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Eleazer Fitch Backus

Male 1770 - 1859  (89 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.   Eleazer Fitch Backus was born on 13 Jan 1770 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut; died on 22 Jan 1859 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; was buried on 25 Jan 1859 in Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

    Eleazer married Harriet Whiting in Sep 1803. Harriet (daughter of Col. William Bradford Whiting and Amy Lathrop) was born on 14 Sep 1779 in Canaan, Columbia, New York; died on 13 Jul 1804 in Albany, Albany, New York; was buried on 15 Jul 1804 in Canaan Cemetery, Canaan, Columbia, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Infant Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 Jul 1804 in Albany, Albany, New York; died on 13 Jul 1804 in Albany, Albany, New York.

    Eleazer married Elizabeth Chester on 8 Jun 1807 in Albany, Albany, New York. Elizabeth (daughter of Col. John Chester and Elizabeth Huntington) was born on 10 Nov 1774 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut; died on 14 Aug 1847 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; was buried on 16 Aug 1847 in Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 3. Rev. Jonathan Trumbull Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 27 Jan 1809 in Albany, Albany, New York; died on 21 Jan 1892 in Schenectady, Schenectady, New York; was buried on 24 Jan 1892 in First Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Schenectady, Schenectady, New York.
    2. 4. Rev. John Chester Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 3 Sep 1810 in Albany, Albany, New York; died on 8 Apr 1884 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; was buried on 11 Apr 1884 in Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
    3. 5. Elizabeth Huntington Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 14 Oct 1811 in Albany, Albany, New York; died on 23 Sep 1816 in Albany, Albany, New York; was buried on 25 Sep 1816 in Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, Albany, New York.
    4. 6. Mary Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 28 Dec 1813 in Albany, Albany, New York; died on 23 Dec 1892 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; was buried on 28 Dec 1892 in Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.   Infant Backus Descendancy chart to this point (1.Eleazer1) was born on 13 Jul 1804 in Albany, Albany, New York; died on 13 Jul 1804 in Albany, Albany, New York.

  2. 3.   Rev. Jonathan Trumbull Backus Rev. Jonathan Trumbull Backus Descendancy chart to this point (1.Eleazer1) was born on 27 Jan 1809 in Albany, Albany, New York; died on 21 Jan 1892 in Schenectady, Schenectady, New York; was buried on 24 Jan 1892 in First Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Schenectady, Schenectady, New York.

    Jonathan married Ann Eliza Walworth on 30 Apr 1835 in Schenectady, Schenectady, New York. Ann (daughter of Hon. Reuben Hyde Walworth and Maria Ketchum Averill) was born on 29 Sep 1817 in Plattsburgh, Clinton, New York; died on 3 Oct 1895 in Schenectady, Schenectady, New York; was buried on 6 Oct 1895 in First Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Schenectady, Schenectady, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 7. Elizabeth Chester Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Apr 1842 in Schenectady, Schenectady, New York; died on 12 Nov 1923 in Schenectady, Schenectady, New York; was buried on 16 Nov 1923 in First Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Schenectady, Schenectady, New York.
    2. 8. Mary Walworth Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 29 Jul 1844 in Schenectady, Schenectady, New York; died on 5 Aug 1927 in Schenectady, Schenectady, New York; was buried on 9 Aug 1927 in First Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Schenectady, Schenectady, New York.
    3. 9. Rev. Clarence Walworth Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 20 Apr 1846 in Schenectady, Schenectady, New York; died on 17 Mar 1920 in Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas; was buried on 20 Mar 1920 in First Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Schenectady, Schenectady, New York.
    4. 10. Maria Averill Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 May 1847 in Schenectady, Schenectady, New York; died on 28 Nov 1898 in Rotterdam, Schenectady, New York; was buried on 30 Nov 1898 in First Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Schenectady, Schenectady, New York.
    5. 11. Ella Fitch Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 31 Jul 1848 in Schenectady, Schenectady, New York; died on 30 Aug 1930 in Schenectady, Schenectady, New York; was cremated on 3 Sep 1930 in First Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Schenectady, Schenectady, New York.
    6. 12. Jonathan Trumbull Backus, Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 3 Nov 1849 in Schenectady, Schenectady, New York; died on 22 May 1850 in Schenectady, Schenectady, New York.
    7. 13. John Chester Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 Aug 1851 in Schenectady, Schenectady, New York; died on 13 Jul 1852 in Schenectady, Schenectady, New York.
    8. 14. James Bayard Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 20 Sep 1853 in Schenectady, Schenectady, New York; died after 1930.

