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Elizabeth Backus 1670–1729 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1670

Birth Location: CT

Death Date: 29 December 1729

Death Location: Windham, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America

Father: William Jr

Mother: Elizabeth Pratt

Spouse(s): Captain Huntington

Children(s): Simon Huntington, Ruth Linkon

Elizabeth Backus was born in 1670 in CT, the child of William Backus Jr And Elizabeth Pratt. Elizabeth Backus married Captain Thomas Huntington, and had children including Ruth Linkon, Simon Huntington. Elizabeth Backus passed away in 1729 in Windham, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Elizabeth Backus was born in 1670 in CT, the child of William Backus Jr And Elizabeth Pratt.
  • Elizabeth Backus married Captain Thomas Huntington, and had children including Ruth Linkon, Simon Huntington.
  • Elizabeth Backus passed away in 1729 in Windham, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Elizabeth Backus's Ancestors

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Elizabeth Backus
1670–1729
Birth Place: CT
Parents
William Backus Jr
1634–1721
England
Elizabeth Pratt
1641–1730
Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
Lt (William) Pratt
1611–1670
Baldock, Hertford, England
Elizabeth Clark
1622–
Hartford, Connecticut
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elizabeth Backus's Descendants

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Elizabeth Backus (1670–29 December 1729) m. Captain (Thomas) Huntington (1664–7 November 1732)
  1. 1. Simon Huntington 1710–1764
  2. 2. Ruth Linkon 1699–1757

Elizabeth Backus's Timeline

2 Records

1670
1670
Birth of Elizabeth Backus in CT
CT
1729
29 December 1729
Age 59
Death of Elizabeth Backus
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1670
    Event Place: CT
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 December 1729
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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

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