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Mathew Backus ESQ 1766–1807 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Sep 1766

Birth Location: Norwich, New London, Connecticut

Death Date: 8 Dec 1807

Death Location: Marietta, Washington, Ohio

Father: Elijah Esq

Mother: Lucy Griswold

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The story of Mathew Backus ESQ began in 1766 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut. Mathew Backus ESQ passed away in 1807 in Marietta, Washington, Ohio.

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Biography

  • The story of Mathew Backus ESQ began in 1766 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut.
  • Mathew Backus ESQ passed away in 1807 in Marietta, Washington, Ohio.

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Mathew ESQ's Ancestors

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Mathew ESQ
1766–1807
Birth Place: Norwich, New London, Connecticut
Parents
Elijah Backus Esq
1726–1798
Norwich, New London, Connecticut
Lucy Griswold
1726–1795
Lyme, New London, Connecticut
Grandparents
Samuel Backus
1693–1740
Norwich, New London, Connecticut
Elizabeth Tracy
1698–1769
Norwich, New London, Connecticut
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Backus
1667–1740
Elizabeth Huntington
1669–1762
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Backus
1634–1720
Elizabeth Pratt
1641–1725

Mathew ESQ's Timeline

4 Records

1766
24 Sep 1766
Birth of Mathew Backus ESQ in Norwich, New London, Connecticut
Norwich, New London, Connecticut
1766
28 Sep 1766
Mathew Backus ESQ was baptized in Norwich, Connecticut, USA
Norwich, Connecticut, USA
1807
8 Dec 1807
Age 41
Death of Mathew Backus ESQ in Marietta, Washington, Ohio
Marietta, Washington, Ohio
1808
1 Jul 1808
Age 42
Mathew Backus ESQ - Probate in Washington, Ohio, USA
Washington, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Sep 1766
    Event Place: Norwich, New London, Connecticut
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Hyde Genealogy, or, The Descendants, in the Female as Well as in the Male Lines, From William Hyde

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 28 Sep 1766
    Event Place: Norwich, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Dec 1807
    Event Place: Marietta, Washington, Ohio
    Record Source:
    [1] Ohio Obituary Index, 1830s-2009, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center; Spiegel Grove, Fremont, Ohio; Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center Ohio Obituary Index, 1830s to 2011
    [2] Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index
    [3] Connecticut, Hale Cemetery Inscriptions, Connecticut State Library; Hartford, Connecticut
    [4] Ohio, Wills and Probate Records, Administrators, Executors and Guardians Records, 1803-1924; General Index, 1852-1949; Author: Ohio. Probate Court (Washington County); Probate Place: Washington, Ohio
    [5] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Hyde Genealogy, or, The Descendants, in the Female as Well as in the Male Lines, From William Hyde

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 1 Jul 1808
    Event Place: Washington, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: Ohio, Wills and Probate Records, Administrators, Executors and Guardians Records, 1803-1924; General Index, 1852-1949; Author: Ohio. Probate Court (Washington County); Probate Place: Washington, Ohio

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