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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: Nancy 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
Nancy Whiting Backus
1780–1866
Massachusetts, United States of America
Elizabeth Gamble
1736–1799
Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
John (Backus) Jr.
1698–1769
Windham County, Connecticut, USA
Sarah (Sally) Whiting
1762–1832
Canaan, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
Sylvanus Backus
1738–1815
Elizabeth Gamble
1736–1799
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Jr.
1698–1769
Sybil Whiting
1708–1755
John Gamble
1710–
Elizabeth
1712–1790

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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