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Lydia Marvel Backus 1856–1906 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Apr 1856

Birth Location: Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts

Death Date: 11 Feb 1906

Death Location: New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts

Father: Ansel Backus

Mother: Mary Cartwright

Spouse(s): Daniel Wilson

Children(s): Frederick Wilson, William Wilson

Lydia Marvel Backus was born in 1856 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, the child of Ansel C Backus And Mary E Cartwright. In 1880, Lydia Marvel Backus resided in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA. Lydia Marvel Backus married Daniel Walker Wilson, and had children including Frederick J Wilson, William F Wilson. Lydia Marvel Backus passed away in 1906 in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • Lydia Marvel Backus was born in 1856 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, the child of Ansel C Backus And Mary E Cartwright.
  • In 1880, Lydia Marvel Backus resided in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Lydia Marvel Backus married Daniel Walker Wilson, and had children including Frederick J Wilson, William F Wilson.
  • Lydia Marvel Backus passed away in 1906 in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts.

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Lydia Backus's Ancestors

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Lydia Backus
1856–1906
Birth Place: Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts
Parents
Ansel C. Backus
1815–1865
Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts
Mary (E.) Cartwright
1820–1912
Assonet, Bristol, Massachusetts
Grandparents
Heman Backus
1776–1840
Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Mehitable Crocker
1787–1866
Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts
Great-Grandparents
Clark Backus
1751–1831
Elizabeth Crocker
1753–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Francis Backus
–1797

Lydia Backus's Descendants

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Lydia (Marvel) Backus (15 Apr 1856–11 Feb 1906) m. Daniel (Walker) Wilson (2 Apr 1850–28 May 1920)
  1. 1. Frederick (J.) Wilson 1875–
  2. 2. William (F.) Wilson 1877–

Lydia Backus's Timeline

3 Records

1856
15 Apr 1856
Birth of Lydia Marvel Backus in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts
Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts
1880
1880
Age 24
Lydia Marvel Backus resided here in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
1906
11 Feb 1906
Age 50
Death of Lydia Marvel Backus in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts
New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Apr 1856
    Event Place: Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, Death Records
    [2] Massachusetts, Town Vital Collections
    [3] Massachusetts, Marriage Records
    [4] Massachusetts, Birth Records
    [5] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts; Roll: 525; Family History Film: 1254525; Page: 162D; Enumeration District: 112; Image: 0490

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts; Roll: 525; Family History Film: 1254525; Page: 162D; Enumeration District: 112; Image: 0490

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Feb 1906
    Event Place: New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Massachusetts, Death Records

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