Backus Family History
A Genealogical History of the Backus Family and it's Branches |
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1. | Mary Buckminister was born on 24 May 1668 in Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts; died on 14 Feb 1754 in Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Mary married Benjamin Dana on 24 May 1688 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Benjamin (son of Richard Dana and Anne Bullard) was born on 20 Feb 1660 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died on 13 Aug 1738 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts; was buried on 15 Aug 1738 in Old Burying Ground, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Mary married Joshua Fuller on 19 Jul 1742 in Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Joshua was born on 2 Apr 1654 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died on 27 Jun 1752 in Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts; was buried on 29 Jun 1752 in East Parish Burying Ground, Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
2. | Capt. Benjamin Dana (1.Mary1) was born on 28 Apr 1689 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died on 5 Jun 1751 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts; was buried on 7 Jun 1751 in Old Burying Ground, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Benjamin married Anna Francis on 23 Jul 1724 in Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Anna (daughter of John Francis and Lydia Cooper) was born on 2 Nov 1697 in Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died about 1751. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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3. | Jonathan Dana (1.Mary1) was born about 1691 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died about 1736 in Berwick, York, Maine. |
4. | Mary Dana (1.Mary1) was born about 1693 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died on 21 Oct 1712. |
5. | Isaac Dana (1.Mary1) was born on 3 Oct 1697 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts; was christened on 10 Oct 1697; died on 21 Apr 1767 in Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut; was buried on 23 Apr 1767 in South Cemetery, Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut. Isaac married Sarah Winchester on 22 Apr 1723 in Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts. Sarah was born about 1703 in Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts; died on 26 Aug 1779 in Pomfret, Windsor, Vermont; was buried on 28 Aug 1779 in Hewittville Cemetery, Pomfret, Windsor, Vermont. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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6. | Joseph Dana (1.Mary1) was born on 21 Feb 1699 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died about 1778 in Lebanon, Grafton, New Hampshire. Joseph married Mary Wood on 17 Jan 1717 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Mary was born on 17 Mar 1689 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died about 1758 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] Joseph married Mary Fulham on 30 Dec 1734 in Weston, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Mary was born on 15 Apr 1702 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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7. | John Dana (1.Mary1) was born on 16 Aug 1702 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died on 13 Sep 1702 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts. |
8. | William Dana (1.Mary1) was born on 12 Sep 1703 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died on 17 May 1770 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts; was buried on 19 May 1770 in Market Street Burying Ground, Brighton, Suffolk, Massachusetts. William married Mary Greene on 20 May 1736 in Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Mary was born on 28 Dec 1717 in Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died on 5 Mar 1763 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts; was buried on 7 Mar 1763 in Old Burying Ground, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
9. | Ann Dana (1.Mary1) was born on 11 May 1705 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died on 27 Nov 1726 in Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut. Ann married Mathew Davis on 17 Nov 1726 in Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut . Mathew was born on 14 Oct 1706 in Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut ; died about 1738 in Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
10. | Sarah Dana (1.Mary1) was born on 11 May 1705 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died on 3 Apr 1743 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts. Sarah married Gamaliel Rogers on 14 Apr 1726 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Gamaliel was born about 1701 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; died on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
11. | Jedidiah Dana (1.Mary1) was born on 11 Feb 1708 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died on 28 Mar 1787 in Ashford, Windham, Connecticut. Jedidiah married Elizabeth Dana about 1731. Elizabeth was born about 1711 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died on 30 Jan 1786 in Ashford, Windham, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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12. | Francis Dana (2.Benjamin2, 1.Mary1) was born on 6 Feb 1737 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died on 3 Feb 1813 in Waitsfield, Washington, Vermont. Francis married Eleanor Foster on 14 Jan 1768 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts. Eleanor (daughter of Capt. Isaac Foster and Eleanor Wyer) was born on 4 Aug 1746 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts; died on 15 Oct 1821 in Waitsfield, Washington, Vermont. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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13. | Frances Dana (5.Isaac2, 1.Mary1) was born on 4 Apr 1735 in Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut; died on 1 Oct 1813 in Randolph, Orange, Vermont; was buried on 3 Oct 1813 in Randolph Center Cemetery, Randolph, Orange, Vermont. Frances married John Winchester Throop, Sr. about 1755. John was born on 11 Sep 1733 in Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut; died on 25 Jan 1802 in Pomfret, Windsor, Vermont. