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Israel James Backus

Male 1833 - 1905  (72 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.   Israel James Backus was born in Feb 1833 in England; died on 17 Feb 1905 in Scranton, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania; was buried on 20 Feb 1905 in Cathedral Cemetery, Scranton, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania.

    Family/Spouse: Bridget McCool. Bridget (daughter of Luke McCool and Margaret Unknown) was born in Jun 1842 in Ireland; died on 19 Dec 1921 in Scranton, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania; was buried on 21 Dec 1921 in Cathedral Cemetery, Scranton, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. James Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1860 in Tamaqua, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania; died about 1905.
    2. 3. John Thomas Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 21 Oct 1863 in Tamaqua, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania; died on 5 Jan 1934 in Bronx, Bronx, New York; was buried on 8 Jan 1934 in Saint John Cemetery, Middle Village, Queens, New York.
    3. 4. Frank Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 21 Oct 1864 in Tamaqua, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania; died on 30 Jul 1936 in Newton Twp, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania; was buried on 1 Aug 1936 in Cathedral Cemetery, Scranton, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania.
    4. 5. Mary Jane Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 Nov 1865 in Tamaqua, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania; died on 12 Apr 1941 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; was buried on 17 Apr 1941 in Holy Cross Cemetery, Yeadon, Delaware, Pennsylvania.
    5. 6. Margaret Elizabeth "Maggie" Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Feb 1870 in Tamaqua, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania; died on 29 Apr 1953 in Kingston, Luzerne, Pennsylvania; was buried on 2 May 1953 in Saint Ignatius Catholic Church Cemetery, Pringle, Luzerne, Pennsylvania.
    6. 7. Hugh C. Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Jan 1871 in Tamaqua, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania; died on 2 Jan 1941 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; was buried on 8 Jan 1941 in Holy Cross Cemetery, Yeadon, Delaware, Pennsylvania.
    7. 8. Joseph J. Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 4 Mar 1872 in Tamaqua, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania; died on 12 Jul 1955 in Queens County, New York; was buried on 15 Jul 1955 in Calvary Cemetery (3rd), Woodside, Queens, New York.
    8. 9. Matilda Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 Oct 1876 in Tamaqua, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania; died on 21 Aug 1954 in Scranton, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania; was buried on 24 Aug 1954 in Cathedral Cemetery, Scranton, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania.
    9. 10. Susan Agnes Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 28 May 1877 in Tamaqua, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania; died on 15 Jan 1947 in Scranton, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania; was buried on 18 Jan 1947 in Saint Catherine's Cemetery, Moscow, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania.
    10. 11. Ann Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Mar 1880 in Tamaqua, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania; died on Yes, date unknown in Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.   James Backus Descendancy chart to this point (1.Israel1) was born about 1860 in Tamaqua, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania; died about 1905.

    Family/Spouse: Rose Leonard. Rose was born on Yes, date unknown; died on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 12. Rose M. Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 7 Dec 1886 in Pennsylvania; died on 29 Dec 1969 in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania.

  2. 3.   John Thomas Backus John Thomas Backus Descendancy chart to this point (1.Israel1) was born on 21 Oct 1863 in Tamaqua, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania; died on 5 Jan 1934 in Bronx, Bronx, New York; was buried on 8 Jan 1934 in Saint John Cemetery, Middle Village, Queens, New York.

    John married Mary Agnes Callahan on 15 Jan 1902 in Williamsport, Lycoming, Pennsylvania. Mary was born on 26 Dec 1874 in Williamsport, Lycoming, Pennsylvania; died on 26 Sep 1931 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York; was buried on 29 Sep 1931 in Saint John Cemetery, Middle Village, Queens, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 13. John Edward Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 Dec 1902 in Auburn, Cayuga, New York; died on 27 Jul 1980 in Monmouth County, New Jersey.
    2. 14. Mary Agnes Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 21 Jul 1905 in Elmira, Chemung, New York; died on 21 Mar 1985 in Seaford, Nassau, New York; was buried on 23 Mar 1985 in Saint John Cemetery, Middle Village, Queens, New York.
    3. 15. Edward Callahan Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 30 Aug 1907 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York; died on 30 Aug 1975 in Anaheim, Orange, California.
    4. 16. Dorothy Louise Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 6 Jan 1910 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York; died on 28 Apr 1989 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York.
    5. 17. Bernardine Elizabeth Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 Feb 1912 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York; died on 31 Dec 1992 in Borrego Springs, San Diego, California.
    6. 18. Marguerite Eugenia Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Aug 1914 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York; died on 22 Jul 1975 in Chevy Chase, Montgomery, Maryland.
    7. 19. Eugene Stephen "Gene" Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 2 Dec 1916 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York; died on 6 Mar 1991 in Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut; was buried on 9 Mar 1991 in Saint Marys Cemetery, Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut.
    8. 20. Thomas Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1918 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York; died on 16 Sep 1918 in Queens County, New York.

