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Octavia "Octa" Strong

Female 1783 - 1816  (33 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.   Octavia "Octa" Strong was born on 23 Jul 1783 in Connecticut; died on 14 Oct 1816 in Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut; was buried on 16 Oct 1816 in Andover Road Cemetery, Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut.

    Octavia married Jabez Backus on 23 Sep 1801 in Bolton, Tolland, Connecticut. Jabez (son of Ezra Backus, Sr. and Mercy Lay) was born on 3 Jun 1777 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut; died on 1 Jun 1855 in Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut; was buried on 3 Jun 1855 in Andover Road Cemetery, Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Levi Strong Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Jun 1803 in Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut; died on 17 Mar 1869 in Fort Plain, Montgomery, New York.
    2. 3. Ezra Lay Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 3 Sep 1808 in Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut; died on 14 Jul 1887 in Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut; was buried on 16 Jul 1887 in Saint Peters Cemetery, Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut.
    3. 4. Lucy Ann Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Jun 1810 in Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut; died on 26 Nov 1810 in Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut; was buried on 28 Nov 1810 in Andover Road Cemetery, Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut.
    4. 5. Jamin Russell "John" Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 28 Sep 1814 in Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut; died on 20 Mar 1895 in Mount Pleasant, Henry, Iowa; was buried on 22 Mar 1895 in Forest Home Cemetery, Mount Pleasant, Henry, Iowa.
    5. 6. Jabez Lewis Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Jul 1816 in Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut; died in Jan 1873 in Yellow Springs Twp, Des Moines, Iowa.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.   Levi Strong Backus Descendancy chart to this point (1.Octavia1) was born on 23 Jun 1803 in Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut; died on 17 Mar 1869 in Fort Plain, Montgomery, New York.

    Levi married Anna Raymond Ormsby on 4 Jun 1829. Anna was born on 8 Sep 1809 in Manchester, Bennington, Vermont; died on 24 Jul 1886 in Fort Plain, Montgomery, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 7. Bethiah Anna Octa Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Jul 1830 in Madison County, New York; died on 13 Sep 1830 in Madison County, New York; was buried on 15 Sep 1830 in Babcock or Whipple Clarke Farm Cemetery, Lebanon, Madison, New York.
    2. 8. Levi Nathaniel Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 Jul 1834 in Madison County, New York; died on 16 Dec 1848 in Madison County, New York; was buried on 18 Dec 1848 in Babcock or Whipple Clarke Farm Cemetery, Lebanon, Madison, New York.

  2. 3.   Ezra Lay Backus Descendancy chart to this point (1.Octavia1) was born on 3 Sep 1808 in Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut; died on 14 Jul 1887 in Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut; was buried on 16 Jul 1887 in Saint Peters Cemetery, Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut.

    Ezra married Susan Caroline Phelps on 20 Nov 1835 in Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut. Susan (daughter of Uzziel Phelps and Lovisa Barber) was born on 17 Oct 1807 in Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut; died on 20 Nov 1844 in Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut; was buried on 22 Nov 1844 in Saint Peters Cemetery, Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 9. Charles E. Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 2 Sep 1836 in Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut; died on 19 Apr 1864 in Johnsonburg, Wyoming, New York; was buried on 21 Apr 1864 in Johnsonburg Cemetery, Johnsonburg, Wyoming, New York.
    2. 10. Henry L. Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 30 Apr 1838 in Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut; died on Yes, date unknown.
    3. 11. Sarah Amelia Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Nov 1839 in Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut; died on 6 Dec 1910 in Milton, Rock, Wisconsin.
    4. 12. Joseph Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 May 1842 in Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut; died on 10 Jun 1864 in Old Church, Hanover, Virginia.

    Ezra married Jane Ann Beers on 18 May 1845 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut. Jane was born on 17 Sep 1812 in Connecticut; died on 27 Dec 1889 in Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut; was buried on 29 Dec 1889 in Saint Peters Cemetery, Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 13. Emma Jane Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 Oct 1847 in Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut; died on 26 Jan 1901 in Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts.
    2. 14. Lucy Ann Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 14 Jan 1849 in Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut; died on 3 Aug 1908 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut.

