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Ebenezer Backus 1750–1812 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Jan 1750

Birth Location: Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut

Death Date: 3 Jul 1812

Death Location: Utica, Oneida, New York

Father: John Sr.

Mother: Johanna Downing

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The story of Ebenezer Backus began in 1750 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut. Ebenezer Backus passed away in 1812 in Utica, Oneida, New York.

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Biography

  • The story of Ebenezer Backus began in 1750 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut.
  • Ebenezer Backus passed away in 1812 in Utica, Oneida, New York.

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Ebenezer Backus's Ancestors

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Ebenezer Backus
1750–1812
Birth Place: Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut
Parents
John Backus Sr.
1720–1789
Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut
Johanna Downing
1717–
Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut
Grandparents
Timothy (Backus) Sr.
1682–1762
Norwich, New London, Connecticut
Sarah Backus
1686–1760
Norwich
Edward Cleveland
1686–1771
North Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island
Rebecca Paine
1690–1784
Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Great-Grandparents
Stephen Backus
1641–1695
Sarah Spencer
1644–1707
John Post
1657–1690
Sarah Post
1656–1703
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Sr
1606–1661
Elizabeth Unknown
1606–1643
John Reynolds
1637–1702
Sarah Backus
1628–1702

Ebenezer Backus's Timeline

2 Records

1750
30 Jan 1750
Birth of Ebenezer Backus in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut
Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut
1812
3 Jul 1812
Age 62
Death of Ebenezer Backus in Utica, Oneida, New York
Utica, Oneida, New York

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Jan 1750
    Event Place: Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, U.S., Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
    [2] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The genealogy of the Cleveland and Cleaveland families An attempt to trace, in both the male and fe

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Jul 1812
    Event Place: Utica, Oneida, New York
    Record Source: U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast

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