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Stephen Backus 1641 – 1695 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1641

Birth Location: Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut

Death Date: 1695

Death Location: Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut,

Father: William Backus

Mother: Anne Stetson

Spouse(s): Sarah Spencer

Children(s):

Stephen Backus was born in 1641 in Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, the child of William Backus and Anne Stetson. Stephen Backus married Sarah Spencer. Stephen Backus passed away in 1695 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut,.

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Biography

  • Stephen Backus was born in 1641 in Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, the child of William Backus and Anne Stetson.
  • Stephen Backus married Sarah Spencer.
  • Stephen Backus passed away in 1695 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut,.

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Stephen Backus's Ancestors

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Stephen Backus
1641 – 1695
Birth Place: Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut
Parents
William Backus
1606 – 1664
Yorkshire, England
Anne Stetson
1610 – 1643
Grandparents
William Backus
1551 – 1622
Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Sarah Gardiner
1584 – 1650
Green Hammerton, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Stephen Backus's Timeline

2 Records

1641
1641
Birth of Stephen Backus in Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut
Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut
1695
1695
Age 54
Death of Stephen Backus in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut,
Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut,

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1641
    Event Place: Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1695
    Event Place: Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut,
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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