  3. 4.   Lucy Ann Backus Descendancy chart to this point (1.Octavia1) was born on 22 Jun 1810 in Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut; died on 26 Nov 1810 in Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut; was buried on 28 Nov 1810 in Andover Road Cemetery, Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut.

  4. 5.   Jamin Russell "John" Backus Descendancy chart to this point (1.Octavia1) was born on 28 Sep 1814 in Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut; died on 20 Mar 1895 in Mount Pleasant, Henry, Iowa; was buried on 22 Mar 1895 in Forest Home Cemetery, Mount Pleasant, Henry, Iowa.

    Jamin married Rachel Ann Tillotson on 15 Sep 1840. Rachel (daughter of Ephraim Tillotson and Rachel Ann Wadsworth) was born on 12 Nov 1821 in Cazenovia, Madison, New York; died on 2 Apr 1844 in Darien, Genesee, New York; was buried on 4 Apr 1844 in Darien Center Cemetery, Darien Center, Genesee, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 15. Hannah Bissell Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Oct 1841 in Darien, Genesee, New York; died on 19 Feb 1918 in Greene, Butler, Iowa; was buried on 22 Feb 1918 in Rose Hill Cemetery, Greene, Butler, Iowa.
    2. 16. Nathaniel Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 3 Aug 1842 in Darien, Genesee, New York; died on 3 Jan 1907 in Mount Pleasant, Henry, Iowa; was buried on 6 Jan 1907 in Forest Home Cemetery, Mount Pleasant, Henry, Iowa.

    Jamin married Eliza Clark on 4 Mar 1845. Eliza was born about 1814 in New York; died on 16 Nov 1902 in Mount Pleasant, Henry, Iowa; was buried on 18 Nov 1902 in Forest Home Cemetery, Mount Pleasant, Henry, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 17. Mary Eliza Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1846 in Darien, Genesee, New York; died on 26 Jul 1936 in Mount Pleasant, Henry, Iowa; was buried on 29 Jul 1936 in Forest Home Cemetery, Mount Pleasant, Henry, Iowa.

  5. 6.   Jabez Lewis Backus Descendancy chart to this point (1.Octavia1) was born on 23 Jul 1816 in Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut; died in Jan 1873 in Yellow Springs Twp, Des Moines, Iowa.

    Jabez married Martha L. Eels on 12 Jun 1842 in Genesee County, New York. Martha was born on 26 Oct 1820 in Skaneateles, Onondaga, New York; died on 3 Apr 1898 in Yuba City, Sutter, California; was buried on 1 Aug 1924 in Aspen Grove Cemetery, Burlington, Des Moines, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 18. Levi Lewis Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 Apr 1843 in Batavia, Genesee, New York; died on 13 Jan 1919 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois; was buried on 16 Jan 1919 in Kossuth Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines, Iowa.
    2. 19. George Jerome Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 Aug 1851 in Burlington, Des Moines, Iowa; died on 28 Jun 1929 in Richmond, Contra Costa, California.
    3. 20. John Horace Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 Jul 1855 in Burlington, Des Moines, Iowa; died on 14 Apr 1929 in Yuba City, Sutter, California; was buried on 17 Apr 1929 in Praise Chapel Mausoleum, Yuba City, Sutter, California.


Generation: 3

  1. 7.   Bethiah Anna Octa Backus Descendancy chart to this point (2.Levi2, 1.Octavia1) was born on 19 Jul 1830 in Madison County, New York; died on 13 Sep 1830 in Madison County, New York; was buried on 15 Sep 1830 in Babcock or Whipple Clarke Farm Cemetery, Lebanon, Madison, New York.

