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Jabez Backus 1777–1855 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Jun 1777

Birth Location: Norwich, New London, Connecticut

Death Date: 1 Jun 1855

Death Location: Hebron, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA

Father: Ezra Backus

Mother: Mercy Lay

Spouse(s): Arseneth Wilson, Octa Strong

Children(s): Levi Backus, Lucy Backus, Maria Backus, Julia Backus, Octavius Backus, Edwin Backus, Lyman Backus, Jamin Backus, Ezra Backus, Jabez Backus

In 1777, Jabez Backus entered the world in Norwich, New London, Connecticut, born to Ezra Backus And Mercy Lay. Jabez Backus married Arseneth Wilson, Octa Strong, and had children including Edwin Eli Backus, Ezra Lay Backus, Jabez Lewis Backus, Jamin Russell Backus, Julia Ann Backus, Levi Strong Backus, Lucy Ann Backus, Lyman S Backus, Maria Louisa Backus, Octavius Aurelia Backus. Jabez Backus passed away in 1855 in Hebron, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1777, Jabez Backus entered the world in Norwich, New London, Connecticut, born to Ezra Backus And Mercy Lay.
  • Jabez Backus married Arseneth Wilson, Octa Strong, and had children including Edwin Eli Backus, Ezra Lay Backus, Jabez Lewis Backus, Jamin Russell Backus, Julia Ann Backus, Levi Strong Backus, Lucy Ann Backus, Lyman S Backus, Maria Louisa Backus, Octavius Aurelia Backus.
  • Jabez Backus passed away in 1855 in Hebron, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ezra Backus
1730–1785
Birth Location: Norwich, New London, Connecticut
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Mercy Lay
1736–1780
Birth Location: Lyme, New London, Connecticut
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Spouses(s)

Arseneth Wilson
1785–1869
Birth Location: Connecticut
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Octa Strong
1783–1816
Birth Location: Bolton, Tolland, Connecticut
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Children(s)

Levi Backus
1803–1869
Birth Location: Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut
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Lucy Backus
1810–1810
Birth Location: Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut
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Maria Backus
1818–1852
Birth Location: Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut
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Julia Backus
1820–
Birth Location: Connecticut
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Octavius Backus
1823–1876
Birth Location: Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut
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Edwin Backus
1827–1900
Birth Location: Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut
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Lyman Backus
1825–1894
Birth Location: Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut
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Jamin Backus
1814–1895
Birth Location: Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut
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Ezra Backus
1808–1887
Birth Location: Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut
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Jabez Backus
1816–1873
Birth Location: Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut
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Jabez Backus's Ancestors

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Jabez Backus
1777–1855
Birth Place: Norwich, New London, Connecticut
Parents
Ezra Backus
1730–1785
Norwich, New London, Connecticut
Mercy Lay
1736–1780
Lyme, New London, Connecticut
Grandparents
Nathaniel Backus
1704–1773
Norwich, New London, Connecticut
Hannah Baldwin
1699–1755
Norwich, New London, Connecticut
Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Backus
1669–1728
Elizabeth Tracy
1676–1739
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Backus
1634–1720
Elizabeth Pratt
1641–1725

