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William Backus 1634 – 1721 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1634

Birth Location: Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 1721

Death Location: Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA

Father: *William BACKHOUSE

Mother: *Sarah CHARLES

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Pratt

Children(s): Mary Backus

In 1634, William Backus entered the world in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, born to *William BACKUS \ BACKHOUSE and *Sarah CHARLES. William Backus married Elizabeth Pratt, and had children including Mary Backus. William Backus passed away in 1721 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1634, William Backus entered the world in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, born to *William BACKUS \ BACKHOUSE and *Sarah CHARLES.
  • William Backus married Elizabeth Pratt, and had children including Mary Backus.
  • William Backus passed away in 1721 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

*William BACKHOUSE
1606 – 1664
Birth Location: Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
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*Sarah CHARLES
1603 – 1643
Birth Location: Baldock, North Hertfordshire District, Hertfordshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Pratt
1642 – 1730
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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Children(s)

Mary Backus
1677 – 1752
Birth Location: Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, USA
MB

William Backus's Ancestors

Self
William Backus
1634 – 1721
Birth Place: Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Parents
*William BACKUS \ BACKHOUSE
1606 – 1664
Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
*Sarah CHARLES
1603 – 1643
Baldock, North Hertfordshire District, Hertfordshire, England
Grandparents
William (Backus) \Backhouse
1551 – 1622
Green Hammerton, Yorkshire, England
Sarah* (Anne (Gardener)) Backhouse\Backus
1584 – 1606
Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
John (Mohegan) Charles
1586 – 1673
Devon, England
Sarah (Ann) Moss
1586 – 1660
Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Great-Grandparents
Robert Backus
1528 – 1586
Isabella Bleasdale
1530 – 1592
James Gardiner
1558 – 1585
Margaret Whithead
1561 – 1606
John *
1555 – 1605
Martha *
1560 – 1608
Joseph I
1577 – 1646
Dorothy Ipswich*
1577 – 1671
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Backhouse
1500 – 1558
Lady Baguley
1504 – 1558
Johannes Bleasdale
1491 – 1545
Lady Bonde
1506 – 1545
Henry London,Gentleman
1500 – 1564
Mary\Margrett Howard
1504 – 1582
Sir Worth
1518 – 1597
Lady Atwood
1522 – 1587
Joseph Wolfenbuttel
1525 – 1574
Barbara Villiers,
1528 – 1561
Richard Morse
1547 – 1603
Margaret King
1551 – 1585
(Sir) Lowestoft,Suffolk
1552 – 1600
Lady Anderson
1555 – 1620

William Backus's Descendants

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William Backus (ABT 1634 – 1721) m. Elizabeth Pratt (01 FEB 1642 – 1730)
  1. 1. Mary Backus (November 1677 – 27 March 1752) m. Thomas Hyde (13 July 1672 – 9 April 1755)
    1. 1. CAPTAIN (JACOB) HYDE (20 Jan 1703 – 22 Jan 1782) m. Hannah (Kingsbury) Hyde (13 Feb 1707 – 16 Mar 1770)
      1. 1. Joseph Hyde (1 Jun 1736 – 11 Aug 1802) m. Abigail Abell (9 Jul 1746 – 7 Nov 1774)
        1. 1. Oliver Hyde (14 August 1765 – Abt. 1850) m. Catherine Cooper (21 Sep 1766 – 1820)

William Backus's Timeline

2 Records

1634
ABT 1634
Birth of William Backus in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
1721
1721
Age 87
Death of William Backus in Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA
Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1634
    Event Place: Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1721
    Event Place: Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA
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