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Rebecca Backus 1685–1713 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1685

Birth Location: Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States

Death Date: Jun 1713

Death Location: Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, United States

Father: Stephen Backus

Mother: Sarah Spencer

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In 1685, Rebecca Backus entered the world in Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States, born to Stephen Backus And Sarah Spencer. Rebecca Backus passed away in 1713 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1685, Rebecca Backus entered the world in Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States, born to Stephen Backus And Sarah Spencer.
  • Rebecca Backus passed away in 1713 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, United States.

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Rebecca Backus's Ancestors

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Rebecca Backus
1685–1713
Birth Place: Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States
Parents
Stephen Backus
1642–1695
Sheffield, Yorkshire, , England
Sarah Spencer
1644–1707
Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
Grandparents
Gerard (II) Spencer
1614–1685
Stotfold, Bedfordshire
Hannah (Joannis Hills) 10GGM
1618–1692
Stotfold, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Gerard 11GGF
1576–1646
Agnes 11GGM
1578–1628
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Michael Spencer*
1531–1583
Elizabeth
1540–1599
John Whitbread
1548–1598
Eleanor Hill
1550–1628

Rebecca Backus's Timeline

2 Records

1685
1685
Birth of Rebecca Backus in Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States
Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States
1713
Jun 1713
Age 28
Death of Rebecca Backus in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, United States
Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1685
    Event Place: Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jun 1713
    Event Place: Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, United States

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