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Sarah Backus 1663 – 1732 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Jun 1663

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

Death Date: 7 Apr 1732

Death Location: Litchfield, Tolland, Connecticut, United States

Father: William Backus

Mother: Elizabeth Pratt

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Children(s): Lydia Culver

Sarah Backus was born in 1663 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States, the child of William Stephen Backus and Elizabeth Pratt. Sarah Backus had children including Lydia Culver. Sarah Backus passed away in 1732 in Litchfield, Tolland, Connecticut, United States.

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Biography

  • Sarah Backus was born in 1663 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States, the child of William Stephen Backus and Elizabeth Pratt.
  • Sarah Backus had children including Lydia Culver.
  • Sarah Backus passed away in 1732 in Litchfield, Tolland, Connecticut, United States.

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Sarah Backus's Ancestors

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Sarah Backus
1663 – 1732
Birth Place: Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States
Parents
William Stephen Backus
1630 – 1726
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Elizabeth Pratt
1637 – 1663
New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
Sarah (Elizabeth Violet Moss) Greer
1607 – 1676
City of London, Greater London, England
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sarah Backus's Descendants

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Sarah Backus (14 Jun 1663 – 7 Apr 1732)
  1. 1. Lydia Culver (10 Nov 1700 – 9 May 1787) m. John Gay (8 Jul 1699 – 6 Aug 1792)
    1. 1. Col (Ebenezer) Gay (26 Dec 1725 – 16 Jul 1787) m. Elizabeth Fairbanks (27 Sep 1745 – 8 Dec 1827)
      1. 1. Ebenezer Gay (17 Jun 1770 – 26 May 1829) m. Betsey Woodruff (Jun 07, 1773 – Feb 21, 1860) m. Betsey (S.) Woodruff (07 Jun 1773 – 21 Feb 1860)
        1. 1. Gilbert Gay (Jun 16, 1794 – 1870)
        2. 2. Harris (G) Gay (Dec 03, 1797 – 22 Jan 1883)
        3. 3. Milo Gay (1801 – 11 June 1861)
        4. 4. Ansel Gay (1806 – Mar 1880)
        5. 5. James Gay (Mar 01, 1808 – Sep 02, 1887)
        6. 6. Franklin Gay (16 Sep 1813 – Sep 04, 1887)
        7. 7. Eleanor Gay (26 Mar 1792 – 27 Jun 1892) m. Joshua Pettibone (9 Sep 1784 – )

Sarah Backus's Timeline

2 Records

1663
14 Jun 1663
Birth of Sarah Backus in Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States
Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States
1732
7 Apr 1732
Age 69
Death of Sarah Backus in Litchfield, Tolland, Connecticut, United States
Litchfield, Tolland, Connecticut, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Jun 1663
    Event Place: Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Apr 1732
    Event Place: Litchfield, Tolland, Connecticut, United States

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