Hon. Quimby Silas Backus

1838 - 1912  (74 years)

• Name	Quimby Silas Backus
  Title	Hon.
  Nickname	Quim
  Birth	23 Jul 1838	Bridgewater, Windsor, Vermont
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Inventor, Machinist, Manufacturer, and a State Senator
  Cause of Death	Chronic Nephritis and Valvular Disease of Heart
  Death	27 Dec 1912	Brandon, Rutland, Vermont
  Burial	29 Dec 1912	Pine Hill Cemetery, Brandon, Rutland, Vermont
  Siblings	8 siblings
  1. Adaline E. Backus,   b. 30 Aug 1821, Bridgewater, Windsor, Vermont d. 14 Jul 1868, Chittenden Twp, Rutland, Vermont
  2. Gurdon Backus, Jr.,   b. 13 Sep 1824, Bridgewater, Windsor, Vermont d. 29 Apr 1903, Connecticut
  3. Joseph H. Backus,   b. 5 Dec 1827, Bridgewater, Windsor, Vermont d. 16 Sep 1848, Bridgewater, Windsor, Vermont
  4. Phebe H. Backus,   b. Jun 1830   d. Abt 1903, Windsor County, Vermont
  5. Harriet Backus,   b. Abt 1830, Bridgewater, Windsor, Vermont d. 21 Jan 1909, Woodstock, Windsor, Vermont
  6. Clark Wesley Backus,   b. 22 Oct 1833, Bridgewater, Windsor, Vermont d. 23 Jul 1898, Brandon, Rutland, Vermont
  7. Martin Vaynor Backus,   b. 27 Jul 1840, Bridgewater, Windsor, Vermont d. 16 Feb 1877, Brandon, Rutland, Vermont
  8. Ann Wealthy Backus,   b. 1 Jan 1849, Bridgewater, Windsor, Vermont d. 10 Jan 1919, Woodstock, Windsor, Vermont
  Person ID	I1176	Backus Genealogy | Backus Family
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Rev. Gurdon Backus,   b. 26 Nov 1799, Windham, Windham, Connecticut d. 18 Jul 1871, Brandon, Rutland, Vermont (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Wealthy Ann Hoisington,   b. Abt 1807, New Hampshire d. 3 Jun 1851, Bridgewater, Windsor, Vermont (Age 44 years)
  Marriage	23 Jul 1820	Bridgewater, Windsor, Vermont
  Age at Marriage	He : 20 years and 8 months old - She : ~ 13 years and 7 months old. (Were Married 30 years and 11 months).
  Family ID	F4750	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Lavinia Amanda Lawrence,   b. 14 Jun 1839, Brandon, Rutland, Vermont d. 25 Mar 1921, Brandon, Rutland, Vermont (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1858	Vermont
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 19 years and 5 months old - She : ~ 18 years and 6 months old. (Were Married ~ 55 years).
  Children	+ 1. Frederick Ellsworth Backus,   b. 3 Aug 1861, Brandon, Rutland, Vermont d. 23 Jan 1943, Burlington, Chittenden, Vermont (Age 81 years) + 2. Nellie Everetta Backus,   b. 14 Dec 1865, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut d. 22 Feb 1959, San Francisco, San Francisco, California (Age 93 years)
  Family ID	F363	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2011

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 23 Jul 1838 - Bridgewater, Windsor, Vermont Marriage - Abt 1858 - Vermont Child - Frederick Ellsworth Backus - 3 Aug 1861 - Brandon, Rutland, Vermont Child - Nellie Everetta Backus - 14 Dec 1865 - Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut Death - 27 Dec 1912 - Brandon, Rutland, Vermont Burial - 29 Dec 1912 - Pine Hill Cemetery, Brandon, Rutland, Vermont  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend<	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  Quimby Silas Backus

  
  

  Documents

  Vermont Death Records, 1909-2008 Source Citation: Vermont. Vermont Death Records, 1909-2008. Vermont State Archives and Records Administration, Montpelier, Vermont.

  
  

  Obituaries » Slide Show	2 Obituaries
  	Obituary The St. Albans Daily Messenger, St. Albans, Vermont - 28 Dec 1912
  	Burial Notice The Rutland Daily Herald, Rutland, Vermont - Mon 30 Dec 1912

  
  

  Headstones

  Quimby Silas Backus Find A Grave: Quimby

  
  

  1850 US Census

  1850 US Census Source Citation: Year: 1850; Census Place: Bridgewater, Windsor, Vermont; Roll: M432_930; Page: 169A; Image: 339.

  
  

  1860 US Census

  1860 US Census Source Citation: Year: 1860; Census Place: Brandon, Rutland, Vermont; Roll: M653_1326; Page: 30; Image: 64; Family History Library Film: 805326.

  
  

  1870 US Census

  1870 US Census Source Citation: Year: 1870; Census Place: Windsor, Windsor, Vermont; Roll: M593_1629; Page: 630B; Image: 447; Family History Library Film: 553128.

  
  

  1900 US Census

  1900 US Census Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Brandon, Rutland, Vermont; Roll: T623_1693; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 180.

  
  

  1910 US Census

  1910 US Census Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: Brandon, Rutland, Vermont; Roll: T624_1616; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0176; Image: 98; FHL Number: 1375629.

  
  

• Notes

  Backus was born to in 1838 to a middle class home at Bridgewater in Windham County, Vermont. His father, Gurdon Backus, was a Methodist minister; his mother, the former Wealthy Ann Hoisington, had come from one of the long-established Bridgewater families. When Quimby was a boy, Gurdon Backus moved the family to Brandon, Vermont, and there the younger Backus received an education typical for a middle class youth - an elementary education in the public schools followed by graduation at age sixteen from the local academy. Having received his diploma, Quimby Silas Backus moved on to Woodstock, Vermont, where he began work as a machinist. excerpt from http://oldtoolheaven.com/biography/backus.htm