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Calvin G. Backus 1812–1864 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Feb 1812

Birth Location: New Jersey

Death Date: 8 Apr 1864

Death Location: Caldwell, Essex, New Jersey

Father: Daniel Backus

Mother:

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Post, Charlotte Personett

Children(s): Mary Backus, Henry Backus, James Backus, Edmund Backus, Frances Backus, Clara Backus

Calvin G. Backus was born in 1812 in New Jersey, the child of Daniel Backus And Unk. In 1850, Calvin G. Backus resided in Caldwell, Essex, New Jersey. In 1860, Calvin G. Backus resided in Caldwell, Essex, New Jersey, United States. Calvin G. Backus married Charlotte Personett, Elizabeth Post, and had children including Clara Leanna Backus, Edmund Personett Backus, Frances Caroline Backus, Henry Francis Backus, James Augustus Backus, Mary Catherine Backus. Calvin G. Backus passed away in 1864 in Caldwell, Essex, New Jersey.

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Biography

  • Calvin G. Backus was born in 1812 in New Jersey, the child of Daniel Backus And Unk.
  • In 1850, Calvin G. Backus resided in Caldwell, Essex, New Jersey.
  • In 1860, Calvin G. Backus resided in Caldwell, Essex, New Jersey, United States.
  • Calvin G. Backus married Charlotte Personett, Elizabeth Post, and had children including Clara Leanna Backus, Edmund Personett Backus, Frances Caroline Backus, Henry Francis Backus, James Augustus Backus, Mary Catherine Backus.
  • Calvin G. Backus passed away in 1864 in Caldwell, Essex, New Jersey.

Immediate Family

Parents

Daniel Backus
1775–
Birth Location: Windham, Windham, Connecticut
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Post
1812–1847
Birth Location: –
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Charlotte Personett
1817–1905
Birth Location: Caldwell, Essex, New Jersey
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Children(s)

Mary Backus
1837–1906
Birth Location: Caldwell, Essex, New Jersey
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Henry Backus
1840–1920
Birth Location: Caldwell, Essex, New Jersey
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James Backus
1847–1934
Birth Location: Caldwell, Essex, New Jersey
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Edmund Backus
1851–
Birth Location: New Jersey
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Frances Backus
1854–1928
Birth Location: New Jersey
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Clara Backus
1857–1937
Birth Location: Caldwell, Essex, New Jersey
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Calvin Backus's Ancestors

Self
Calvin Backus
1812–1864
Birth Place: New Jersey
Parents
Daniel Backus
1775–
Windham, Windham, Connecticut
Grandparents
Nathaniel Backus
1729–1815
Windham, Windham, Connecticut, USA
Elizabeth Hebard
1731–1813
Windham, Windham, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
Sarah Gard
1693–1737
Samuel Backus
1693–1776
Robert Hebard
1706–1771
Ruth Wheelock
1713–1757
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Gard
1645–1724
Isabel Isabella
1648–
William Backus
1660–1742
Mary Benton
–1757
Robert III
1676–1742
Mary Reed
1687–1763
Deacon Wheelock
1682–1748
Ruth Huntington
1682–1725

