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Sarah Hills Backus 1885–1923 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Jan 1885

Birth Location: Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey

Death Date: 2 Jul 1923

Death Location: Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut

Father: George Backus

Mother: Mary Fowler

Spouse(s): Charles Jr.

Children(s): Paul Sr., Charles Quigley

The story of Sarah Hills Backus began in 1885 in Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey. In 1900, Sarah Hills Backus resided in Jersey City Ward 4, Hudson, New Jersey, USA. In 1910, Sarah Hills Backus resided in Jersey City Ward 4, Hudson, New Jersey, USA. Sarah Hills Backus married Charles Alexander Quigley Jr, and had children including Charles Alexander Quigley, Paul Christian Quigley Sr. Sarah Hills Backus passed away in 1923 in Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut.

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Biography

  • The story of Sarah Hills Backus began in 1885 in Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey.
  • In 1900, Sarah Hills Backus resided in Jersey City Ward 4, Hudson, New Jersey, USA.
  • In 1910, Sarah Hills Backus resided in Jersey City Ward 4, Hudson, New Jersey, USA.
  • Sarah Hills Backus married Charles Alexander Quigley Jr, and had children including Charles Alexander Quigley, Paul Christian Quigley Sr.
  • Sarah Hills Backus passed away in 1923 in Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sarah Backus's Ancestors

Self
Sarah Backus
1885–1923
Birth Place: Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey
Parents
George E. Backus
1854–1922
Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts
Mary (Jane) Fowler
1853–1930
New York
Grandparents
Eleazer (C.) Backus
1818–1884
Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Sarah (Ann) Hills
1820–1899
Canton, St Lawrence, New York
Great-Grandparents
Heman Backus
1776–1840
Mehitable Crocker
1787–1866
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Clark Backus
1751–1831
Elizabeth Crocker
1753–1850

Sarah Backus's Descendants

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Sarah (Hills) Backus (8 Jan 1885–2 Jul 1923) m. Charles (Alexander Quigley) Jr. (23 Jun 1892–7 Feb 1949)
  1. 1. Paul (Christian Quigley) Sr. 1915–2003 m. Lillian (Beatrice) Sproul 1915–2002
  2. 2. Charles (Alexander) Quigley 1922–1983 m. June (Winifred) Connors 1922–2005

Sarah Backus's Timeline

6 Records

1885
8 Jan 1885
Birth of Sarah Hills Backus in Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey
Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey
1900
1900
Age 15
Sarah Hills Backus resided here in Jersey City Ward 4, Hudson, New Jersey, USA
Jersey City Ward 4, Hudson, New Jersey, USA
1910
1910
Age 25
Sarah Hills Backus resided here in Jersey City Ward 4, Hudson, New Jersey, USA
Jersey City Ward 4, Hudson, New Jersey, USA
1920
1920
Age 35
Sarah Hills Backus resided here in Southampton, Suffolk, New York, USA
Southampton, Suffolk, New York, USA
1923
1923
Age 38
Sarah Hills Backus resided here in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA
Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA
1923
2 Jul 1923
Age 38
Death of Sarah Hills Backus in Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut
Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Jan 1885
    Event Place: Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey
    Record Source:
    [1] New Jersey, Births and Christenings Index
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Southampton, Suffolk, New York; Roll: T625_1269; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 138; Image: 395
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Jersey City Ward 4, Hudson, New Jersey; Roll: 977; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0104; FHL microfilm: 1240977
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Jersey City Ward 4, Hudson, New Jersey; Roll: T624_890; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0115; FHL microfilm: 1374903

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Jersey City Ward 4, Hudson, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Jersey City Ward 4, Hudson, New Jersey; Roll: 977; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0104; FHL microfilm: 1240977

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Jersey City Ward 4, Hudson, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Jersey City Ward 4, Hudson, New Jersey; Roll: T624_890; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0115; FHL microfilm: 1374903

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Southampton, Suffolk, New York, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Southampton, Suffolk, New York; Roll: T625_1269; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 138; Image: 395

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1923
    Event Place: Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Jul 1923
    Event Place: Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut

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