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Joel White Backus 1840–1912 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Sep 1840

Birth Location: Windham, Windham, Connecticut

Death Date: 6 Feb 1912

Death Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts

Father: Luther Backus

Mother: Melinda Lyman

Spouse(s): Lois Coburn, Ida Harvey

Children(s):

The story of Joel White Backus began in 1840 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut. In 1850, Joel White Backus resided in Windham, Windham, Connecticut, USA. In 1880, Joel White Backus resided in Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. Joel White Backus married Ida M Harvey, Lois Ann Coburn. Joel White Backus passed away in 1912 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • The story of Joel White Backus began in 1840 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut.
  • In 1850, Joel White Backus resided in Windham, Windham, Connecticut, USA.
  • In 1880, Joel White Backus resided in Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Joel White Backus married Ida M Harvey, Lois Ann Coburn.
  • Joel White Backus passed away in 1912 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joel Backus's Ancestors

Self
Joel Backus
1840–1912
Birth Place: Windham, Windham, Connecticut
Parents
Luther Backus
1772–1855
Windham, Windham, Connecticut
Melinda Lyman
1797–1891
Whitingham, Windham, Vermont
Grandparents
Nathaniel Backus
1729–1815
Windham, Windham, Connecticut, USA
Elizabeth Hebard
1731–1813
Windham, Windham, Connecticut, USA
Benjamin Lyman
1761–1846
Whitingham, Windham, Vermont, USA
Mary Temple
1760–1844
Shrewsbury, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Sarah Gard
1693–1737
Samuel Backus
1693–1776
Robert Hebard
1706–1771
Ruth Wheelock
1713–1757
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Gard
1645–1724
Isabel Isabella
1648–
William Backus
1660–1742
Mary Benton
–1757
Robert III
1676–1742
Mary Reed
1687–1763
Deacon Wheelock
1682–1748
Ruth Huntington
1682–1725

Joel Backus's Timeline

5 Records

1840
19 Sep 1840
Birth of Joel White Backus in Windham, Windham, Connecticut
Windham, Windham, Connecticut
1850
1850
Age 10
Joel White Backus resided here in Windham, Windham, Connecticut, USA
Windham, Windham, Connecticut, USA
1880
1880
Age 40
Joel White Backus resided here in Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
1910
1910
Age 70
Joel White Backus resided here in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
1912
6 Feb 1912
Age 72
Death of Joel White Backus in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Sep 1840
    Event Place: Windham, Windham, Connecticut
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut Town Birth Records, Pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
    [2] Massachusetts, Marriage Records, New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1911–1915

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Windham, Windham, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Windham, Windham, Connecticut; Roll: 51; Page: 460b

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Feb 1912
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Massachusetts, Death Records, New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1840???1911

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