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Lydia Backus 1736–1814 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Jul 1736

Birth Location: Windham, Windham, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 13 March 1814

Death Location: Windham, Windham, Connecticut, USA

Father: John Jr.

Mother: Sybil Whiting

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Lydia Backus was born in 1736 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut, USA, the child of John Backus Jr And Sybil Whiting. Lydia Backus passed away in 1814 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • Lydia Backus was born in 1736 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut, USA, the child of John Backus Jr And Sybil Whiting.
  • Lydia Backus passed away in 1814 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut, USA.

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Lydia Backus's Ancestors

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Lydia Backus
1736–1814
Birth Place: Windham, Windham, Connecticut, USA
Parents
John Backus Jr.
1698–1769
Windham County, Connecticut, USA
Sybil Whiting
1708–1755
Windham, Windham County, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
Sylvanus Backus
1738–1815
Windham, Windham, Connecticut, USA
Elizabeth Gamble
1736–1799
Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA
Rev. (Samuel) Whiting
1670–1725
Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
Elizabeth (Adams Whiting) Niles
1681–1766
Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Jr.
1698–1769
Sybil Whiting
1708–1755
John Gamble
1710–
Elizabeth
1712–1790
John Rev
1635–1689
Sybil Collins
1637–1672
William Adams
1650–1685
Alice Bradford
1659–1745
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Backus
1662–1744
Mary Bingham
1672–
Rev. Whiting
1670–1725
Elizabeth Niles
1681–1766
Thomas Hollyoake
1660–
Mary Allen
1662–
Deacon *
1603–1689
William Adams
1620–1659
William Bradford
1624–1703
Alice Richards
–1671

Lydia Backus's Timeline

2 Records

1736
15 Jul 1736
Birth of Lydia Backus in Windham, Windham, Connecticut, USA
Windham, Windham, Connecticut, USA
1814
13 March 1814
Age 78
Death of Lydia Backus in Windham, Windham, Connecticut, USA
Windham, Windham, Connecticut, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Jul 1736
    Event Place: Windham, Windham, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 March 1814
    Event Place: Windham, Windham, Connecticut, USA

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