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Clinton C. Backus 1812–1876 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 January 1812

Birth Location: Freetown Corners, Cortland County, New York, United States of America

Death Date: 26 December 1876

Death Location: Penn Yan, Yates County, New York, United States of America

Father: Rufus Backus

Mother: Betsey Spicer

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Clinton C. Backus was born in 1812 in Freetown Corners, Cortland County, New York, United States of America, the child of Rufus Backus And Betsey Spicer. Clinton C. Backus passed away in 1876 in Penn Yan, Yates County, New York, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Clinton C. Backus was born in 1812 in Freetown Corners, Cortland County, New York, United States of America, the child of Rufus Backus And Betsey Spicer.
  • Clinton C. Backus passed away in 1876 in Penn Yan, Yates County, New York, United States of America.

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Clinton Backus's Ancestors

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Clinton Backus
1812–1876
Birth Place: Freetown Corners, Cortland County, New York, United States of America
Parents
Rufus Backus
1787–1864
Granville, Washington County, New York, United States of America
Betsey Spicer
1790–1881
Granville, Washington, New York, USA
Grandparents
Jeremiah Spicer
1761–1825
Connecticut, USA
Rhoda Brownell
1767–1823
Dutchess County, New York
Great-Grandparents
Jeremiah Brownell
1733–1810
Eunice Wilcox
1732–1831
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Clinton Backus's Timeline

2 Records

1812
18 January 1812
Birth of Clinton C. Backus in Freetown Corners, Cortland County, New York, United States of America
Freetown Corners, Cortland County, New York, United States of America
1876
26 December 1876
Age 64
Death of Clinton C. Backus in Canandaigua, Ontario County, New York, United States of America
Canandaigua, Ontario County, New York, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 January 1812
    Event Place: Freetown Corners, Cortland County, New York, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 December 1876
    Event Place: Canandaigua, Ontario County, New York, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Penn Yan, Yates County, New York, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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