Backus Family History
A Genealogical History of the Backus Family and it's Branches |
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1. | Lydia Backus was born on 15 Jan 1695 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut; died on 12 Mar 1750 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut; was buried on 14 Mar 1750 in Windham Center Cemetery, Windham, Windham, Connecticut. Lydia married LT Col. Thomas Dyer on 24 Oct 1717 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut. Thomas (son of Capt. Joseph Dyer and Hannah Baxter) was born on 15 Apr 1694 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts; died on 27 May 1766 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut; was buried on 29 May 1766 in Windham Center Cemetery, Windham, Windham, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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2. | Mary Dyer (1.Lydia1) was born on 31 Jan 1718 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut; died on 27 May 1802 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut; was buried on 29 May 1802 in Windham Center Cemetery, Windham, Windham, Connecticut. Family/Spouse: Rev. Stephen White. Stephen was born on 8 Jun 1718 in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut ; died on 9 Jan 1794 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut; was buried on 11 Jan 1794 in Windham Center Cemetery, Windham, Windham, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
3. | Eliphalet Dyer (1.Lydia1) was born on 14 Sep 1721 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut; died on 23 May 1807 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut; was buried on 25 May 1807 in Windham Center Cemetery, Windham, Windham, Connecticut. Eliphalet married Huldah Bowen on 9 May 1745 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut. Huldah was born on 6 Oct 1729 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island; died on 22 Feb 1800 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut; was buried on 24 Feb 1800 in Windham Center Cemetery, Windham, Windham, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
4. | Lydia Dyer (1.Lydia1) was born on 12 Jul 1724 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut; died on 3 Jul 1790 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut; was buried on 5 Jul 1790 in Windham Center Cemetery, Windham, Windham, Connecticut. Lydia married Samuel Gray on 7 Nov 1742 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut. Samuel was born on 6 Apr 1721 in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut; died on 3 Aug 1787 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut; was buried on 5 Aug 1787 in Windham Center Cemetery, Windham, Windham, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
5. | Eunice Dyer (1.Lydia1) was born on 5 May 1727 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut; died on 25 Oct 1751 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut. Eunice married Ebenezer Backus, Sr. on 2 May 1745 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut. Ebenezer (son of Joseph Backus, Sr. and Elizabeth Huntington) was born on 30 Mar 1712 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut; died on 4 Nov 1768 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut; was buried on 6 Nov 1768 in Old Norwichtown Cemetery, Norwich, New London, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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6. | Eunice Backus (5.Eunice2, 1.Lydia1) was born on 26 May 1746 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut; died on 5 Nov 1746 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut. |
7. | Ebenezer Backus, Jr. (5.Eunice2, 1.Lydia1) was born on 17 Aug 1747 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut; died on 21 Jan 1843 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut; was buried on 23 Jan 1843 in Windham Center Cemetery, Windham, Windham, Connecticut. Ebenezer married Elizabeth Fitch on 7 Jan 1767 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut. Elizabeth (daughter of Col. Eleazer Fitch and Amy Bowen) was born on 12 Feb 1749 in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut ; died on 28 Jan 1827 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut; was buried on 30 Jan 1827 in Grove Street Cemetery, New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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8. | Eunice Backus (5.Eunice2, 1.Lydia1) was born on 2 Aug 1749 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut; died on 3 Feb 1826 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut. Eunice married Jonathan Trumbull, Jr. on 24 Dec 1767. Jonathan (son of Gov. Jonathan Trumbull, Sr. and Faith Robinson) was born on 26 Mar 1740 in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut ; died on 7 Aug 1809 in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut ; was buried on 9 Aug 1809 in Old Cemetery, Lebanon, New London, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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9. | Sarah Backus (5.Eunice2, 1.Lydia1) was born on 17 Oct 1750 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut; died about 1759 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut; was buried in 1759 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut. |
10. | Roger Backus (5.Eunice2, 1.Lydia1) was born on 5 Oct 1751 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut; died about 1754 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut. |
11. | Eunice Backus (7.Ebenezer3, 5.Eunice2, 1.Lydia1) was born on 5 May 1768 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut; died on 12 Jun 1799 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut. Family/Spouse: William L. Hart. William was born on Yes, date unknown; died on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
