Backus Family History
A Genealogical History of the Backus Family and it's Branches
 

Delucena Backus

Male 1788 - 1859  (71 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.   Delucena Backus was born on 28 Jan 1788 in West Camp, Ulster, New York; died on 11 Aug 1859 in Lindley, Steuben, New York; was buried on 13 Aug 1859 in Colonel Eleazer Lindsley Burying Ground, Lindley, Steuben, New York.

    Delucena married Amy Page about 1807. Amy was born about 1790; died about 1813 in New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Luther Electus Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1810 in Greenville, Greene, New York; died about 1855 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana.
    2. 3. George Augustin Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 7 Feb 1813 in New York; died about 1862 in San Francisco, San Francisco, California.

    Delucena married Elizabeth Mulford on 4 Dec 1815 in Amenia, Dutchess, New York. Elizabeth was born on 10 Aug 1792 in Lindley, Steuben, New York; died about 1853 in Jefferson County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 4. Rodman Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1826 in Greenville, Greene, New York; died about 1878 in Clinton Twp, Essex, New Jersey.
    2. 5. Oscar Jerome Backus, Sr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 9 Jan 1830 in Lindley, Steuben, New York; died on 20 Mar 1903 in Oakland, Alameda, California.
    3. 6. Harriet Augusta Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1832 in Newark, Essex, New Jersey; died on Yes, date unknown.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.   Luther Electus Backus Descendancy chart to this point (1.Delucena1) was born about 1810 in Greenville, Greene, New York; died about 1855 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana.

    Luther married Mary L. Brady in Nov 1830 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan. Mary was born about 1812 in New York; died on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 7. George Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1833; died on Yes, date unknown.
    2. 8. Sarah Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1835; died on Yes, date unknown.
    3. 9. Helen Frances Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1838 in Newark, Essex, New Jersey; died on 7 Mar 1882 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana; was buried on 9 Mar 1882 in Cypress Grove Cemetery, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana.
    4. 10. Mary Esther Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 Jun 1846 in Fort Adams, Wilkinson, Mississippi; died on 27 Jul 1923 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts.
    5. 11. Luther E. Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1849 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana; died on 22 Sep 1870 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana.

  2. 3.   George Augustin Backus Descendancy chart to this point (1.Delucena1) was born on 7 Feb 1813 in New York; died about 1862 in San Francisco, San Francisco, California.

  3. 4.   Rodman Backus Descendancy chart to this point (1.Delucena1) was born about 1826 in Greenville, Greene, New York; died about 1878 in Clinton Twp, Essex, New Jersey.

  4. 5.   Oscar Jerome Backus, Sr. Descendancy chart to this point (1.Delucena1) was born on 9 Jan 1830 in Lindley, Steuben, New York; died on 20 Mar 1903 in Oakland, Alameda, California.

    Oscar married Eliza Frances McKewen about 1861. Eliza was born on 23 May 1842 in Pennsylvania; died in Jan 1866 in Oakland, Alameda, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 12. Marion Eliza Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Feb 1862 in San Francisco, San Francisco, California; died on Yes, date unknown in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California.

    Family/Spouse: Lillia Patten. Lillia was born about 1847; died on 24 Oct 1871. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 13. Lelia Isora Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 Oct 1871 in Oakland, Alameda, California; died on 11 Apr 1947 in Alameda, Alameda, California.

    Family/Spouse: Anna Maria Merritt. Anna was born about 1852 in New York; died on 11 Jul 1933 in Berkeley, Alameda, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 14. Edith Merrit Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 Aug 1876 in New Jersey; died on 10 Dec 1961 in Alameda County, California.
    2. 15. Emma Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1877 in California; died on Yes, date unknown.
    3. 16. Helen Jerome Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 Nov 1878 in Oakland, Alameda, California; died on 3 Oct 1945 in Santa Ana, Orange, California; was buried on 6 Oct 1945 in Fairhaven Memorial Park, Santa Ana, Orange, California.
    4. 17. Oscar Jerome Backus, Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 29 Sep 1880 in Oakland, Alameda, California; died on 24 Feb 1957 in Alameda County, California.

  5. 6.   Harriet Augusta Backus Descendancy chart to this point (1.Delucena1) was born about 1832 in Newark, Essex, New Jersey; died on Yes, date unknown.

    Family/Spouse: George H. Tay. George was born on Yes, date unknown; died on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



Generation: 3

  1. 7.   George Backus Descendancy chart to this point (2.Luther2, 1.Delucena1) was born about 1833; died on Yes, date unknown.

  2. 8.   Sarah Backus Descendancy chart to this point (2.Luther2, 1.Delucena1) was born about 1835; died on Yes, date unknown.