  2. 8.   Levi Nathaniel Backus Descendancy chart to this point (2.Levi2, 1.Octavia1) was born on 1 Jul 1834 in Madison County, New York; died on 16 Dec 1848 in Madison County, New York; was buried on 18 Dec 1848 in Babcock or Whipple Clarke Farm Cemetery, Lebanon, Madison, New York.

  3. 9.   Charles E. Backus Descendancy chart to this point (3.Ezra2, 1.Octavia1) was born on 2 Sep 1836 in Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut; died on 19 Apr 1864 in Johnsonburg, Wyoming, New York; was buried on 21 Apr 1864 in Johnsonburg Cemetery, Johnsonburg, Wyoming, New York.

    Family/Spouse: Rosetta J. Andrews. Rosetta was born on 7 Dec 1841 in Orangeville Twp, Wyoming, New York; died on 8 Jun 1891 in North Java, Wyoming, New York; was buried on 10 Jun 1891 in Johnsonburg Cemetery, Johnsonburg, Wyoming, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 10.   Henry L. Backus Descendancy chart to this point (3.Ezra2, 1.Octavia1) was born on 30 Apr 1838 in Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut; died on Yes, date unknown.

  5. 11.   Sarah Amelia Backus Descendancy chart to this point (3.Ezra2, 1.Octavia1) was born on 22 Nov 1839 in Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut; died on 6 Dec 1910 in Milton, Rock, Wisconsin.

  6. 12.   Joseph Backus Descendancy chart to this point (3.Ezra2, 1.Octavia1) was born on 26 May 1842 in Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut; died on 10 Jun 1864 in Old Church, Hanover, Virginia.

  7. 13.   Emma Jane Backus Descendancy chart to this point (3.Ezra2, 1.Octavia1) was born on 18 Oct 1847 in Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut; died on 26 Jan 1901 in Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts.

  8. 14.   Lucy Ann Backus Descendancy chart to this point (3.Ezra2, 1.Octavia1) was born on 14 Jan 1849 in Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut; died on 3 Aug 1908 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut.

  9. 15.   Hannah Bissell Backus Descendancy chart to this point (5.Jamin2, 1.Octavia1) was born on 15 Oct 1841 in Darien, Genesee, New York; died on 19 Feb 1918 in Greene, Butler, Iowa; was buried on 22 Feb 1918 in Rose Hill Cemetery, Greene, Butler, Iowa.

    Hannah married Edward S. Tracy about 1856 in Iowa. Edward was born about 1835 in New York; died on 16 Feb 1916 in Greene, Butler, Iowa; was buried on 19 Feb 1916 in Rose Hill Cemetery, Greene, Butler, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  10. 16.   Nathaniel Backus Descendancy chart to this point (5.Jamin2, 1.Octavia1) was born on 3 Aug 1842 in Darien, Genesee, New York; died on 3 Jan 1907 in Mount Pleasant, Henry, Iowa; was buried on 6 Jan 1907 in Forest Home Cemetery, Mount Pleasant, Henry, Iowa.

    Nathaniel married Celia H. Calkins on 16 Aug 1864 in Des Moines County, Iowa, and was divorced on Yes, date unknown. Celia was born on 15 Feb 1842 in Seward, Schoharie, New York; died on 14 Sep 1923 in Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia; was buried on 16 Sep 1923 in Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 21. Harriet Anne Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 Jul 1865 in Burlington, Des Moines, Iowa; was christened on 13 Jan 1868 in Yellow Springs Twp, Des Moines, Iowa; died on 11 Feb 1948 in Jacksonville, Duval, Florida.
    2. 22. Mary M. Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1868 in Burlington, Des Moines, Iowa; died on Yes, date unknown.
    3. 23. Esther B. Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 Nov 1873 in Burlington, Des Moines, Iowa; died on Yes, date unknown.

  11. 17.   Mary Eliza Backus Descendancy chart to this point (5.Jamin2, 1.Octavia1) was born about 1846 in Darien, Genesee, New York; died on 26 Jul 1936 in Mount Pleasant, Henry, Iowa; was buried on 29 Jul 1936 in Forest Home Cemetery, Mount Pleasant, Henry, Iowa.

