Backus Family History
A Genealogical History of the Backus Family and it's Branches |
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1. | Silence White was born on 7 Jul 1786 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts; died on 9 Jan 1855 in Springfield, Windsor, Vermont; was buried on 11 Jan 1855 in Pine Grove Cemetery, North Springfield, Windsor, Vermont. Silence married Davis Griswold on 11 Apr 1804 in Charlestown, Sullivan, New Hampshire. Davis (son of John Griswold, II and Abigail Williams) was born on 23 Sep 1777 in Springfield, Windsor, Vermont; died on 1 Jan 1831 in Springfield, Windsor, Vermont; was buried on 3 Jan 1831 in Pine Grove Cemetery, North Springfield, Windsor, Vermont. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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2. | Cynthia Griswold (1.Silence1) was born on 2 Apr 1805 in Weathersfield, Windsor, Vermont; died on 19 Aug 1878 in Fayston, Washington, Vermont; was buried on 21 Aug 1878 in Irasville Cemetery, Waitsfield, Washington, Vermont. Cynthia married Sebray Lockwood on 16 Feb 1826 in Weathersfield, Windsor, Vermont. Sebray (son of Amos Lockwood and Elizabeth "Betsey" Lee) was born on 19 Nov 1799 in Springfield, Windsor, Vermont; died on 18 Sep 1828 in Springfield, Windsor, Vermont; was buried on 20 Sep 1828 in Pine Grove Cemetery, North Springfield, Windsor, Vermont. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Cynthia married George Washington Benton on 5 Apr 1830 in Winhall, Bennington, Vermont. George (son of George Benton and Angeline Unknown) was born on 11 Dec 1799 in Massachusetts; died on 7 Aug 1879 in Fayston, Washington, Vermont; was buried on 9 Aug 1879 in Irasville Cemetery, Waitsfield, Washington, Vermont. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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3. | Luke Griswold (1.Silence1) was born on 5 Dec 1806 in Weathersfield, Windsor, Vermont; died on 6 Dec 1806 in Weathersfield, Windsor, Vermont; was buried on 8 Dec 1806 in Pine Grove Cemetery, North Springfield, Windsor, Vermont. |
4. | Harriet Griswold (1.Silence1) was born on 17 Jan 1808 in Weathersfield, Windsor, Vermont; died on 25 Apr 1888 in Reading, Windsor, Vermont. Harriet married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
5. | Clarisa Griswold (1.Silence1) was born on 19 Sep 1809 in Weathersfield, Windsor, Vermont; died in Apr 1870 in Alden, Erie, New York. Clarisa married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
6. | Fanny Griswold (1.Silence1) was born on 10 Oct 1811 in Weathersfield, Windsor, Vermont; died on 26 Dec 1825 in Weathersfield, Windsor, Vermont; was buried on 28 Dec 1825 in Pine Grove Cemetery, North Springfield, Windsor, Vermont. |
7. | Adeline Griswold (1.Silence1) was born on 7 Jul 1813 in Weathersfield, Windsor, Vermont; died on Yes, date unknown. |
8. | Caroline Griswold (1.Silence1) was born on 7 May 1816 in Weathersfield, Windsor, Vermont; died on Yes, date unknown. |
9. | Sarah B. Griswold (1.Silence1) was born on 22 Jan 1819 in Weathersfield, Windsor, Vermont; died on Yes, date unknown. |
10. | Infant Griswold (1.Silence1) was born on 27 Dec 1820 in Weathersfield, Windsor, Vermont; died on 28 Dec 1820 in Weathersfield, Windsor, Vermont; was buried on 30 Dec 1820 in Pine Grove Cemetery, North Springfield, Windsor, Vermont. |
11. | Edmund D. Griswold (1.Silence1) was born on 17 Dec 1822 in Weathersfield, Windsor, Vermont; died on 3 Jun 1856 in Springfield, Windsor, Vermont; was buried on 5 Jun 1856 in Pine Grove Cemetery, North Springfield, Windsor, Vermont. |
12. | Hiram Griswold (1.Silence1) was born on 19 Jan 1825 in Weathersfield, Windsor, Vermont; died on Yes, date unknown. |
13. | Eliza A. Griswold (1.Silence1) was born about 1828 in Weathersfield, Windsor, Vermont; died on 11 Jun 1849 in Springfield, Windsor, Vermont; was buried on 13 Jun 1849 in Pine Grove Cemetery, North Springfield, Windsor, Vermont. |
