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Lydia Smith (Willi) Backhouse Backus 1637–1696 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Dec 1637

Birth Location: Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 12 Apr 1696

Death Location: Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA

Father: Willi Backhouse

Mother: Elizabeth Backus

Spouse(s): John Bailey

Children(s):

Lydia Smith (Willi) Backhouse Backus was born in 1637 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, the child of Willi Backhouse And Elizabeth Ellen Backus. Lydia Smith (Willi) Backhouse Backus married John John Bailey. Lydia Smith (Willi) Backhouse Backus passed away in 1696 in Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • Lydia Smith (Willi) Backhouse Backus was born in 1637 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, the child of Willi Backhouse And Elizabeth Ellen Backus.
  • Lydia Smith (Willi) Backhouse Backus married John John Bailey.
  • Lydia Smith (Willi) Backhouse Backus passed away in 1696 in Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Willi Backhouse
1606–1664
Birth Location: Sheffield, Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
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Elizabeth Backus
1605–1643
Birth Location: England
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Spouses(s)

John Bailey
1610–1691
Birth Location: , , , England
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Children(s)

Lydia Backus's Ancestors

Self
Lydia Backus
1637–1696
Birth Place: Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Willi Backhouse
1606–1664
Sheffield, Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth (Ellen) Backus
1605–1643
England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lydia Backus's Timeline

9 Records

1601
1601
Lydia Smith (Willi) Backhouse Backus was married in Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
1637
31 Dec 1637
Birth of Lydia Smith (Willi) Backhouse Backus in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
1637
31 Dec 1637
Lydia Smith (Willi) Backhouse Backus was baptized in Saint Peter,Sheffield,York,England
Saint Peter,Sheffield,York,England
1640
22 May, 1640
Age 3
Lydia Smith (Willi) Backhouse Backus was married in Chippenham, Wiltshire,England
Chippenham, Wiltshire,England
1655
1655
Age 18
Lydia Smith (Willi) Backhouse Backus was married in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
1660
1660
Age 23
Lydia Smith (Willi) Backhouse Backus was married in Connecticut, USA
Connecticut, USA
1661
1661
Age 24
Lydia Smith (Willi) Backhouse Backus was married in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
1675
About 1675
Age 38
Lydia Smith (Willi) Backhouse Backus was married in New England, USA
New England, USA
1696
12 Apr 1696
Age 59
Death of Lydia Smith (Willi) Backhouse Backus in Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Dec 1637
    Event Place: Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI), Godfrey Memorial Library; Middletown, Connecticut; American Genealogical Biographical Index; Volume Number: 162
    [2] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [3] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 321.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: JPL
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 31 Dec
    Event Place: Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: Yorkshire, England, Church of England Parish Records, Yorkshire Parish Register Section; Leeds, England, United Kingdom; Yorkshire: Sheffield Parish Register, 1560-1653

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 31 Dec 1637
    Event Place: Saint Peter,Sheffield,York,England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1601
    Event Place: Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 22 May, 1640
    Event Place: Chippenham, Wiltshire,England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1655
    Event Place: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1660
    Event Place: Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1661
    Event Place: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: About 1675
    Event Place: New England, USA

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1637
    Event Place: New England
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: New England; Year: 1637; Page Number: 22

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Apr 1696
    Event Place: Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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