  12. 18.   Levi Lewis Backus Descendancy chart to this point (6.Jabez2, 1.Octavia1) was born on 17 Apr 1843 in Batavia, Genesee, New York; died on 13 Jan 1919 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois; was buried on 16 Jan 1919 in Kossuth Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines, Iowa.

    Levi married Imogene "Emma" Mann on 3 Feb 1870 in Louisa County, Iowa. Imogene was born on 12 Feb 1850 in Morning Sun, Preble, Ohio; died on 4 Jan 1921 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois; was buried on 7 Jan 1921 in Kossuth Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 24. Pearl I. Backus  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 5 Jun 1875 in Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas; died on 18 Feb 1963 in Shelburne, Franklin, Massachusetts; was buried on 21 Feb 1963 in Arms Cemetery, Shelburne Falls, Franklin, Massachusetts.

  13. 19.   George Jerome Backus Descendancy chart to this point (6.Jabez2, 1.Octavia1) was born on 18 Aug 1851 in Burlington, Des Moines, Iowa; died on 28 Jun 1929 in Richmond, Contra Costa, California.

    George married Fannie M. Blair on 8 Feb 1872 in Des Moines County, Iowa, and was divorced on Yes, date unknown. Fannie was born about 1853 in Kossuth, Des Moines, Iowa; died on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  14. 20.   John Horace Backus Descendancy chart to this point (6.Jabez2, 1.Octavia1) was born on 16 Jul 1855 in Burlington, Des Moines, Iowa; died on 14 Apr 1929 in Yuba City, Sutter, California; was buried on 17 Apr 1929 in Praise Chapel Mausoleum, Yuba City, Sutter, California.

    John married Minnie May Estee on 25 May 1882 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois. Minnie was born on 22 Jul 1861 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois; died on 9 Feb 1952 in Yuba City, Sutter, California; was buried on 12 Feb 1952 in Praise Chapel Mausoleum, Yuba City, Sutter, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



Generation: 4

  1. 21.   Harriet Anne Backus Descendancy chart to this point (16.Nathaniel3, 5.Jamin2, 1.Octavia1) was born on 13 Jul 1865 in Burlington, Des Moines, Iowa; was christened on 13 Jan 1868 in Yellow Springs Twp, Des Moines, Iowa; died on 11 Feb 1948 in Jacksonville, Duval, Florida.

    Harriet married William Adolphus Bisbee on 12 May 1888. William (son of Cyrus Berber Bisbee, Jr. and Virginia Josefa Robiou) was born on 13 Dec 1862 in Jacksonville, Duval, Florida; died on 12 Feb 1911 in Jacksonville, Duval, Florida. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 22.   Mary M. Backus Descendancy chart to this point (16.Nathaniel3, 5.Jamin2, 1.Octavia1) was born about 1868 in Burlington, Des Moines, Iowa; died on Yes, date unknown.

  3. 23.   Esther B. Backus Descendancy chart to this point (16.Nathaniel3, 5.Jamin2, 1.Octavia1) was born on 13 Nov 1873 in Burlington, Des Moines, Iowa; died on Yes, date unknown.

    Family/Spouse: George W. Gray. George was born about 1874; died on 20 Jun 1934 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 24.   Pearl I. Backus Descendancy chart to this point (18.Levi3, 6.Jabez2, 1.Octavia1) was born on 5 Jun 1875 in Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas; died on 18 Feb 1963 in Shelburne, Franklin, Massachusetts; was buried on 21 Feb 1963 in Arms Cemetery, Shelburne Falls, Franklin, Massachusetts.

    Pearl married Neale Severance Carley on 26 Jun 1907 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois. Neale was born on 18 Feb 1879 in Shelton, Fairfield, Connecticut; died on 18 Jan 1952 in Winter Haven, Polk, Florida; was buried on 21 Jan 1952 in Arms Cemetery, Shelburne Falls, Franklin, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



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