  3. 4.   Rev. John Chester Backus Descendancy chart to this point (1.Eleazer1) was born on 3 Sep 1810 in Albany, Albany, New York; died on 8 Apr 1884 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; was buried on 11 Apr 1884 in Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

    Family/Spouse: Letitia Carey Smith. Letitia was born about 1815 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; died on 4 Apr 1892 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; was buried on 6 Apr 1892 in Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 15. Dr. John Smith Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 20 Apr 1841 in Baltimore, Independent Cities, Maryland; was christened in Oct 1841 in Baltimore, Independent Cities, Maryland; died on 23 Apr 1871 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; was buried on 27 May 1871 in Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
    2. 16. Charles Chauncy Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 9 Jan 1843 in Baltimore, Independent Cities, Maryland; was christened in Mar 1843 in Baltimore, Independent Cities, Maryland; died on 23 Jan 1875 in Baltimore, Independent Cities, Maryland; was buried on 27 Jan 1875 in Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
    3. 17. Elizabeth Chester Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 Oct 1845 in Baltimore, Independent Cities, Maryland; was christened on 23 Nov 1845 in Baltimore, Independent Cities, Maryland; died on Yes, date unknown.
    4. 18. Matilda Smith Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 5 Jan 1847 in Baltimore, Independent Cities, Maryland; was christened on 9 May 1847 in Baltimore, Independent Cities, Maryland; died on Yes, date unknown.
    5. 19. Mary Bayard Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 9 Mar 1850 in Baltimore, Independent Cities, Maryland; was christened on 6 Apr 1850 in Baltimore, Independent Cities, Maryland; died on 30 Mar 1912 in Baltimore, Independent Cities, Maryland; was buried on 2 Apr 1912 in Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

  4. 5.   Elizabeth Huntington Backus Descendancy chart to this point (1.Eleazer1) was born on 14 Oct 1811 in Albany, Albany, New York; died on 23 Sep 1816 in Albany, Albany, New York; was buried on 25 Sep 1816 in Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, Albany, New York.

  5. 6.   Mary Backus Descendancy chart to this point (1.Eleazer1) was born on 28 Dec 1813 in Albany, Albany, New York; died on 23 Dec 1892 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; was buried on 28 Dec 1892 in Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

    Mary married James Bayard, Esq. on 10 Sep 1834 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. James was born about 1801 in Pennsylvania; died on 1 Aug 1874 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; was buried on 3 Aug 1874 in Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



Generation: 3

  1. 7.   Elizabeth Chester Backus Descendancy chart to this point (3.Jonathan2, 1.Eleazer1) was born on 19 Apr 1842 in Schenectady, Schenectady, New York; died on 12 Nov 1923 in Schenectady, Schenectady, New York; was buried on 16 Nov 1923 in First Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Schenectady, Schenectady, New York.

    Elizabeth married Rev. Alexander Taylor Rankin on 29 Jun 1865. Alexander was born on 10 Oct 1838 in Henderson, Henderson, Kentucky; died on 20 Oct 1909 in Schenectady, Schenectady, New York; was buried on 22 Oct 1909 in First Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Schenectady, Schenectady, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 8.   Mary Walworth Backus Descendancy chart to this point (3.Jonathan2, 1.Eleazer1) was born on 29 Jul 1844 in Schenectady, Schenectady, New York; died on 5 Aug 1927 in Schenectady, Schenectady, New York; was buried on 9 Aug 1927 in First Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Schenectady, Schenectady, New York.

  3. 9.   Rev. Clarence Walworth Backus Rev. Clarence Walworth Backus Descendancy chart to this point (3.Jonathan2, 1.Eleazer1) was born on 20 Apr 1846 in Schenectady, Schenectady, New York; died on 17 Mar 1920 in Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas; was buried on 20 Mar 1920 in First Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Schenectady, Schenectady, New York.

