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William Backus 1687 – 1695 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Oct 1687

Birth Location: Norwich, New London, Connecticut

Death Date: 1 Apr 1695

Death Location: Wyndham, Wyndham, Connecticut

Father: William Backus

Mother: Elizabeth Royce

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The story of William Backus began in 1687 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut. William Backus passed away in 1695 in Wyndham, Wyndham, Connecticut.

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Biography

  • The story of William Backus began in 1687 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut.
  • William Backus passed away in 1695 in Wyndham, Wyndham, Connecticut.

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William Backus's Ancestors

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William Backus
1687 – 1695
Birth Place: Norwich, New London, Connecticut
Parents
William Backus
1687 – 1742
Nortwich, New London, New London, Connecticut, USA
Elizabeth Royce
1661 – 1687
Norwich, New London, Connecticut
Grandparents
William Backus
1634 – 1721
Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Sarah Charles
1637 – 1663
New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut
Jonathan Royce
1633 – 1690
Lincolnshire, England
Deborah Calkins
1643 – 1724
Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts
Great-Grandparents
William Backus
1606 – 1664
Anne Stetson
1610 – 1643
John Charles
1604 – 1673
Sarah Moss
1620 – 1677
Robert Royce
1617 – 1676
Mary Sims
1609 – 1697
Hugh Calkins
1603 – 1690
Ann Eaton
1605 – 1688
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Backus
1551 – 1622
Sarah Gardiner
1584 – 1650
William Calkins
1570 – 1661
Ellen Payne
1572 – 1605

William Backus's Timeline

2 Records

1687
3 Oct 1687
Birth of William Backus in Norwich, New London, Connecticut
Norwich, New London, Connecticut
1695
1 Apr 1695
Age 8
Death of William Backus in Wyndham, Wyndham, Connecticut
Wyndham, Wyndham, Connecticut

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Oct 1687
    Event Place: Norwich, New London, Connecticut
    Record Source: Global, Find A Grave Index for Non-Burials, Burials at Sea, and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1695
    Event Place: Wyndham, Wyndham, Connecticut
    Record Source: Global, Find A Grave Index for Non-Burials, Burials at Sea, and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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