Backus Family History
A Genealogical History of the Backus Family and it's Branches |
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1. | Asenath Unknown was born on Yes, date unknown; died on Yes, date unknown. Family/Spouse: Simeon Backus. Simeon was born about 1786 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts; died on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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2. | John Jarvis Backus (1.Asenath1) was born on 27 Apr 1804 in Newtown, Barnstable, Massachusetts; died on 8 Feb 1891 in Barnstable County, Massachusetts; was buried on 10 Feb 1891 in Marstons Mills Cemetery, Marstons Mills, Barnstable, Massachusetts. John married Christina Jones on 29 Jan 1829 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts. Christina was born on 28 May 1807 in Barnstable County, Massachusetts; died on 23 Aug 1859 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts; was buried on 25 Aug 1859 in Marstons Mills Cemetery, Marstons Mills, Barnstable, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
John married Sarah D. Bearse on 14 Apr 1867 in Barnstable County, Massachusetts. Sarah was born about 1814 in Hyannis, Barnstable, Massachusetts; died on 3 Mar 1870 in Barnstable County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
3. | Simeon L. Backus (2.John2, 1.Asenath1) was born on 1 Nov 1829 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts; died on 20 Oct 1865; was buried in Hillside Cemetery, Osterville, Barnstable, Massachusetts. Family/Spouse: Tryphosa Crosby. Tryphosa was born about 1831 in Massachusetts; died on 17 Jun 1863 in Massachusetts; was buried on 19 Jun 1863 in Hillside Cemetery, Osterville, Barnstable, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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4. | Asenath Backus (2.John2, 1.Asenath1) was born on 5 Aug 1832 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts; died on 10 Feb 1892 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts; was buried on 12 Feb 1892 in Hillside Cemetery, Osterville, Barnstable, Massachusetts. Asenath married Josiah A. Ames, Jr. on 1 Jun 1856 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts. Josiah (son of Josiah Ames and Abigail H. Parker) was born on 11 Jun 1827 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts; died on 2 Feb 1900 in Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts; was buried on 5 Feb 1900 in Hillside Cemetery, Osterville, Barnstable, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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5. | Lucy Ann Backus (2.John2, 1.Asenath1) was born on 27 Aug 1835 in Barnstable County, Massachusetts; died on 21 Jun 1921 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts; was buried on 24 Jun 1921 in Hillside Cemetery, Osterville, Barnstable, Massachusetts. Lucy married Horace Stoughton Crosby on 1 Jan 1852 in Osterville, Barnstable, Massachusetts. Horace was born on 23 Feb 1826 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts; died on 12 Jun 1894 in Osterville, Barnstable, Massachusetts; was buried on 14 Jun 1894 in Hillside Cemetery, Osterville, Barnstable, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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6. | Helen M. Backus (2.John2, 1.Asenath1) was born on 4 Jul 1838 in Barnstable County, Massachusetts; died on 2 Mar 1878 in Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts; was buried on 4 Mar 1878 in Marstons Mills Cemetery, Marstons Mills, Barnstable, Massachusetts. |
7. | Susan A. Backus (2.John2, 1.Asenath1) was born on 4 Aug 1840 in Barnstable County, Massachusetts; died on Yes, date unknown. |
8. | John J. Backus (2.John2, 1.Asenath1) was born on 25 Apr 1844 in Barnstable County, Massachusetts; died on 7 Dec 1890 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts. |
9. | Josiah Backus (2.John2, 1.Asenath1) was born on 21 Jan 1849 in Barnstable County, Massachusetts; died on Yes, date unknown. |
10. | Alton H. Backus (3.Simeon3, 2.John2, 1.Asenath1) was born on 10 Feb 1856 in Osterville, Barnstable, Massachusetts ; died on 30 Jul 1894 in Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Alton married Annie E. Morse on 3 Apr 1884 in Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Annie was born about 1857 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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11. | Gilbert Irving Backus (3.Simeon3, 2.John2, 1.Asenath1) was born on 25 Aug 1859 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts; died on 1 Jun 1867 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts; was buried on 3 Jun 1867 in Hillside Cemetery, Osterville, Barnstable, Massachusetts. |
12. | Minnie Augusta Backus (3.Simeon3, 2.John2, 1.Asenath1) was born on 28 Apr 1861 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts; died on 26 May 1867 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts; was buried on 28 May 1867 in Hillside Cemetery, Osterville, Barnstable, Massachusetts. |
13. | Edith M. Ames (4.Asenath3, 2.John2, 1.Asenath1) was born on 6 Mar 1866 in Barnstable County, Massachusetts; died on Yes, date unknown. Edith married Joseph C. Crosby on 28 Apr 1892 in Barnstable County, Massachusetts. Joseph (son of Horace Stoughton Crosby and Lucy Ann Backus) was born in Jan 1860 in Massachusetts; died on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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14. | Herbert Francis Crosby (5.Lucy3, 2.John2, 1.Asenath1) was born about 1853 in Osterville, Barnstable, Massachusetts; died on 31 Jul 1936 in Osterville, Barnstable, Massachusetts. Herbert married Sarah Helen West on 11 Feb 1871 in Barnstable County, Massachusetts. Sarah was born in Jan 1856 in Massachusetts; died on 5 Oct 1920 in Osterville, Barnstable, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
15. | Wilton Crosby (5.Lucy3, 2.John2, 1.Asenath1) was born in Jan 1856 in Osterville, Barnstable, Massachusetts; died on 10 May 1935 in Osterville, Barnstable, Massachusetts. Family/Spouse: Almira P. "Myra" Baker. Almira (daughter of Alvin Baker and Delana West) was born on 22 Nov 1857 in Osterville, Barnstable, Massachusetts; died on 25 Jan 1926 in Osterville, Barnstable, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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16. | Myra P. Crosby (5.Lucy3, 2.John2, 1.Asenath1) was born about 1857 in Osterville, Barnstable, Massachusetts; died on Yes, date unknown. |
17. | Joseph C. Crosby (5.Lucy3, 2.John2, 1.Asenath1) was born in Jan 1860 in Massachusetts; died on Yes, date unknown. Joseph married Rosa P. Lovell on 12 Dec 1883 in Barnstable County, Massachusetts. Rosa was born on Yes, date unknown; died on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] Joseph married Edith M. Ames on 28 Apr 1892 in Barnstable County, Massachusetts. Edith (daughter of Josiah A. Ames, Jr. and Asenath Backus) was born on 6 Mar 1866 in Barnstable County, Massachusetts; died on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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