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Elijah Backus 1726–1798 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 March 1726

Birth Location: Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America

Death Date: 4 September 1798

Death Location: Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America

Father: Lieut Backus

Mother: Elizabeth Backus

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Elijah Backus was born in 1726 in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America, the child of Lieut Samuel Backus And Elizabeth Backus. Elijah Backus passed away in 1798 in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Elijah Backus was born in 1726 in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America, the child of Lieut Samuel Backus And Elizabeth Backus.
  • Elijah Backus passed away in 1798 in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Elijah Backus's Ancestors

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Elijah Backus
1726–1798
Birth Place: Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America
Parents
Lieut Samuel Backus
1692–1740
Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America
Elizabeth Backus
1698–1769
Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America
Grandparents
Joseph (I) Backus
1667–1746
Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America
Elizabeth (Huntington) Backus
1669–1762
Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
Lieut Jr
1634–1721
Elizabeth Pratt
1641–1725
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Sr
1606–1661
Sara Backus
1603–1642

Elijah Backus's Timeline

2 Records

1726
14 March 1726
Birth of Elijah Backus in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America
Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America
1798
4 September 1798
Age 72
Death of Elijah Backus in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America
Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 March 1726
    Event Place: Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 September 1798
    Event Place: Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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

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