Backus Family History
Laura Ann Platt
1824 - 1898 (74 years)-
Name Laura Ann Platt Birth 1 Feb 1824 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts 
Gender Female Occupation Housewife Cause of Death Endocarditis 1860 US Census 17 Jul 1860 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts 1870 US Census 1 Jun 1870 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts 1880 US Census 2 Jun 1880 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts Death 3 Apr 1898 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts Burial 5 Apr 1898 Pittsfield Cemetery, Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts Person ID I44377 Backus Genealogy Last Modified 14 Nov 2022
Spouse / Partner William Gordon Backus, Sr., b. 20 Apr 1813, Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts d. 3 Nov 1888, Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts (Age 75 years) Marriage 6 Sep 1842 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts Age at Marriage She : 18 years and 7 months old - He : 29 years and 5 months old. (Were Married 46 years and 2 months). Children 1. James G. Backus, b. 31 May 1844, Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts d. 17 Nov 1846, Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts (Age 2 years)2. Unknown Backus, b. 27 Aug 1846, Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts d. Yes, date unknown3. William Gordon Backus, Jr., b. 16 Sep 1848, Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts d. 26 Sep 1928, Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts (Age 80 years)4. Albert P. Backus, b. 17 Jan 1851, Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts d. 30 Nov 1887, Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts (Age 36 years)5. Unknown Backus, b. 14 Aug 1853, Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts d. Yes, date unknown6. Unknown Backus, b. 14 Aug 1853, Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts d. Yes, date unknown+ 7. Franklin Clinton Backus, b. 28 Jan 1855, Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts d. 22 Jul 1935, Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts (Age 80 years)8. Charles Heber Backus, b. 22 Nov 1862, Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts d. 20 Sep 1888, Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts (Age 25 years)Family ID F20046 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 17 Nov 2022
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Event Map 
Birth - 1 Feb 1824 - Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts 
Marriage - 6 Sep 1842 - Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts Child - James G. Backus - 31 May 1844 - Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts Child - Unknown Backus - 27 Aug 1846 - Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts Child - William Gordon Backus, Jr. - 16 Sep 1848 - Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts Child - Albert P. Backus - 17 Jan 1851 - Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts Child - Unknown Backus - 14 Aug 1853 - Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts Child - Unknown Backus - 14 Aug 1853 - Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts Child - Franklin Clinton Backus - 28 Jan 1855 - Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts 1860 US Census - 17 Jul 1860 - Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts Child - Charles Heber Backus - 22 Nov 1862 - Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts 1870 US Census - 1 Jun 1870 - Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts 1880 US Census - 2 Jun 1880 - Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts Death - 3 Apr 1898 - Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts 
Burial - 5 Apr 1898 - Pittsfield Cemetery, Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend< 
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Documents 
Massachusetts, Death Records, 1840-1915
Source Citation: State of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Death Records, 1840-1915. Boston, MA, USA: Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Health Services.
Obituaries 
Obituary
The Berkshire Eagle, Pittsfield, Massachusetts - Mon 4 Apr 1898
Headstones 
Laura Ann Platt Backus
Find A Grave: Laura
1860 US Census 
1860 US Census
Source Citation: Year: 1860: Census Place: Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts; Roll: M653_488; Page: 115.
1870 US Census 1870 US Census
Source Citation: Year: 1870; Census Place: Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts; Roll: M593_602; Page: 503B.
1880 US Census 1880 US Census
Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts; Roll: 522; Page: 398D; Enumeration District: 058.