    Clarence married Susan Maria Livingston Washington on 30 Apr 1873 in New York. Susan (daughter of James Augustus Washington, MD and Anna White Constable) was born about 1842 in New York City, New York, New York; died on 9 Nov 1908 in Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas; was buried on 12 Nov 1908 in First Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Schenectady, Schenectady, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 20. Anna Eliza Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 30 Jan 1874 in Schenectady, Schenectady, New York; died on 15 May 1887 in Victor, Ontario, New York; was buried on 17 May 1887 in First Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Schenectady, Schenectady, New York.
    2. 21. Robert Livingston Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 6 Mar 1875 in Schenectady, Schenectady, New York; died on 3 May 1875 in Schenectady, Schenectady, New York; was buried on 5 May 1875 in First Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Schenectady, Schenectady, New York.
    3. 22. Jonathan Trumbull Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 Oct 1878 in Schenectady, Schenectady, New York; died on 5 Dec 1947 in Hamilton, Butler, Ohio.
    4. 23. Mary Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 3 Aug 1881 in Schenectady, Schenectady, New York; died on 9 Jul 1883 in Schenectady, Schenectady, New York; was buried on 11 Jul 1883 in First Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Schenectady, Schenectady, New York.
    5. 24. John Chester Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 28 Oct 1885 in Victor, Ontario, New York; died on 24 May 1887 in Victor, Ontario, New York.

  4. 10.   Maria Averill Backus Descendancy chart to this point (3.Jonathan2, 1.Eleazer1) was born on 25 May 1847 in Schenectady, Schenectady, New York; died on 28 Nov 1898 in Rotterdam, Schenectady, New York; was buried on 30 Nov 1898 in First Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Schenectady, Schenectady, New York.

  5. 11.   Ella Fitch Backus Descendancy chart to this point (3.Jonathan2, 1.Eleazer1) was born on 31 Jul 1848 in Schenectady, Schenectady, New York; died on 30 Aug 1930 in Schenectady, Schenectady, New York; was cremated on 3 Sep 1930 in First Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Schenectady, Schenectady, New York.

  6. 12.   Jonathan Trumbull Backus, Jr. Descendancy chart to this point (3.Jonathan2, 1.Eleazer1) was born on 3 Nov 1849 in Schenectady, Schenectady, New York; died on 22 May 1850 in Schenectady, Schenectady, New York.

  7. 13.   John Chester Backus Descendancy chart to this point (3.Jonathan2, 1.Eleazer1) was born on 25 Aug 1851 in Schenectady, Schenectady, New York; died on 13 Jul 1852 in Schenectady, Schenectady, New York.

  8. 14.   James Bayard Backus Descendancy chart to this point (3.Jonathan2, 1.Eleazer1) was born on 20 Sep 1853 in Schenectady, Schenectady, New York; died after 1930.

    James married Cornelia Nicholas Price on 29 Mar 1877 in Schenectady, Schenectady, New York. Cornelia was born on 11 Jun 1857 in Rockingham County, Virginia; died on 1 Dec 1911 in Schenectady, Schenectady, New York; was buried on 3 Dec 1911 in First Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Schenectady, Schenectady, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 25. Elizabeth Chester Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Jan 1878 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; died on 12 Nov 1922 in Cristobal, Canal Zone, Panama; was buried on 14 Nov 1922 in First Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Schenectady, Schenectady, New York.

  9. 15.   Dr. John Smith Backus Descendancy chart to this point (4.John2, 1.Eleazer1) was born on 20 Apr 1841 in Baltimore, Independent Cities, Maryland; was christened in Oct 1841 in Baltimore, Independent Cities, Maryland; died on 23 Apr 1871 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; was buried on 27 May 1871 in Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

  10. 16.   Charles Chauncy Backus Descendancy chart to this point (4.John2, 1.Eleazer1) was born on 9 Jan 1843 in Baltimore, Independent Cities, Maryland; was christened in Mar 1843 in Baltimore, Independent Cities, Maryland; died on 23 Jan 1875 in Baltimore, Independent Cities, Maryland; was buried on 27 Jan 1875 in Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

  11. 17.   Elizabeth Chester Backus Descendancy chart to this point (4.John2, 1.Eleazer1) was born on 17 Oct 1845 in Baltimore, Independent Cities, Maryland; was christened on 23 Nov 1845 in Baltimore, Independent Cities, Maryland; died on Yes, date unknown.

