John Backus, Jr.

1747 - 1842  (94 years)

• Name	John Backus
  Suffix	Jr.
  Birth	25 Aug 1747	Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut
  Gender	Male
  Death	11 Feb 1842	Groton, Tompkins, New York
  Siblings	8 siblings
  1. Joseph Backus, Sr.,   b. 18 Sep 1748, Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut d. 20 Apr 1830, Harborcreek, Erie, Pennsylvania
  2. Ebenezer Backus,   b. 30 Jan 1750, Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut d. Yes, date unknown
  3. Timothy Backus,   b. 11 Jun 1751, Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut d. Yes, date unknown, Fort Ann, Washington, New York
  4. Solomon Backus,   b. 11 Dec 1752, Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut d. Abt 1807, Granville, Washington, New York
  5. Eunice Backus,   b. 2 Sep 1754, Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut d. Yes, date unknown
  6. Elijah Backus,   b. 18 Jun 1756, Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut d. Yes, date unknown
  7. Sarah Backus,   b. 9 May 1758, Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut d. Yes, date unknown
  8. Joanna Backus,   b. 15 Aug 1763, Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut d. Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I582	Backus Genealogy | Backus Family
  Last Modified	11 Jun 2013

  
  

  Father	John Backus, Sr.,   b. 5 May 1720, Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut d. Abt 1789, New York (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Joanna Cleveland,   b. 22 Jul 1717, Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	26 Jun 1747	Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut
  Age at Marriage	He : 27 years and 1 month old - She : 29 years and 11 months old. (Were Married ~ 41 years and 6 months).
  Family ID	F98	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Jerusha Baker,   b. 6 May 1750, Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut d. 1 Apr 1818, Freetown, Cortland, New York (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	Jan 1769
  Age at Marriage	He : 21 years and 5 months old - She : 18 years and 8 months old. (Were Married 49 years and 3 months).
  Children	+ 1. Ebenezer Backus,   b. 2 Jan 1771, Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut d. 21 Jan 1845, Livonia, Livingston, New York (Age 74 years) + 2. John Backus, III,   b. 2 Oct 1772, Pine Plains, Dutchess, New York d. 28 May 1862, Groton, Tompkins, New York (Age 89 years)   3. Benjamin Backus,   b. Abt 1776, New York d. Yes, date unknown   4. Lucy Backus,   b. Abt 1778, New York d. Yes, date unknown + 5. Sally Backus,   b. 8 Apr 1781, Granville, Washington, New York d. 30 Jun 1843, Freetown, Cortland, New York (Age 62 years) + 6. Timothy Backus,   b. 2 Oct 1783, Granville, Washington, New York d. 18 Mar 1830, Freetown, Cortland, New York (Age 46 years) + 7. Rufus Backus,   b. 25 Sep 1787, Granville, Washington, New York d. 11 Apr 1864, Macedon, Wayne, New York (Age 76 years)   8. Polly Backus,   b. Abt 1791, Granville, Washington, New York d. Yes, date unknown + 9. Jerusha Backus,   b. 24 Dec 1792, Granville, Washington, New York d. 25 Dec 1855, Cortland County, New York (Age 63 years)
  Family ID	F197	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Jun 2012

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 25 Aug 1747 - Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut Child - Ebenezer Backus - 2 Jan 1771 - Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut Child - John Backus, III - 2 Oct 1772 - Pine Plains, Dutchess, New York Child - Benjamin Backus - Abt 1776 - New York Child - Lucy Backus - Abt 1778 - New York Child - Sally Backus - 8 Apr 1781 - Granville, Washington, New York Child - Timothy Backus - 2 Oct 1783 - Granville, Washington, New York Child - Rufus Backus - 25 Sep 1787 - Granville, Washington, New York Child - Polly Backus - Abt 1791 - Granville, Washington, New York Child - Jerusha Backus - 24 Dec 1792 - Granville, Washington, New York Death - 11 Feb 1842 - Groton, Tompkins, New York  = Link to Google Earth
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• Barbour Collection

  Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 Source Citation: The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994-2002.