Backus Family History
A Genealogical History of the Backus Family and it's Branches |
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1. | Richard Dana was born on 26 Jun 1700 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died on 17 May 1772 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; was buried on 19 May 1772 in Old Burying Ground, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Richard married Lydia Trowbridge on 31 May 1737 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Lydia was born about 1710 in Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died on 7 Apr 1776 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts; was buried on 9 Apr 1776 in Old Burying Ground, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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2. | Hon. Francis Dana (1.Richard1) was born on 13 Jun 1743 in Charlestown, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died on 25 Apr 1811 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts; was buried on 27 Apr 1811 in Old Burying Ground, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Francis married Elizabeth Ellery on 5 Aug 1773 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Elizabeth was born on 13 Aug 1751 in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island; died on 30 Aug 1807 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts; was buried on 2 Sep 1807 in Old Burying Ground, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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3. | Edmund Trowbridge Dana (2.Francis2, 1.Richard1) was born on 13 Jun 1774 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died on 12 Aug 1776 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts; was buried on 14 Aug 1776 in Old Burying Ground, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts. |
4. | Francis Dana, Sr. (2.Francis2, 1.Richard1) was born on 14 May 1777 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died on 28 Dec 1853 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; was buried on 31 Dec 1853 in Old Burying Ground, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Francis married Sophia Willard on 4 Aug 1802 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Sophia was born on 6 Feb 1775 in Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts; died on 25 Feb 1840 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; was buried on 27 Feb 1840 in Old Burying Ground, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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5. | Martha Remington Dana (2.Francis2, 1.Richard1) was born on 29 Sep 1784 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died on 24 Dec 1862 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; was buried on 26 Dec 1862 in Old Burying Ground, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Martha married Washington Allston on 1 Jun 1830 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Washington was born on 5 Nov 1779 in Georgetown, Georgetown, South Carolina; died on 9 Jul 1843 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts; was buried on 11 Jul 1843 in Old Burying Ground, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
6. | Richard Henry Dana, Sr. (2.Francis2, 1.Richard1) was born on 15 Nov 1787 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died on 2 Feb 1879 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; was buried on 4 Feb 1879 in Old Burying Ground, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Richard married Ruth Charlotte Smith on 8 Apr 1813 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Ruth was born on 18 Nov 1787 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts; died on 10 Feb 1822 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts; was buried on 12 Feb 1822 in Old Burying Ground, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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7. | Elizabeth Ellery Dana (2.Francis2, 1.Richard1) was born on 3 Sep 1789 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died on 20 Nov 1874 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts. |
8. | Sarah Ann Dana (2.Francis2, 1.Richard1) was born on 1 Sep 1791 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died on 6 Feb 1866 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts. |
9. | Sophia Willard Dana (4.Francis3, 2.Francis2, 1.Richard1) was born on 6 Jul 1803 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts; was christened on 17 Jul 1803 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died on 4 Feb 1861 in Manhattan, New York, New York; was buried on 6 Feb 1861 in Old Burying Ground, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Sophia married Rev. George Ripley on 22 Aug 1827 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts. George was born on 3 Oct 1802 in Greenfield, Franklin, Massachusetts; died on 4 Jul 1880 in Manhattan, New York, New York; was buried on 6 Jul 1880 in Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, Bronx, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
10. | Mary Elizabeth Dana (4.Francis3, 2.Francis2, 1.Richard1) was born on 6 May 1805 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts; was christened on 26 May 1805 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died on 21 Mar 1886 in Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts; was buried on 23 Mar 1886 in Old Burying Ground, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts. |
11. | Francis Dana, Jr. (4.Francis3, 2.Francis2, 1.Richard1) was born on 2 Dec 1806 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died on 1 Jul 1872 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts; was buried on 3 Jul 1872 in Old Burying Ground, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Francis married Isabella Hazen White on 26 Jun 1832 in Greenfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. Isabella was born on 16 Sep 1809 in Greenfield, Franklin, Massachusetts; died on 8 Sep 1886 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; was buried on 10 Sep 1886 in Old Burying Ground, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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12. | Joseph Willard Dana (4.Francis3, 2.Francis2, 1.Richard1) was born on 17 Sep 1808 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts; was christened on 16 Oct 1808 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died on 5 Dec 1830. |
13. | Ruth Charlotte Dana (6.Richard3, 2.Francis2, 1.Richard1) was born on 28 Feb 1814 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died on 23 Sep 1901 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts. |
14. | Richard Henry Dana, Jr. (6.Richard3, 2.Francis2, 1.Richard1) was born on 1 Aug 1815 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died on 6 Jan 1882 in Rome, Provincia di Roma, Lazio, Italy; was buried on 9 Jan 1882 in Campo Cestio, Rome, Provincia di Roma, Lazio, Italy. Richard married Sarah Watson on 26 Aug 1841 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut. Sarah was born on 6 May 1814 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut; died on 26 Nov 1907 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts; was buried on 28 Nov 1907 in Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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15. | Edmund Trowbridge Dana (6.Richard3, 2.Francis2, 1.Richard1) was born on 29 Aug 1818 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died on 18 May 1869 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts. |
16. | Susan Dana (6.Richard3, 2.Francis2, 1.Richard1) was born on 8 Jun 1820 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died on 27 Apr 1822 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts. |