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Harold Leroy Backus 1919–2005 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 May 1919

Birth Location: Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts

Death Date: 6 Dec 2005

Death Location: MA

Father: Oliver Sr.

Mother: Gwendolyn Stephens

Spouse(s): Lorraine Barnes, Gertrude Ferguson

Children(s):

Harold Leroy Backus was born in 1919 in Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts, the child of Oliver Crocker Backus Sr And Gwendolyn Louise Stephens. In 1930, Harold Leroy Backus resided in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts. In 1935, Harold Leroy Backus resided in Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts. Harold Leroy Backus married Gertrude Margaret Trudi Ferguson, Lorraine Estelle Barnes. Harold Leroy Backus passed away in 2005 in MA.

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Biography

  • Harold Leroy Backus was born in 1919 in Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts, the child of Oliver Crocker Backus Sr And Gwendolyn Louise Stephens.
  • In 1930, Harold Leroy Backus resided in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts.
  • In 1935, Harold Leroy Backus resided in Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts.
  • Harold Leroy Backus married Gertrude Margaret Trudi Ferguson, Lorraine Estelle Barnes.
  • Harold Leroy Backus passed away in 2005 in MA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Oliver Sr.
1890–1981
Birth Location: New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts
OS
Gwendolyn Stephens
1892–1981
Birth Location: St Andrews, Jamaica, West Indies
GS

Spouses(s)

Lorraine Barnes
1912–1953
Birth Location: Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts
LB
Gertrude Ferguson
1920–1995
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
GF

Children(s)

Harold Backus's Ancestors

Self
Harold Backus
1919–2005
Birth Place: Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts
Parents
Oliver Crocker Backus Sr.
1890–1981
New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts
Gwendolyn (Louise) Stephens
1892–1981
St Andrews, Jamaica, West Indies
Grandparents
William (S.) Backus
1860–1943
New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts
Lucy (M.) Steingardt
1865–1891
Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts
Great-Grandparents
Ansel Backus
1815–1865
Mary Cartwright
1820–1912
Joseph Steengardt
1835–
Mary Steengardt
1838–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Heman Backus
1776–1840
Mehitable Crocker
1787–1866

Harold Backus's Timeline

7 Records

1919
10 May 1919
Birth of Harold Leroy Backus in Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts
Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts
1930
1930
Age 11
Harold Leroy Backus resided here in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts
Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts
1935
1935
Age 16
Harold Leroy Backus resided here in Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts
Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 21
Harold Leroy Backus resided here in Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
1951
1951
Age 32
Harold Leroy Backus resided here in Quincy, Massachusetts, USA
Quincy, Massachusetts, USA
1993
1993
Age 74
Harold Leroy Backus resided here in Weymouth, MA
Weymouth, MA
2005
6 Dec 2005
Age 86
Death of Harold Leroy Backus in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts
Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 May 1919
    Event Place: Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts; Roll: T627_1632; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 11-234
    [3] Massachusetts, Town Vital Collections
    [4] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Issue State: Massachusetts; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [5] New Hampshire, Marriage and Divorce Records
    [6] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts; Roll: 932; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0002; Image: 626.0; FHL microfilm: 2340667
    [7] U.S. Veterans Gravesites, Ca.
    [8] U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records
    [9] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts; Roll: 932; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0002; Image: 626.0; FHL microfilm: 2340667

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts; Roll: T627_1632; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 11-234

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts; Roll: T627_1632; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 11-234

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1951
    Event Place: Quincy, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1993
    Event Place: Weymouth, MA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Norfolk, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Dec 2005
    Event Place: Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Issue State: Massachusetts; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [2] U.S. Veterans Gravesites, Ca.
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: MA
    Record Source: U.S. Veterans Gravesites, Ca.
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