  3. 9.   Helen Frances Backus Descendancy chart to this point (2.Luther2, 1.Delucena1) was born about 1838 in Newark, Essex, New Jersey; died on 7 Mar 1882 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana; was buried on 9 Mar 1882 in Cypress Grove Cemetery, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana.

    Family/Spouse: Louis Emile Cormier, Sr.. Louis was born on 7 Feb 1837 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana; died on 13 Oct 1916 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; was buried on 16 Oct 1916 in Cypress Grove Cemetery, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 18. Louis Emile Cormier, Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born in May 1861 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana; died on 2 Feb 1953 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana.
    2. 19. Frances Indianola "Nola" Cormier  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Apr 1863 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana; died on 11 Dec 1929 in Bryn Mawr, Montgomery, Pennsylvania.
    3. 20. Charles Emile Cormier  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 7 Sep 1865 in Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts; died on 17 Feb 1925 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana; was buried on 20 Feb 1925 in Greenwood Cemetery, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana.

  4. 10.   Mary Esther Backus Descendancy chart to this point (2.Luther2, 1.Delucena1) was born on 18 Jun 1846 in Fort Adams, Wilkinson, Mississippi; died on 27 Jul 1923 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts.

    Mary married George Washington Sears on 20 Apr 1869 in Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts. George was born on 29 Sep 1842 in Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts; died on 23 Jan 1875 in Fonda, Montgomery, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 21. Anna Pauline Sears  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 20 Feb 1870 in Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts; died on 14 Oct 1949 in Meridan, New Haven, Connecticut.
    2. 22. Harry Luther Sears  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 2 Aug 1871 in Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts; died on 15 Jun 1953 in Houston, Harris, Texas.
    3. 23. George Backus Sears  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 31 Jul 1874 in Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts; died on Yes, date unknown.

  5. 11.   Luther E. Backus Descendancy chart to this point (2.Luther2, 1.Delucena1) was born about 1849 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana; died on 22 Sep 1870 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana.

  6. 12.   Marion Eliza Backus Descendancy chart to this point (5.Oscar2, 1.Delucena1) was born on 23 Feb 1862 in San Francisco, San Francisco, California; died on Yes, date unknown in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California.

    Marion married Myron Timothy Holcomb, Jr. about 1883 in California. Myron was born on 12 Mar 1860 in Omro, Winnebago, Wisconsin; died on 19 Mar 1936 in San Francisco, San Francisco, California; was buried on 22 Mar 1936 in Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, San Mateo, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 24. Ernest Heron Holcomb  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 20 Jun 1884 in Oakland, Alameda, California; died on 7 May 1950 in San Francisco County, California.
    2. 25. Grace Wallbridge Holcomb  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 3 May 1888 in California; died on 28 Nov 1952 in San Francisco County, California.

  7. 13.   Lelia Isora Backus Descendancy chart to this point (5.Oscar2, 1.Delucena1) was born on 18 Oct 1871 in Oakland, Alameda, California; died on 11 Apr 1947 in Alameda, Alameda, California.

    Lelia married Thomas Blakeney Holmes on 28 May 1895 in Alameda County, California. Thomas was born in Apr 1866 in Canada; died on 12 May 1934 in Alameda County, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 26. Aubrey Foster Holmes  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 2 Aug 1896 in Nevada; died on 8 Oct 1954 in Alameda County, California.
    2. 27. Beverly W. Holmes  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Nov 1897 in Nevada; died on Yes, date unknown.
    3. 28. Stanley Gordon Holmes  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 Oct 1901 in Oakland, Alameda, California; died on 23 Jan 1971 in Oakland, Alameda, California.
    4. 29. Helen E. Holmes  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 6 Mar 1903 in Oakland, Alameda, California; died on Yes, date unknown.

  8. 14.   Edith Merrit Backus Descendancy chart to this point (5.Oscar2, 1.Delucena1) was born on 13 Aug 1876 in New Jersey; died on 10 Dec 1961 in Alameda County, California.

    Edith married Dr. David Hadden about 1904. David was born on 22 Sep 1875 in Bandon, Cork, Ireland; died on 17 Nov 1951 in Alameda County, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 30. Dr. David Rodney Hadden  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Nov 1905 in Alameda, Alameda, California; died on 24 Oct 1997 in Sacramento, Sacramento, California.
    2. 31. Dr. Malcom B. Hadden  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 Dec 1907 in Alameda, Alameda, California; died on 10 Jan 2004 in Sanger, Fresno, California.
    3. 32. Edith Vickery Hadden  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Sep 1915 in Alameda, Alameda, California; died on 23 Jun 1997 in San Rafael, Marin, California.