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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14. | Joseph Dana (6.Joseph2, 1.Mary1) was born on 2 Nov 1742 in Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut; died on 16 Nov 1827 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts. Joseph married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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15. | William Dana (11.Jedidiah2, 1.Mary1) was born on 9 Aug 1736 in Ashford, Windham, Connecticut; died on 11 Dec 1805 in West Lebanon, Grafton, New Hampshire. William married Joanna Sessions on 13 Dec 1770 in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut. Joanna was born on 27 Mar 1746 in Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut; died on 28 May 1825 in Vermont. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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16. | Henry Dana, Sr. (12.Francis3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Mary1) was born on 12 Nov 1769 in New Boston, Hillsborough, New Hampshire; died on 15 Aug 1851 in Waitsfield, Washington, Vermont. Henry married Martha Pike on 22 Jan 1790 in Cornish, Sullivan, New Hampshire. Martha (daughter of Samuel George Pike, Jr. and Mehetable Elwell) was born on 1 Sep 1759 in Waitsfield, Washington, Vermont; died on 27 Jan 1818 in Waitsfield, Washington, Vermont. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Henry married Sally Slack about 1818 in Waitsfield, Washington, Vermont. Sally was born on 10 Jul 1785 in Windsor, Windsor, Vermont; died about 1861 in Warren, Washington, Vermont. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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17. | Eunice Dana (12.Francis3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Mary1) was born on 7 Aug 1768 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts; died on 22 May 1822. Eunice married Enoch Emerson about 1790 in Rochester, Windsor, Vermont. Enoch was born on 26 Feb 1755 in Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts; died on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
18. | Foster Dana, Sr. (12.Francis3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Mary1) was born on 11 Jun 1774 in Cornish, Sullivan, New Hampshire; died on 6 Aug 1851 in Warren, Washington, Vermont. Foster married Priscilla Unknown about 1798. Priscilla was born about 1777; died on 2 May 1809 in Waitsfield, Washington, Vermont; was buried on 4 May 1809 in Waitsfield Common Cemetery, Waitsfield Common, Washington, Vermont. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] Foster married Priscilla Dutton on 17 Jul 1809 in Waitsfield, Washington, Vermont. Priscilla was born about 1787 in Barnard, Windsor, Vermont; died on 19 Feb 1852 in Warren, Washington, Vermont. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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19. | Stephen Dana (12.Francis3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Mary1) was born on 16 Apr 1778 in Cornish, Sullivan, New Hampshire; died on 15 Oct 1822. |
20. | Nathan Dana (12.Francis3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Mary1) was born on 7 Jun 1780 in Cornish, Sullivan, New Hampshire; died on 14 Mar 1813 in Waitsfield, Washington, Vermont. |
21. | Eleanor Dana (12.Francis3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Mary1) was born on 17 Jan 1785 in Cornish, Sullivan, New Hampshire; died on 25 Jul 1859 in Waitsfield, Washington, Vermont; was buried on 27 Jul 1859 in Irasville Cemetery, Waitsfield, Washington, Vermont. Eleanor married Job House about 1804 in Waitsfield, Washington, Vermont. Job was born on 30 Nov 1779 in Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts; died on 15 Mar 1874 in Waitsfield, Washington, Vermont; was buried on 17 Mar 1874 in Irasville Cemetery, Waitsfield, Washington, Vermont. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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22. | Anna Dana (12.Francis3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Mary1) was born about 1787 in Cornish, Sullivan, New Hampshire; died about 1822 in Fayston, Washington, Vermont. |
23. | Frances Throop (13.Frances3, 5.Isaac2, 1.Mary1) was born on 23 May 1757 in Pomfret, Windsor, Vermont; died on 29 Jan 1829 in Milton, Chittenden, Vermont; was buried on 31 Jan 1829 in Milton Village Cemetery, Milton, Chittenden, Vermont. Frances married Henry Ainsworth on 18 Dec 1778 in Pomfret, Windsor, Vermont. Henry was born on 8 Jan 1753 in Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut; died on 11 Jul 1827 in Milton, Chittenden, Vermont; was buried on 13 Jul 1827 in Milton Village Cemetery, Milton, Chittenden, Vermont . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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24. | Mary Dana (14.Joseph3, 6.Joseph2, 1.Mary1) was born on 26 Jun 1767 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts; died on 10 Nov 1855. |
25. | Joseph Dana (14.Joseph3, 6.Joseph2, 1.Mary1) was born on 10 Jun 1769 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts; died on Yes, date unknown. |
26. | Rev. Daniel Dana, Sr. (14.Joseph3, 6.Joseph2, 1.Mary1) was born on 24 Jul 1771 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts; died on 26 Aug 1859 in Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts; was buried on 28 Aug 1859 in Oak Hill Cemetery, Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts. Daniel married Elizabeth Coombs on 30 Dec 1800 in Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts. Elizabeth (daughter of Capt. William Coombs and Jane Greenleaf) was born on 8 Aug 1773 in Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts; died on 25 Dec 1812 in Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts; was buried on 27 Dec 1812 in Highland Cemetery, Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Daniel married Sarah Emery on 8 Nov 1814 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts. Sarah was born on 26 Mar 1781 in Fryeburg, Oxford, Maine; died on 8 May 1819 in Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts; was buried on 10 May 1819 in Highland Cemetery, Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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27. | Capt Jedediah Dana (15.William3, 11.Jedidiah2, 1.Mary1) was born on 15 Jul 1779 in Lebanon, Grafton, New Hampshire; died on 4 Aug 1853 in Lebanon, Grafton, New Hampshire; was buried on 6 Aug 1853 in West Lebanon Cemetery, West Lebanon, Grafton, New Hampshire. Jedediah married Martha G. Wood on 23 Jan 1811 in Lebanon, Grafton, New Hampshire. Martha was born on 16 Jun 1786 in Lebanon, Grafton, New Hampshire; died on 8 Mar 1856 in Lebanon, Grafton, New Hampshire; was buried on 10 Mar 1856 in West Lebanon Cemetery, West Lebanon, Grafton, New Hampshire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |