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Ebenezer Backus 1771–1845 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Jan 1771

Birth Location: Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut

Death Date: 21 Jan 1845

Death Location: South Livonia, Livingston County, New York, United States of America

Father: John Jr.

Mother: Jerusha Baker

Spouse(s): Polly Day, Jemima Chandler

Children(s): Polly Backus, John Backus, Lucinda Backus, Orla Backus, Andrew Sr., Sarah Backus, Gordon Backus, John Backus, Ralph Backus, Clark Backus

Ebenezer Backus was born in 1771 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, the child of John Backus Jr And Jerusha Baker. In 1810, Ebenezer Backus resided in Painted Post, Steuben, New York, United States. In 1820, Ebenezer Backus resided in Cazenovia, Madison, New York, United States. Ebenezer Backus married Jemima Chandler, Polly Day, and had children including Andrew Jackson Backus Sr, Clark Bacon Backus, Gordon Backus, John Backus, Lucinda Backus, Orla J Backus, Polly Backus, Ralph Backus, Sarah Ann Backus. Ebenezer Backus passed away in 1845 in South Livonia, Livingston County, New York, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Ebenezer Backus was born in 1771 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, the child of John Backus Jr And Jerusha Baker.
  • In 1810, Ebenezer Backus resided in Painted Post, Steuben, New York, United States.
  • In 1820, Ebenezer Backus resided in Cazenovia, Madison, New York, United States.
  • Ebenezer Backus married Jemima Chandler, Polly Day, and had children including Andrew Jackson Backus Sr, Clark Bacon Backus, Gordon Backus, John Backus, Lucinda Backus, Orla J Backus, Polly Backus, Ralph Backus, Sarah Ann Backus.
  • Ebenezer Backus passed away in 1845 in South Livonia, Livingston County, New York, United States of America.

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Ebenezer Backus's Ancestors

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Ebenezer Backus
1771–1845
Birth Place: Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut
Parents
John Backus Jr.
1747–1842
Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut
Jerusha Baker
1750–1818
Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut
Grandparents
John (Backus) Sr.
1720–1789
Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut
Johanna Downing
1717–
Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut
Rev. (Benjamin) Baker
1720–1798
Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut
Jerusha Parrish
1722–1799
Preston, New London, Connecticut
Great-Grandparents
Timothy Sr.
1682–1762
Sarah Backus
1686–1760
Edward Cleveland
1686–1771
Rebecca Paine
1690–1784
William Baker
1679–1750
Rebecca Backus
1685–1720
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Stephen Backus
1641–1695
Sarah Spencer
1644–1707
John Post
1657–1690
Sarah Post
1656–1703
Stephen Backus
1641–1695
Sarah Spencer
1644–1707

Ebenezer Backus's Descendants

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Ebenezer Backus (2 Jan 1771–21 Jan 1845) m. Polly Day (–abt 1795) m. Jemima Chandler (17 Nov 1772–2 Aug 1850)
  1. 1. Polly Backus 1797–1875
  2. 2. John Backus 1799–1810
  3. 3. Lucinda Backus 1801–
  4. 4. Orla (J.) Backus 1803–1887 m. Mary (Diantha) Roat 1800–1875 m. Maria Denton 1828–1902
    1. 1. Chauncy (Ralph) Backus 1836–1890 m. Jane (Bell) Marshall 1837–1882 m. Olive (Augusta) Thompson 1855–1939
      1. 1. Orla (J.) Backus 1861–1921 m. Katherine (B. 'Kittie') Ayrault 1861–1943
        1. 1. Harris ('Harrie' Ayrault) Backus 1883–1930 m. Della (D.) McGrew 1884–1958
        2. 2. Edla (Margaret) Backus 1885–1963 m. Frank (Lesley) Garner 1883–1952 m. Arthur (Allen) Williams 1884–1970
        3. 3. Clyde (Chauncey) Backus 1889–1966 m. Pearl (A.) Thompson 1884–1908 m. Abbie (Ann) Austin 1900–1979
        4. 4. Mildred (J.) Backus 1891–1959 m. Frank (Harry) Rowden 1890–1969
        5. 5. Ray (Ayrault) Backus 1898–1945 m. Lennah (E.) Kyes 1898–1974
      2. 2. Ella (May) Backus 1863–1960 m. Elmer (Sylvester) Avery 1860–1924
        1. 1. Jeane Avery 1891–1972
      3. 3. Ralph (Chauncy) Backus 1867–
      4. 4. Albert Backus 1872–1942 m. Minnie (Amelia) Frost 1872–1957
        1. 1. Floyd (Scott) Backus 1896–1980 m. Edith (Helen) Baker 1902–1978
        2. 2. Blanche (Alberta) Backus 1898–1981 m. Floyd (H.) Donal 1899–1982
    2. 2. Julia (Eliza) Backus 1826–1873 m. Daniel ('Dan') Jackson 1819–1900
      1. 1. Albert Jackson 1844–1920 m. Matilda (Estella) Brown 1848–1907 m. Carrie (A.) Taylor 1869–1948
        1. 1. Floyd (Gilbert) Jackson 1873–1924 m. Emily (Maria) Stephens 1874–1956
      2. 2. Orla (Backus) Jackson 1847–1901 m. Ella (M.) Brown 1846–1912
      3. 3. Oscar (Allen) Jackson 1850–1871
    3. 3. Elizabeth Backus 1834–1917 m. Isaac (R.) Williams 1826–1880
      1. 1. May (D.) Williams 1867–1925
      2. 2. Clarence Williams 1863–
      3. 3. Orla (J.) Williams 1875– m. Hazel (A.) Brothers 1884–
    4. 4. Caroline (M.) Backus 1825–1905 m. William (Placeway) Jr. 1808–1888
      1. 1. Hattie (M.) Placeway 1863–1945 m. William (Peter Van) Winkle 1858–1920
        1. 1. Madge (Caroline Van) Winkle 1885–1957 m. Lapsley (Ewing) Simrall 1884–
        2. 2. Don (William Van) Winkle 1887–1971 m. Annabel (van) Winkle 1887–1970
        3. 3. Charles (D. Van) Winkle 1890–1933 m. Katherine (Van) Winkle 1895–
        4. 4. Harriet (Van) Winkle 1898–1980 m. George (Hutton) Snaddon 1891–1968
        5. 5. Helen (Van) Winkle 1894–1900
      2. 2. Mabel Placeway 1873–1878
    5. 5. Leonard (B.) Backus 1828–1865 m. Jane Bird 1834–1873
      1. 1. Jay (Omer) Backus 1855–1918 m. Carrie (E.) Newton 1855–1911
        1. 1. Leonard (Clair) Backus 1879–1935 m. Minnie (Margaret) Beeman 1880–1941
      2. 2. Nellie (M.) Backus 1862–1886 m. Marcus (Clark) Bettinger 1855–1935
  5. 5. Andrew (Jackson Backus) Sr. 1815–1897 m. Ann Patterson 1816–1896
    1. 1. Andrew (Jackson Backus) Jr. 1838–1873 m. Elizabeth Fellows 1840–1899
    2. 2. Theodore (Thomas) Backus 1839–1879 m. Gloanah (S.) Ganung 1840–1923
      1. 1. George (Hiram) Backus 1872–1958 m. Linnie (M.) Bettis 1873–1896 m. Celia (E.) Ganung 1879–1963
        1. 1. Mildred (Florence) Backus 1896–1996 m. Beverly (Holmes) Becker 1892–1937 m. Walter (K.) Nufer 1910–1995
      2. 2. Tennessee (B. 'Tennie') Backus 1870–1946 m. Mark (E.) Coykendall 1871–1954
      3. 3. Myron (T.) Backus 1866–1878
    3. 3. Alexander Backus 1840–1911 m. Helen (Frances) Harvey 1841–1923
      1. 1. Anna (E.) Backus 1866–1947
      2. 2. Cora (Tennie) Backus 1871–1965 m. William (Benjamin) Hillman 1874–1951
        1. 1. Harvey (B.) Hillman 1904–1972 m. Dorothy (Magrette) Richardson 1909–1978
      3. 3. Jennie (E.) Backus 1877–1953 m. Clarence (Woodard) Clark 1879–1923 m. Gottlieb Herse 1865–
        1. 1. Genevieve Clark 1914–
      4. 4. Bernice (Beatrice) Backus 1879–1966 m. Albert (Mark) Hawes 1878–1966
        1. 1. Stephen (F.) Hawes 1907–
        2. 2. Russell (Jack) Hawes 1904–1996 m. Gladys (Beatrice) Weston 1908–2000
        3. 3. Helen (Francis) Hawes 1906–2000 m. Sayer (Alvord) Rockwell 1907–1987
        4. 4. Alton (Albert) Hawes 1908–1997 m. Mabel (Emmaline) Champion 1908–1980
        5. 5. Beatrice (Ann) Hawes 1911–2005 m. Corydon (Melvin) Grafton 1903–1952 m. Clayton (Herman) Clow 1908–1980
        6. 6. Jane (Adele) Hawes 1912–2013 m. Ray (Elmer Hasbrouck) Jr. 1910–1966
        7. 7. Ruth (B.) Hawes 1915–
      5. 5. Roy (Harvey) Backus 1883–1958 m. Susan (Elizabeth) Buck 1887–1969
        1. 1. Helen (Sarah) Backus 1905–1982 m. Clyde (Albert) Braddon 1898–1947 m. Clarence (Rufus) Rankin 1899–1963 m. Carl (Daniel) Bliss 1896–1977
        2. 2. Charles (Gordon) Backus 1905–1939 m. Carmine (Ardelia) Fleming 1903–1939
        3. 3. Ida Backus 1907–1960 m. Calvin (Andrew) Bradley 1911–1974 m. Cecil (Howard) Turcotte 1903–2004
        4. 4. Leroy (Harvey) Backus 1908–1965 m. Elizabeth (Mary) Green 1903–1992
        5. 5. Anne (Elizabeth) Backus 1912–2000 m. William (Conrad) Wagner 1909–1978
        6. 6. Stanley (Gray) Backus 1913–1982 m. Elma (M.) Bostian 1914–1984
      6. 6. Allene (Hunt) Backus 1885–1967 m. Harry (Melcaef Howitt) Sr. 1886–1971
        1. 1. Harry (Backus Howitt) Jr. 1918–2012 m. Helen (Louise) Graham 1918–2006
      7. 7. Henry (B.) Backus 1865–1946 m. Bertha (Bell) Sharp 1872–1918
        1. 1. Dorothea (Elizabeth) Backus 1898–1964 m. Clifford (Hiram) Sherman 1898–1956
        2. 2. Daphne (Lucille) Backus 1902–1974 m. Roy (Gilbert) Scheible 1901–1955
        3. 3. Alexander (Henry) Backus 1906–1994 m. Jesse (Mars) Smith 1913–2000
        4. 4. Ransom (H.) Backus 1911–1987 m. Georgianna (M.) Noll 1914–1994
        5. 5. Jackson (Andrew) Backus 1911–1989 m. Ann (Elizabeth) Webster 1917–1971 m. Margaret (L.) Brown 1922–2011
      8. 8. Donald (H.) Backus 1868–1945
      9. 9. Helen (Frances) Backus 1869–1947
      10. 10. Harriet Backus 1872–1872
      11. 11. Andrew Backus 1874–1877
      12. 12. Elizabeth Backus 1867–1960 m. Fred (R.) Payne 1865–1941
        1. 1. Donald (Backus) Payne 1894–1974 m. Marion (W.) Sherman 1899– m. Blanche Drayn 1908–2004
        2. 2. Marian (E.) Payne 1901–1993 m. William (R.) Wood 1901–1957
    4. 4. George Backus 1848–1896 m. Elizabeth Backus 1840–
    5. 5. James (Burton) Backus 1852–1854
  6. 6. Sarah (Ann) Backus 1818–1882
  7. 7. Gordon Backus 1812–1893 m. Eliza (Jane) Tibbits 1822–1891 m. Caroline Backus 1816–1869 m. Mary Hall 1814–1854
    1. 1. George (Chandler) Backus 1849– m. Orphaline Bangs 1856–
    2. 2. Johnson Backus 1840–1911 m. Laura (Jane) Dunn 1844–1918
      1. 1. Ida (Evelyn) Backus 1866–1902 m. Austin (Fish) Smith 1859–1945
        1. 1. Emery (Edison) Smith 1892–1971 m. Agness (Estelle) Quinn 1893–1969
        2. 2. Elsie (Arlene) Smith 1894–1989 m. Alfred (James) Allen 1889–1966
        3. 3. Lois (Winifred) Smith 1896–1961 m. Delbert (D.) Davidson 1877–1956
        4. 4. Jessie (I.) Resico 1900–
    3. 3. Julia (Ann) Backus 1844–
    4. 4. Ira (Chandler) Backus 1844–1924 m. Angeline (Elizabeth) Hadley 1856–1946
      1. 1. Mary (Angeline) Backus 1875–1929 m. Christopher Taylor 1857–1936
        1. 1. Ruth (Elizabeth) Taylor 1903–1993 m. Edgar (Paul) Widmayer 1897–1960
        2. 2. Orla (Backus) Taylor 1908–1978 m. Kathryn (Lenore) Rosendaul 1912–1997
        3. 3. Florence (E.) Taylor 1910–1994 m. Robert (M.) Allen 1908–1976
      2. 2. Johnson (Seward) Backus 1880–1967 m. Alma (Bertha) Schultz 1883–1972
        1. 1. Wilma (Areleta) Backus 1909–1991 m. Elden (Clare) Martin 1904–1965 m. Albert (Alfred) Garner 1903–1993
        2. 2. Eloise (Alleen) Backus 1913–1997 m. James (Lippincott) Berger 1910–1960 m. Daniel (Thomas) Cavanagh 1913–1995
        3. 3. Gordon (S.) Backus 1915–1968 m. Eleanor Swanson 1913–
        4. 4. Robert (I.) Backus 1916–1975 m. Ruth (Syblia) McDonald 1919–1999
    5. 5. Susan Backus 1850–
    6. 6. Mary (Jane) Backus 1838–1898 m. Joseph (L.) Dyer 1838–1910
      1. 1. Clark (B.) Dyer 1860–1902 m. Betsey (Abigail) Atwood 1861–1946
        1. 1. Myrtle (Eva) Dyer 1898–1987 m. Hiram (Ansel) Spry 1893–1952
      2. 2. George (C.) Dyer 1867–1904 m. Naomi (M.) Clements 1878–
      3. 3. John (S.) Dyer 1873–1944 m. Jessie (M.) Dyer 1881–
        1. 1. Mildred (J.) Dyer 1902–
        2. 2. Clare (S.) Dyer 1907–
      4. 4. Bert (J.) Dyer 1862–1936 m. Minnie (E.) Dyer 1868–1926
        1. 1. Lulu Dyer 1886–1888
        2. 2. Mary (M.) Dyer 1885–1975
  8. 8. John Backus 1811–
  9. 9. Ralph Backus 1809–
  10. 10. Clark (Bacon) Backus 1807–1896 m. Emeline Sill 1808–1834 m. Alpha (Maria) Keeler 1815–1887
    1. 1. Nellie (C.) Backus 1848–
    2. 2. Elinor (Curtis) Backus 1847–1913
    3. 3. Emeline (Sill) Backus 1837–1908 m. Ebenezer (Ingalls) Waldby 1828–1887
      1. 1. Harry (B.) Waldby 1857–1920 m. Emily (Jane) Radcliffe 1857–1928
        1. 1. Elizabeth (E.) Waldby 1887–1952
        2. 2. Frances (M.) Wallby 1888–1965 m. William (Harrison Taylor) Sr. 1888–1949
        3. 3. Marjorie (Ethel) Waldby 1891–1980
      2. 2. Nellie (A.) Waldby 1862–1939 m. Marcus Pollasky 1862–1924
      3. 3. William (Guy) Waldby 1869–1912 m. Berty (B.) Leslie 1868–1931
        1. 1. Helen (Ethlyn) Waldby 1894–1982 m. John (Joseph) Morris 1893–1955
    4. 4. Junius (Marvin) Backus 1832–1896 m. Caroline (White) Cone 1828–1912
      1. 1. Frederick (Cone) Backus 1866–1867
      2. 2. Anna (Sterling) Backus 1862–1921 m. Benjamin (Franklin) Brown 1855–1938
        1. 1. Gertrude (Sterling) Brown 1894–1980 m. Benjamin (Howard) Matteson 1882–1964
        2. 2. Malcolm (Christopher) Brown 1896–1983 m. Verna (Elizabeth) Robertson 1900–1967
        3. 3. Caroline (Delight) Brown 1897–1963 m. Walter (Gilbert) Perrin 1899–1953
    5. 5. George (Marvin) Backus 1834–1888 m. Mary (Jane) Randall 1836–1928
      1. 1. George (Bodwell) Backus 1857–1897 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Meyers 1862–1922
        1. 1. Anthony (James) Backus 1883–1949 m. Bertha (Marie) Milch 1886–1964
        2. 2. Anna (Elizabeth) Backus 1894–1973 m. Arthur (Francis) Kent 1888–1951 m. Joseph (Hunter) Fields 1892–
      2. 2. Annie (Wood) Backus 1858–1927 m. Edward (H.) Wrede 1859–1924
        1. 1. Edward (William Wrede) Sr. 1883–1979 m. Jennie McCaffery 1888–1953
      3. 3. Jennie (Marsh) Backus 1860–1915 m. Samuel (Robertson Smith) Jr. 1858–1930
        1. 1. Jennie (Marsh) Smith 1888–1962 m. Frank (Teater) Carey 1883–1956
        2. 2. Marvin (Guy) Smith 1897–1959 m. Edna (M.) Ashcraft 1893–1963 m. Flora (Anna) Glenzer 1900–1934
        3. 3. Clara (B.) Smith 1900–1971 m. O. (H. Myers) Sr. 1900– m. Charles (Herbert Finch) Sr. 1895–1971
      4. 4. Waldo (Cromwell) Backus 1862–1907 m. Emma (Mary) Lippold 1870–1944
        1. 1. Waldo (Elwyn) Backus 1892–1979 m. Marjorie (F.) Wolfe 1905–1996 m. Frieda (Anna) Kratzsch 1892–
        2. 2. Margaret (E.) Backus 1903–1989 m. Gen. (Theodore A.) Weyher 1905–1999
      5. 5. Thomas (Colvill) Backus 1864–1864
      6. 6. Thomas (Colville) Backus 1866–1910 m. Loretta Hensley 1873–1941
        1. 1. Thomas (Gregory) Backus 1894–1988 m. Annie (Adeline) Mosely 1892–1979
        2. 2. George (Rudolph) Backus 1895–1949 m. Jeanice Harris 1912–
        3. 3. Samuel (Waldo Lucas) Backus 1898–1998 m. Ruth Carroll 1898–1986 m. Mammie (Sear) Russell 1898–1932
      7. 7. Katie (Randall) Backus 1869–1953 m. Orville (Grant) White 1864–1945
        1. 1. Kathryn White 1890–
        2. 2. Harry (Orville White) Sr. 1890–1969 m. Kathryn (E.) DeMel 1893–1970
      8. 8. Ross Backus 1871–1875
      9. 9. Jared (Alonzo) Backus 1873–1875
      10. 10. Frank (Sill Backus) Sr. 1877–1976 m. Cora Maddock 1876–1949
        1. 1. Cora (J.) Backus 1902–1903
        2. 2. Frank (Sill Backus) Jr. 1905–2003 m. Gladys (Maxine) Elwell 1903–1985 m. Katherine (Fischer) Becker 1909–2001
        3. 3. Janet Backus 1908–2010 m. Virgil (Harold) Pomeroy 1905–1964
        4. 4. Marvin (George) Backus 1916–2003 m. Evelyn (Mae) Hick 1917–2012
      11. 11. Besse (Wrede) Backus 1880–1966 m. Ora (Beyl Kneisly) DDS 1878–1960

Ebenezer Backus's Timeline

5 Records

1771
2 Jan 1771
Birth of Ebenezer Backus in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut
Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut
1810
1810
Age 39
Ebenezer Backus resided here in Painted Post, Steuben, New York, United States
Painted Post, Steuben, New York, United States
1820
1820
Age 49
Ebenezer Backus resided here in Cazenovia, Madison, New York, United States
Cazenovia, Madison, New York, United States
1840
1 June 1840
Age 69
Ebenezer Backus resided here in Livonia, Livingston, New York, United States
Livonia, Livingston, New York, United States
1845
21 Jan 1845
Age 74
Death of Ebenezer Backus in Livonia, Livingston, New York
Livonia, Livingston, New York

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Jan 1771
    Event Place: Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1810
    Event Place: Painted Post, Steuben, New York, United States
    Record Source: 1810 United States Federal Census, Year: 1810; Census Place: Painted Post, Steuben, New York; Roll: 37; Page: 418; Family History Number: 0181391; Image: 00073.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1820
    Event Place: Cazenovia, Madison, New York, United States
    Record Source: 1820 United States Federal Census, Year: 1820; Census Place: Cazenovia, Madison, New York; Roll: M33_73; Page: 35; Image: 47.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 June 1840
    Event Place: Livonia, Livingston, New York, United States
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: , Livingston, New York; Roll: 294; Page: 288.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Jan 1845
    Event Place: Livonia, Livingston, New York
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: South Livonia, Livingston County, New York, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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