Lydia Backus

Abt 1637 - 1696  (58 years)

• Name	Lydia Backus
  Birth	Abt 1637
  Gender	Female
  Death	Before 1696	Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut
  Siblings	4 siblings
  1. Sarah Backus,   b. Abt 1628, England d. Yes, date unknown, Connecticut
  2. Mary Backus,   b. Abt 1632, England d. 8 Jul 1717, Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut
  3. William Backus, Jr.,   b. Abt 1634, England d. Abt 1721, Norwich, New London, Connecticut
  4. Stephen Backus,   b. Abt 1641, Old Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut d. Abt 1695, Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut
  Person ID	I35	Backus Genealogy | Backus Family
  Last Modified	29 May 2018

  
  

  Father	William Backus, Sr.,   b. Abt 1606, England d. Abt 1661, Norwich, New London, Connecticut (Age 55 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Unknown,   b. Abt 1605, England d. 9 Feb 1643, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England (Age 38 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1627
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 21 years old - She : ~ 22 years old. (Were Married ~ 16 years and 2 months).
  Family ID	F5613	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	John Bailey, Sr.,   b. Abt 1618, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England d. Abt 1696, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1655	Connecticut
  Age at Marriage	She : ~ 18 years old - He : ~ 37 years old. (Were Married ~ 41 years).
  Children	+ 1. John Bailey, II,   b. 15 Jan 1656, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut d. 28 Sep 1734, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut (Age 78 years)   2. Lydia Bailey,   b. Abt 1660, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut d. 28 Dec 1728, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut (Age 68 years)   3. Ephraim Bailey,   b. Abt 1662, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut d. Abt 1692, Ponset, Middlesex, Connecticut (Age 30 years)   4. Elizabeth Bailey,   b. Abt 1663, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut d. Abt 1728, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut (Age 65 years) + 5. Benjamin Bailey, Sr.,   b. 11 Nov 1665, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut d. Jul 1740, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut (Age 74 years)   6. Nathaniel Bailey,   b. Abt 1666, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut d. Abt 1696, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut (Age 30 years) + 7. Susannah Bailey,   b. Abt 1674, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut d. 2 Dec 1719, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut (Age 45 years)   8. Mary Bailey,   b. Abt 1677, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut d. Abt 1743, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut (Age 66 years)
  Family ID	F13	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 May 2021

  
  

• Event Map		Marriage - Abt 1655 - Connecticut Child - John Bailey, II - 15 Jan 1656 - Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut Child - Lydia Bailey - Abt 1660 - Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut Child - Ephraim Bailey - Abt 1662 - Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut Child - Elizabeth Bailey - Abt 1663 - Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut Child - Benjamin Bailey, Sr. - 11 Nov 1665 - Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut Child - Nathaniel Bailey - Abt 1666 - Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut Child - Susannah Bailey - Abt 1674 - Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut Child - Mary Bailey - Abt 1677 - Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut Death - Before 1696 - Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut  = Link to Google Earth
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• Notes

  The following is quoted from THE BACKUS FAMILIES OF EARLY NEW ENGLAND, by Reno Warburton Backus: "Lydia, b. say 1637; m. before the move to Norwich, John Bailey, who d. at Haddam, Ct., 1696. She was living in 1674, d. before 1696. John Bailey was constable at Hartford; Was made freeman, 1657; one of the original proprietors of Haddam, 1662." Reference: Backus, Reno Warburton. The Backus Families of Early New England, 1966, p.8. *Duplicate siblings are due to cenotaph memorials created for William, Jr and Steven Backus.