Theophilus Crocker Backus

1814 - 1869  (55 years)

• Name	Theophilus Crocker Backus
  Birth	8 Aug 1814	Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts
  Gender	Male
  Death	11 Dec 1869
  	Lost at Sea
  Siblings	7 siblings
  1. Isaac Backus,   b. Abt 1817, Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts d. Yes, date unknown
  2. Mary Ann Backus,   b. 18 Oct 1819, Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts d. Aft 1885
  3. Charles A. Backus,   b. Sep 1821, Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts d. 7 Nov 1864
  4. William H. Backus,   b. Abt 1822, Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts d. Yes, date unknown
  5. Thankful Backus,   b. Abt 1823, Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts d. Yes, date unknown
  6. George A. Backus,   b. Feb 1825, Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts d. Yes, date unknown
  7. Luther Backus,   b. Abt 1826, Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts d. Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I30582	Backus Genealogy | Backus Family
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2015

  
  

  Father	Crocker Backus,   b. 12 May 1787, Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts d. 29 Dec 1870, Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Betsey Crocker,   b. 24 Jun 1793, Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts d. 6 Aug 1856, Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts (Age 63 years)
  Marriage	11 Apr 1812	Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts
  Age at Marriage	He : 24 years and 11 months old - She : 18 years and 10 months old. (Were Married 44 years and 4 months).
  Family ID	F13526	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Lydia B. Bearse,   b. 17 Feb 1815, Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts d. 7 Mar 1898, Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	19 Dec 1839	Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts
  Age at Marriage	He : 25 years and 4 months old - She : 24 years and 10 months old. (Were Married 30 years).
  Children	1. William Henry Backus,   b. Abt 1841, Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts d. 6 Dec 1856, Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts (Age 15 years) + 2. Alfred Scudder Backus,   b. 12 Dec 1843, Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts d. 21 Jul 1900, Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts (Age 56 years)   3. Mary Ann Backus,   b. 19 Feb 1846, Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts d. 21 Jan 1886, Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts (Age 39 years)   4. Asa Jones Backus,   b. Abt 1850, Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F13530	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2015

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 8 Aug 1814 - Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts Marriage - 19 Dec 1839 - Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts Child - William Henry Backus - Abt 1841 - Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts Child - Alfred Scudder Backus - 12 Dec 1843 - Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts Child - Mary Ann Backus - 19 Feb 1846 - Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts Child - Asa Jones Backus - Abt 1850 - Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend<	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Indexes » Slide Show	2 Indexes
  	Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915 Source Citation: State of Massachusetts. Births and Christenings, 1639-1915. Boston, MA, USA: Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Health Services, 2005.
  	Massachusetts, Marriages, 1633-1850 Source Citation: State of Massachusetts. Massachusetts, Marriages, 1633-1850. Boston, MA, USA: Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Health Services, 2005.

  
  

  1850 US Census

  1850 US Census Source Citation: Year: 1850; Census Place: Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_328; Page: 310B; Image: 41.