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William Backus 1580 – 1622 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1580

Birth Location: Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 1622

Death Location: Green Hammerton, West Riding, Yorkshire, England

Father: William Backus

Mother: Ann Moore

Spouse(s): Sarah Gardiner

Children(s): William Backus

William Backus was born in 1580 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, the child of William Backus and Ann Moore. William Backus married Sarah Gardiner, and had children including William Backus. William Backus passed away in 1622 in Green Hammerton, West Riding, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • William Backus was born in 1580 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, the child of William Backus and Ann Moore.
  • William Backus married Sarah Gardiner, and had children including William Backus.
  • William Backus passed away in 1622 in Green Hammerton, West Riding, Yorkshire, England.

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William Backus's Ancestors

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William Backus
1580 – 1622
Birth Place: Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Parents
William Backus
1551 – 1592
Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Ann Moore
1552 –
England
Grandparents
Robert Bacchus
1528 – 1586
Over Kellet, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Backhouse
1500 – 1558
Katherine Baguley
1504 – 1558
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Backus's Descendants

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William Backus (1580 – 1622) m. Sarah Gardiner (1584 – 1606)
  1. 1. William Backus (1606 – 1664) m. Elizabeth Cooke (1603 – 1643)
    1. 1. Lydia Backus (1637 – 1696) m. John Bailey (1618 – 1696)
      1. 1. John Bailey (1661 – 1734) m. Elizabeth (Bliss Smith GERARD) Bailey (16 Aug 1664 – 21 Jul 1722)
        1. 1. John Bailey (26 Jun 1692 – 3 Feb 1767) m. Elizabeth Stallyon (1692 – 1767)

William Backus's Timeline

2 Records

1580
1580
Birth of William Backus in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
1622
1622
Age 42
Death of William Backus in Green Hammerton, West Riding, Yorkshire, England
Green Hammerton, West Riding, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1580
    Event Place: Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1622
    Event Place: Green Hammerton, West Riding, Yorkshire, England

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