750 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut. Abigail was born on 31 Mar 1726 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut; died on 29 Dec 1824 in Granville, Washington, New York; was buried on 31 Dec 1824 in Otis Cemetery, Fort Ann, Washington, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
31. | Sarah Backus ![]() Sarah married John Pike on 9 Jul 1729 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut. John was born about 1709; died about 1775 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
32. | Thomas Backus ![]() |
33. | Mary Backus ![]() Mary married Unk Hide about 1736. Unk was born about 1713 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut; died on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] Mary married Thomas Tracy on 7 Feb 1750. Thomas was born about 1713 in Preston Twp, New London, Connecticut ; died on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
34. | John Backus ![]() |
35. | Capt. Timothy Backus, Jr. ![]() Timothy married Mary Bacon on 14 Nov 1739 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut. Mary was born on 30 Jan 1721 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut; died on 15 Jan 1793 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut; was buried on 17 Jan 1793 in Cleaveland Cemetery, Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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36. | John Backus, Sr. ![]() John married Joanna Cleveland on 26 Jun 1747 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut. Joanna (daughter of Edward Cleveland and Rebecca Paine) was born on 22 Jul 1717 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut; died on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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37. | Eunice Backus ![]() Eunice married David Cleveland on 25 Jun 1744 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut. David was born on 1 Jun 1724 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut; died on 30 Nov 1754. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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38. | Rev. Benjamin Baker ![]() Family/Spouse: Jerusha Parrish. Jerusha was born on 30 Jun 1722 in Preston, New London, Connecticut; died on 6 Apr 1799 in Granville, Washington, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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