Backus Family History
A Genealogical History of the Backus Family and it's Branches |
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1. | Susan Denison Sawyer was born on 4 Dec 1798 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut; died on 12 Apr 1841 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut; was buried on 14 Apr 1841 in Windham Center Cemetery, Windham, Windham, Connecticut. Susan married Henry Backus on 3 Jan 1819 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut. Henry (son of Luther Backus and Zerviah Clark) was born on 1 Oct 1795 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut; died on 8 Jan 1866 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut; was buried on 10 Jan 1866 in Windham Center Cemetery, Windham, Windham, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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2. | Christopher A. Backus (1.Susan1) was born about 1822 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut; died on 3 Dec 1850 in Connecticut; was buried on 5 Dec 1850 in Windham Center Cemetery, Windham, Windham, Connecticut. |
3. | Huldah Maria Backus (1.Susan1) was born on 3 Aug 1824 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut; died on Yes, date unknown. |
4. | Eliza Elizabeth Backus (1.Susan1) was born on 12 Mar 1826 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut; died on Yes, date unknown. |
5. | Luther Finis Backus, Sr. (1.Susan1) was born on 5 Mar 1828 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut; died on 7 Aug 1883 in South Windham, Windham, Connecticut; was buried on 9 Aug 1883 in Windham Center Cemetery, Windham, Windham, Connecticut. Luther married Ellen Canniff on 21 Mar 1852 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut. Ellen was born about 1820 in County Cork, Ireland; died on 1 May 1895 in South Windham, Windham, Connecticut; was buried on 3 May 1895 in Windham Center Cemetery, Windham, Windham, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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6. | Mary M. Backus (1.Susan1) was born on 3 Dec 1830 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut; died on Yes, date unknown. |
7. | Chester Hunt Backus (1.Susan1) was born on 20 Dec 1832 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut; died on 17 Jan 1905 in Newark, Essex, New Jersey; was buried on 20 Jan 1905 in East Lawn Cemetery, East Haven, New Haven, Connecticut. Chester married Sophronia I. Merrit on 8 May 1861 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts. Sophronia was born on 4 Apr 1841 in West Warren, Worcester, Massachusetts; died on 14 Oct 1917 in East Haven, New Haven, Connecticut; was buried on 17 Oct 1917 in East Lawn Cemetery, East Haven, New Haven, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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8. | William Christopher Backus (5.Luther2, 1.Susan1) was born on 15 Jun 1854 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut; died about 1930 in Willimantic, Windham, Connecticut; was buried in 1930 in Windham Center Cemetery, Windham, Windham, Connecticut. William married Harriet Aurelia Hatch on 22 Nov 1877 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut. Harriet was born in Jul 1851 in Connecticut; died about 1932 in Willimantic, Windham, Connecticut ; was buried in 1932 in Windham Center Cemetery, Windham, Windham, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
9. | Luther Edwin Backus, Jr. (5.Luther2, 1.Susan1) was born on 29 Jan 1856 in Willimantic, Windham, Connecticut; died after 1940 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut. Luther married Annie F. Shay in 1883. Annie was born in Nov 1862 in Connecticut; died after 1940 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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10. | George Harlow Backus (5.Luther2, 1.Susan1) was born on 30 Sep 1858 in South Windham, Windham, Connecticut; died about 1942 in Connecticut; was buried in 1942 in Windham Center Cemetery, Windham, Windham, Connecticut. George married Elizabeth Ann Lamb on 13 Jul 1887. Elizabeth was born on 20 Aug 1867 in Connecticut; died about 1941 in Connecticut; was buried in 1941 in Windham Center Cemetery, Windham, Windham, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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11. | Charles Henry Backus, Sr. (5.Luther2, 1.Susan1) was born on 2 Jan 1865 in Willimantic, Windham, Connecticut; died on 26 Apr 1916 in South Windham, Windham, Connecticut; was buried on 28 Apr 1916 in Windham Center Cemetery, Windham, Windham, Connecticut. Charles married Caroline Janet "Carrie" Shadduck on 14 Apr 1890 in Albany, Albany, New York. Caroline was born on 22 Oct 1866 in Albany, Albany, New York; died on 20 Dec 1951 in South Windham, Windham, Connecticut; was buried on 23 Dec 1951 in Windham Center Cemetery, Windham, Windham, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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12. | Evangeline Backus (5.Luther2, 1.Susan1) was born about 1870 in Connecticut; died on Yes, date unknown. |
13. | Harley Chester Backus (7.Chester2, 1.Susan1) was born on 18 Apr 1863 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut; died on 10 Apr 1942 in Tarpon Springs, Pinellas, Florida; was buried on 13 Apr 1942 in East Lawn Cemetery, East Haven, New Haven, Connecticut. |
14. | Belle Frances Backus (7.Chester2, 1.Susan1) was born in Jun 1866 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut; died about 1952; was buried in 1952 in East Lawn Cemetery, East Haven, New Haven, Connecticut. |
15. | May Josephine Backus (7.Chester2, 1.Susan1) was born in Dec 1867 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut; died about 1943; was buried in 1943 in East Lawn Cemetery, East Haven, New Haven, Connecticut. |
16. | Helen C. Backus (9.Luther3, 5.Luther2, 1.Susan1) was born in Jun 1884 in South Windham, Windham, Connecticut; died on Yes, date unknown. |
17. | Florence Elizabeth Backus (9.Luther3, 5.Luther2, 1.Susan1) was born in Apr 1886 in South Windham, Windham, Connecticut; died on Yes, date unknown. Florence married George Richard Ennis on 18 Nov 1914 in Grafton, Worcester, Massachusetts. George was born on 17 Aug 1880 in Grafton, Worcester, Massachusetts; died on 26 Apr 1916 in Grafton, Worcester, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
18. | William Edwin Backus (9.Luther3, 5.Luther2, 1.Susan1) was born on 9 Dec 1894 in South Windham, Windham, Connecticut; died on 2 Aug 1973 in South Windham, Windham, Connecticut. |
19. | Calista Ellen Backus (10.George3, 5.Luther2, 1.Susan1) was born on 4 Feb 1900 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut; died on Yes, date unknown. |
20. | Hazel M. Backus (11.Charles3, 5.Luther2, 1.Susan1) was born in Jan 1891 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut; died on Yes, date unknown. Hazel married Michael L. O'Connell about 1916. Michael was born about 1891 in Ireland; died on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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21. | Charles Henry Backus, Jr. (11.Charles3, 5.Luther2, 1.Susan1) was born on 2 May 1893 in South Windham, Windham, Connecticut; died on 28 Aug 1955 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut; was buried on 1 Sep 1955 in Windham Center Cemetery, Windham, Windham, Connecticut. Family/Spouse: Fannie Allene Smith. Fannie (daughter of Garrett Worthington Smith and Allene May Brown) was born on 9 Oct 1895 in Southington, Hartford, Connecticut; died on 16 Jun 1970 in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut; was buried on 19 Jun 1970 in Windham Center Cemetery, Windham, Windham, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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