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Rebecca Backus 1685–1720 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1685

Birth Location: Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 1720

Death Location: Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA

Father: Stephen Backus

Mother: Sarah Spencer

Spouse(s): William Baker

Children(s): Benjamin Baker

In 1685, Rebecca Backus entered the world in Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA, born to Stephen Backus And Sarah Spencer. Rebecca Backus married William Baker, and had children including Benjamin Baker. Rebecca Backus passed away in 1720 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1685, Rebecca Backus entered the world in Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA, born to Stephen Backus And Sarah Spencer.
  • Rebecca Backus married William Baker, and had children including Benjamin Baker.
  • Rebecca Backus passed away in 1720 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA.

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Rebecca Backus's Ancestors

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Rebecca Backus
1685–1720
Birth Place: Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Stephen Backus
1641–1695
Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Sarah Spencer
1644–1707
Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
William (Backus) III
1606–1664
Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Elizabeth (Ellen) Charles
1603–1643
Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Gerald Spencer
1614–1685
Stotfold, Bedfordshire, England
Hannah (Joannis) Hills
1618–1692
Stotfold, Bedfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Gerald Spencer
1576–1646
Hannah Whitebread
1577–1628
William Hills
1592–1684
Sarah Hawkins
1596–1658
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Hill
1576–1649
Sarah Jourdaine
1578–1649
Mary Levitt
1576–1635

Rebecca Backus's Descendants

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Rebecca Backus (1685–1720) m. William Baker (August 16, 1679–August 2, 1750)
  1. 1. Benjamin Baker 1720–1789 m. Jerusha Parrish 1722–1799
    1. 1. Solomon Baker 1752–1837 m. Lydia Kenyon 1752–1820
      1. 1. Solomon Baker 1790–1858 m. Esther Lyda 1795–1873
        1. 1. Jonathan (Lewis) Baker 1818–1896 m. Minerva Cole 1816–1886 m. Rachel Bennett 1842–1914 m. Margaret Linville 1820–1841
        2. 2. Jacob Baker 1817–1889 m. Nancy (Elizabeth) Cole 1818–1913 m. Elizabeth Blankenship 1825–1913
        3. 3. William (Lyda) Baker 1820–1896 m. Mary (Ann) Wilhite 1825–1893
        4. 4. Anthony Baker 1827– m. Levicy Howard 1829–
        5. 5. Hezekiah Baker 1832–1895 m. Eliza (Ann) Berry 1834– m. Martha (L.) Crawford 1854–1926
      2. 2. William Baker 1789–1868 m. Elizabeth Walling 1793–1852

Rebecca Backus's Timeline

2 Records

1685
1685
Birth of Rebecca Backus in Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA
Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA
1720
1720
Age 35
Death of Rebecca Backus in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA
Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1720
    Event Place: Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA

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