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Sarah A. Backus 1809–1872 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1809

Birth Location: Amherst County, Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 11 October 1872

Death Location: Nicholas County, West Virginia, United States of America

Father: Alexander Brown

Mother: Mary Foster

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Sarah A. Backus was born in 1809 in Amherst County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of Alexander Brown And Mary Polly Foster. Sarah A. Backus passed away in 1872 in Nicholas County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Sarah A. Backus was born in 1809 in Amherst County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of Alexander Brown And Mary Polly Foster.
  • Sarah A. Backus passed away in 1872 in Nicholas County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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Sarah Backus's Ancestors

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Sarah Backus
1809–1872
Birth Place: Amherst County, Virginia, United States of America
Parents
Alexander Brown
1784–1858
Monroe, Amherst, Virginia, USA
Mary (Polly) Foster
1786–1839
Prince William, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
William Brown
1730–1807
VA
Jane ("Jenny") Doak
1745–1830
Augusta, Virginia, USA
Isaac (A.) Foster
1760–1850
Prince William, VA
Susan Leach
1742–1860
Prince William County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Brown
1705–1763
Helen America
1708–1764
Samuel Doak
1722–1772
Jane Mitchell
1705–1772
Isaac Foster
1719–1814
Sarah Hughes
1738–1822
John Leach
1716–1745
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alexander Broun
1679–1764
Barbara Randall
1680–1764
George Morison
1675–1727
Christian Keer
1687–1725
Thomas 2c11r
1675–1734
Eleanor MAXWELL
1680–1748

Sarah Backus's Timeline

2 Records

1809
1809
Birth of Sarah A. Backus in Amherst County, Virginia, United States of America
Amherst County, Virginia, United States of America
1872
11 October 1872
Age 63
Death of Sarah A. Backus in Nicholas County, West Virginia, United States of America
Nicholas County, West Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1809
    Event Place: Amherst County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 October 1872
    Event Place: Nicholas County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Nicholas County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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