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Samuel Backus 1640–1695 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1640

Birth Location: Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 1695

Death Location: England

Father: Ensign Backhouse

Mother: Sara Charles

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Samuel Backus was born in 1640 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, the child of Ensign William Backus Backhouse And Sara Elizabeth Ellen Charles. Samuel Backus passed away in 1695 in England.

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Biography

  • Samuel Backus was born in 1640 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, the child of Ensign William Backus Backhouse And Sara Elizabeth Ellen Charles.
  • Samuel Backus passed away in 1695 in England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ensign Backhouse
1606–1664
Birth Location: Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
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Sara Charles
1603–1643
Birth Location: Norwich, City of Norwich, Norfolk, England
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Samuel Backus's Ancestors

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Samuel Backus
1640–1695
Birth Place: Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Ensign William Backus Backhouse
1606–1664
Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Sara (Elizabeth Ellen) Charles
1603–1643
Norwich, City of Norwich, Norfolk, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Samuel Backus's Timeline

2 Records

1640
1640
Birth of Samuel Backus in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
1695
1695
Age 55
Death of Samuel Backus in England
England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1640
    Event Place: Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1695
    Event Place: England
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