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John Backus 1662–1744 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Feb. 9, 1662

Birth Location: Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: Mar. 27, 1744

Death Location: Windham, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America

Father: William Jr

Mother: Elizabeth Pratt

Spouse(s): Mary Bingham

Children(s): Lydia Dyer, Jerusha Stoughton, Zerviah Lord, Mary Ripley, Nathaniel Backus

John Backus was born in 1662 in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, USA, the child of William Backus Jr And Elizabeth Pratt. John Backus married Mary Bingham, and had children including Jerusha Stoughton, Lydia Backus Dyer, Mary Ripley, Nathaniel Backus, Zerviah Lord. John Backus passed away in 1744 in Windham, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Biography

  • John Backus was born in 1662 in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, USA, the child of William Backus Jr And Elizabeth Pratt.
  • John Backus married Mary Bingham, and had children including Jerusha Stoughton, Lydia Backus Dyer, Mary Ripley, Nathaniel Backus, Zerviah Lord.
  • John Backus passed away in 1744 in Windham, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Backus's Ancestors

Self
John Backus
1662–1744
Birth Place: Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, USA
Parents
William Backus Jr
1634–1721
England
Elizabeth Pratt
1641–1730
Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
Lt (William) Pratt
1611–1670
Baldock, Hertford, England
Elizabeth Clark
1622–
Hartford, Connecticut
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Backus's Descendants

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John Backus (Feb. 9, 1662–Mar. 27, 1744) m. Mary Bingham (20 Feb 1698–19 February 1747)
  1. 1. Lydia (Backus) Dyer 1695–1750
  2. 2. Jerusha Stoughton 1704–1744
  3. 3. Zerviah Lord 1709–1788
  4. 4. Mary Ripley 1693–1770
  5. 5. Nathaniel Backus 1712–1720

John Backus's Timeline

2 Records

1662
Feb. 9, 1662
Birth of John Backus in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, USA
Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, USA
1744
Mar. 27, 1744
Age 82
Death of John Backus in Windham, Windham County, Connecticut, USA
Windham, Windham County, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Feb. 9, 1662
    Event Place: Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, U.S., Town Death Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
    [2] The New England Historical & Genealogical Register
    [3] Connecticut, U.S., Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices
    [4] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [5] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [6] Millennium File
    [7] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [9] North America, Family Histories

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1637
    Event Place: Connecticut
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: The Backus families of early New England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Mar. 27, 1744
    Event Place: Windham, Windham County, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, U.S., Town Death Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
    [2] The New England Historical & Genealogical Register
    [3] Connecticut, U.S., Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices
    [4] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [5] Millennium File
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] North America, Family Histories

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Windham, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, U.S., Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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