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Susannah Denison Sawyer 1798 – 1841 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Dec 1798

Birth Location: Windham, Windham, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 15 Apr 1841

Death Location: Windham, Windham, Connecticut, USA

Father: Daniel Sawyer

Mother: Charlotte Denison

Spouse(s): Henry Backus

Children(s): Luther Backus

Susannah Denison Sawyer was born in 1798 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut, USA, the child of Daniel Sawyer and Charlotte Denison. Susannah Denison Sawyer married Henry Harry Backus, and had children including Luther Edwin Backus. Susannah Denison Sawyer passed away in 1841 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • Susannah Denison Sawyer was born in 1798 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut, USA, the child of Daniel Sawyer and Charlotte Denison.
  • Susannah Denison Sawyer married Henry Harry Backus, and had children including Luther Edwin Backus.
  • Susannah Denison Sawyer passed away in 1841 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Daniel Sawyer
1770 – 1825
Birth Location: Windham, Windham, Connecticut, USA
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Charlotte Denison
1772 – 1853
Birth Location: Windham, Windham, Connecticut, USA
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Spouses(s)

Henry Backus
1795 – 1871
Birth Location: Windham, Windham, Connecticut, USA
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Children(s)

Luther Backus
1828 – 1883
Birth Location: Windham, Windham, Connecticut, United States
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Susannah Sawyer's Ancestors

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Susannah Sawyer
1798 – 1841
Birth Place: Windham, Windham, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Daniel Sawyer
1770 – 1825
Windham, Windham, Connecticut, USA
Charlotte Denison
1772 – 1853
Windham, Windham, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
James Sawyer
1749 – 1838
Windham, Windham, Connecticut, United States
Lucy Warner
1748 – 1809
Windham, Windham, Connecticut, United States
Eleazer Denison
1744 – 1784
Windham, Windham, Connecticut, USA
Susanna Elderkin
1744 – 1796
Norwich, CT
Great-Grandparents
Sarah Flint
1718 –
Isaac Warner
1717 – 1760
Ann Davison
1714 –
Rebecca Allen
1721 – 1810
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Anne Morgan
1678 – 1726

Susannah Sawyer's Descendants

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Susannah (Denison) Sawyer (4 Dec 1798 – 15 Apr 1841) m. Henry (Harry) Backus (1 Oct 1795 – 1871)
  1. 1. Luther (Edwin) Backus (March 5, 1828 – 7 Aug 1883) m. Ellen Canniff (1828 – 1 May 1895)
    1. 1. William (Christopher) Backus (15 Jun 1854 – 1930)
    2. 2. Luther (Edwin) Backus (29 Jan 1856 – 17 Jan 1948)
    3. 3. George (H) Backus (Sep 1858 – 30 Nov 1942)
    4. 4. Charles (Henry) Backus (January 22, 1865 – April 26, 1916) m. Caroline (Janet) Shattuck (October 22, 1866 – 20 Dec 1951)
      1. 1. Hazel (Marguerite) Backus (Jan 1891 – 31 December 1940) m. Michael (Lawrence) O'Connell (14 November 1890 – 4 Dec 1932)
        1. 1. Hazel (Veronica) O'Connell (16 April 1918 – 22 August 2003)
        2. 2. Veronica O'Connell (abt 1919 – )
        3. 3. Barbara O'Connell (abt 1922 – ) m. richmond
        4. 4. Beverly (Ann) O'Connell (Abt. 1930 – ) m. John (Francis) Dobel (20 April 1927 – 7 March 2009)
    5. 5. Evangeline Backus (Abt 1870 – )

Susannah Sawyer's Timeline

2 Records

1798
4 Dec 1798
Birth of Susannah Denison Sawyer in Windham, Windham, Connecticut, USA
Windham, Windham, Connecticut, USA
1841
15 Apr 1841
Age 43
Death of Susannah Denison Sawyer in Windham, Windham, Connecticut, USA
Windham, Windham, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Dec 1798
    Event Place: Windham, Windham, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Apr 1841
    Event Place: Windham, Windham, Connecticut, USA
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