Jabez Backus's Descendants

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Jabez Backus (3 Jun 1777–1 Jun 1855) m. Arseneth Wilson (abt 1785–9 Oct 1869) m. Octa Strong (23 Jul 1783–14 Oct 1816)
  1. 1. Levi (Strong) Backus 1803–1869 m. Anna (Raymond) Ormsby 1809–1886
    1. 1. Bethiah (Anna Octa) Backus 1830–1830
    2. 2. Levi (Nathaniel) Backus 1834–1848
  2. 2. Lucy (Ann) Backus 1810–1810
  3. 3. Maria (Louisa) Backus 1818–1852 m. Aaron (Parish) Hutchinson 1812–1895
    1. 1. Charles (Backus) Hutchinson 1849–1888
    2. 2. Amanda (Maria) Hutchinson 1843–1918 m. William (P.) Wicks 1838–1903
      1. 1. Vesta (M.) Wicks 1863–1946
    3. 3. Henry (Parish) Hutchinson 1844–1927 m. Mary (J.) Coulter 1842–1921
      1. 1. William (Parish) Hutchinson 1878–1956 m. Alice (R.) Millar 1884–1953
  4. 4. Julia (Ann) Backus 1820–
  5. 5. Octavius (Aurelia) Backus 1823–1876 m. Lott (Perry) Hutchinson 1823–1912
    1. 1. Julia (Louisa) Hutchinson 1850–1901 m. Albert (Lathrop) Vannaman 1846–1912
    2. 2. Emma (Jane) Hutchinson 1853– m. Charles (Newton) Bradley 1853–
    3. 3. Nellie (Andalussia) Hutchinson 1861–1955 m. Andrew (Story) Goodrich 1853–1913
    4. 4. Mary ('Mamie' Francis) Hutchinson 1865– m. Zalmon (Gilbert) Sholes 1864–1917
      1. 1. Francis (A.) Sholes 1886–1908
      2. 2. Earl (Hutchinson) Sholes 1885–1961 m. Josephine Dawson 1889–1954
        1. 1. Frances (Hutchinson) Sholes 1911–1967 m. James (F.) Mullen 1902–1969
        2. 2. Kathleen Sholes 1914–
    5. 5. Frederick (Perry) Hutchinson 1857–1859
  6. 6. Edwin (Eli) Backus 1827–1900 m. Clarissa (Jennette) Brainard 1829–1909
    1. 1. Edwin (Burdette) Backus 1851–1881 m. Malissa (S.) Backus 1851–1880
    2. 2. Aurelia (A.) Backus 1852–1929
    3. 3. Wilson (Marvin) Backus 1865–1945 m. Mary (Livermore) Day 1866–1956 m. Stella Campbell 1866–1889
      1. 1. Rev. (Edwin Burdette) Backus 1888–1955 m. Irene (M.) Garrett 1891–1986
        1. 1. Mary (K.) Backus 1917–1983
        2. 2. Virginia (L.) Backus 1916– m. Waldo (Kampmeier Lyon) PhD. 1914–1998
      2. 2. Hugh (Day) Backus 1891–1994 m. Lillian (Irene) Grow 1894–1980
        1. 1. Barbara (Jean) Backus 1918–2017 m. Guy (Harvey Pitts) Jr. 1918–2004
        2. 2. Nancy Backus 1920–2010 m. Joseph (Wallace) McClanathan 1919–1994
    4. 4. Julia Backus 1871–
  7. 7. Lyman (S.) Backus 1825–1894 m. Lorraine Downs 1829–
    1. 1. Augusta (Adaline) Backus 1849–1927 m. Deforest (Purnette 'Peter') Rogers 1843–1896
      1. 1. Laura (B.) Rogers 1869–
      2. 2. Mary (L.) Rogers 1879–
    2. 2. Alice (A.) Backus 1851– m. Elisha Alexander 1848–1891 m. Walter (H.) Collins 1846–
      1. 1. Maxwell Collin 1896–
    3. 3. George (W.) Backus 1853–1936 m. Jane (E. 'Jennie') Collins 1858–1918
      1. 1. Clifton (Elgin) Backus 1903–1962 m. Zola (B.) Griffith 1908–1985
        1. 1. Infant Backus 1947–1947
        2. 2. Gaylon (Pyrl) Backus 1941–2005
    4. 4. Albert (L.) Backus 1856–1915 m. Mary (Ella) Stevenson 1853–1918
      1. 1. Lyman (Strong Backus) II 1883–1966 m. Ruby (Mary) Lake 1881–1943 m. Rausa Backus 1883–1968
        1. 1. Mary (Alberta) Backus 1910–1991 m. Charles (Edgar) Pence 1908–1984
        2. 2. Imogene (G.) Backus 1924– m. Aubrey Boteros 1922–
    5. 5. Charles (M.) Backus 1859–1927
    6. 6. Jane (A. 'Jennie') Backus 1863–1914 m. William (Ernest) Kennedy 1868–1917
      1. 1. Charles (M.) Kennedy 1892–1944 m. Leonie (Emilie) Zimpelmann 1894–1970
        1. 1. Frank (L.) Kennedy 1918–
        2. 2. John (C.) Kennedy 1924–
        3. 3. Patricia (J.) Kennedy 1926–
      2. 2. Gladys (Darlene) Kennedy 1905–
    7. 7. Mary (D.) Backus 1870–
    8. 8. Edwin (E.) Backus 1866–1867
  8. 8. Jamin (Russell) Backus 1814–1895 m. Rachel (Ann) Tillotson 1821–1844 m. Eliza Clark 1814–1902
    1. 1. Mary (Eliza) Backus 1846–1936
    2. 2. Hannah (Bissell) Backus 1841–1918 m. Edward (S.) Tracy 1835–1916
      1. 1. Charles (H.) Tracy 1859–1935
      2. 2. Nettie (Evelyn) Tracy 1876–1964
      3. 3. Rachel (Ann) Tracy 1857–1913
      4. 4. Carrie (E.) Tracy 1862–1942
      5. 5. Jamin (Backus) Tracy 1870–1941
    3. 3. Nathaniel Backus 1843–1907 m. Celia (H.) Calkins 1842–1923
      1. 1. Harriet (Anne) Backus 1865–1948 m. William (Adolphus) Bisbee 1862–1911
        1. 1. William (A. Bisbee) Jr. 1890–1890
        2. 2. Frank (Doan Bisbee) Sr. 1891–1974
        3. 3. Virginia (J.) Bisbee 1889–
      2. 2. Esther (Caroline) Backus 1873– m. George (W.) Gray 1874–1934
      3. 3. Mary (M.) Backus 1868–
  9. 9. Ezra (Lay) Backus 1808–1887 m. Susan (Caroline) Phelps 1807–1844 m. Jane (A.) Beers 1812–1889
    1. 1. Charles (E.) Backus 1836–1864 m. Rosetta (J.) Andrews 1841–1891
    2. 2. Henry (L.) Backus 1838–
    3. 3. Sarah (Amelia) Backus 1839–1910 m. Levi Strong 1829–1886
      1. 1. Clara (L.) Strong 1873–
      2. 2. Susan (C.) Strong 1867–
    4. 4. Joseph Backus 1842–1864
    5. 5. Lucy (Ann) Backus 1849– m. Arthur (J.) Jacobs 1858–1918
      1. 1. May (L.) Jacobs 1881–
      2. 2. Clara (B.) Jacobs 1882–
      3. 3. Raymond (B.) Jacobs 1885–
    6. 6. Emma (Jane) Backus 1847–1901 m. John (Edwards) Dodge 1850–1908
      1. 1. Roland (B.) Dodge 1877–
      2. 2. Harold (J.) Dodge 1879–
      3. 3. John (H.) Dodge 1880–
  10. 10. Jabez (Lewis) Backus 1816–1873 m. Martha (L.) Eels 1820–1898
    1. 1. Levi (Lewis) Backus 1843–1919 m. Imogene ('Emma') Backus 1850–1921
      1. 1. Pearl (I.) Backus 1875–1963 m. Neale (Severance) Carley 1879–1952
      2. 2. Imogene Backus 1876– m. Severance Carley 1879–
    2. 2. George (Jerome) Backus 1851–1929 m. Fannie (M.) Blair 1853–
    3. 3. John (Horace) Backus 1855–1929 m. Minnie (May) Estee 1861–1952

Jabez Backus's Timeline

2 Records

1777
3 Jun 1777
Birth of Jabez Backus in Norwich, New London, Connecticut
Norwich, New London, Connecticut
1855
1 Jun 1855
Age 78
Death of Jabez Backus in Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut
Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Jun 1777
    Event Place: Norwich, New London, Connecticut
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index
    [2] Connecticut, Hale Cemetery Inscriptions
    [3] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1777; Birth city: of Norwich; Birth state: CT
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The descendants of Andrew Warner
    [6] Connecticut, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1855
    Event Place: Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index
    [2] Connecticut, Hale Cemetery Inscriptions
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The descendants of Andrew Warner
    [5] Connecticut, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hebron, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, Hale Cemetery Inscriptions
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Connecticut, Find a Grave Index
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