Samuel Backus

1693 - 1776  (83 years)

• Name	Samuel Backus
  Birth	5 Jul 1693	Windham, Windham, Connecticut
  Gender	Male
  Death	14 Oct 1776	Windham, Windham, Connecticut
  Burial	16 Oct 1776	Windham Center Cemetery, Windham, Windham, Connecticut
  Siblings	7 siblings
  1. Abigail Backus,   b. 5 Jul 1693, Windham, Windham, Connecticut d. 26 Sep 1693, Windham, Windham, Connecticut
  2. Daniel Backus,   b. 27 Oct 1696, Windham, Windham, Connecticut d. Yes, date unknown
  3. Hannah Backus,   b. 1 Nov 1699, Windham, Windham, Connecticut d. Abt 1737, Connecticut
  4. Peter Backus,   b. 25 Apr 1701, Windham, Windham, Connecticut d. Yes, date unknown
  5. William Backus, IV,   b. 4 Apr 1702, Windham, Windham, Connecticut d. 5 Mar 1776, Windham, Windham, Connecticut
  6. Stephen Backus,   b. 12 Mar 1704, Windham, Windham, Connecticut d. Yes, date unknown, Windham, Windham, Connecticut
  7. Ephraim Backus,   b. 25 May 1708, Windham, Windham, Connecticut d. 28 Feb 1785, Windham, Windham, Connecticut
  Person ID	I132	Backus Genealogy | Backus Family
  Last Modified	11 Jun 2013

  
  

  Father	William Backus, III,   b. 11 May 1660, Old Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut d. 25 Jan 1742, Windham, Windham, Connecticut (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Mary Benton,   b. 5 Mar 1662, Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut d. 16 Dec 1757, Windham, Windham, Connecticut (Age 95 years)
  Marriage	31 Aug 1692	Windham, Windham, Connecticut
  Age at Marriage	He : 32 years and 3 months old - She : 30 years and 5 months old. (Were Married 49 years and 5 months).
  Family ID	F21	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Sarah Gard,   b. 5 Jul 1693, Windham, Windham, Connecticut d. Abt 1737, Windham, Windham, Connecticut (Age 43 years)
  Marriage	2 Dec 1719	Windham, Windham, Connecticut
  Age at Marriage	He : 26 years and 5 months old - She : 26 years and 5 months old. (Were Married ~ 17 years).
  Children	1. Mary Backus,   b. 7 Oct 1720, Windham, Windham, Connecticut d. 23 May 1737, Windham, Windham, Connecticut (Age 16 years)   2. Lemuel Backus,   b. 21 Sep 1722, Windham, Windham, Connecticut d. 11 Jun 1748, Kinderhook, Columbia, New York (Age 25 years) + 3. Adonijah Backus, Sr.,   b. 11 Jul 1725, Windham, Windham, Connecticut d. Abt 1794, Ashford, Windham, Connecticut (Age 68 years) + 4. Nathaniel Backus,   b. 13 Jan 1729, Windham, Windham, Connecticut d. 14 Dec 1815, Windham, Windham, Connecticut (Age 86 years)   5. Abigail Backus,   b. 18 Jun 1731, Windham, Windham, Connecticut d. Yes, date unknown + 6. Ann Backus,   b. 14 Oct 1735, Windham, Windham, Connecticut d. 20 Aug 1778, Windham, Windham, Connecticut (Age 42 years)
  Family ID	F48	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Nov 2011

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 5 Jul 1693 - Windham, Windham, Connecticut Marriage - 2 Dec 1719 - Windham, Windham, Connecticut Child - Mary Backus - 7 Oct 1720 - Windham, Windham, Connecticut Child - Lemuel Backus - 21 Sep 1722 - Windham, Windham, Connecticut Child - Adonijah Backus, Sr. - 11 Jul 1725 - Windham, Windham, Connecticut Child - Nathaniel Backus - 13 Jan 1729 - Windham, Windham, Connecticut Child - Abigail Backus - 18 Jun 1731 - Windham, Windham, Connecticut Child - Ann Backus - 14 Oct 1735 - Windham, Windham, Connecticut Death - 14 Oct 1776 - Windham, Windham, Connecticut Burial - 16 Oct 1776 - Windham Center Cemetery, Windham, Windham, Connecticut  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend<	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Indexes

  Family Data Collection - Individual Records Source Citation: Edmund West, comp.. Family Data Collection. 2001.

  
  

  Barbour Collection » Slide Show	2 Barbour Collection
  	Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 Source Citation: The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994-2002.
  	Connecticut Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 Source Citation: The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994-2002.

  
  

  Headstones

  Samuel Backus - No Photo, Link Only Find A Grave: Samuel