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Rev. Jay Spicer Backus

Rev. Jay Spicer Backus

Male 1810 - 1879  (69 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.   Rev. Jay Spicer Backus Rev. Jay Spicer Backus was born on 17 Feb 1810 in Granville, Washington, New York; died on 3 Jul 1879 in Groton, Tompkins, New York; was buried on 5 Jul 1879 in Groton Rural Cemetery, Groton, Tompkins, New York.

    Jay married Mercy Williams about 1836 in Groton, Tompkins, New York. Mercy was born on 17 Jan 1812 in New York; died on 15 May 1886 in New York City, New York, New York; was buried on 17 May 1886 in Groton Rural Cemetery, Groton, Tompkins, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Rhoda Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1836 in New York; died on Yes, date unknown.
    2. 3. Truman Jay Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 11 Feb 1842 in Locke, Cayuga, New York; died on 25 Mar 1908 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York; was buried on 28 Mar 1908 in Oakwood Cemetery, Syracuse, Onondaga, New York.
    3. 4. Irene S. Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1852 in Groton, Tompkins, New York; died on 2 Sep 1902 in Manhattan, New York, New York; was buried on 5 Sep 1902 in Groton Rural Cemetery, Groton, Tompkins, New York.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.   Rhoda Backus Descendancy chart to this point (1.Jay1) was born about 1836 in New York; died on Yes, date unknown.

  2. 3.   Truman Jay Backus Truman Jay Backus Descendancy chart to this point (1.Jay1) was born on 11 Feb 1842 in Locke, Cayuga, New York; died on 25 Mar 1908 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York; was buried on 28 Mar 1908 in Oakwood Cemetery, Syracuse, Onondaga, New York.

    Truman married Sarah Christina Glass about 1866 in Syracuse, Onondaga, New York. Sarah was born on 18 Apr 1840 in Van Buren, Onondaga, New York; died on 26 Jun 1882 in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess, New York; was buried on 28 Jun 1882 in Oakwood Cemetery, Syracuse, Onondaga, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 5. Raymond Bishop Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 Jul 1867 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York; died on 3 Feb 1932 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York; was buried on 6 Feb 1932 in Fresh Pond Crematory and Columbarium, Middle Village, Queens, New York.
    2. 6. Bertha B. Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 Dec 1872 in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess, New York; died on 26 Feb 1955 in Port Chester, Westchester, New York.
    3. 7. Grosvenor Hyde Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 5 May 1874 in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess, New York; died on 19 Nov 1948 in Belmont, Middlesex, Massachusetts; was buried on 22 Nov 1948 in Dublin Town Cemetery, Dublin, Cheshire, New Hampshire.
    4. 8. Rev. Alexander Hamilton Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 20 Sep 1876 in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess, New York; died on 1 May 1937 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; was buried on 4 May 1937 in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Los Angeles, California.

    Truman married Helen Cornelia Hiscock on 16 Jul 1883 in Syracuse, Onondaga, New York. Helen was born on 28 May 1852 in Tully, Onondaga, New York; died on 8 Jan 1906 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York; was buried on 11 Jan 1906 in Oakwood Cemetery, Syracuse, Onondaga, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 4.   Irene S. Backus Descendancy chart to this point (1.Jay1) was born about 1852 in Groton, Tompkins, New York; died on 2 Sep 1902 in Manhattan, New York, New York; was buried on 5 Sep 1902 in Groton Rural Cemetery, Groton, Tompkins, New York.

    Irene married Dr. Abram Wilbur Jackson on 7 Dec 1886 in Kings County, New York. Abram was born on 31 Jan 1848 in New York City, New York, New York; died on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



Generation: 3

  1. 5.   Raymond Bishop Backus Descendancy chart to this point (3.Truman2, 1.Jay1) was born on 13 Jul 1867 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York; died on 3 Feb 1932 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York; was buried on 6 Feb 1932 in Fresh Pond Crematory and Columbarium, Middle Village, Queens, New York.