  12. 18.   Matilda Smith Backus Descendancy chart to this point (4.John2, 1.Eleazer1) was born on 5 Jan 1847 in Baltimore, Independent Cities, Maryland; was christened on 9 May 1847 in Baltimore, Independent Cities, Maryland; died on Yes, date unknown.

  13. 19.   Mary Bayard Backus Descendancy chart to this point (4.John2, 1.Eleazer1) was born on 9 Mar 1850 in Baltimore, Independent Cities, Maryland; was christened on 6 Apr 1850 in Baltimore, Independent Cities, Maryland; died on 30 Mar 1912 in Baltimore, Independent Cities, Maryland; was buried on 2 Apr 1912 in Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.


Generation: 4

  1. 20.   Anna Eliza Backus Descendancy chart to this point (9.Clarence3, 3.Jonathan2, 1.Eleazer1) was born on 30 Jan 1874 in Schenectady, Schenectady, New York; died on 15 May 1887 in Victor, Ontario, New York; was buried on 17 May 1887 in First Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Schenectady, Schenectady, New York.

  2. 21.   Robert Livingston Backus Descendancy chart to this point (9.Clarence3, 3.Jonathan2, 1.Eleazer1) was born on 6 Mar 1875 in Schenectady, Schenectady, New York; died on 3 May 1875 in Schenectady, Schenectady, New York; was buried on 5 May 1875 in First Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Schenectady, Schenectady, New York.

  3. 22.   Jonathan Trumbull Backus Jonathan Trumbull Backus Descendancy chart to this point (9.Clarence3, 3.Jonathan2, 1.Eleazer1) was born on 1 Oct 1878 in Schenectady, Schenectady, New York; died on 5 Dec 1947 in Hamilton, Butler, Ohio.

    Jonathan married Alma Teresa Dickson on 25 Jul 1900 in Emporia, Lyon, Kansas. Alma was born on 18 Dec 1878 in Neosho Falls, Woodson, Kansas; died on 13 Feb 1965 in Hamilton, Butler, Ohio; was cremated on 16 Feb 1965. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 26. Margaret Washington Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 9 Oct 1903 in Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas; died on 27 May 1977 in Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina; was buried on 1 Jun 1977 in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington, Virginia.
    2. 27. Teresa Dickson Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 Dec 1907 in Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas; died on 13 Jul 1989 in Hamilton, Butler, Ohio; was buried on 16 Jul 1989 in Hillside Chapel Crematory and Columbarium, Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio.
    3. 28. Elizabeth Chester Rankin Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 20 Apr 1913 in Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas; died on 11 Jul 1975 in Naples, Collier, Florida.

  4. 23.   Mary Backus Descendancy chart to this point (9.Clarence3, 3.Jonathan2, 1.Eleazer1) was born on 3 Aug 1881 in Schenectady, Schenectady, New York; died on 9 Jul 1883 in Schenectady, Schenectady, New York; was buried on 11 Jul 1883 in First Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Schenectady, Schenectady, New York.

  5. 24.   John Chester Backus Descendancy chart to this point (9.Clarence3, 3.Jonathan2, 1.Eleazer1) was born on 28 Oct 1885 in Victor, Ontario, New York; died on 24 May 1887 in Victor, Ontario, New York.

  6. 25.   Elizabeth Chester Backus Descendancy chart to this point (14.James3, 3.Jonathan2, 1.Eleazer1) was born on 10 Jan 1878 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; died on 12 Nov 1922 in Cristobal, Canal Zone, Panama; was buried on 14 Nov 1922 in First Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Schenectady, Schenectady, New York.

    Elizabeth married Walter Toucey Peck on 7 Jan 1902. Walter was born on 11 May 1871 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York; died about 1933 in Connecticut; was buried in 1933 in Newtown Village Cemetery, Newtown, Fairfield, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 29. Elizabeth Chester Peck  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 7 Jan 1903 in Valparaíso, Valparaiso, Chile; died on 27 Nov 1980 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; was buried on 4 Dec 1980 in Los Angeles National Cemetery, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California.
    2. 30. Samuel Clarke Backus Peck  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Jan 1904 in Valparaíso, Valparaiso, Chile; died on 15 Aug 1928 in New York City, New York, New York; was buried on 17 Aug 1928 in First Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Schenectady, Schenectady, New York.


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