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Lydia Backus 1637–1696 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: About 1637

Birth Location: Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: Bef. 1696

Death Location: Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut

Father: William Sr

Mother: Elizabeth Unknown

Spouse(s): John Bailey

Children(s): Susannah Bailey, Benjamin Bailey, Elizabeth Bailey, Ephraim Bailey, Lydia Bailey, John II

Lydia Backus was born in 1637 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, the child of William Backus Sr And Elizabeth Unknown. Lydia Backus married John Bailey, and had children including Benjamin Bailey, Elizabeth Bailey, Ephraim Bailey, John Bailey Ii, Lydia Bailey, Susannah Bailey. Lydia Backus passed away in 1696 in Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.

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Biography

  • Lydia Backus was born in 1637 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, the child of William Backus Sr And Elizabeth Unknown.
  • Lydia Backus married John Bailey, and had children including Benjamin Bailey, Elizabeth Bailey, Ephraim Bailey, John Bailey Ii, Lydia Bailey, Susannah Bailey.
  • Lydia Backus passed away in 1696 in Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Sr
1606–1661
Birth Location: England
WS
Elizabeth Unknown
1606–1643
Birth Location: England
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Spouses(s)

John Bailey
1618–1696
Birth Location: Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
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Children(s)

Susannah Bailey
1674–1719
Birth Location: Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut
SB
Benjamin Bailey
1665–1740
Birth Location: Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut
BB
Elizabeth Bailey
1663–1728
Birth Location: Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut
EB
Ephraim Bailey
1662–1692
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut
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Lydia Bailey
1660–1728
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut
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John II
1656–1718
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut
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Lydia Backus's Ancestors

Self
Lydia Backus
1637–1696
Birth Place: Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Parents
William Backus Sr
1606–1661
England
Elizabeth Unknown
1606–1643
England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lydia Backus's Descendants

1.
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Lydia Backus (About 1637–Bef. 1696) m. John Bailey (1618–1696)
  1. 1. Susannah Bailey 1674–1719 m. Daniel Hubbard 1673–1756
    1. 1. Daniel Hubbard 1701–1755
    2. 2. Jeremiah Hubbard 1716–1803 m. Alice Shayler 1712–1760 m. Mary Wells 1715–1810
  2. 2. Benjamin Bailey 1665–1740 m. Sarah 1696–
    1. 1. Hezekiah Bailey 1703–
    2. 2. Benjamin Bailey 1707–1778
    3. 3. Samuel Bailey 1713–
  3. 3. Elizabeth Bailey 1663–1728 m. Thomas Clark 1657–1740
  4. 4. Ephraim Bailey 1662–1692
  5. 5. Lydia Bailey 1660–1728 m. Nathaniel Spencer 1658–1722
  6. 6. John (Bailey) II 1656–1718 m. Elizabeth Bate 1671–1719
    1. 1. Ephraim (Bailey) Sr. 1691–1761 m. Deborah Brainerd 1698–1745
      1. 1. Oliver (K. Bailey) Sr. 1738–1822 m. Hannah Scovell 1739–1826
        1. 1. Oliver (Bailey) Jr. 1762–1817 m. Anna Miller 1771–1838
        2. 2. Keturah Bailey 1763–1852 m. Uriah (K.) Baxter 1766–1852
        3. 3. Thomas (Bailey) Sr. 1765–1854 m. Esther Smith 1770–1803
        4. 4. Martha Bailey 1767–1857 m. Jeremiah (Taylor) Sr. 1772–1827
        5. 5. Hannah Bailey 1769–
        6. 6. Phebe Bailey 1771–1815 m. David Wilcox 1774–1840
        7. 7. Mary Bailey 1773–1847
        8. 8. Scoville Bailey 1775–1843 m. Jerusha Hale 1776–1857
        9. 9. Timothy Bailey 1777–1863 m. Eleanor Harris 1784–1830
        10. 10. David Bailey 1779–1820 m. Lucy Spalding 1782–1814
        11. 11. Ezra Bailey 1781–1820 m. Lydia Andrus 1777–1847
        12. 12. Prudence Bailey 1784–1861 m. Hugh Holcomb 1774–1843
      2. 2. William Bailey 1736–1806 m. Desire Thomas 1740–
    2. 2. John Bailey 1688–1767 m. Esther 1689–1767
      1. 1. William Bailey 1732–1806 m. Elizabeth ('Betsey') Horton 1735–1799
        1. 1. Christopher Bailey 1756–1840 m. Naomi Bailey 1763–1825
        2. 2. Eliakim Bailey 1758–1836 m. Mary Spencer 1754–1832 m. Thankful Brainard 1758–1798
        3. 3. William Bailey 1761–1815
        4. 4. Christian Bailey 1763–1820
        5. 5. Elizabeth Bailey 1768–1798
        6. 6. Samuel Bailey 1772–1813
      2. 2. James Bailey 1730–1791
      3. 3. Abial Bailey 1728– m. Jonathan (Wood) Jr. 1724–1821
        1. 1. Mary Wood 1761–
        2. 2. Experience Wood 1762–1828
      4. 4. Amos Bailey 1720–1810
      5. 5. Nathan Bailey 1714–1743
      6. 6. Lydia Bailey 1726–1820 m. Joseph Clark 1723–
      7. 7. Jeremiah Bailey 1718–1792 m. Lydia Crook 1730–1779
        1. 1. Iddo (Tryon Bailey) Sr. 1775–1838 m. Mary Bailey 1777–1854
        2. 2. Sabrina Bailey 1773–
        3. 3. Katherine Bailey 1771–
        4. 4. Esther Bailey 1771–1791
        5. 5. Margaret Bailey 1760–
        6. 6. David Bailey 1757–1826 m. Anne Tryon 1771–1846
        7. 7. Aretas Bailey 1754–1794 m. Jemima Tryon 1769–1840
        8. 8. Hope Bailey 1753–
      8. 8. Esther Bailey 1716–1764 m. Nehemiah Dickinson 1713–1787
        1. 1. Amos Dickinson 1741–1777 m. Mehitable Knowles 1752–1841
      9. 9. John Bailey 1712–1777 m. Elizabeth Walkley 1714–

Lydia Backus's Timeline

3 Records

1637
About 1637
Birth of Lydia Backus in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
1637
31 Dec 1637
Lydia Backus was baptized in Saint Peter,Sheffield,York,England
Saint Peter,Sheffield,York,England
1696
Bef. 1696
Age 59
Death of Lydia Backus in Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut
Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: About 1637
    Event Place: Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 24039.007; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 8; Submitter Code: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 31 Dec 1637
    Event Place: Saint Peter,Sheffield,York,England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Bef. 1696
    Event Place: Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut
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