    Raymond married Mary E. Kountz on 18 Oct 1893 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania. Mary (daughter of Capt. William J. Kountz, Sr. and Penina W. "Pauline" Weaver) was born in Jul 1861 in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania; died on 11 Feb 1920 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York; was buried on 14 Feb 1920 in Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 6.   Bertha B. Backus Descendancy chart to this point (3.Truman2, 1.Jay1) was born on 8 Dec 1872 in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess, New York; died on 26 Feb 1955 in Port Chester, Westchester, New York.

    Bertha married Roscoe Conkling Ensign Brown on 11 Feb 1897 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York. Roscoe was born on 23 Aug 1867 in Scottsville, Monroe, New York; died on 13 Dec 1946 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York; was buried on 16 Dec 1946 in Fresh Pond Crematory and Columbarium, Middle Village, Queens, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 9. Grosvenor Brown  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 Jun 1898 in Manhattan, New York, New York; died on 5 Feb 1900 in Manhattan, New York, New York.
    2. 10. Helen Ensign Brown  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 Jun 1900 in Manhattan, New York, New York; died on 3 Feb 1991 in Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina.
    3. 11. Elizabeth Grosvenor Brown  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 4 Aug 1901 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York; died in Mar 1993 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina.
    4. 12. Lawrence Roscoe Brown  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 Sep 1903 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut; died on 31 Mar 1986 in Burlington, Chittenden, Vermont.
    5. 13. Truman Backus Brown  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 11 Oct 1906 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York; died on 19 Mar 1999 in Naples, Collier, Florida.
    6. 14. Mary Stanley Brown  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 14 Aug 1908 in Watermill, Suffolk, New York; died on 26 Jul 1976 in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts.
    7. 15. Bertha Raymond Brown  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Sep 1911 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York; died on 20 Feb 1929 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York.

  3. 7.   Grosvenor Hyde Backus Descendancy chart to this point (3.Truman2, 1.Jay1) was born on 5 May 1874 in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess, New York; died on 19 Nov 1948 in Belmont, Middlesex, Massachusetts; was buried on 22 Nov 1948 in Dublin Town Cemetery, Dublin, Cheshire, New Hampshire.

    Grosvenor married Susan Emily Foote on 30 Jun 1904 in Port Henry, Essex, New York. Susan was born on 31 Mar 1874 in Port Henry, Essex, New York; died on 28 Apr 1915 in Englewood, Bergen, New Jersey; was buried on 30 Apr 1915 in Union Cemetery, Port Henry, Essex, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 16. Wallace Truman Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 4 Jan 1907 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York; died in Aug 1981 in Honolulu, Honolulu, Hawaii.

    Grosvenor married Josepha Neilson "Josefa" Crosby on 20 Jun 1916 in Englewood, Bergen, New Jersey. Josepha was born on 13 Oct 1875 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York; died on 31 Aug 1959 in Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia; was buried on 3 Sep 1959 in Dublin Town Cemetery, Dublin, Cheshire, New Hampshire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 8.   Rev. Alexander Hamilton Backus Descendancy chart to this point (3.Truman2, 1.Jay1) was born on 20 Sep 1876 in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess, New York; died on 1 May 1937 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; was buried on 4 May 1937 in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Los Angeles, California.

    Alexander married Marie Louise Juliette Blattes on 18 Sep 1919 in Marseilles, Bouches-Du-Rhone, France. Marie was born on 2 Jul 1900 in France; died on 20 Mar 1922 in Vence, France; was buried on 23 Mar 1922 in Cimetière de La Sine, Vence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 17. Mary Christine Frances Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 9 Jul 1920 in Marseilles, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France; died on Yes, date unknown in California.

    Alexander married Mina Emily Litzenberger about 1925. Mina was born on 21 May 1891 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York; died on 16 Jan 1967 in Los Angeles County, California; was buried on 19 Jan 1967 in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Los Angeles, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 18. Raymonde Caroline Helen Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 21 Jan 1926 in Mont Boron, Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France; died on 17 May 1993 in Albuquerque, Bernalillo, New Mexico; was buried on 21 May 1993 in Santa Fe National Cemetery, Santa Fe, Santa Fe, New Mexico.


Generation: 4

  1. 9.   Grosvenor Brown Descendancy chart to this point (6.Bertha3, 3.Truman2, 1.Jay1) was born on 24 Jun 1898 in Manhattan, New York, New York; died on 5 Feb 1900 in Manhattan, New York, New York.

