Backus Family History
A Genealogical History of the Backus Family and it's Branches |
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1. | Simon Backus was born on 7 Mar 1766 in Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts; died on 20 Jul 1833 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts; was buried on 22 Jul 1833 in Titicut Parish Cemetery, Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts. Simon married Hannah Alden on 8 Nov 1787 in Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts. Hannah was born on 2 Feb 1765 in Middleboro, Plymouth, Massachusetts; died on 19 Jan 1816 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts; was buried on 21 Jan 1816 in Titicut Parish Cemetery, Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Simon married Ruth Alden on 6 Mar 1821 in Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts. Ruth was born on 18 Dec 1768 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts; died on 20 Feb 1858 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
2. | Andrew Backus (1.Simon1) was born on 3 Oct 1790 in Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts; died on 9 May 1880 in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio; was buried on 11 May 1880 in Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Franklin, Ohio. Andrew married Bathsheba King on 24 Aug 1817 in Raynham, Bristol, Massachusetts. Bathsheba was born on 26 Apr 1794 in Raynham, Bristol, Massachusetts; died on 25 Feb 1879 in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio; was buried on 27 Feb 1879 in Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Franklin, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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3. | Mary Williams Backus (2.Andrew2, 1.Simon1) was born on 22 May 1818 in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio; died on 2 Jul 1818 in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio. |
4. | Harriet Emily Backus (2.Andrew2, 1.Simon1) was born on 28 Jan 1820 in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio; died on 11 Nov 1896; was buried on 14 Nov 1896 in Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Franklin, Ohio. Harriet married Joseph Vance McElvain on 27 May 1840 in Ohio. Joseph was born on 11 Nov 1815 in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio; died on 11 Mar 1860 in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio; was buried on 13 Mar 1860 in Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Franklin, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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5. | Orrin Backus (2.Andrew2, 1.Simon1) was born on 16 Mar 1822 in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio; died on 4 Apr 1898 in Riverside, Riverside, California; was buried on 21 Apr 1898 in Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio. Orrin married Eleanor V. "Eva" McGaw about 1854 in Ohio. Eleanor was born on 31 Mar 1820 in Fort Loudon, Franklin, Pennsylvania; died on 4 Feb 1882 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio; was buried on 6 Feb 1882 in Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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6. | Lafayette Backus (2.Andrew2, 1.Simon1) was born on 15 Sep 1824 in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio; died on 14 Nov 1914 in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio; was buried on 17 Nov 1914 in Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Franklin, Ohio. Family/Spouse: Harriet L. Denig. Harriet was born on 11 Sep 1829 in McConnellsburg, Fulton, Pennsylvania; died on 10 Apr 1892 in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio; was buried on 12 Apr 1892 in Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Franklin, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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7. | Ann Backus (2.Andrew2, 1.Simon1) was born on 16 Jul 1834 in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio; died on 15 Sep 1836 in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio; was buried on 17 Sep 1836 in Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Franklin, Ohio. |
8. | Emma Backus McElvain (4.Harriet3, 2.Andrew2, 1.Simon1) was born on 9 Sep 1854 in Ohio; died on Yes, date unknown. Emma married Eponidas Leander "EL" DeWitt about 1878 in Ohio. Eponidas was born on 23 Jun 1842 in Marietta, Washington, Ohio; died on 11 Jan 1922 in Reynoldsburg, Franklin, Ohio; was buried on 13 Jan 1922 in Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Franklin, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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9. | William Henry Backus (5.Orrin3, 2.Andrew2, 1.Simon1) was born on 17 Apr 1855 in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio; died on 5 Dec 1919 in Loma Linda, San Bernardino, California; was buried on 12 Dec 1919 in Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio. William married Ida Josephine Cronenberg on 8 Jun 1881 in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Ida was born on 21 Feb 1862 in Warren, Warren, Pennsylvania; died on 11 Apr 1944 in Riverside, Riverside, California; was buried on 13 Apr 1944 in Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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10. | Joseph Vance Backus (5.Orrin3, 2.Andrew2, 1.Simon1) was born on 9 Feb 1857 in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio; died on 15 Jul 1857 in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio; was buried on 17 Jul 1857 in Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio. |
11. | Charles "Charlie" Backus (5.Orrin3, 2.Andrew2, 1.Simon1) was born in Jul 1859 in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio; died in Jul 1859 in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio; was buried in Jul 1859 in Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio. |
12. | Nellie Backus (5.Orrin3, 2.Andrew2, 1.Simon1) was born about 1863 in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio; died on 2 Aug 1863 in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio; was buried on 4 Aug 1863 in Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio. |
13. | Laura Backus (6.Lafayette3, 2.Andrew2, 1.Simon1) was born in Jun 1848 in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio; died on 1 Nov 1897 in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio; was buried on 3 Nov 1897 in Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Franklin, Ohio. Laura married Theodore Hoffman Schneider on 29 Nov 1871 in Franklin County, Ohio. Theodore was born on 24 Aug 1848 in Ohio; died on 19 Sep 1924 in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio; was buried on 22 Sep 1924 in Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Franklin, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
14. | Juliet Backus (6.Lafayette3, 2.Andrew2, 1.Simon1) was born on 27 Mar 1850 in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio; died on 28 Aug 1853 in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio; was buried on 30 Aug 1853 in Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Franklin, Ohio. |
15. | Herbert M. Backus (6.Lafayette3, 2.Andrew2, 1.Simon1) was born on 24 Jul 1852 in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio; died on 13 Jan 1922 in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio; was buried on 16 Jan 1922 in Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Franklin, Ohio. Herbert married Frances Mary Belden on 26 Jul 1898 in Montgomery County, Ohio. Frances (daughter of Dexter Alonzo Belden and Caroline Kiler) was born on 27 Jan 1868 in Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio; died on 12 Dec 1956 in Sun City, Riverside, California; was buried on 15 Dec 1956 in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Los Angeles, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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16. | George Andrew Backus (6.Lafayette3, 2.Andrew2, 1.Simon1) was born on 15 Jun 1857 in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio; died on Yes, date unknown. |