Edmund Sylvanus Backus

1874 - 1947  (73 years)

• Name	Edmund Sylvanus Backus
  Birth	11 Apr 1874	Andover, Tolland, Connecticut
  Gender	Male
  Death	Apr 1947	Melrose, Middlesex, Massachusetts
  Siblings	4 siblings
  1. Grace Lillian Backus,   b. 3 Aug 1876, Andover, Tolland, Connecticut d. Aug 1972, West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut
  2. Dr. Harold Simeon Backus,   b. 26 Sep 1879, Andover, Tolland, Connecticut d. 17 Jul 1969, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut
  3. Charles Jabez Backus,   b. 21 Aug 1882, Andover, Tolland, Connecticut d. 23 Apr 1966, Preston Twp, New London, Connecticut
  4. Horace Jacobs Backus, Sr.,   b. 13 Oct 1889, Andover, Tolland, Connecticut d. 17 Oct 1918, Andover, Tolland, Connecticut
  Person ID	I15408	Backus Genealogy | Backus Family
  Last Modified	26 May 2013

  
  

  Father	Charles Lathrop Backus,   b. 14 Jan 1848, Lebanon, New London, Connecticut d. 18 Dec 1929, Andover, Tolland, Connecticut (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Marion Elizabeth Jacobs,   b. 1 Jun 1850, Columbia, Tolland, Connecticut d. 10 Dec 1929, Andover, Tolland, Connecticut (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	14 Jun 1872	Columbia, Tolland, Connecticut
  Age at Marriage	He : 24 years and 5 months old - She : 22 years old. (Were Married 57 years and 6 months).
  Family ID	F6391	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Lucy Adella Nichols,   b. 9 Sep 1858, Thompson, Windham, Connecticut d. 2 Feb 1934, Thompson, Windham, Connecticut (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	21 Nov 1895	Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut
  Age at Marriage	He : 21 years and 7 months old - She : 37 years and 2 months old. (Were Married 38 years and 3 months).
  Children	+ 1. Muriel Nichols Backus,   b. 26 May 1897, Thompson, Windham, Connecticut d. 8 Mar 1985, Augusta, Kennebec, Maine (Age 87 years) + 2. Lawrence Edmund Backus,   b. 26 May 1899, Thompson, Windham, Connecticut d. 1 Nov 1972, Glendale, Los Angeles, California (Age 73 years)
  Family ID	F6392	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Nov 2011

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 11 Apr 1874 - Andover, Tolland, Connecticut Marriage - 21 Nov 1895 - Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut Child - Muriel Nichols Backus - 26 May 1897 - Thompson, Windham, Connecticut Child - Lawrence Edmund Backus - 26 May 1899 - Thompson, Windham, Connecticut Death - Apr 1947 - Melrose, Middlesex, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend<	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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  Edmund Sylvannus Backus

  
  

  Military

  US World War I Draft Registration Card, 1917-1918 Source Citation: Registration Location: Windham County, Connecticut; Roll: 1570495; Draft Board: 16.

  
  

  1880 US Census

  1880 US Census Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: Andover, Tolland, Connecticut; Roll: 109; Family History Film: 1254109; Page: 137B; Enumeration District: 155; Image: 0527.

  
  

  1900 US Census

  1900 US Census Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Thompson, Windham, Connecticut; Roll: T623_152; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 526.

  
  

  1910 US Census

  1910 US Census Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: Thompson, Windham, Connecticut; Roll: T624_144; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0589; Image: 475; FHL Number: 1374157.

  
  

  1930 US Census

  1930 US Census Source Citation: Year: 1930; Census Place: Thompson, Windham, Connecticut; Roll: 284; Page: 21A; Enumeration District: 27; Image: 1192.0.