  9. 15.   Emma Backus Descendancy chart to this point (5.Oscar2, 1.Delucena1) was born about 1877 in California; died on Yes, date unknown.

  10. 16.   Helen Jerome Backus Descendancy chart to this point (5.Oscar2, 1.Delucena1) was born on 25 Nov 1878 in Oakland, Alameda, California; died on 3 Oct 1945 in Santa Ana, Orange, California; was buried on 6 Oct 1945 in Fairhaven Memorial Park, Santa Ana, Orange, California.

    Helen married Charles Frederick Heil about 1903. Charles was born on 4 Jun 1873 in Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas; died on 6 Nov 1953 in Long Beach, Los Angeles, California; was buried on 9 Nov 1953 in Fairhaven Memorial Park, Santa Ana, Orange, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 33. Wendell Backus Heil  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 Jul 1904 in Santa Ana, Orange, California; died on 28 Mar 1962 in Santa Ana, Orange, California; was buried on 1 Apr 1962 in Fairhaven Memorial Park, Santa Ana, Orange, California.
    2. 34. Helen MacKay Heil  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 Dec 1909 in Santa Ana, Orange, California; died in Sep 1964 in Orange County, California; was buried in Sep 1964 in Fairhaven Memorial Park, Santa Ana, Orange, California.
    3. 35. Elizabeth Merritt Heil  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 Apr 1915 in Santa Ana, Orange, California; died on 24 Sep 1999 in Newport Beach, Orange, California.

  11. 17.   Oscar Jerome Backus, Jr. Descendancy chart to this point (5.Oscar2, 1.Delucena1) was born on 29 Sep 1880 in Oakland, Alameda, California; died on 24 Feb 1957 in Alameda County, California.

    Family/Spouse: Alice H. Merritt. Alice was born on 13 Apr 1874 in Newark, Essex, New Jersey; died on 27 Aug 1948 in Los Angeles County, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



Generation: 4

  1. 18.   Louis Emile Cormier, Jr. Descendancy chart to this point (9.Helen3, 2.Luther2, 1.Delucena1) was born in May 1861 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana; died on 2 Feb 1953 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana.

    Louis married Fanny Alice Slawson about 1893. Fanny was born in Sep 1874 in Louisiana; died in May 1937 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 19.   Frances Indianola "Nola" Cormier Descendancy chart to this point (9.Helen3, 2.Luther2, 1.Delucena1) was born on 12 Apr 1863 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana; died on 11 Dec 1929 in Bryn Mawr, Montgomery, Pennsylvania.

    Frances married Henry F. Wilson on 17 May 1881 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana. Henry was born about 1843 in Louisiana; died on 3 Nov 1883 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 20.   Charles Emile Cormier Charles Emile Cormier Descendancy chart to this point (9.Helen3, 2.Luther2, 1.Delucena1) was born on 7 Sep 1865 in Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts; died on 17 Feb 1925 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana; was buried on 20 Feb 1925 in Greenwood Cemetery, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana.

    Charles married Helen Castaing on 22 Jul 1890 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana. Helen was born on 21 Aug 1872 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana; died on 10 May 1928 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana; was buried on 13 May 1928 in Greenwood Cemetery, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 36. Lillian Helen Cormier  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 3 Jul 1891 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana; died on Yes, date unknown.
    2. 37. Percy Louis Cormier  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 14 Sep 1894 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana; died on 15 May 1955 in Woodstock, McHenry, Illinois; was buried on 18 May 1955 in Christ the King Cemetery, Wonder Lake, McHenry, Illinois.
    3. 38. Nola Cormier  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1897 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana; died on Yes, date unknown.
    4. 39. Helen Frances Cormier  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 May 1899 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana; died on 14 Apr 1994 in Los Angeles County, California.
    5. 40. Harry Wilson Cormier, Sr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 7 Sep 1901 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana; died in Aug 1977 in DeWitt, Arkansas, Arkansas.

  4. 21.   Anna Pauline Sears Descendancy chart to this point (10.Mary3, 2.Luther2, 1.Delucena1) was born on 20 Feb 1870 in Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts; died on 14 Oct 1949 in Meridan, New Haven, Connecticut.

  5. 22.   Harry Luther Sears Descendancy chart to this point (10.Mary3, 2.Luther2, 1.Delucena1) was born on 2 Aug 1871 in Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts; died on 15 Jun 1953 in Houston, Harris, Texas.

  6. 23.   George Backus Sears Descendancy chart to this point (10.Mary3, 2.Luther2, 1.Delucena1) was born on 31 Jul 1874 in Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts; died on Yes, date unknown.

