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Lydia Backus 1637–1696 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Dec 1637

Birth Location: Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 1696

Death Location: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Father: William Backus

Mother: Elizabeth Pratt

Spouse(s): John Bailey, John II

Children(s): John Bailey, Lydia Bailey, John III

Lydia Backus was born in 1637 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, the child of William Backus And Elizabeth Charles Pratt. Lydia Backus married John Bailey, John Edward Bailey Ii, and had children including John B Bailey, John Bailey Iii, Lydia Smith Bailey. Lydia Backus passed away in 1696 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Lydia Backus was born in 1637 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, the child of William Backus And Elizabeth Charles Pratt.
  • Lydia Backus married John Bailey, John Edward Bailey Ii, and had children including John B Bailey, John Bailey Iii, Lydia Smith Bailey.
  • Lydia Backus passed away in 1696 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.

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Lydia Backus's Ancestors

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Lydia Backus
1637–1696
Birth Place: Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Parents
William Backus
1606–1664
Sheffield, Yorkshire, , England
Elizabeth (Charles) Pratt
1603–1643
New London, New London, Connecticut, United States
Grandparents
William Backus
1580–1610
Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Sarah Gardiner
1584–1606
Sheffield, Yorkshire, , England
John Charles
1586–1673
West, Riding, Northumberland, England
Sarah Moss
1586–1660
Suffield, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lydia Backus's Descendants

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Lydia Backus (31 Dec 1637–1696) m. John Bailey (1618–17 Jun 1696) m. John (Edward Bailey) II (10 January 1636–26 August 1696)
  1. 1. John (B) Bailey 1712–1734 m. Mary Mighill 1649–1693
  2. 2. Lydia (Smith) Bailey 1658–1728 m. Nathaniel (Spencer) Sr 1658–1722
    1. 1. John Spencer 1688–1773
    2. 2. Daniel Spencer 1694–1770
    3. 3. Nathaniel (Spencer) Jr 1684–1767
  3. 3. John (Bailey) III 1656–1734 m. Elizabeth (Bates) Gerard 1671–1731 m. Elizabeth Smith 1664–1722 m. Mary Bayley –1715
    1. 1. Joseph (Bailey) Sr 1695–1763 m. Mary Chapman 1699–1762
      1. 1. David (Lyman) Bailey 1728–1804 m. Eunice Brown 1736–
        1. 1. Eunice Bailey 1755–1837 m. Lester (V) Wheeler 1757–1835
        2. 2. Abel Bailey 1759–1820
        3. 3. Elizabeth (Betsey) Bailey 1781–1820
        4. 4. Joseph Bailey 1778–1829
        5. 5. David (Lyman Bailey) Jr 1757–1840
        6. 6. Mary Bailey 1767–
        7. 7. Priscilla Bailey 1769–1799
        8. 8. Perez Bailey 1770–
      2. 2. Benjamin Bailey 1721–1771
      3. 3. Joseph (Bailey) Jr 1723–1801
      4. 4. Mary Bailey 1738–1814
      5. 5. Jonathan Bailey 1725–1797
      6. 6. Abel Bailey 1730–1763
      7. 7. Noah Bailey 1734–
      8. 8. Presd (aka Preserved) Bailey 1721–
      9. 9. Ezekiel Bailey 1732–1781
      10. 10. Daniel Bailey 1727–1754
    2. 2. John (Ephraim) Bailey 1688–1767
    3. 3. Deborah Baley 1707–
    4. 4. Dorothy Bailey 1703–1741
    5. 5. Hannah Baley 1700–1805
    6. 6. Experience Bailey 1698–1762
    7. 7. Obediah Baley 1702–1767
    8. 8. James Baley 1692–1754
    9. 9. Mary (Miriam) Bailey 1705–1781
    10. 10. Elizabeth Bailey 1694–1891

Lydia Backus's Timeline

4 Records

1636
1636
Birth of Lydia Backus in 1640 Saybrook, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
1640 Saybrook, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
1637
31 Dec 1637
Birth of Lydia Backus in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
1696
12 Apr 1696
Age 59
Death of Lydia Backus in Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
1696
1696
Age 59
Death of Lydia Backus in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1636
    Event Place: 1640 Saybrook, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Dec 1637
    Event Place: Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Apr 1696
    Event Place: Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1696
    Event Place: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

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