Oswald Prentiss Backus, Sr.

1855 - 1935  (79 years)

• Name	Oswald Prentiss Backus
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	10 Oct 1855	Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Lawyer
  1900 US Census	2 Jun 1900	Rome, Oneida, New York
  Death	22 Sep 1935	Rochester, Monroe, New York
  Burial	25 Sep 1935	Rome Cemetery, Rome, Oneida, New York
  Person ID	I15551	Backus Genealogy | Backus Family
  Last Modified	27 Feb 2024

  
  

  Father	Oswald Backus,   b. 12 Aug 1800, Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut d. 7 Mar 1870, Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Mary Parker Prentiss,   b. 2 Apr 1819, Trenton, Oneida, New York d. 16 Oct 1913, Rome, Oneida, New York (Age 94 years)
  Marriage	24 May 1854	Utica, Oneida, New York
  Age at Marriage	He : 53 years and 9 months old - She : 35 years and 1 month old. (Were Married 15 years and 10 months).
  Family ID	F6450	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Frances Dudley Kinney,   b. 16 Oct 1857, Rome, Oneida, New York d. 11 Jun 1929, Rochester, Monroe, New York (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	22 Dec 1880	Rome, Oneida, New York
  Age at Marriage	He : 25 years and 2 months old - She : 23 years and 2 months old. (Were Married 48 years and 6 months).
  Children	1. Waldemine Draper Backus,   b. 3 May 1882, Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut d. 22 May 1952, Rochester, Monroe, New York (Age 70 years) + 2. Oswald Prentiss Backus, Jr.,   b. 20 Oct 1883, Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut d. 18 Aug 1956, Clifton Springs, Ontario, New York (Age 72 years) + 3. Sidney Kinney Backus,   b. 19 Jun 1887, Rome, Oneida, New York d. 19 Jul 1957, Utica, Oneida, New York (Age 70 years)
  Family ID	F6451	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Oct 2012

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 10 Oct 1855 - Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut Marriage - 22 Dec 1880 - Rome, Oneida, New York Child - Waldemine Draper Backus - 3 May 1882 - Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut Child - Oswald Prentiss Backus, Jr. - 20 Oct 1883 - Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut Child - Sidney Kinney Backus - 19 Jun 1887 - Rome, Oneida, New York 1900 US Census - 2 Jun 1900 - Rome, Oneida, New York Death - 22 Sep 1935 - Rochester, Monroe, New York Burial - 25 Sep 1935 - Rome Cemetery, Rome, Oneida, New York  = Link to Google Earth
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  Indexes

  New York, Death Index, 1852-1956 Source Citation: New York. New York, Death Index, 1852-1956. New York State Department of Health, Albany, New York.

  
  

  Obituaries

  Obituary The Rome Daily Sentinel, Rome, New York - 26 Sep 1935

  
  

  Headstones

  Oswald Prentiss Backus Find A Grave: Oswald Plot: Q-33

  
  

  1860 US Census

  1860 US Census Source Citation: Year: 1860; Census Place: Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut; Roll: M653_75; Page: 426; Image: 431; Family History Library Film: 803075.

  
  

  1880 US Census

  1880 US Census Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: Rome, Oneida, New York; Roll: 903; Family History Film: 1254903; Page: 146D; Enumeration District: 118; Image: 0295.

  
  

  1900 US Census

  1900 US Census Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Rome Ward 5, Oneida, New York; Roll: 1132; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0044; FHL microfilm: 1241132.

  
  

  1910 US Census

  1910 US Census Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: Rome Ward 6, Oneida, New York; Roll: T624_1051; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0092; Image: 1035; FHL microfilm: 1375064.

  
  

  1920 US Census

  1920 US Census Source Citation: Year: 1920; Census Place: Rome, Oneida, New York; Roll: T625_1243; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 105; Image: 1064.

  
  

  1930 US Census

  1930 US Census Source Citation: Year: 1930; Census Place: Rochester, Monroe, New York; Roll: 1451; Page: 22B; Enumeration District: 80; Image: 272.0; FHL microfilm: 2341186.