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Sylvanus Backus 1738–1815 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 05 Jul 1738

Birth Location: Windham, Windham, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 15 Mar 1815

Death Location: Pomfret, Connecticut

Father: John Jr.

Mother: Sybil Whiting

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Gamble

Children(s): John Jr., Elizabeth Backus, Simon Backus, Sybil Backus, Eunice Backus

Sylvanus Backus was born in 1738 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut, USA, the child of John Backus Jr And Sybil Whiting. Sylvanus Backus married Elizabeth Gamble, and had children including Elizabeth Backus, Eunice Backus, John Backus Jr, Simon Backus, Sybil Backus. Sylvanus Backus passed away in 1815 in Pomfret, Connecticut.

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Biography

  • Sylvanus Backus was born in 1738 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut, USA, the child of John Backus Jr And Sybil Whiting.
  • Sylvanus Backus married Elizabeth Gamble, and had children including Elizabeth Backus, Eunice Backus, John Backus Jr, Simon Backus, Sybil Backus.
  • Sylvanus Backus passed away in 1815 in Pomfret, Connecticut.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Jr.
1698–1769
Birth Location: Windham, Windham, Connecticut, USA
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Sybil Whiting
1708–1755
Birth Location: Windham, Windham County, Connecticut, USA
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Gamble
1736–1799
Birth Location: Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA
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Children(s)

John Jr.
1698–1769
Birth Location: Windham County, Connecticut, USA
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Elizabeth Backus
1765–1828
Birth Location: Windham, Windham County, Connecticut, United States
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Simon Backus
1761–1801
Birth Location: Windham County, Connecticut, United States
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Sybil Backus
1764–1766
Birth Location: Windham
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Eunice Backus
1769–
Birth Location: Vergennes, Addison, Vermont, United States
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Sylvanus Backus's Ancestors

Self
Sylvanus Backus
1738–1815
Birth Place: Windham, Windham, Connecticut, USA
Parents
John Backus Jr.
1698–1769
Windham, Windham, Connecticut, USA
Sybil Whiting
1708–1755
Windham, Windham County, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
John Backus
1662–1744
Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America
Mary Bingham
1672–
Rev. (Samuel) Whiting
1670–1725
Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
Elizabeth (Adams Whiting) Niles
1681–1766
Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
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
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Sr.
1606–1664
Sara Backus
1603–1643
William 🚢
1609–1670
Maj Whiting
1602–1647
Susanna Bryan
1609–1673
Edward Collins
1603–1689
Martha Baylie
1609–1699
William Adams
–1659
William Bradford
1624–1703
Alice Richards
–1671

Sylvanus Backus's Descendants

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Sylvanus Backus (05 Jul 1738–15 Mar 1815) m. Elizabeth Gamble (26 Dec 1736–25 Jul 1799)
  1. 1. John (Backus) Jr. 1698–1769 m. Sarah (Sally) Whiting 1762–1832 m. Sybil Whiting 1708–1755
    1. 1. Nancy (Whiting) Backus 1780–1866 m. David (Charles) McKinstry 1778–1856 m. Elizabeth Gamble 1736–1799
      1. 1. BG (Justus) McKinstry 1816–1897 m. Adelaide (T.) Dickinson 1857– m. Susan (Hamilton) McKinstry 1814–1892 m. Mary Mckinstry 1822–
        1. 1. María (Amelia McKinstry) Thivol 1850–1893 m. Manuel (Rios Y) Peña 1845–1897
        2. 2. Angelia McKinstry 1841–1842
        3. 3. James (Hamilton) Mckinstry 1846–1932
        4. 4. Charles (Frederick) McKinstry 1843–
        5. 5. Carlisle (P.) McKinstry 1854–
        6. 6. Susan (H.) McKinstry 1839–1840
      2. 2. Anne McKinstry 1816–1892
      3. 3. Augustus (Tremain) McKinstry 1811–1858
      4. 4. Cmdre (James Patterson) McKinstry 1807–1873
      5. 5. Elisha (Williams McKinstry) Esq 1824–1901
      6. 6. Charles McKinstry 1819–1855
      7. 7. Sarah (Ingersoll) McKinstry 1809–1868
      8. 8. Elizabeth Backus 1765–1828
      9. 9. Simon Backus 1761–1801
      10. 10. John Backus 1759–1789
      11. 11. Sybil Backus 1764–1766
      12. 12. Eunice Backus 1769–
    2. 2. Nathaniel Backus 1726–1727
    3. 3. Charles Backus 1753–1776
    4. 4. Mary Backus 1742–1744
    5. 5. Ebenezer Backus 1740–1828
    6. 6. Whiting (Backus) Sr 1747–1775
    7. 7. Elizabeth Backus 1731–1747
    8. 8. Sybil Backus 1729–1822
    9. 9. John (Backus) Jr 1728–
    10. 10. DeLucena Backus 1744–1813
    11. 11. Lucretia Backus 1734–1803
    12. 12. Lydia Backus 1736–1814
  2. 2. Elizabeth Backus 1765–1828
  3. 3. Simon Backus 1761–1801
  4. 4. Sybil Backus 1764–1766
  5. 5. Eunice Backus 1769–

Sylvanus Backus's Timeline

2 Records

1738
05 Jul 1738
Birth of Sylvanus Backus in Windham, Windham, Connecticut, USA
Windham, Windham, Connecticut, USA
1815
15 Mar 1815
Age 77
Death of Sylvanus Backus in Pomfret, Connecticut
Pomfret, Connecticut

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 05 Jul 1738
    Event Place: Windham, Windham, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Mar 1815
    Event Place: Pomfret, Connecticut
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