  7. 24.   Ernest Heron Holcomb Descendancy chart to this point (12.Marion3, 5.Oscar2, 1.Delucena1) was born on 20 Jun 1884 in Oakland, Alameda, California; died on 7 May 1950 in San Francisco County, California.

  8. 25.   Grace Wallbridge Holcomb Descendancy chart to this point (12.Marion3, 5.Oscar2, 1.Delucena1) was born on 3 May 1888 in California; died on 28 Nov 1952 in San Francisco County, California.

  9. 26.   Aubrey Foster Holmes Descendancy chart to this point (13.Lelia3, 5.Oscar2, 1.Delucena1) was born on 2 Aug 1896 in Nevada; died on 8 Oct 1954 in Alameda County, California.

  10. 27.   Beverly W. Holmes Descendancy chart to this point (13.Lelia3, 5.Oscar2, 1.Delucena1) was born in Nov 1897 in Nevada; died on Yes, date unknown.

  11. 28.   Stanley Gordon Holmes Descendancy chart to this point (13.Lelia3, 5.Oscar2, 1.Delucena1) was born on 16 Oct 1901 in Oakland, Alameda, California; died on 23 Jan 1971 in Oakland, Alameda, California.

  12. 29.   Helen E. Holmes Descendancy chart to this point (13.Lelia3, 5.Oscar2, 1.Delucena1) was born on 6 Mar 1903 in Oakland, Alameda, California; died on Yes, date unknown.

  13. 30.   Dr. David Rodney Hadden Dr. David Rodney Hadden Descendancy chart to this point (14.Edith3, 5.Oscar2, 1.Delucena1) was born on 15 Nov 1905 in Alameda, Alameda, California; died on 24 Oct 1997 in Sacramento, Sacramento, California.

    David married Joanna Russell Jennings on 7 Sep 1932 in Huntington, Suffolk, New York. Joanna (daughter of Percy Hall Jennings, Sr. and Elizabeth Ellen Auchincloss) was born on 15 Dec 1908 in Manhattan, New York, New York; died on 23 Feb 1996 in Hillsborough County, Florida. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 41. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 42. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 43. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 44. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  14. 31.   Dr. Malcom B. Hadden Descendancy chart to this point (14.Edith3, 5.Oscar2, 1.Delucena1) was born on 8 Dec 1907 in Alameda, Alameda, California; died on 10 Jan 2004 in Sanger, Fresno, California.

    Malcom married Elizabeth B. Barber on 22 Sep 1933 in Berkeley, Alameda, California. Elizabeth was born on 8 Aug 1911 in Berkeley, Alameda, California; died on 16 Nov 2005 in Sanger, Fresno, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 45. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 46. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  15. 32.   Edith Vickery Hadden Descendancy chart to this point (14.Edith3, 5.Oscar2, 1.Delucena1) was born on 19 Sep 1915 in Alameda, Alameda, California; died on 23 Jun 1997 in San Rafael, Marin, California.

    Family/Spouse: Unknown Price. Unknown was born on Yes, date unknown; died on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  16. 33.   Wendell Backus Heil Descendancy chart to this point (16.Helen3, 5.Oscar2, 1.Delucena1) was born on 16 Jul 1904 in Santa Ana, Orange, California; died on 28 Mar 1962 in Santa Ana, Orange, California; was buried on 1 Apr 1962 in Fairhaven Memorial Park, Santa Ana, Orange, California.

    Wendell married Ermina L. Lutz about 1934. Ermina was born about 1904 in North Dakota; died on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 47. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

    Wendell married Kathleen Anderson on 21 Sep 1961 in San Diego County, California. Kathleen was born about 1907; died on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  17. 34.   Helen MacKay Heil Descendancy chart to this point (16.Helen3, 5.Oscar2, 1.Delucena1) was born on 17 Dec 1909 in Santa Ana, Orange, California; died in Sep 1964 in Orange County, California; was buried in Sep 1964 in Fairhaven Memorial Park, Santa Ana, Orange, California.

  18. 35.   Elizabeth Merritt Heil Descendancy chart to this point (16.Helen3, 5.Oscar2, 1.Delucena1) was born on 25 Apr 1915 in Santa Ana, Orange, California; died on 24 Sep 1999 in Newport Beach, Orange, California.

    Family/Spouse: Woodside Vance Monegan. Woodside was born on 14 Jul 1915 in St Louis, St Louis, Missouri; died on 12 Aug 1953 in Irvine, Orange, California; was buried on 15 Aug 1953 in Fairhaven Memorial Park, Santa Ana, Orange, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Family/Spouse: Marvin Milton Rohrs. Marvin was born on 15 Jul 1912 in Santa Ana, Orange, California; died on 22 Mar 2008 in Newport Beach, Orange, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



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