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Lydia Backus 1637–1696 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Dec 1637

Birth Location: Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 1696

Death Location: Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States

Father: William Backus

Mother: Elizabeth Cook

Spouse(s): John Bailey, John Bailey

Children(s): Mary Bailey, John Bailey, Joseph Bailey, John Bailey, Joseph Bailey, Gideon Bailey, Benjamin Bailey

Lydia Backus was born in 1637 in Yorkshire, England, the child of William Backus And Elizabeth Ellen Cook. Lydia Backus married John Bailey, Thomas Smith, and had children including Benjamin Bailey, Gideon Bailey, John Bailey, Joseph Bailey, Mary Bailey. Lydia Backus passed away in 1696 in Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States.

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Biography

  • Lydia Backus was born in 1637 in Yorkshire, England, the child of William Backus And Elizabeth Ellen Cook.
  • Lydia Backus married John Bailey, Thomas Smith, and had children including Benjamin Bailey, Gideon Bailey, John Bailey, Joseph Bailey, Mary Bailey.
  • Lydia Backus passed away in 1696 in Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States.

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Lydia Backus's Ancestors

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Lydia Backus
1637–1696
Birth Place: Yorkshire, England
Parents
William Backus
1606–1664
Sheffield,,Yorkshire,England
Elizabeth (Ellen) Cook
1603–1643
Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
William Backus
1551–1606
Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Sarah Gardiner
1584–1606
Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lydia Backus's Descendants

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Lydia Backus (31 Dec 1637–1696) m. John Bailey (1579–29 Aug 1696) m. John Bailey (1618–1696)
  1. 1. Mary Bailey 1618–1678 m. William Cornwall 1609–1678 m. Austin Bearse 1618–1686
    1. 1. Sarah Cornwell 1647–1704 m. Daniel Hubbard 1645–1704 m. John Plumb 1634–1696 m. John (Plume) Sr 1646–1728
      1. 1. Margaret Hubbard 1676–1769 m. John Ward 1665–1745 m. John WARD 1665–1761
        1. 1. Mary Ward 1685–1746 m. John (Ellis) Jackson 1680–1770 m. Edward Jackson 1672–1748
  2. 2. John Bailey 1661–
  3. 3. Joseph Bailey 1710–1711
  4. 4. John Bailey 1712–
  5. 5. Joseph Bailey 1714–
  6. 6. Gideon Bailey 1716–
  7. 7. Benjamin Bailey 1718–

Lydia Backus's Timeline

2 Records

1637
31 Dec 1637
Birth of Lydia Backus in Yorkshire, England
Yorkshire, England
1696
1696
Age 59
Death of Lydia Backus in Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Dec 1637
    Event Place: Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1696
    Event Place: Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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