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James Arthur Backus 1947 – 2023 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 06 Mar 1947

Birth Location: Cannonsville, Delaware County, New York, United States of America

Death Date: 23 Sep 2023

Death Location: Trout Creek, Delaware County, New York, United States of America

Father: Leon Backus

Mother: Alice Brundage

Spouse(s): Nancy Scott

Children(s):

James Arthur Backus Sr. was born in 1947 in Cannonsville, Delaware County, New York, United States of America, the child of Leon R Backus and Alice Ruth (Backus) Brundage. In 1950, James Arthur Backus Sr. resided in Tompkins, Delaware, New York, USA. James Arthur Backus Sr. married Nancy Scott. James Arthur Backus Sr. passed away in 2023 in Trout Creek, Delaware County, New York, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James Arthur Backus Sr. was born in 1947 in Cannonsville, Delaware County, New York, United States of America, the child of Leon R Backus and Alice Ruth (Backus) Brundage.
  • In 1950, James Arthur Backus Sr. resided in Tompkins, Delaware, New York, USA.
  • James Arthur Backus Sr. married Nancy Scott.
  • James Arthur Backus Sr. passed away in 2023 in Trout Creek, Delaware County, New York, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Leon Backus
1914 – 1990
Birth Location: Cannonsville, Delaware County, New York, United States of America
LB
Alice Brundage
1914 – 1999
Birth Location: Tompkins, Delaware, New York, USA
AB

Spouses(s)

Nancy Scott
Birth Location: –
NS

Children(s)

James Backus's Ancestors

Self
James Backus
1947 – 2023
Birth Place: Cannonsville, Delaware County, New York, United States of America
Parents
Leon R Backus
1914 – 1990
Cannonsville, Delaware County, New York, United States of America
Alice (Ruth (Backus)) Brundage
1914 – 1999
Tompkins, Delaware, New York, USA
Grandparents
Ernest ("Billy") Backus
1889 – 1942
Rock Royal Rd, Tompkins, Delaware Co, NY
Lozina (J (Eggleston)) Backus
1887 – 1911
New York
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Backus
1865 – 1921
Agnes Adair
1864 – 1918
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Backus
1841 – 1902
Zuba Backus
1846 – 1900
James Adair
1843 – 1917
Charlotte Fletcher
1845 – 1870

James Backus's Timeline

3 Records

1947
06 Mar 1947
Birth of James Arthur Backus Sr. in Cannonsville, Delaware County, New York, United States of America
Cannonsville, Delaware County, New York, United States of America
1950
1950
Age 3
James Arthur Backus Sr. resided here in Tompkins, Delaware, New York, USA
Tompkins, Delaware, New York, USA
2023
23 Sep 2023
Age 76
Death of James Arthur Backus Sr. in Trout Creek, Delaware County, New York, United States of America
Trout Creek, Delaware County, New York, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 06 Mar 1947
    Event Place: Cannonsville, Delaware County, New York, United States of America
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Tompkins, Delaware, New York, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Sep 2023
    Event Place: Trout Creek, Delaware County, New York, United States of America
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