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Henry Clay Backus 1844–1910 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Jul 1844

Birth Location: Waterbury, Washington, Vermont

Death Date: 1910

Death Location: Duxbury, Vermont, USA

Father: William Sr.

Mother: Betsey White

Spouse(s): Isabelle Billings, Sophronia Ingalls, Alice Woodard, Ellen Johnson

Children(s): William Backus, Bessie White, Elinor Backus, Harrison Backus, Alice Backus, Eva Backus, Charles Backus, Ernest Backus, Lucius Backus, James Backus

Henry Clay Backus was born in 1844 in Waterbury, Washington, Vermont, the child of William Enoch Backus Sr And Betsey E White. In 1850, Henry Clay Backus resided in Waterbury, Washington, Vermont. In 1860, Henry Clay Backus resided in Fayston, Washington, Vermont. Henry Clay Backus married Alice Mae Woodard, Ellen M Johnson, Isabelle Maria Belle Billings, Sophronia Jane Ingalls, and had children including Alice M Backus, Bessie Alice Backus White, Charles Edgar Backus, Elinor Jane Backus, Ernest Henry Backus, Eva Effie Backus, Harrison Clay Backus, James Munroe Backus, Lucius Monroe Backus, William Edward Backus. Henry Clay Backus passed away in 1910 in Duxbury, Vermont, USA.

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Biography

  • Henry Clay Backus was born in 1844 in Waterbury, Washington, Vermont, the child of William Enoch Backus Sr And Betsey E White.
  • In 1850, Henry Clay Backus resided in Waterbury, Washington, Vermont.
  • In 1860, Henry Clay Backus resided in Fayston, Washington, Vermont.
  • Henry Clay Backus married Alice Mae Woodard, Ellen M Johnson, Isabelle Maria Belle Billings, Sophronia Jane Ingalls, and had children including Alice M Backus, Bessie Alice Backus White, Charles Edgar Backus, Elinor Jane Backus, Ernest Henry Backus, Eva Effie Backus, Harrison Clay Backus, James Munroe Backus, Lucius Monroe Backus, William Edward Backus.
  • Henry Clay Backus passed away in 1910 in Duxbury, Vermont, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Sr.
1809–1863
Birth Location: Windham, Windham, Connecticut
WS
Betsey White
1810–1883
Birth Location: Woodstock, Windsor, Vermont
BW

Spouses(s)

Isabelle Billings
1847–1913
Birth Location: Montpelier, Washington, Vermont
IB
Sophronia Ingalls
1839–1908
Birth Location: Fayston, Washington, Vermont
SI
Alice Woodard
1862–1893
Birth Location: Littleton, Grafton, New Hampshire
AW
Ellen Johnson
1847–1879
Birth Location: Waterbury, Washington, Vermont
EJ

Children(s)

William Backus
1892–1973
Birth Location: Duxbury, Washington, Vermont
WB
Bessie White
1890–1979
Birth Location: Duxbury, Washington, Vermont
BW
Elinor Backus
1887–1969
Birth Location: Duxbury, Washington, Vermont
EB
Harrison Backus
1885–1972
Birth Location: Middlesex, Washington, Vermont
HB
Alice Backus
1883–1886
Birth Location: Warren, Washington, Vermont
AB
Eva Backus
1881–1973
Birth Location: Duxbury, Washington, Vermont
EB
Charles Backus
1879–1959
Birth Location: Duxbury, Washington, Vermont
CB
Ernest Backus
1872–1961
Birth Location: Moretown, Washington, Vermont
EB
Lucius Backus
1867–1917
Birth Location: Waterbury, Washington, Vermont
LB
James Backus
1875–1950
Birth Location: Fayston, Washington, Vermont
JB

Henry Backus's Ancestors

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Henry Backus
1844–1910
Birth Place: Waterbury, Washington, Vermont
Parents
William Enoch Backus Sr.
1809–1863
Windham, Windham, Connecticut
Betsey (E.) White
1810–1883
Woodstock, Windsor, Vermont
Grandparents
Elijah Backus
1755–1832
Windham, Windham, Connecticut
Tryphena Cross
1767–
Windham, Windham, Connecticut
William White
1772–1813
Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
Rachel Winter
1770–1856
Bridgewater, Windsor, Vermont
Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Backus
1729–1815
Elizabeth Hebard
1731–1813
William Cross
1720–1801
Miriam Abbe
1726–1823
Noah White
1724–1791
Rebecca Trask
1730–1816
Rachel Wheeler
1745–1802
Timothy Jr.
1744–1808
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sarah Gard
1693–1737
Samuel Backus
1693–1776
Robert Hebard
1706–1771
Ruth Wheelock
1713–1757
Daniel Cross
1686–1747
Desire Hall
1688–1774
Ebenezer Sr.
1683–1758
Mary Allen
1688–1766
John White
1701–1770
Rachel Benson
1707–1776
Christopher Winter
1713–1760
Ruth Aldrich
1716–