12. | Eleazer Fitch Backus (7.Ebenezer3, 5.Eunice2, 1.Lydia1) was born on 13 Jan 1770 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut; died on 22 Jan 1859 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; was buried on 25 Jan 1859 in Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Eleazer married Harriet Whiting in Sep 1803. Harriet (daughter of Col. William Bradford Whiting and Amy Lathrop) was born on 14 Sep 1779 in Canaan, Columbia, New York; died on 13 Jul 1804 in Albany, Albany, New York; was buried on 15 Jul 1804 in Canaan Cemetery, Canaan, Columbia, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Eleazer married Elizabeth Chester on 8 Jun 1807 in Albany, Albany, New York. Elizabeth (daughter of Col. John Chester and Elizabeth Huntington) was born on 10 Nov 1774 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut; died on 14 Aug 1847 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; was buried on 16 Aug 1847 in Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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13. | Elizabeth Backus (7.Ebenezer3, 5.Eunice2, 1.Lydia1) was born on 22 Mar 1775 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut; died on Yes, date unknown. |
14. | Alexander Backus (7.Ebenezer3, 5.Eunice2, 1.Lydia1) was born on 5 May 1777 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut; died on 9 Sep 1795 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut. |
15. | Elizabeth "Betsey" Backus (7.Ebenezer3, 5.Eunice2, 1.Lydia1) was born on 26 Apr 1780 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut; died on 5 Nov 1813 in Troy, Rensselaer, New York. Elizabeth married John Converse on 3 Sep 1796 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut. John was born on 7 Aug 1774 in Brimfield, Hampden, Massachusetts; died on 10 Dec 1831 in Troy, Rensselaer, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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16. | George Douglas Backus (7.Ebenezer3, 5.Eunice2, 1.Lydia1) was born on 23 Apr 1780 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut; died about 1829 in Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia. George married Dorothea A. "Dolly" Chappell on 14 Oct 1809 in Prince Edward County, Virginia. Dorothea was born about 1798 in Amelia County, Virginia; died about 1874 in Botetourt County, Virginia; was buried in 1874 in Melrose Cemetery, Bessemer, Botetourt, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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17. | Benjamin Backus (7.Ebenezer3, 5.Eunice2, 1.Lydia1) was born on 5 Aug 1781 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut; died on Yes, date unknown. Family/Spouse: Jemima Parker. Jemima was born about 1786 in Connecticut; died about 1858 in Carlton, Orleans, New York; was buried in 1858 in Kenyonville Cemetery, Kenyonville, Orleans, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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18. | Lydia Backus (7.Ebenezer3, 5.Eunice2, 1.Lydia1) was born on 6 Feb 1785 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut; died on 1 Dec 1832 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut; was buried on 3 Dec 1932 in Grove Street Cemetery, New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut. Lydia married Nathan Whiting on 21 Oct 1801 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut. Nathan (son of Col. William Bradford Whiting and Amy Lathrop) was born on 16 May 1772 in Canaan, Columbia, New York; died on 19 Feb 1848 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut; was buried on 21 Feb 1848 in Grove Street Cemetery, New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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19. | Julia Seymour Backus (7.Ebenezer3, 5.Eunice2, 1.Lydia1) was born on 30 Apr 1786 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut; died about 1867 in New York; was buried in 1867 in Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, Albany, New York. Julia married Ebenezer Jones on 16 Oct 1807 in Albany, Albany, New York. Ebenezer was born on 17 Jan 1788 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut; died in Apr 1814 in Troy, Rensselaer, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] Julia married Hon. Samuel Cheever on 30 Jun 1818 in New York. Samuel was born on 22 Nov 1787 in North Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts; died on 25 Sep 1874 in Waterford, Saratoga, New York; was buried on 28 Sep 1874 in Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, Albany, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
20. | Charlotte Backus (7.Ebenezer3, 5.Eunice2, 1.Lydia1) was born on 14 Feb 1790 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut; died on 3 Dec 1818 in Canaan, Columbia, New York. Charlotte married Nathaniel Edgerton on 24 Jun 1807 in Canaan, Columbia, New York. Nathaniel was born on 16 Mar 1778 in Salisbury, Litchfield, Connecticut; died on 27 Dec 1842 in Plain City, Madison, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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21. | Jonathan Trumbull, III (8.Eunice3, 5.Eunice2, 1.Lydia1) was born on 24 Dec 1767 in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut ; died on 13 Jan 1768 in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut ; was buried on 15 Jan 1768 in Old Cemetery, Lebanon, New London, Connecticut. |
22. | Faith Trumbull (8.Eunice3, 5.Eunice2, 1.Lydia1) was born on 1 Feb 1769 in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut ; died on Yes, date unknown. |
23. | Mary Trumbull (8.Eunice3, 5.Eunice2, 1.Lydia1) was born on 27 Dec 1777 in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut ; died on Yes, date unknown. |
24. | Harriet Trumbull (8.Eunice3, 5.Eunice2, 1.Lydia1) was born on 2 Sep 1783 in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut ; died on 18 Jan 1850 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut. |
25. | Maria Trumbull (8.Eunice3, 5.Eunice2, 1.Lydia1) was born on 14 Feb 1785 in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut ; died on Yes, date unknown. |