Calvin Backus's Descendants

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Calvin (G.) Backus (12 Feb 1812–8 Apr 1864) m. Elizabeth Post (abt 1812–26 Mar 1847) m. Charlotte Personett (15 Jan 1817–3 Oct 1905)
  1. 1. Mary (Catherine) Backus 1837–1906 m. Mahlon Speer 1832–1889
  2. 2. Henry (Francis) Backus 1840–1920 m. Justina (Melrose) Harrison 1844–1912
    1. 1. Henry (Francis) Backus 1864–1929 m. Ada (Marshall) Dustan 1867–1927
      1. 1. Ada (Francis) Backus 1888–1977 m. Carl (Henry) Wrensch 1891–1956
        1. 1. Donald (Backus) Wrensch 1918–1997 m. Margaret (Jane) Brown 1922–1973
        2. 2. Barbara (Bradford) Wrensch 1920–2005
      2. 2. Kenneth (Harrison) Backus 1893–1975 m. Marabelle (C.) Harrison 1897–1986
    2. 2. Hattie (Orrill) Backus 1874–1944 m. George (Edward) Best 1873–1954
      1. 1. Henry (Jay Best) Sr. 1895–1967 m. Lucile Fenely 1900–1982
  3. 3. James (Augustus) Backus 1847–1934 m. Jane (Thomas) Gould 1849–1928
    1. 1. Charlotte (E.) Backus 1875–
    2. 2. Baby Backus 1880–
    3. 3. Russell (Gould) Backus 1880–1954 m. Daisy (Gilmore) Taylor 1889–1959
      1. 1. Catherine (Jane) Backus 1910– m. Marcus (Alonzo) Hanna 1909–1973 m. Joseph (W.) Spencer 1898–
      2. 2. James (Gilmore) Backus 1913–1989 m. Henriette (Henny) Kay 1911–2004
    4. 4. Grace Backus 1885–
  4. 4. Edmund (Personett) Backus 1851– m. Cora (Elizabeth) Leavenworth 1859–
    1. 1. Edmond (Dexter) Backus 1891–1989 m. Millicent (E.) Reid 1899–1968
  5. 5. Frances (Caroline) Backus 1854–1928 m. Thomas (Clinton Provost) Esq. 1849–1928
    1. 1. Jonathan (Sylvester) Provost 1875–1960 m. Agnes (M.) Peck 1884–1945
      1. 1. Edward (Jonathan) Provost 1915–
    2. 2. Thomas (Clinton Provost) Jr. 1879–1950 m. Bertha (Hall) Whitehead 1881–1962
      1. 1. Marietta (W.) Provosh 1911–
      2. 2. Thomas (Clinton Provost) III 1912–
      3. 3. Richard (W.) Provost 1916–
    3. 3. Edmund (Backus) Provost 1881–1965 m. Frances (V.) DeCou 1879–1974
    4. 4. Helen (T.) Provost 1884–1973 m. Hervey (Sackett) Vassar 1877–1951
      1. 1. Eunice Vassar 1913–
      2. 2. Hervey (P.) Vassar 1914–
      3. 3. Thomas (E.) Vassar 1918–
    5. 5. Alfred (Whitehead) Provost 1886–
    6. 6. Pauline (Whitehead) Provost 1895–1981 m. Charles (Thomas) Underwood 1896–
      1. 1. Carolin (J.) Underwood 1921–
    7. 7. Frances (Backus) Provost 1895–1966 m. Clarence (Cobb) Chapman 1898–1952
  6. 6. Clara (Leanna) Backus 1857–1937 m. Henry (L.) Ahlborn 1848–1931
    1. 1. Henrietta Ahlborn 1887–1982
    2. 2. Louise Ahlborn 1889–1986 m. Harry (Spellmeyer) Wilder 1888–1970
      1. 1. Shirley Wilder 1917–1960 m. Edward (B. Loehr) Sr. 1913–1999
      2. 2. Marguerite Wilder 1918–2018 m. Lawrence (Porter) Carrington 1916–1990
      3. 3. Elaine Wilder 1920–1970 m. William (George) Bandel 1910–1983
    3. 3. Dorothy (Backus) Ahlborn 1895–1969 m. Ivon (Harold) Budd 1896–1969
      1. 1. Henry (Ahlborn) Budd 1921–1997 m. Mary Watkins 1925–
      2. 2. Dorothy Budd 1925–
    4. 4. Marion Ahlborn 1891–1977 m. Jonathan (Perine Glasby) Jr. 1894–1966
      1. 1. Jonathan (P. Glasby) III 1922–

Calvin Backus's Timeline

4 Records

1812
12 Feb 1812
Birth of Calvin G. Backus in New Jersey
New Jersey
1850
1850
Age 38
Calvin G. Backus resided here in Caldwell, Essex, New Jersey
Caldwell, Essex, New Jersey
1860
1860
Age 48
Calvin G. Backus resided here in Caldwell, Essex, New Jersey, United States
Caldwell, Essex, New Jersey, United States
1864
8 Apr 1864
Age 52
Death of Calvin G. Backus in Caldwell, Essex, New Jersey
Caldwell, Essex, New Jersey

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Feb 1812
    Event Place: New Jersey
    Record Source:
    [1] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Caldwell, Essex, New Jersey; Roll: ; Page: 99; Image: 28.
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Caldwell, Essex, New Jersey; Roll: M432_449; Page: 77B; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Caldwell, Essex, New Jersey
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Caldwell, Essex, New Jersey; Roll: M432_449; Page: 77B; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Caldwell, Essex, New Jersey, United States
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Caldwell, Essex, New Jersey; Roll: ; Page: 99; Image: 28.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Apr 1864
    Event Place: Caldwell, Essex, New Jersey
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