Henry Backus's Descendants

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Henry (Clay) Backus (5 Jul 1844–1910) m. Isabelle (Maria 'Belle') Billings (10 Apr 1847–22 Nov 1913) m. Sophronia (Jane) Ingalls (3 Jan 1839–6 Jan 1908) m. Alice (Mae) Woodard (11 Nov 1862–26 May 1893) m. Ellen (M.) Johnson (31 Mar 1847–23 May 1879)
  1. 1. William (Edward) Backus 1892–1973 m. Eleanor (L.) Williams 1898–1983 m. Amelia (E.) Backus 1879–1952 m. Gertrude (C.) Elmer 1871–1940
  2. 2. Bessie (Alice Backus) White 1890–1979 m. Alva (McLeod) Docherty 1886–1954
  3. 3. Elinor (Jane) Backus 1887–1969 m. John (Henry) LaVanway 1888–1975
    1. 1. Ernest (James) Kennison 1930–2006
    2. 2. Baby (Boy) LaVanway 1909–1909
    3. 3. John (Leroy LaVanway) Sr. 1916–1980 m. Clara (Estella) Bundy 1943–2007 m. Anita (Lucille) Lumbra 1916–1977
    4. 4. Eleanor (Maude) LaVanway 1914–1995 m. Jay (Don) Jones 1915–1995 m. Martin (John) LaValley 1906–1967 m. John (Loren) Boyce 1911–1993
      1. 1. Robert (Loren) Boyce 1936–2013
      2. 2. Joan (Eleanor) Boyce 1934–2021 m. George (Orephisse Roy) Jr. 1934–2005 m. Clifford (Henry Nelson) Lagor 1932–2015
    5. 5. Ralph (Emerson) LaVanway 1912–2005 m. Merle (Eudora) Straw 1913–1972
      1. 1. Kaye (Elinor) Lavanway 1937–2012 m. Earl (Henry) Williamson 1933–2007 m. Robert (Grant) Field 1926–2008 m. James (Nelson) Gentle 1943–2004 m. Leroy (August) Waldron 1933–2002
      2. 2. Jeanette (Edith) LaVanway 1934–1979 m. Avon (Earl) Bean 1933–2006
    6. 6. Henry (Alonzo) LaVanway 1910–2005 m. Hazel (Belle) Lamson 1912–1988 m. Joyce (Abbey) Berry 1914–1992
      1. 1. John (Stephen) LaVanway 1946–2012
      2. 2. David (Henry 'Charlie') LaVanway 1945–2020 m. Jacquelyn (Kay) Dow 1945–2021
      3. 3. Mary (Jane) LaVanway 1939–1953
      4. 4. Kenneth (Rudolph) LaVanway 1934–2020 m. Theresa (Florence) Blair 1938–2007
      5. 5. Robert (Louis) LaVanway 1937–1995
      6. 6. Infant LaVanway 1932–1932
  4. 4. Harrison (Clay) Backus 1885–1972 m. Elizabeth (Josette) Bisbee 1884–1962
    1. 1. Loretta (Madeline) Backus 1928–2020 m. Edward (Claude) Wimble 1925–2003
    2. 2. Esther (Enid) Backus 1923–2006 m. Elton (Estey) Blanchard 1917–1998 m. Lewis (Ivan) Johnson 1919–1981
      1. 1. David (L.) Johnson 1946–1980
    3. 3. Lucia (Joslyn) Backus 1922–1999 m. Leon (Arthur) Griffith 1918–1971
      1. 1. Josette (Michelle) Griffith 1947–2013
      2. 2. Elizabeth (Anne) Griffith 1939–
    4. 4. Kenneth (Burton) Backus 1919–2004 m. Marie (Estelle) Johnson 1924–2006
    5. 5. Ruth (Kathleen) Backus 1914–2008 m. Fred (Fayette) Andrews 1910–1990
      1. 1. Douglas (George) Andrews 1944–2017
    6. 6. Alice (Isabelle) Backus 1911–2008 m. Eldon (Foster) Delong 1914–1990
  5. 5. Alice (M.) Backus 1883–1886
  6. 6. Eva (Effie) Backus 1881–1973 m. Clarence (Ernest) Seymour 1886–1947
    1. 1. Evangeline (Sarah) Seymour 1911–2001 m. Clifford (Harry Albert) Sr. 1898–1989
    2. 2. Albert (Henry) Seymour 1916–2001 m. Persis (Luella) Glidden 1914–1997
      1. 1. Daniel (John) Seymour 1947–2023 m. Sandra (Maire) Renaud 1950–2020
      2. 2. Rev. (David Ernest) Seymour 1947–2009
      3. 3. Constance (Valerie 'Connie') Seymour 1940–2023
      4. 4. Beverly (Joan) Seymour 1941–2024 m. Clyde (Ephraim Lance) Jr. 1938–1997
    3. 3. Carolyn (May) Seymour 1913–2002
