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Simon Backus 1761–1801 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 October 1761

Birth Location: Windham County, Connecticut, United States

Death Date: 1801

Death Location: New York, United States

Father: Sylvanus Backus

Mother: Elizabeth Gamble

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The story of Simon Backus began in 1761 in Windham County, Connecticut, United States. Simon Backus passed away in 1801 in New York, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Simon Backus began in 1761 in Windham County, Connecticut, United States.
  • Simon Backus passed away in 1801 in New York, United States.

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Simon Backus's Ancestors

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Simon Backus
1761–1801
Birth Place: Windham County, Connecticut, United States
Parents
Sylvanus Backus
1738–1815
Windham, Windham, Connecticut, USA
Elizabeth Gamble
1736–1799
Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
John (Backus) Jr.
1698–1769
Windham, Windham, Connecticut, USA
Sybil Whiting
1708–1755
Windham, Windham County, Connecticut, USA
John Gamble
1710–
Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, United States
Elizabeth
1712–1790
Great-Grandparents
John Backus
1662–1744
Mary Bingham
1672–
Rev. Whiting
1670–1725
Elizabeth Niles
1681–1766
Thomas Hollyoake
1660–
Mary Allen
1662–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Jr.
1634–1721
Elizabeth Pratt
1641–1725
Rev Whiting
1635–1689
Sybil Collins
1637–1672
Rev. Adams
1650–1685
Alice Fitch
1659–1744

Simon Backus's Timeline

2 Records

1761
24 October 1761
Birth of Simon Backus in Windham County, Connecticut, United States
Windham County, Connecticut, United States
1801
1801
Age 40
Death of Simon Backus in New York, United States
New York, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 October 1761
    Event Place: Windham County, Connecticut, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1801
    Event Place: New York, United States

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