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Lucretia Whiting Backus 1734–1803 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 MAR 1734

Birth Location: Windham, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 22 MAR 1803

Death Location: Stratford, Conn.

Father: John Jr

Mother: Sybil Whiting

Spouse(s): John Benjamin

Children(s): Aaron Benjamin, Asa Benjamin, Clara Benjamin, Delucina Benjamin, Emily Benjamin, Eunice Benjamin, Everard Benjamin, John Benjamin, Lucretia Benjamin, Sybil Benjamin, William Benjamin

The story of Lucretia Whiting Backus began in 1734 in Windham, Connecticut, USA. Lucretia Whiting Backus married John Benjamin, and had children including Aaron Benjamin, Asa Benjamin, Clara Benjamin, Delucina Benjamin, Emily Benjamin, Eunice Benjamin, Everard Benjamin, John C Benjamin, Lucretia Benjamin, Sybil Benjamin, William Delucina Benjamin. Lucretia Whiting Backus passed away in 1803 in Stratford, Conn..

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Biography

  • The story of Lucretia Whiting Backus began in 1734 in Windham, Connecticut, USA.
  • Lucretia Whiting Backus married John Benjamin, and had children including Aaron Benjamin, Asa Benjamin, Clara Benjamin, Delucina Benjamin, Emily Benjamin, Eunice Benjamin, Everard Benjamin, John C Benjamin, Lucretia Benjamin, Sybil Benjamin, William Delucina Benjamin.
  • Lucretia Whiting Backus passed away in 1803 in Stratford, Conn..

Immediate Family

Parents

John Jr
1673–1730
Birth Location: Windham CT
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Sybil Whiting
1681–1730
Birth Location: Windham CT
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Spouses(s)

John Benjamin
1716–1796
Birth Location: Stratford, Conn.
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Children(s)

Aaron Benjamin
1757–1828
Birth Location: Stratford, Conn.
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Asa Benjamin
1763–1764
Birth Location: –
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Clara Benjamin
1763–1822
Birth Location: Stratford, Conn.
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Delucina Benjamin
1771–1772
Birth Location: –
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Emily Benjamin
1775–1776
Birth Location: –
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Eunice Benjamin
1759–1760
Birth Location: –
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Everard Benjamin
1765–1766
Birth Location: –
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John Benjamin
1754–1755
Birth Location: –
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Lucretia Benjamin
1767–1768
Birth Location: –
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Sybil Benjamin
1733–1814
Birth Location: Stratford, Connecticut
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William Benjamin
1773–1774
Birth Location: –
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Lucretia Backus's Ancestors

Self
Lucretia Backus
1734–1803
Birth Place: Windham, Connecticut, USA
Parents
John Backus Jr
1673–1730
Windham CT
Sybil Whiting
1681–1730
Windham CT
Grandparents
Samuel Whiting
1670–1725
Hartford, Hartford, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America
Elizabeth Adams
1680–1766
Dedham, Massachusetts
Great-Grandparents
William Adams
1650–1685
Alice Bradford
1661–1745
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Adams
1629–
Elizabeth Stacey
1621–1655
William Jr.
1624–
Alice Richards
1627–1671

