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Ruth Backus 1674–1730 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Dec 1674

Birth Location: Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 1730

Death Location: Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA

Father: Stephen Backus

Mother: Sarah Spencer

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In 1674, Ruth Backus entered the world in Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA, born to Stephen Backus And Sarah Spencer. Ruth Backus passed away in 1730 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1674, Ruth Backus entered the world in Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA, born to Stephen Backus And Sarah Spencer.
  • Ruth Backus passed away in 1730 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA.

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Ruth Backus's Ancestors

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Ruth Backus
1674–1730
Birth Place: Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA
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

Ruth Backus's Timeline

2 Records

1674
19 Dec 1674
Birth of Ruth Backus in Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA
Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA
1730
1730
Age 56
Death of Ruth Backus in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA
Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Dec 1674
    Event Place: Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1730
    Event Place: Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA

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