14. | Plina E. Lockwood (2.Cynthia2, 1.Silence1) was born on 26 Mar 1827 in Springfield, Windsor, Vermont; died on 29 May 1904 in Waitsfield, Washington, Vermont; was buried on 31 May 1904 in Irasville Cemetery, Waitsfield, Washington, Vermont. Plina married Sarah Jane Lockwood about 1849 in Vermont. Sarah (daughter of Ezekiel Lockwood and Sarah Bemis) was born on 25 Mar 1830 in Springfield, Windsor, Vermont; died on 13 Feb 1913 in Cavendish, Windsor, Vermont; was buried on 15 Feb 1913 in Irasville Cemetery, Waitsfield, Washington, Vermont. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
15. | Adaline White Benton (2.Cynthia2, 1.Silence1) was born on 13 Dec 1834 in Bennington, Bennington, Vermont; died on 18 Oct 1886 in Fayston, Washington, Vermont; was buried on 20 Oct 1886 in Irasville Cemetery, Waitsfield, Washington, Vermont. Adaline married Samuel Jackson Dana on 5 Oct 1853 in Bennington, Bennington, Vermont. Samuel (son of Samuel Dana and Calista Porter) was born on 18 May 1833 in Warren, Washington, Vermont; died on 15 Mar 1926 in Fayston, Washington, Vermont; was buried on 18 Mar 1926 in Irasville Cemetery, Waitsfield, Washington, Vermont. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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16. | Sarah Ann Benton (2.Cynthia2, 1.Silence1) was born on 3 Jun 1837 in Fayston, Washington, Vermont; died on 27 Jul 1905 in Middlesex, Washington, Vermont; was buried on 30 Jul 1905 in Middlesex Center Cemetery, Middlesex, Washington, Vermont. Sarah married Edwin Harvey Dana on 10 May 1853 in Fayston, Washington, Vermont. Edwin (son of Samuel Dana and Calista Porter) was born on 7 May 1831 in Warren, Washington, Vermont; died on 1 Nov 1928 in Hartford, Windsor, Vermont; was buried on 4 Nov 1928 in Middlesex Center Cemetery, Middlesex, Washington, Vermont. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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17. | Fanny C. Benton (2.Cynthia2, 1.Silence1) was born on 18 Apr 1840 in Fayston, Washington, Vermont; died on 20 Feb 1856 in Waitsfield, Washington, Vermont; was buried on 22 Feb 1856 in Irasville Cemetery, Waitsfield, Washington, Vermont. |
18. | Cynthia A. Benton (2.Cynthia2, 1.Silence1) was born on 7 Mar 1844 in Weathersfield, Windsor, Vermont; died on 17 Jan 1909 in Bethel, Windsor, Vermont. |
19. | Lucy A. Benton (2.Cynthia2, 1.Silence1) was born about 1847 in Weathersfield, Windsor, Vermont; died on Yes, date unknown. Lucy married David Grow Brown on 11 Aug 1877 in Fayston, Washington, Vermont, and was divorced on Yes, date unknown. David was born on 27 Apr 1850 in Warren, Washington, Vermont; died on 26 Nov 1917 in Bethel, Windsor, Vermont. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
20. | Plina Jackson Dana (15.Adaline3, 2.Cynthia2, 1.Silence1) was born on 28 Oct 1854 in Fayston, Washington, Vermont; died on 5 Oct 1918 in Waterbury, Washington, Vermont; was buried on 8 Oct 1918 in Irasville Cemetery, Waitsfield, Washington, Vermont. Family/Spouse: Martha Ann Willey. Martha was born on 4 Feb 1861 in Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died on 19 May 1895 in Fayston, Washington, Vermont; was buried on 21 May 1895 in Irasville Cemetery, Waitsfield, Washington, Vermont. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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21. | Clarence Warner Dana (15.Adaline3, 2.Cynthia2, 1.Silence1) was born on 11 Dec 1856 in Fayston, Washington, Vermont; died on 6 Sep 1933 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts; was buried on 8 Sep 1933 in Edson Cemetery, Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Clarence married Melville G. "Mellie" Patterson on 25 Oct 1882 in Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Melville was born in Oct 1859 in Massachusetts; died on 31 Mar 1938 in Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts; was