Lucretia Backus's Descendants

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Lucretia (Whiting) Backus (23 MAR 1734–22 MAR 1803) m. John Benjamin (BET 1716 AND 1738–14 SEP 1796)
  1. 1. Aaron Benjamin 1757–1828 m. Dorothy Brooks 1768–1853
    1. 1. Alvira Benjamin 1794–1795
    2. 2. Delia Benjamin 1788–1868
    3. 3. Delucina (Pulaski) Benjamin 1796–1883
    4. 4. Frederick (Agustus) Benjamin 1807–1891
    5. 5. John (C.) Benjamin 1802–1846 m. Anna (Maria) Gillon 1817–1900
      1. 1. Alexander (Gillon) Benjamin 1839–1840
      2. 2. Alfred (Alston) Benjamin 1841–1842
      3. 3. Anna (Elizabeth) Benjamin 1844–1845
      4. 4. Elvira (Nicoll) Benjamin 1840–1841
      5. 5. Johnanna Benjamin 1846–1917 m. William (Henry) Fishburne 1846–1891
        1. 1. Alexander (Gillon) Fishburne 1883–1884
        2. 2. Charles (Cochran) Fishburne 1876–1954 m. Virginia (Alma) Ingram 1875–1959
        3. 3. Elizabeth (Brisbane) Fishburne 1869–1898 m. Theodore (Dubose) Ravenel 1863–1944
        4. 4. Ella (Benjamin) Fishburne 1874–1875
        5. 5. Harriet (Chalmers) Fishburne 1873–1957 m. Washington (Loring) Lee 1875–1960
        6. 6. John (Benjamin) Fishburne 1878–1927 m. Jane (Bentley) Gibson 1880–1953
        7. 7. Mary (Talbot) Fishburne 1880–1881
        8. 8. Thomas Fishburne 1884–1885
        9. 9. William (Henry) Fishburne 1871–1872
    6. 6. Lucy (Emily) Benjamin 1805–1880
    7. 7. Olivia (Eloiza) Benjamin 1792–1853
    8. 8. Richard (Montgomery) Benjamin 1805–1805
    9. 9. William (Massena) Benjamin 1800–1862 m. Sarah (Jane) Turk 1808–
  2. 2. Asa Benjamin 1763–1764
  3. 3. Clara Benjamin 1763–1822 m. Josiah Meigs 1736–1787
    1. 1. Charles (Delucena) Meigs 1792–1869 m. Mary (Montgomery) Meigs 1794–1865
      1. 1. Charles (Delucena Meigs) Jr. 1817–1893 m. Elizabeth Leaming 1821–
      2. 2. Emily (Skinner) Meigs 1824–1905 m. Jonathan (Williams) Biddle 1855–
      3. 3. Franklin (Bache) Meigs 1829–1881
      4. 4. Henry (Vincent) Meigs 1821–1897
      5. 5. John (Forsyth) Meigs 1818–1882 m. Ann (Wilcocks) Ingersoll 1822–
      6. 6. Mary (Crathorne) Meigs 1838–1917 m. Harry (Carlton) Hart 1827–1881
        1. 1. Charles (Delucena) Hart 1871–1872
        2. 2. Harry (Maybin) Hart 1875–1876
        3. 3. Mary (Meigs) Hart 1866–1867
        4. 4. Montgomery Hart 1869–1870
        5. 5. William (Howard) Hart 1868–1960 m. Anna (Scott) Fisher 1877–1962
      7. 7. Montgomery (Cunningham) Meigs 1816–1892 m. Louisa Rodgers 1816–1879
      8. 8. Samuel (Emlen) Meigs 1828–1917 m. Cornelia Rogers 1837–
      9. 9. William (Montgomery) Meigs 1826–1897 m. Jerusha (Eliza) Turner 1827–
    2. 2. Clara Meigs 1784–1853 m. John Forsythe 1780–1841
      1. 1. John Forsythe 1812–1877 m. Margaret Hall 1815–1893
        1. 1. Charles Forsythe 1838–1872 m. Laura Sprague 1842–1930
    3. 3. Henry Meigs 1782–1861 m. Julia Austin 1783–1841
      1. 1. Charles Meigs 1808–1808
      2. 2. Clara (Forsyth) Meigs 1811–1879 m. Richard (Worsam Meade) II 1807–1870
        1. 1. Richard (Worsam Meade) III 1837–1894 m. Rebecca Paulding 1837–1921
      3. 3. Henry Meigs 1809– m. Catherine (J) Tyrrill 1807–
      4. 4. Julia (Austin) Meigs 1806–1807 m. Walter (Mason) Oddie 1808–
      5. 5. Theodore Meigs 1814– m. Julia (Eliza) Tooker 1826–
  4. 4. Delucina Benjamin 1771–1772
  5. 5. Emily Benjamin 1775–1776
  6. 6. Eunice Benjamin 1759–1760
  7. 7. Everard Benjamin 1765–1766
  8. 8. John (C.) Benjamin 1754–1755 m. Anna Brooks 1744–
  9. 9. Lucretia Benjamin 1767–1768 m. Nathaniel Johnson 1767–
  10. 10. Sybil Benjamin 1733–1814 m. Isaac Jones 1738–1812
  11. 11. William (Delucina) Benjamin 1773–1774 m. Sarah Marie 1782–

Lucretia Backus's Timeline

4 Records

1733
22 FEB 1733
Birth of Lucretia Whiting Backus in Windham CT
Windham CT
1734
23 MAR 1734
Birth of Lucretia Whiting Backus in Windham, Connecticut, USA
Windham, Connecticut, USA
1765
BET 1765 AND 1827
Age 31
Death of Lucretia Whiting Backus
None
1803
22 MAR 1803
Age 69
Death of Lucretia Whiting Backus in Stratford, Conn.
Stratford, Conn.

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 FEB 1733
    Event Place: Windham CT

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Episcopal grounds, Stratford, lot #4=522
    Record Source: 862.FTW

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: BET 1765 AND 1827

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 MAR 1734
    Event Place: Windham, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: 862.FTW

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 MAR 1803
    Event Place: Stratford, Conn.
    Record Source: 862.FTW
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