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Abel Backus 1805–1832 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 May 1805

Birth Location: Bozrah, New London, Connecticut

Death Date: 16 Dec 1832

Death Location: Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, USA

Father: Ozias Jr.

Mother: Elizabeth Abell

Spouse(s): Sarah Bowen

Children(s):

Abel Backus was born in 1805 in Bozrah, New London, Connecticut, the child of Ozias Backus Jr And Elizabeth Abell. Abel Backus married Sarah Bowen. Abel Backus passed away in 1832 in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • Abel Backus was born in 1805 in Bozrah, New London, Connecticut, the child of Ozias Backus Jr And Elizabeth Abell.
  • Abel Backus married Sarah Bowen.
  • Abel Backus passed away in 1832 in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, USA.

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Abel Backus's Ancestors

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Abel Backus
1805–1832
Birth Place: Bozrah, New London, Connecticut
Parents
Ozias Backus Jr.
1762–1810
Norwich, New London, Connecticut
Elizabeth Abell
1766–1843
Norwich, New London, Connecticut
Grandparents
Ozias (Backus) Sr.
1739–1764
Norwich, New London, Connecticut
Lydia Waterman
1741–1779
Norwich, New London, Connecticut
Samuel Abell
1733–1813
Norwich, New London, Connecticut
Elizabeth Waterman
1734–1825
Norwich, New London, Connecticut
Great-Grandparents
Josiah Backus
1710–1779
Love Kingsbury
1711–1778
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Backus
1669–1728
Elizabeth Tracy
1676–1739

Abel Backus's Timeline

2 Records

1805
10 May 1805
Birth of Abel Backus in Bozrah, New London, Connecticut
Bozrah, New London, Connecticut
1832
16 Dec 1832
Age 27
Death of Abel Backus in Norwich, New London, Connecticut
Norwich, New London, Connecticut

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 May 1805
    Event Place: Bozrah, New London, Connecticut
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut Town Birth Records, Pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
    [2] Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index
    [3] Connecticut, Hale Cemetery Inscriptions
    [4] Connecticut, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Dec 1832
    Event Place: Norwich, New London, Connecticut
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index
    [2] Connecticut, Hale Cemetery Inscriptions
    [3] Connecticut, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Connecticut, Find a Grave Index

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