  3. 4.   Frank Backus Descendancy chart to this point (1.Israel1) was born on 21 Oct 1864 in Tamaqua, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania; died on 30 Jul 1936 in Newton Twp, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania; was buried on 1 Aug 1936 in Cathedral Cemetery, Scranton, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania.

  4. 5.   Mary Jane Backus Descendancy chart to this point (1.Israel1) was born on 13 Nov 1865 in Tamaqua, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania; died on 12 Apr 1941 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; was buried on 17 Apr 1941 in Holy Cross Cemetery, Yeadon, Delaware, Pennsylvania.

    Mary married Thomas J. Connolly about 1925 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Thomas was born on 7 Jun 1866 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; died on 28 Jun 1949 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; was buried on 2 Jul 1949 in Holy Cross Cemetery, Yeadon, Delaware, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 6.   Margaret Elizabeth "Maggie" Backus Margaret Elizabeth "Maggie" Backus Descendancy chart to this point (1.Israel1) was born on 12 Feb 1870 in Tamaqua, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania; died on 29 Apr 1953 in Kingston, Luzerne, Pennsylvania; was buried on 2 May 1953 in Saint Ignatius Catholic Church Cemetery, Pringle, Luzerne, Pennsylvania.

    Margaret married John Bernard Corgan on 20 Feb 1895 in Scranton, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania. John was born on 31 May 1867 in Mauch Chunk, Carbon, Pennsylvania; died on 8 Apr 1936 in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania; was buried on 13 Apr 1936 in Saint Ignatius Catholic Church Cemetery, Pringle, Luzerne, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 7.   Hugh C. Backus Descendancy chart to this point (1.Israel1) was born on 15 Jan 1871 in Tamaqua, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania; died on 2 Jan 1941 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; was buried on 8 Jan 1941 in Holy Cross Cemetery, Yeadon, Delaware, Pennsylvania.

    Family/Spouse: Rose Dunleavy. Rose was born on 25 Feb 1870 in Ireland; died on 11 Aug 1939 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; was buried on 16 Aug 1939 in Holy Cross Cemetery, Yeadon, Delaware, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  7. 8.   Joseph J. Backus Joseph J. Backus Descendancy chart to this point (1.Israel1) was born on 4 Mar 1872 in Tamaqua, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania; died on 12 Jul 1955 in Queens County, New York; was buried on 15 Jul 1955 in Calvary Cemetery (3rd), Woodside, Queens, New York.

    Joseph married Sarah H. Toner on 20 Sep 1903 in Manhattan, New York, New York. Sarah was born on 15 Sep 1872 in Enniskillen, Fermanagh, Northern Ireland; died on 16 Dec 1925 in Jackson Heights, Queens, New York; was buried on 18 Dec 1925 in Calvary Cemetery (3rd), Woodside, Queens, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 21. Female Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 6 Feb 1905 in Manhattan, New York, New York; died on Yes, date unknown.
    2. 22. Robert Joseph Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 9 May 1906 in Manhattan, New York, New York; died on 12 Jan 1945 in Queens County, New York; was buried on 15 Jan 1945 in Calvary Cemetery (3rd), Woodside, Queens, New York.
    3. 23. Jane M. Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 3 Jan 1909 in Manhattan, New York, New York; died on 30 Dec 2002 in Flushing, Queens, New York.

  8. 9.   Matilda Backus Descendancy chart to this point (1.Israel1) was born on 13 Oct 1876 in Tamaqua, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania; died on 21 Aug 1954 in Scranton, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania; was buried on 24 Aug 1954 in Cathedral Cemetery, Scranton, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania.

  9. 10.   Susan Agnes Backus Descendancy chart to this point (1.Israel1) was born on 28 May 1877 in Tamaqua, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania; died on 15 Jan 1947 in Scranton, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania; was buried on 18 Jan 1947 in Saint Catherine's Cemetery, Moscow, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania.

    Susan married William Henry McGrath on 23 Jun 1897 in Scranton, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania. William was born about 1866 in Scranton, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania; died on 5 Apr 1899 in Scranton, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  10. 11.   Ann Backus Descendancy chart to this point (1.Israel1) was born in Mar 1880 in Tamaqua, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania; died on Yes, date unknown in Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia.


Generation: 3

  1. 12.   Rose M. Backus Descendancy chart to this point (2.James2, 1.Israel1) was born on 7 Dec 1886 in Pennsylvania; died on 29 Dec 1969 in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania.

  2. 13.   John Edward Backus Descendancy chart to this point (3.John2, 1.Israel1) was born on 16 Dec 1902 in Auburn, Cayuga, New York; died on 27 Jul 1980 in Monmouth County, New Jersey.

  3. 14.   Mary Agnes Backus Descendancy chart to this point (3.John2, 1.Israel1) was born on 21 Jul 1905 in Elmira, Chemung, New York; died on 21 Mar 1985 in Seaford, Nassau, New York; was buried on 23 Mar 1985 in Saint John Cemetery, Middle Village, Queens, New York.