  7. 7. Charles (Edgar) Backus 1879–1959 m. Sarah Jones 1883–
  8. 8. Ernest (Henry) Backus 1872–1961 m. Lilla (Hannah) Willey 1874–1932 m. Aldora (Maria) Willey 1876–1897
    1. 1. Guy (Osmon) Backus 1896–1970 m. Eunice (Della) Shonio 1900–1963 m. Ellen (May) Backus 1899–1979
      1. 1. Aldora (Eunice) Backus 1919–2005 m. Roland (Lee) Baker 1919–2012
        1. 1. Lloyd (Lee) Baker 1940–2003 m. Colleen (Marie) Welsh 1945–2017
      2. 2. Robert (Ernest) Backus 1916–1990 m. Jane (Abbie) Palmer 1915–1998
  9. 9. Lucius (Monroe) Backus 1867–1917 m. Mina (A.) Atkins 1872–1944
    1. 1. Ernest (Edgar) Backus 1892–1898
    2. 2. Lois (Anna) Backus 1894–1973 m. Squire (Martin) Bowen 1899–1967 m. Clinton (Wilbert) Bowen 1888–1934
      1. 1. Thelma (Lois) Bowen 1919–1990 m. Herbert (Mason) Battles 1918–1999
        1. 1. Patricia (Ann) Battles 1939–1976
      2. 2. Beatrice (Mae) Bowen 1917–1990 m. Paul (Malcolm) Howard 1916–1997
      3. 3. Lester (Lucius) Bowen 1912–1965 m. Beatrice (Florence) Linton 1913–1995
      4. 4. Wilbert (Winslow) Bowen 1910–1983 m. Helen (Esther) Thayer 1910–1999
        1. 1. Bonnie (Marie) Bowen 1946–2018 m. Emile (Robert) Bisson 1940–2000
    3. 3. Roy (Lucius) Bacchus 1890–1975 m. Mae Quinby 1886–1939 m. Emma (Lee) Mammen 1891–1938
    4. 4. Lester (Frank Backus) Sr. 1896–1993 m. Anna (Marie Bertha) Buelow 1896–1983
      1. 1. Barbara (Anne) Backus 1928–2000 m. C. (Keith) Roberts 1925–
      2. 2. Kathleen (Sylvia) Backus 1926–2017 m. Donald (Herbert) Sitz 1924–2005
      3. 3. Eleanor (Mae) Backus 1924–2000 m. Dr. (Joseph) Hanelin 1916–2009 m. Robert (Johnson) Bell 1921–1954
      4. 4. Shirley (Lois) Backus 1923–2004 m. Joseph (W. Bechan) Jr. 1921–2013 m. Albert (Anthony 'Tony") Cugini 1920–2006
  10. 10. James (Munroe) Backus 1875–1950 m. Bertha (Etta) Dana 1881–1962
    1. 1. Everett (Theron) Backus 1904–1955 m. Pearl (G.) Morey 1904–1971
    2. 2. Emily (Etta) Backus 1900–1987 m. Frank (Mazanec,) Sr. 1894–1966
      1. 1. Richard (Alen) Mazanec 1944–1976
      2. 2. Helen (Emily) Mazanec 1923–1990 m. Frank (W.) Mathews 1923–
        1. 1. David (J.) Mathews 1949–2004
      3. 3. Frank (Mazanec) Jr 1921–1991 m. Therese (Ghislaine) Bergeron 1925–2001
        1. 1. Edward (Victor) Mazanec 1951–1952
    3. 3. Ellen (May) Backus 1899–1979 m. Guy (Osmon) Backus 1896–1970 m. Daniel (Ellison Moore) Sr. 1888–1946 m. Stanley (Evans) Bailey 1892–1962 m. Frederick (Adolphus) Strong 1895–1930
      1. 1. Dannie (Ellis Moore) II 1933–1998
      2. 2. Stella (Jean) Bailey 1918–1989 m. Glenn (Donald) Carley 1916–1995 m. Donald (Francis) Gallagher 1918–1987
        1. 1. Donna (Jean) Gallagher 1938–1983 m. Ralph (Freeman Garrison) Sr. 1936–2015
        2. 2. Patricia (Ellen) Gallagher 1937–2009 m. Kenneth (Wayne Calkins) Sr. 1933–1988
      3. 3. William (Charles) Bailey 1917–2001 m. Gertrude (Agnes La) Motte 1933–2002 m. Gertrude (Agnes) Holmes 1918–2006
        1. 1. Elaine (Agnes) Bailey 1938–1938
      4. 4. Ronald Strong 1927–1929
      5. 5. Freda (Helen) Strong 1922–2017 m. Phillip (Squires) Millspaugh 1917–1988 m. Donald (William) Butler 1907–1963 m. Harold (Miles) Shaver 1917–1950
      6. 6. June (Patricia) Strong 1926–2000 m. James (Raymond) Switzer 1923–2002
        1. 1. James (Frederick) Switzer 1949–2024

Henry Backus's Timeline

8 Records

1844
5 Jul 1844
Birth of Henry Clay Backus in Waterbury, Washington, Vermont
Waterbury, Washington, Vermont
1850
1850
Age 6
Henry Clay Backus resided here in Waterbury, Washington, Vermont
Waterbury, Washington, Vermont
1860
1860
Age 16
Henry Clay Backus resided here in Fayston, Washington, Vermont
Fayston, Washington, Vermont
1870
1870
Age 26
Henry Clay Backus resided here in Waterbury, Washington, Vermont
Waterbury, Washington, Vermont
1880
1880
Age 36
Henry Clay Backus resided here in Duxbury, Washington, Vermont, United States
Duxbury, Washington, Vermont, United States
1900
1900
Age 56
Henry Clay Backus resided here in Fayston Town, Washington, Vermont
Fayston Town, Washington, Vermont
1910
5 Feb 1910
Age 66
Death of Henry Clay Backus in Fayston, Washington, Vermont
Fayston, Washington, Vermont
1910
1910
Age 66
Burial of Henry Clay Backus in Duxbury, Vermont, USA
Duxbury, Vermont, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Jul 1844
    Event Place: Waterbury, Washington, Vermont
    Record Source:
    [1] Vermont Marriage Records
    [2] Vermont Death Records
    [3] Vermont, Vital Records
    [4] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Duxbury, Washington, Vermont; Roll: T9_1348; Family History Film: 1255348; Page: 73.3000; Enumeration District: 204; Image: .
    [5] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: , ; Roll: M593
    [6] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Fayston, Washington, Vermont; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: .
    [7] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Fayston, Washington, Vermont; Roll: M653_1324; Page: 780; Image: 131.
    [8] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Waterbury, Washington, Vermont; Roll: M432_928; Page: 285B; Image: .
    [9] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [10] Vermont, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Waterbury, Washington, Vermont
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Waterbury, Washington, Vermont; Roll: M432_928; Page: 285B; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Fayston, Washington, Vermont
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Fayston, Washington, Vermont; Roll: M653_1324; Page: 780; Image: 131.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Waterbury, Washington, Vermont
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: , ; Roll: M593

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Duxbury, Washington, Vermont, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Duxbury, Washington, Vermont; Roll: T9_1348; Family History Film: 1255348; Page: 73.3000; Enumeration District: 204; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Fayston Town, Washington, Vermont
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Fayston, Washington, Vermont; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: .

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Fayston, Vermont
    Record Source: American Civil War Soldiers, Side served: Union; State served: Vermont; Enlistment date: 7 Oct 1861.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Fayston, Vermont, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: VT
    Record Source: Vermont Death Records

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Vermont, United States
    Record Source: Vermont Marriage Records

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Feb 1910
    Event Place: Fayston, Washington, Vermont
    Record Source:
    [1] Vermont Death Records
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Vermont, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Duxbury, Vermont, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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