Backus Family History
A Genealogical History of the Backus Family and it's Branches |
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1. | Amy Cross was born in Apr 1856 in Wisconsin (daughter of Gen. Nelson Cross and Mary Whetten); died on 18 Apr 1939 in Manhattan, New York, New York; was buried on 21 Apr 1939 in Forest Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. |
2. | Gen. Nelson Cross was born about 1824 in Lancaster, Coos, New Hampshire (son of Ephraim Cross and Lucy P. Messer); died on 13 Mar 1897 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; was buried on 15 Mar 1897 in Forest Hills Cemetery and Crematory, Jamaica Plain, Suffolk, Massachusetts. Nelson + Mary Whetten. Mary was born in Nov 1832 in New York; died on 22 Mar 1911 in Manhattan, New York, New York; was buried on 25 Mar 1911 in Forest Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
3. | Mary Whetten was born in Nov 1832 in New York; died on 22 Mar 1911 in Manhattan, New York, New York; was buried on 25 Mar 1911 in Forest Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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4. | Ephraim Cross was born on 19 Feb 1795 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut (son of Joseph Cross and Persis Wheeler Backus); died on 7 Sep 1876 in Lancaster, Coos, New Hampshire; was buried on 9 Sep 1876 in Wilder Cemetery, Lancaster, Coos, New Hampshire. Ephraim married Lucy P. Messer on 30 Dec 1816 in Lancaster, Coos, New Hampshire. Lucy was born on 19 May 1794 in Hopkinton, Merrimack, New Hampshire; died on 2 Oct 1825 in Lancaster, Coos, New Hampshire; was buried on 4 Oct 1825 in Wilder Cemetery, Lancaster, Coos, New Hampshire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
5. | Lucy P. Messer was born on 19 May 1794 in Hopkinton, Merrimack, New Hampshire; died on 2 Oct 1825 in Lancaster, Coos, New Hampshire; was buried on 4 Oct 1825 in Wilder Cemetery, Lancaster, Coos, New Hampshire.
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8. | Joseph Cross was born on 11 May 1760 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut (son of William John Cross, Sr. and Miriam Abbe); died on 20 Jan 1855 in Fairfax, Franklin, Vermont; was buried on 22 Jan 1855 in Pigeon Hill Cemetery, Pigeon Hill, Monteregie Region, Quebec, Canada . Joseph married Persis Wheeler Backus about 1797. Persis was born in 1760 -1773 in Connecticut; died about 1821 in Vermont. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
9. | Persis Wheeler Backus was born in 1760 -1773 in Connecticut; died about 1821 in Vermont.
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