    Mary married Thomas John Farrell on 26 Aug 1936 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York. Thomas was born on 3 Aug 1906 in Bronx, Bronx, New York; died on 28 Oct 1953 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York; was buried on 31 Oct 1953 in Saint John Cemetery, Middle Village, Queens, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 24. Richard Thomas Farrell  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 Aug 1937 in New York City, New York, New York; died about 2018 in New York City, New York, New York.
    2. 25. Joan Agnes Farrell  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Dec 1938 in New York City, New York, New York; died on 2 Dec 2019 in Nassau County, New York.

  4. 15.   Edward Callahan Backus Descendancy chart to this point (3.John2, 1.Israel1) was born on 30 Aug 1907 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York; died on 30 Aug 1975 in Anaheim, Orange, California.

  5. 16.   Dorothy Louise Backus Descendancy chart to this point (3.John2, 1.Israel1) was born on 6 Jan 1910 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York; died on 28 Apr 1989 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York.

  6. 17.   Bernardine Elizabeth Backus Descendancy chart to this point (3.John2, 1.Israel1) was born on 25 Feb 1912 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York; died on 31 Dec 1992 in Borrego Springs, San Diego, California.

  7. 18.   Marguerite Eugenia Backus Descendancy chart to this point (3.John2, 1.Israel1) was born on 10 Aug 1914 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York; died on 22 Jul 1975 in Chevy Chase, Montgomery, Maryland.

  8. 19.   Eugene Stephen "Gene" Backus Eugene Stephen "Gene" Backus Descendancy chart to this point (3.John2, 1.Israel1) was born on 2 Dec 1916 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York; died on 6 Mar 1991 in Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut; was buried on 9 Mar 1991 in Saint Marys Cemetery, Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut.

    Eugene married Catherine Ann King Cartwright on 8 Dec 1945 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut. Catherine was born on 29 May 1914 in Manhattan, New York, New York; died on 25 Jul 1990 in Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut; was buried on 27 Jul 1990 in Saint Marys Cemetery, Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 26. Stephen Cartwright Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 Feb 1947 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut; died on 18 Oct 1995 in Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut; was buried on 21 Oct 1995 in Saint Marys Cemetery, Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut.
    2. 27. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 28. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  9. 20.   Thomas Backus Descendancy chart to this point (3.John2, 1.Israel1) was born about 1918 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York; died on 16 Sep 1918 in Queens County, New York.

  10. 21.   Female Backus Descendancy chart to this point (8.Joseph2, 1.Israel1) was born on 6 Feb 1905 in Manhattan, New York, New York; died on Yes, date unknown.

  11. 22.   Robert Joseph Backus Descendancy chart to this point (8.Joseph2, 1.Israel1) was born on 9 May 1906 in Manhattan, New York, New York; died on 12 Jan 1945 in Queens County, New York; was buried on 15 Jan 1945 in Calvary Cemetery (3rd), Woodside, Queens, New York.

    Robert married Margaret Ella Solesky on 6 Aug 1930 in New York City, New York, New York. Margaret was born on 31 Jan 1907 in Manhattan, New York, New York; died in Jan 2002 in West Hills, Los Angeles, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 29. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  12. 23.   Jane M. Backus Descendancy chart to this point (8.Joseph2, 1.Israel1) was born on 3 Jan 1909 in Manhattan, New York, New York; died on 30 Dec 2002 in Flushing, Queens, New York.

    Jane married Andrew Joseph Geoghegan, Sr. about 1925. Andrew was born on 29 Apr 1900 in Manhattan, New York, New York; died on 22 Mar 1952 in New York City, New York, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



Generation: 4

  1. 24.   Richard Thomas Farrell Descendancy chart to this point (14.Mary3, 3.John2, 1.Israel1) was born on 18 Aug 1937 in New York City, New York, New York; died about 2018 in New York City, New York, New York.

  2. 25.   Joan Agnes Farrell Descendancy chart to this point (14.Mary3, 3.John2, 1.Israel1) was born on 23 Dec 1938 in New York City, New York, New York; died on 2 Dec 2019 in Nassau County, New York.

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 26.   Stephen Cartwright Backus Descendancy chart to this point (19.Eugene3, 3.John2, 1.Israel1) was born on 26 Feb 1947 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut; died on 18 Oct 1995 in Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut; was buried on 21 Oct 1995 in Saint Marys Cemetery, Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut.

    Stephen married Sandra Jean Dembski on 6 Jun 1990 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut. Sandra was born on 8 Jul 1954 in Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut; died on 11 Jun 2012 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut; was buried on 16 Jun 2012 in Saint Michaels Cemetery, Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 27.   Living Descendancy chart to this point (19.Eugene3, 3.John2, 1.Israel1)

  5. 28.   Living Descendancy chart to this point (19.Eugene3, 3.John2, 1.Israel1)

  6. 29.   Living Descendancy chart to this point (22.Robert3, 8.Joseph2, 1.Israel1)

    Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



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