  2. 10.   Helen Ensign Brown Descendancy chart to this point (6.Bertha3, 3.Truman2, 1.Jay1) was born on 17 Jun 1900 in Manhattan, New York, New York; died on 3 Feb 1991 in Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina.

    Helen married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 19. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 20. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 21. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  3. 11.   Elizabeth Grosvenor Brown Descendancy chart to this point (6.Bertha3, 3.Truman2, 1.Jay1) was born on 4 Aug 1901 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York; died in Mar 1993 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina.

    Elizabeth married Lyndon Baldwin Hardwick on 3 Sep 1934. Lyndon was born on 3 Dec 1889 in Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts; died in Jan 1963 in Hillsborough County, Florida. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Elizabeth married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 12.   Lawrence Roscoe Brown Descendancy chart to this point (6.Bertha3, 3.Truman2, 1.Jay1) was born on 1 Sep 1903 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut; died on 31 Mar 1986 in Burlington, Chittenden, Vermont.

    Lawrence married Anne E. Schmidt on 15 Aug 1927 in Manhattan, New York, New York. Anne was born about 1900 in Ohio; died on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Lawrence married Ruth Enola Ressler on 13 Nov 1970 in Burlington, Chittenden, Vermont. Ruth was born on 29 Sep 1910 in Missoula, Missoula, Montana; died on 27 Oct 1993 in Burlington, Chittenden, Vermont. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 13.   Truman Backus Brown Descendancy chart to this point (6.Bertha3, 3.Truman2, 1.Jay1) was born on 11 Oct 1906 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York; died on 19 Mar 1999 in Naples, Collier, Florida.

    Truman married Constance Ruskin Towner about 1935. Constance was born on 1 Sep 1909 in Albany, Albany, New York; died on 11 May 1987 in Naples, Collier, Florida. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Truman married Barbara Gorman Cauchois on 28 Mar 1989 in Collier County, Florida. Barbara was born on Yes, date unknown; died on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 14.   Mary Stanley Brown Descendancy chart to this point (6.Bertha3, 3.Truman2, 1.Jay1) was born on 14 Aug 1908 in Watermill, Suffolk, New York; died on 26 Jul 1976 in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts.

    Mary married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  7. 15.   Bertha Raymond Brown Descendancy chart to this point (6.Bertha3, 3.Truman2, 1.Jay1) was born on 12 Sep 1911 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York; died on 20 Feb 1929 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York.

  8. 16.   Wallace Truman Backus Descendancy chart to this point (7.Grosvenor3, 3.Truman2, 1.Jay1) was born on 4 Jan 1907 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York; died in Aug 1981 in Honolulu, Honolulu, Hawaii.

    Wallace married Rosina Dowker Malpass on 11 Apr 1931 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and was divorced on 15 Aug 1941. Rosina was born on 8 Jan 1909 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; died on 21 May 2007 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; was buried on 24 May 2007 in West Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Montgomery, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

  9. 17.   Mary Christine Frances Backus Descendancy chart to this point (8.Alexander3, 3.Truman2, 1.Jay1) was born on 9 Jul 1920 in Marseilles, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France; died on Yes, date unknown in California.

    Mary married Max Oppenheimer, Jr. on 16 Oct 1942 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California. Max was born on 27 Jul 1917 in New York City, New York, New York; died on Yes, date unknown in California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  10. 18.   Raymonde Caroline Helen Backus Descendancy chart to this point (8.Alexander3, 3.Truman2, 1.Jay1) was born on 21 Jan 1926 in Mont Boron, Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France; died on 17 May 1993 in Albuquerque, Bernalillo, New Mexico; was buried on 21 May 1993 in Santa Fe National Cemetery, Santa Fe, Santa Fe, New Mexico.

    Raymonde married Landis Theodore Diedrich on 20 Sep 1952 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. Landis was born on 10 Oct 1910 in Sterling, Johnson, Nebraska; died on 11 Jan 1984 in Albuquerque, Bernalillo, New Mexico; was buried on 16 Jan 1984 in Santa Fe National Cemetery, Santa Fe, Santa Fe, New Mexico. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 23. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 24. Living  Descendancy chart to this point


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