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Sarah Backus 1682 – 1723 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Feb 1682

Birth Location: Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 24 Mar 1723

Death Location: Stonington, New London, Connecticut

Father: William Backus

Mother: Elizabeth Royce

Spouse(s): Joseph Bennet

Children(s): Stephen Bennet, Joseph Bennet, Sarah Bennet, Hannah Bennet, Phebe Bennet, Daniel Bennet, William Bennet, Nathaniel Bennet

Sarah Backus was born in 1682 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA, the child of William Backus and Elizabeth Royce. Sarah Backus married Joseph Bennet, and had children including Stephen Bennet, Joseph Bennet, Sarah Bennet, Hannah Bennet, Phebe Bennet, Daniel Bennet, William Bennet, Nathaniel Bennet. Sarah Backus passed away in 1723 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut.

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Biography

  • Sarah Backus was born in 1682 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA, the child of William Backus and Elizabeth Royce.
  • Sarah Backus married Joseph Bennet, and had children including Stephen Bennet, Joseph Bennet, Sarah Bennet, Hannah Bennet, Phebe Bennet, Daniel Bennet, William Bennet, Nathaniel Bennet.
  • Sarah Backus passed away in 1723 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sarah Backus's Ancestors

Self
Sarah Backus
1682 – 1723
Birth Place: Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA
Parents
William Backus
1687 – 1742
Nortwich, New London, New London, Connecticut, USA
Elizabeth Royce
1661 – 1687
Norwich, New London, Connecticut
Grandparents
William Backus
1634 – 1721
Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Sarah Charles
1637 – 1663
New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut
Jonathan Royce
1633 – 1690
Lincolnshire, England
Deborah Calkins
1643 – 1724
Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts
Great-Grandparents
William Backus
1606 – 1664
Anne Stetson
1610 – 1643
John Charles
1604 – 1673
Sarah Moss
1620 – 1677
Robert Royce
1617 – 1676
Mary Sims
1609 – 1697
Hugh Calkins
1603 – 1690
Ann Eaton
1605 – 1688
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Backus
1551 – 1622
Sarah Gardiner
1584 – 1650
William Calkins
1570 – 1661
Ellen Payne
1572 – 1605

Sarah Backus's Descendants

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Sarah Backus (3 Feb 1682 – 24 Mar 1723) m. Joseph Bennet (20 Mar 1681 – 11 Apr 1725)
  1. 1. Stephen Bennet (8 Apr 1707 – 29 August 1791)
  2. 2. Joseph Bennet (20 Feb 1723 – 1808) m. Anna Willis (29 Oct 1726 – 1804)
    1. 1. Jerusha Bennet (abt 1742 – 20 Jan 1835) m. Jonathan Gurley (10 Apr 1744 – 23 Nov 1814)
      1. 1. Ephraim Gurley (12 Feb 1765 – 2 Sep 1845)
      2. 2. Roger Gurley (13 Sep 1766 – 27 Oct 1836)
      3. 3. Jonathan Gurley (20 Sep 1768 – 5 Dec 1791)
      4. 4. Anna Gurley (16 Oct 1770 – Sep 1822)
      5. 5. Jerusha Gurley (18 Nov 1772 – )
      6. 6. Esther Gurley (29 Apr 1775 – 25 Oct 1803)
      7. 7. Olive Gurley (6 Aug 1777 – )
      8. 8. Rebecca Gurley (9 Apr 1780 – )
      9. 9. Flavel Gurley (25 Oct 1782 – )
      10. 10. Harriet Gurley (10 Jun 1790 – )
    2. 2. Anna Bennet (1757 – 5 Oct 1794) m. Samuel (Eames) Ames (16 Nov 1751 – 18 Jul 1837)
      1. 1. Eliphalet Ames (28 May 1775 – 6 November 1868)
      2. 2. Polly Ames (28 Mar 1777 – 16 Apr 1852) m. David Durfey (18 Dec 1775 – 30 May 1854)
        1. 1. Harry Durfey (12 Nov 1814 – 16 Dec 1861)
        2. 2. Erastus (Gordon) Durfey (17 Sep 1821 – 26 Jan 1892) m. Florilla (C) Gerould (7 Dec 1820 – 7 Jan 1899)
      3. 3. Elizabeth Eames (23 Oct 1778 – )
      4. 4. Isaac Eames (11 Aug 1780 – )
      5. 5. Samuel Ames (4 Oct 1782 – )
      6. 6. Joseph Ames (13 May 1785 – 21 Nov 1875)
      7. 7. David Ames (1787 – 1856)
      8. 8. Anna Ames (1 Jun 1789 – )
      9. 9. Jerusia Ames (17 March 1791 – )
    3. 3. Joseph Bennet
    4. 4. Jedediah Bennet
    5. 5. Molly Bennet m. Fuller
    6. 6. Rebeckah Bennet m. Eaton
    7. 7. John Bennet
    8. 8. James Bannet
  3. 3. Sarah Bennet
  4. 4. Hannah Bennet
  5. 5. Phebe Bennet
  6. 6. Daniel Bennet
  7. 7. William Bennet
  8. 8. Nathaniel Bennet ( – 24 Mar 1783)

Sarah Backus's Timeline

3 Records

1682
3 Feb 1682
Birth of Sarah Backus in Norwich, New London, Connecticut
Norwich, New London, Connecticut
1682
3 Feb 1682
Birth of Sarah Backus in Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA
Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA
1723
24 Mar 1723
Age 41
Death of Sarah Backus in Stonington, New London, Connecticut
Stonington, New London, Connecticut

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Feb 1682
    Event Place: Norwich, New London, Connecticut
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find A Grave Index for Non-Burials, Burials at Sea, and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Feb 1682
    Event Place: Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Mar 1723
    Event Place: Stonington, New London, Connecticut
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find A Grave Index for Non-Burials, Burials at Sea, and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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