Backus Family History
A Genealogical History of the Backus Family and it's Branches |
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1. | Job Backus was born on 10 Feb 1784 in Lee, Berkshire, Massachusetts; died on 27 Jul 1857 in Groton, Tompkins, New York; was buried on 29 Jul 1857 in East Groton Cemetery, Groton, Tompkins, New York. Job married Celia Bradley on 3 Oct 1805 in Lee, Berkshire, Massachusetts. Celia was born on 16 Sep 1786 in Lee, Berkshire, Massachusetts; died on 24 Feb 1858 in Groton, Tompkins, New York; was buried on 26 Feb 1858 in East Groton Cemetery, Groton, Tompkins, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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2. | Dr. Cyrus Backus (1.Job1) was born on 16 Aug 1812 in Locke, Cayuga, New York; died on 1 Feb 1886 in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan; was buried on 3 Feb 1886 in Forest Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan. Cyrus married Dorliska Kellogg on 19 Dec 1839. Dorliska was born on 17 Jan 1816 in Kelloggsville, Cayuga, New York; died on 1 Feb 1870 in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan; was buried on 3 Feb 1870 in Forest Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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3. | Charles J. Backus (1.Job1) was born about 1814 in New York; died on 7 Apr 1898 in Groton, Tompkins, New York; was buried on 9 Apr 1898 in Groton Rural Cemetery, Groton, Tompkins, New York. Charles married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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4. | Malinda Backus (1.Job1) was born about 1816 in New York; died about 1896. Malinda married Edward Thomas about 1833. Edward was born about 1810 in New York; died about 1884. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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5. | Charles Kellogg Backus (2.Cyrus2, 1.Job1) was born on 10 Sep 1843 in Troy, Rensselaer, New York; died on 22 Jul 1894 in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts; was buried on 25 Jul 1894 in Woodmere Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan. Charles married Evelyn "Eva" Standish on 5 Feb 1874 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan. Evelyn was born on 28 Jul 1847 in Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan; died on 28 Jul 1932 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; was buried on 30 Jul 1932 in Woodmere Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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6. | Mary Esther "Mollie" Backus (2.Cyrus2, 1.Job1) was born on 11 Nov 1845 in Cortlandt Twp, Westchester, New York; died on 10 Feb 1887 in McGregor, Clayton, Iowa; was buried on 18 Feb 1887 in Forest Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan. |
7. | Adelle Amy Backus (3.Charles2, 1.Job1) was born on 4 Aug 1845 in Groton, Tompkins, New York; died on 21 Feb 1860 in Groton, Tompkins, New York; was buried on 23 Feb 1860 in East Groton Cemetery, Groton, Tompkins, New York. |
8. | Hiram Bennett Backus (3.Charles2, 1.Job1) was born on 23 Dec 1847 in Groton, Tompkins, New York; died on 24 May 1936 in Silver Spring, Montgomery, Maryland; was buried on 28 May 1936 in Groton Rural Cemetery, Groton, Tompkins, New York. Hiram married Jane A. "Jennie" Smith about 1874. Jane was born in Nov 1848 in Summer Hill, Cayuga, New York; died on 3 May 1936 in Silver Spring, Montgomery, Maryland; was buried on 7 May 1936 in Groton Rural Cemetery, Groton, Tompkins, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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9. | Cyrus Backus (3.Charles2, 1.Job1) was born about 1851 in Groton, Tompkins, New York; died on Yes, date unknown in Groton, Tompkins, New York. |
10. | Charles Dorr Backus (3.Charles2, 1.Job1) was born in Mar 1854 in Groton, Tompkins, New York; died on 14 Feb 1912 in Groton, Tompkins, New York; was buried on 17 Feb 1912 in Groton Rural Cemetery, Groton, Tompkins, New York. Charles married Mary A. Ulshoefer in Feb 1887 in Cortland, Cortland, New York. Mary was born on 5 Sep 1860 in Vestal, Broome, New York; died on 29 Oct 1915 in Groton, Tompkins, New York; was buried on 1 Nov 1915 in Groton Rural Cemetery, Groton, Tompkins, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
11. | Myron F. Thomas (4.Malinda2, 1.Job1) was born about 1835 in New York. |
12. | Cyrus B. Thomas (4.Malinda2, 1.Job1) was born about 1838 in New York. |
13. | Mary Thomas (4.Malinda2, 1.Job1) was born about 1858 in New York. |
14. | Standish Backus, Sr. (5.Charles3, 2.Cyrus2, 1.Job1) was born on 12 Jan 1875 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; died on 13 Jul 1943 in Mamaroneck, Westchester, New York; was buried on 16 Jul 1943 in Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan. Standish married Lotta Estelle Boyer on 16 Jan 1907 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan. Lotta (daughter of Joseph Boyer, Sr. and Clara Ann Libby) was born on 19 May 1884 in St Louis, St Louis, Missouri; died on 31 Mar 1966 in Grosse Pointe Shores, Wayne, Michigan; was buried on 3 Apr 1966 in Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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15. | Cyrus Day Backus (8.Hiram3, 3.Charles2, 1.Job1) was born on 13 Feb 1875 in Groton, Tompkins, New York; died on 3 Aug 1951 in Silver Spring, Montgomery, Maryland; was buried on 6 Aug 1951 in Groton Rural Cemetery, Groton, Tompkins, New York. Cyrus married Clara N. Rodgers Stewart on 1 Sep 1909 in District of Columbia, District of Columbia. Clara was born in May 1875 in Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana; died on 3 Mar 1954 in Silver Spring, Montgomery, Maryland; was buried on 6 Mar 1954 in Groton Rural Cemetery, Groton, Tompkins, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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16. | Genevieve Backus (8.Hiram3, 3.Charles2, 1.Job1) was born on 5 Oct 1878 in Groton, Tompkins, New York; died in Sep 1968 in Saint Johns County, Florida. Genevieve married Lynn Everett Jennison about 1955. Lynn was born on 5 Oct 1878 in Groton, Tompkins, New York; died in Jun 1967 in Duval County, Florida. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |