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Joseph Backus 1667–1740 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Sep 1667

Birth Location: Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: Dec 1740

Death Location: Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA

Father: Lieutenant III

Mother: Elizabeth Pratt

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The story of Joseph Backus began in 1667 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA. Joseph Backus passed away in 1740 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Joseph Backus began in 1667 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA.
  • Joseph Backus passed away in 1740 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA.

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Joseph Backus's Ancestors

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Joseph Backus
1667–1740
Birth Place: Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Lieutenant William Backus III
1634–1721
Connecticut
Elizabeth Pratt
1641–1725
Old Saybrook, Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States of America
Grandparents
William (Backus (Lt.)) II
1606–1661
Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Sara (Elizabeth Ellen Cook) CHARLES
1603–1643
Norwich, City of Norwich, Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
William I
1580–1610
Sarah Gardiner
1584–1606
John Charles
1586–1673
Sarah Moss
1586–1660
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth *
1575–1675

Joseph Backus's Timeline

2 Records

1667
6 Sep 1667
Birth of Joseph Backus in Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA
Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA
1740
Dec 1740
Age 73
Death of Joseph Backus in Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA
Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Sep 1667
    Event Place: Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Hyde Genealogy, or, The Descendants, in the Female as Well as in the Male Lines, From William Hyde
    [2] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Dec 1740
    Event Place: Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA

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