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George Bodwell Backus 1857–1897 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Mar 1857

Birth Location: Cincinatti, Hamilton, Ohio

Death Date: 13 Nov 1897

Death Location: Cincinatti, Hamilton, Ohio

Father: George Backus

Mother: Mary Randall

Spouse(s): Mary Meyers

Children(s): Anthony Backus, Anna Backus

George Bodwell Backus was born in 1857 in Cincinatti, Hamilton, Ohio, the child of George Marvin Backus And Mary Jane Randall. In 1870, George Bodwell Backus resided in Venango, Venango, Pennsylvania, United States. George Bodwell Backus married Mary Elizabeth Meyers, and had children including Anna Elizabeth Backus, Anthony James Backus. George Bodwell Backus passed away in 1897 in Cincinatti, Hamilton, Ohio.

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Biography

  • George Bodwell Backus was born in 1857 in Cincinatti, Hamilton, Ohio, the child of George Marvin Backus And Mary Jane Randall.
  • In 1870, George Bodwell Backus resided in Venango, Venango, Pennsylvania, United States.
  • George Bodwell Backus married Mary Elizabeth Meyers, and had children including Anna Elizabeth Backus, Anthony James Backus.
  • George Bodwell Backus passed away in 1897 in Cincinatti, Hamilton, Ohio.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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George Backus's Ancestors

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George Backus
1857–1897
Birth Place: Cincinatti, Hamilton, Ohio
Parents
George Marvin Backus
1834–1888
Elmira, Chemung, New York
Mary (Jane) Randall
1836–1928
Cincinatti, Hamilton, Ohio
Grandparents
Clark (Bacon) Backus
1807–1896
Fort Ann, Washington, New York
Emeline Sill
1808–1834
Lyme, New London, Connecticut
Thomas (Butler) Randall
1813–1875
Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts
Hiley (Ann) Donham
1813–1900
Clermont County, Ohio
Great-Grandparents
Ebenezer Backus
1771–1845
Jemima Chandler
1772–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Jr.
1747–1842
Jerusha Baker
1750–1818

George Backus's Descendants

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George (Bodwell) Backus (14 Mar 1857–13 Nov 1897) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Meyers (9 Apr 1862–26 Dec 1922)
  1. 1. Anthony (James) Backus 1883–1949 m. Bertha (Marie) Milch 1886–1964
    1. 1. Edyth (Katherine) Backus 1907–1999 m. Harry (A.) Gardner 1906–1982
    2. 2. George (Philip) Backus 1912–1992 m. Elizabeth (Marie) Ressler 1916–
  2. 2. Anna (Elizabeth) Backus 1894–1973 m. Arthur (Francis) Kent 1888–1951 m. Joseph (Hunter) Fields 1892–
    1. 1. Charlotte (Mary) Fields 1914–1997 m. Howard (G.) Kline 1909–1990
    2. 2. Gerard (William) Kent 1919–1980 m. Joyce (Eleanor) Schmitt 1918–2002
    3. 3. George (Backus) Kent 1922–1983 m. Rose (Ruth) Rosenburg 1923–1993
    4. 4. Arthur (J.) Kent 1926–
    5. 5. Patricia (Agnes) Kent 1931–2005
      1. 1. Sandra (Paula) Clopton 1948–2009

George Backus's Timeline

3 Records

1857
14 Mar 1857
Birth of George Bodwell Backus in Cincinatti, Hamilton, Ohio
Cincinatti, Hamilton, Ohio
1870
1870
Age 13
George Bodwell Backus resided here in Venango, Venango, Pennsylvania, United States
Venango, Venango, Pennsylvania, United States
1897
13 Nov 1897
Age 40
Death of George Bodwell Backus in Cincinatti, Hamilton, Ohio
Cincinatti, Hamilton, Ohio

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Mar 1857
    Event Place: Cincinatti, Hamilton, Ohio
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Venango, Venango, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Venango, Venango, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Venango, Venango, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Nov 1897
    Event Place: Cincinatti, Hamilton, Ohio

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