buried on 2 Apr 1938 in Edson Cemetery, Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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22. | Fred Allison Dana (15.Adaline3, 2.Cynthia2, 1.Silence1) was born on 5 May 1860 in Fayston, Washington, Vermont; died on 24 Jun 1934 in Palmyra, Wayne, New York. Fred married Jennie M. Worden on 10 Nov 1888 in Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Jennie was born in Jan 1864 in Norwood, St Lawrence, New York; died on 13 May 1957 in Rochester, Monroe, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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23. | Charles Hewlett "Charlie" Dana (15.Adaline3, 2.Cynthia2, 1.Silence1) was born on 4 Nov 1861 in Fayston, Washington, Vermont; died on 11 Sep 1863 in Waitsfield, Washington, Vermont; was buried on 13 Sep 1863 in Irasville Cemetery, Waitsfield, Washington, Vermont. |
24. | Harry C. Dana (15.Adaline3, 2.Cynthia2, 1.Silence1) was born on 7 Jul 1864 in Fayston, Washington, Vermont; died on 11 Sep 1919 in Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts; was buried on 14 Sep 1919 in Westlawn Cemetery, Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Harry married Lucy Forbes on 28 Nov 1894 in Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Lucy was born on 28 Feb 1865 in Denmark, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada; died on 28 Feb 1920 in Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts; was buried in May 1920 in Westlawn Cemetery, Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
25. | Henry Walter Dana (15.Adaline3, 2.Cynthia2, 1.Silence1) was born on 27 May 1867 in Fayston, Washington, Vermont; died on 30 Apr 1930 in Waitsfield, Washington, Vermont; was buried on 2 May 1930 in Irasville Cemetery, Waitsfield, Washington, Vermont. Henry married Bertha Anne McCullough on 30 Apr 1896 in Fayston, Washington, Vermont. Bertha was born on 30 Apr 1876 in Middlesex, Washington, Vermont; died on 5 Jan 1955 in Montpelier, Washington, Vermont; was buried on 7 Jan 1955 in Irasville Cemetery, Waitsfield, Washington, Vermont. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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26. | Winfield Rich Dana (15.Adaline3, 2.Cynthia2, 1.Silence1) was born on 10 Aug 1870 in Fayston, Washington, Vermont; died on 5 Mar 1951 in Attleboro, Bristol, Massachusetts. Winfield married Ida May Shuttle on 16 Apr 1893 in Berlin, Washington, Vermont, and was divorced on 25 May 1900 in Vermont. Ida (daughter of Moses Shuttle and Fannie H. Dana) was born on 10 Apr 1875 in Middlesex, Washington, Vermont; died on 5 Apr 1961 in Barre, Washington, Vermont; was buried on 8 Apr 1961 in Green Mount Cemetery, Montpelier, Washington, Vermont. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Winfield married Annie Adams on 6 Nov 1901 in Lebanon, Grafton, New Hampshire. Annie was born about 1867 in Strafford, Orange, Vermont; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] Family/Spouse: Alberta Margaret Robinson. Alberta was born about 1880 in Vermont; died on 18 Apr 1921 in Attleboro, Bristol, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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27. | George S. Dana (16.Sarah3, 2.Cynthia2, 1.Silence1) was born on 10 Apr 1854 in Waitsfield, Washington, Vermont; died on 24 Jun 1884 in Montréal (Urban Agglomeration), Quebec, Canada; was buried on 26 Jun 1884 in Middlesex Center Cemetery, Middlesex, Washington, Vermont. George married Victoria Buttles on 9 Mar 1872 in Huntington, Chittenden, Vermont. Victoria (daughter of Charles Buttles and Mary Anna "Amy" Maynard) was born about 1849 in Monkton, Addison, Vermont; died on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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28. | Mary Adeline Dana (16.Sarah3, 2.Cynthia2, 1.Silence1) was born on 5 Oct 1857 in Warren, Washington, Vermont; died on 26 Dec 1945 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire; was buried on 28 Dec 1945 in Green Mount Cemetery, Montpelier, Washington, Vermont. Mary married William L. Washburn on 11 Jun 1877 in Montpelier, Washington, Vermont. William (son of Lorenzo Marsh Washburn and Margaret Ruth West) was born on 5 Aug 1843 in Montpelier, Washington, Vermont; died on 1 May 1884 in Montpelier, Washington, Vermont; was buried on 3 May 1884 in Green Mount Cemetery, Montpelier, Washington, Vermont. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Mary married Henry James Bagley on 11 Sep 1886 in Randolph, Orange, Vermont. Henry was born on 31 Dec 1847 in Craftsbury, Orleans, Vermont; died on 13 Sep 1921 in Randolph, Orange, Vermont; was buried on 16 Sep 1921 in Green Mount Cemetery, Montpelier, Washington, Vermont. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
29. | Edwin Steven Dana (16.Sarah3, 2.Cynthia2, 1.Silence1) was born on 16 Jun 1859 in Fayston, Washington, Vermont; died on 25 Sep 1931 in Gaysville, Windsor, Vermont; was buried on 28 Sep 1931 in Abbott Cemetery, Gaysville, Windsor, Vermont. Edwin married Ella C. Burrill on 1 Oct 1890 in Fayston, Washington, Vermont. Ella (daughter of William C. Burrill and Rosina Elizabeth Scribner) was born on 24 Oct 1861 in Middlesex, Washington, Vermont; died on 15 Jan 1946 in Stockbridge, Windsor, Vermont; was buried on 17 Jan 1946 in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Bridgewater, Windsor, Vermont. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
30. | Fannie H. Dana (16.Sarah3, 2.Cynthia2, 1.Silence1) was born on 7 Mar 1860 in Waitsfield, Washington, Vermont; died on 22 Jan 1920 in Montpelier, Washington, Vermont; was buried on 25 Jan 1920 in Green Mount Cemetery, Montpelier, Washington, Vermont. Fannie married Moses Shuttle on 7 Dec 1875 in Johnson, Lamoille, Vermont. Moses (son of Joseph Shettle and Sophia Daigle) was born on 4 Oct 1848 in Saint-Armand, Monteregie Region, Quebec, Canada; died on 25 Jan 1929 in Montpelier, Washington, Vermont; was buried on 28 Jan 1929 in Green Mount Cemetery, Montpelier, Washington, Vermont. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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31. | Ellen J. Dana (16.Sarah3, 2.Cynthia2, 1.Silence1) was born on 20 Jan 1861 in Duxbury, Washington, Vermont; died on 17 Feb 1875 in Middlesex, Washington, Vermont; was buried on 19 Feb 1875 in Middlesex Center Cemetery, Middlesex, Washington, Vermont. |
32. | Minnie C. Dana (16.Sarah3, 2.Cynthia2, 1.Silence1) was born on 29 Feb 1872 in Middlesex, Washington, Vermont; died on 23 Jan 1894 in Waitsfield, Washington, Vermont; was buried on 25 Jan 1894 in Middlesex Center Cemetery, Middlesex, Washington, Vermont. |
33. | Bertha Etta Dana (16.Sarah3, 2.Cynthia2, 1.Silence1) was born on 10 Aug 1881 in Middlesex, Washington, Vermont; died on 15 Aug 1962 in Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts; was buried on 18 Aug 1962 in Forest Hill Cemetery, Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts. Bertha married James Munroe Backus on 5 May 1897 in Washington County, Vermont, and was divorced about 1926. James (son of Henry Clay Backus and Ellen M. Johnson) was born on 24 Jan 1875 in Fayston, Washington, Vermont; died on 11 Sep 1950 in Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts; was buried on 14 Sep 1950 in Forest Hill Cemetery, Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Bertha married Joseph Wilfred Herve "Mac" Deschenes about 1927 in Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts. Joseph (son of Zoel Deschenes and Amanda Belanger) was born on 20 Jan 1896 in Greenville, Hillsborough, New Hampshire; died on 24 Nov 1952 in Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts; was buried on 26 Nov 1952 in Forest Hill Cemetery, Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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