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Charles Backus 1801–1876 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Sep 1801

Birth Location: Royalton, Windsor, Vermont, United States

Death Date: 11 May 1876

Death Location: Brandon, Rutland County, Vermont, United States of America

Father: Stephen Backus

Mother: Polly Shepard

Spouse(s): Mary Mansfield

Children(s): Abby Whipple, Dana Backus, Abigail Whipple, William Backus, Jane Curtis, Charlotte Lerow, Mary Backus, Harriet Backus, Charles Backus, Annah Douglas, Mary Backus, Charles Backus

Charles Backus was born in 1801 in Royalton, Windsor, Vermont, United States, the child of Stephen Backus And Polly Mary Shepard. Charles Backus married Mary Palmer Mansfield, and had children including Abby A Whipple, Abigail Arabella Whipple, Annah Dina Douglas, Charles Darwin Backus, Charles Robert Backus, Charlotte Oliva Lerow, Dana Converse Backus, Harriet Letitia Backus, Jane Lyman Curtis, Mary Elizabeth Backus, Mary Hannah Converse Backus, William Mansfield Backus. Charles Backus passed away in 1876 in Brandon, Rutland County, Vermont, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Charles Backus was born in 1801 in Royalton, Windsor, Vermont, United States, the child of Stephen Backus And Polly Mary Shepard.
  • Charles Backus married Mary Palmer Mansfield, and had children including Abby A Whipple, Abigail Arabella Whipple, Annah Dina Douglas, Charles Darwin Backus, Charles Robert Backus, Charlotte Oliva Lerow, Dana Converse Backus, Harriet Letitia Backus, Jane Lyman Curtis, Mary Elizabeth Backus, Mary Hannah Converse Backus, William Mansfield Backus.
  • Charles Backus passed away in 1876 in Brandon, Rutland County, Vermont, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Stephen Backus
1759–1848
Birth Location: Plainfield, New London, Connecticut, United States
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Polly Shepard
1760–1843
Birth Location: Plainfield, Windham, Connecticut, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Mansfield
1807–1885
Birth Location: Hanover, Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States of America
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Children(s)

Abby Whipple
1836–1925
Birth Location: Vermont
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Dana Backus
1840–1887
Birth Location: Brandon, Rutland County, Vermont, United States of America
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Abigail Whipple
1836–1925
Birth Location: Brandon, Rutland County, Vermont, United States of America
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William Backus
1853–1916
Birth Location: Vermont, United States of America
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Jane Curtis
1834–1912
Birth Location: Brandon, Rutland County, Vermont, United States of America
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Charlotte Lerow
1847–1926
Birth Location: Brandon, Rutland County, Vermont, United States of America
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Mary Backus
1830–1847
Birth Location: Brandon, Rutland County, Vermont, United States of America
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Harriet Backus
1839–1839
Birth Location: Brandon, Rutland County, Vermont, United States of America
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Charles Backus
1842–1916
Birth Location: Brandon, Rutland County, Vermont, United States of America
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Annah Douglas
1844–1869
Birth Location: Brandon, Rutland County, Vermont, United States of America
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Mary Backus
1849–1931
Birth Location: Brandon, Rutland, Vermont, USA
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Charles Backus
1832–1832
Birth Location: Brandon, Rutland, Vermont, USA
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Charles Backus's Ancestors

Self
Charles Backus
1801–1876
Birth Place: Royalton, Windsor, Vermont, United States
Parents
Stephen Backus
1759–1848
Plainfield, New London, Connecticut, United States
Polly (Mary) Shepard
1760–1843
Plainfield, Windham, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
Major (Andrew) Backus
1733–1796
Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States
Lois Pierce
1732–1815
Plainfield, Windham, Connecticut, USA
Simon Shepard
1731–1813
Plainfield, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America
Rachel Shepard
1728–1816
Plainfield, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Esq.
1693–1740
Thomas Peirce
1696–1762
Mary Peirce
1702–1789
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Backus
1667–1740
Elizabeth Huntington
1669–1762

Charles Backus's Descendants

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Charles Backus (12 Sep 1801–11 May 1876) m. Mary (Palmer) Mansfield (11 Oct 1807–1885)
  1. 1. Abby (A.) Whipple 1836–1925 m. Rodney (M) Whipple 1833–1912
    1. 1. Carroll Whipple 1863–1891
    2. 2. Charles (B.) Whipple 1860–1927 m. Almira (E) Whipple 1859–1939
      1. 1. Charles (J) Whipple 1886–
      2. 2. Walter (G) Whipple 1890–1967 m. Odette Whipple 1895–1978
      3. 3. Edith (Hayward) Whipple 1884–1974
    3. 3. Blanche Whipple 1875–1938
    4. 4. Walter (S.) Whipple 1861–1940 m. Kathleen (M) Bolton 1861–1939
      1. 1. Perry (F) Whipple 1883–1883
    5. 5. Grace Fitzgerald 1871–1914 m. Bert (J) Fitzgerald 1871–
      1. 1. William (Elmer) Fitzgerald 1893–1893
    6. 6. John (P.) Whipple 1865–1906
    7. 7. Baby Whipple 1870–1870
  2. 2. Dana (Converse) Backus 1840–1887 m. Roena (Virginia) Dolliver 1846–1873 m. Abbie (Converse) Backus 1850–1942
    1. 1. Infant Backus 1873–1873
    2. 2. Henry (Meredith) Backus 1877–1910 m. Mary (E) Backus 1876–1962
      1. 1. Dana (Converse Backus) II 1907–1989 m. Louise (Burton) Laidlaw 1906–1973
        1. 1. Harriet (Meredith) Backus 1942–2018
        2. 2. Anne (Converse) Backus 1949–1970
        3. 3. Janet (Graham) Backus 1936–2015
    3. 3. Robert (Erle) Backus 1882–1950
    4. 4. Helen Backus 1880–1880
    5. 5. Charlotte Backus 1886–1887
  3. 3. Abigail (Arabella) Whipple 1836–1925
  4. 4. William (Mansfield) Backus 1853–1916 m. Constance (Harriet) Beall 1852–1917
    1. 1. Constance (A) Backus 1884–1970
    2. 2. Curtis (Beall) Backus 1883–1937
    3. 3. William (Alden) Backus 1886–1928
    4. 4. Hadassah Backus 1889–1961
  5. 5. Jane (Lyman) Curtis 1834–1912
  6. 6. Charlotte (Oliva) Lerow 1847–1926
  7. 7. Mary (Elizabeth) Backus 1830–1847
  8. 8. Harriet (Letitia) Backus 1839–1839
  9. 9. Charles (Darwin) Backus 1842–1916
  10. 10. Annah (Dina) Douglas 1844–1869
  11. 11. Mary (Hannah Converse) Backus 1849–1931
  12. 12. Charles (Robert) Backus 1832–1832

Charles Backus's Timeline

3 Records

1801
12 Sep 1801
Birth of Charles Backus in Royalton, Windsor, Vermont, United States
Royalton, Windsor, Vermont, United States
1829
13 May 1829
Age 28
Charles Backus was married in East Randolph, Cattaraugus, New York, United States
East Randolph, Cattaraugus, New York, United States
1876
11 May 1876
Age 75
Death of Charles Backus in Brandon, Rutland, Vermont, United States
Brandon, Rutland, Vermont, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Sep 1801
    Event Place: Royalton, Windsor, Vermont, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 13 May 1829
    Event Place: East Randolph, Cattaraugus, New York, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 May 1876
    Event Place: Brandon, Rutland, Vermont, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Brandon, Rutland County, Vermont, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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