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Dinah Backus 1687–1754 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1687

Birth Location: Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island, United States

Death Date: 1754

Death Location: Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island, United States

Father: Christopher Backus

Mother: Dinah Backus

Spouse(s): Richard Knight

Children(s): Jeremiah Knight, Richard Knight, Ens. Knight, William Knight

Dinah Backus was born in 1687 in Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island, United States, the child of Christopher Backus And Dinah Nee Backus. Dinah Backus married Richard Knight, and had children including Ens Christopher Knight, Jeremiah Knight, Richard Knight, William Knight. Dinah Backus passed away in 1754 in Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island, United States.

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Biography

  • Dinah Backus was born in 1687 in Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island, United States, the child of Christopher Backus And Dinah Nee Backus.
  • Dinah Backus married Richard Knight, and had children including Ens Christopher Knight, Jeremiah Knight, Richard Knight, William Knight.
  • Dinah Backus passed away in 1754 in Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island, United States.

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Dinah Backus's Ancestors

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Dinah Backus
1687–1754
Birth Place: Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Parents
Christopher Backus
1657–1700
Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA
Dinah ((nee)) Backus
1660–1690
Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
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Great-Grandparents
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Dinah Backus's Descendants

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Dinah Backus (1687–1754) m. Richard Knight (24 Sep 1686–24 Oct 1754)
  1. 1. Jeremiah Knight 1719–1800 m. Penelope Westcott 1718–1808
    1. 1. Nehemiah Knight 1746–1808 m. Eleanor (Rice) Hudson 1746–1823
      1. 1. Nancy Knight 1764–1816
      2. 2. Abigail ('Nabby') Knight 1766–1840
      3. 3. Eleanor (Rice) Knight 1771–1858
      4. 4. Jeremiah Knight 1776–1821
      5. 5. Nehemiah (Rice) Knight 1780–1854
      6. 6. Penelope Knight 1768–1836
  2. 2. Richard Knight 1715–1770
  3. 3. Ens. (Christopher) Knight 1711–1761
  4. 4. William Knight 1714–1786

Dinah Backus's Timeline

5 Records

1642
15 May 1642
Dinah Backus was married in New England, USA
New England, USA
1684
1684
Dinah Backus was married in Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
1687
1687
Birth of Dinah Backus in Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
1731
27 Jul 1731
Age 44
Dinah Backus was married in Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, United States
Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, United States
1754
1754
Age 67
Death of Dinah Backus in Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1687
    Event Place: Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 15 May 1642
    Event Place: New England, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1684
    Event Place: Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 27 Jul 1731
    Event Place: Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, United States

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1754
    Event Place: Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island, United States

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