Grosvenor Hyde Backus

1874 - 1948  (74 years)

• Name	Grosvenor Hyde Backus
  Birth	5 May 1874	Poughkeepsie, Dutchess, New York
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Lawyer
  Death	19 Nov 1948	Belmont, Middlesex, Massachusetts
  Burial	22 Nov 1948	Dublin Town Cemetery, Dublin, Cheshire, New Hampshire
  Siblings	3 siblings
  1. Raymond Bishop Backus,   b. 13 Jul 1867, Brooklyn, Kings, New York d. 3 Feb 1932, Brooklyn, Kings, New York
  2. Bertha B. Backus,   b. 8 Dec 1872, Poughkeepsie, Dutchess, New York d. 26 Feb 1955, Port Chester, Westchester, New York
  3. Rev. Alexander Hamilton Backus,   b. 20 Sep 1876, Poughkeepsie, Dutchess, New York d. 1 May 1937, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
  Person ID	I16213	Backus Genealogy | Backus Family
  Last Modified	2 Sep 2014

  
  

  Father	Truman Jay Backus,   b. 11 Feb 1842, Locke, Cayuga, New York d. 25 Mar 1908, Brooklyn, Kings, New York (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Sarah Christina Glass,   b. 18 Apr 1840, Van Buren, Onondaga, New York d. 26 Jun 1882, Poughkeepsie, Dutchess, New York (Age 42 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1866	Syracuse, Onondaga, New York
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 23 years and 10 months old - She : ~ 25 years and 8 months old. (Were Married ~ 16 years and 6 months).
  Family ID	F6765	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 1	Susan Emily Foote,   b. 31 Mar 1874, Port Henry, Essex, New York d. 28 Apr 1915, Englewood, Bergen, New Jersey (Age 41 years)
  Marriage	30 Jun 1904	Port Henry, Essex, New York
  Age at Marriage	He : 30 years and 1 month old - She : 30 years and 3 months old. (Were Married 10 years and 10 months).
  Children	+ 1. Wallace Truman Backus,   b. 4 Jan 1907, Brooklyn, Kings, New York d. Aug 1981, Honolulu, Honolulu, Hawaii (Age 74 years)
  Family ID	F6768	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Dec 2011

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 2	Josepha Neilson Crosby,   b. 13 Oct 1875, Brooklyn, Kings, New York d. 31 Aug 1959, Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	20 Jun 1916	Englewood, Bergen, New Jersey
  Age at Marriage	He : 42 years and 1 month old - She : 40 years and 8 months old. (Were Married 32 years and 5 months).
  Family ID	F6769	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Dec 2011

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 5 May 1874 - Poughkeepsie, Dutchess, New York Marriage - 30 Jun 1904 - Port Henry, Essex, New York Child - Wallace Truman Backus - 4 Jan 1907 - Brooklyn, Kings, New York Marriage - 20 Jun 1916 - Englewood, Bergen, New Jersey Death - 19 Nov 1948 - Belmont, Middlesex, Massachusetts Burial - 22 Nov 1948 - Dublin Town Cemetery, Dublin, Cheshire, New Hampshire  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend<	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Indexes

  Massachusetts, Death Index, 1901-1980 Source Citation: State of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Death Index, 1901-1980. Boston, MA, USA: Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Health Services, 2005.

  
  

  Newspaper Articles » Slide Show	2 Newspaper Articles
  	Backus-Foote The Sun, Brooklyn, New York - 1 Jul 1904
  	Truman Jay Backus Estate The New York Press, New York, New York - 9 Apr 1908

  
  

  Obituaries

  Obituary The New York Times, New York, New York - 21 Nov 1948

  
  

  Headstones

  Grosvenor Hyde Backus Find A Grave: Grosvenor

  
  

  New York State Census

  1875 New York State Census Source Citation: Year: 1875; Census Place: Poughkeepsie, Dutchess, New York; Family Number: 375; Page: 42; GS Film Number: 565247; Digital Folder Number: 004327147; Image Number: 00227

  
  

  1880 US Census

  1880 US Census Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: Poughkeepsie, Dutchess, New York; Roll: 825; Family History Film: 1254825; Page: 26B; Enumeration District: 050; Image: 0054.

  
  

  1900 US Census

  1900 US Census Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Brooklyn Ward 1, Kings, New York; Roll: T623_1043; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 7.