BACKUS(SoundexB220)—See alsoBACCHUS,BACCUS,BACHUS,BACK,BACKES,BACKHOUSE,BACKOUS,BACKUP,BACUS,BAKOS,BAUCUS,BROCKUS,JOCKUSCH,MACKUBIN,MCKUSICK,ZICKUS.
| |  BACKUS:See alsoMartinC. Bowles —FrederickWilliam Backus Coleman —CharlesBackus Hyde Fessenden —JabezHuntington —JedediahHuntington —WinstonLewis Prouty —EdgarBackus Schermerhorn —JonathanTrumbull Jr. —DavidTrumbull —JosephTrumbull —JonathanG. W. Trumbull —WilliamWoodbridge | | Backus, Ben — of Gering,ScottsBluff County, Neb.Libertarian. Libertarian candidate for Presidential Elector forNebraska,2020(on behalf ofJoJorgensen andJeremyCohen).Still living as of 2020. | | Backus, Chester Thurlow (b.1880) —also known asChester T. Backus — of Morris,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.Born in Morris,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.,March24, 1880.Republican.OtsegoCounty Clerk; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Otsego County, 1937-44.Methodist.Member,DeltaChi;Freemasons.Burial location unknown.| |  Relatives: Sonof Allen S. Backus and Ella (Folts) Backus. |
| | Backus, Clark B. — of Adrian,LenaweeCounty, Mich.Democrat. Postmaster atAdrian,Mich., 1853-61.Burial location unknown. | | Backus, Clyde J. — of Tacoma,PierceCounty, Wash.Republican. Postmaster atTacoma,Wash., 1922-32.Burial location unknown. | | Backus, Dana C. — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Liberal. Candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 12th District, 1934.Burial location unknown. | | Backus, Dwight(1856-1922) —of Benton Township,EatonCounty, Mich.Born in Michigan, January,1856.Democrat.Farmer;Benton Township supervisor, 1898-1913;chair ofEaton County Democratic Party, 1913.Died in Benton Township,EatonCounty, Mich.,December27, 1922 (age66 years, 0days).Interment atBenton Township Cemetery, Potterville, Mich. | | Backus, Edward A. — ofMilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Republican. Candidate forWisconsinstate senate 6th District, 1962.Still living as of 1962. | | Backus, Edward W.(c.1834-1920) —Born about 1834. U.S. Consul in Brazil; financial backer of Guglielmo Marconi in thedevelopment ofradiotransmission.Died in Tarpon Springs,PinellasCounty, Fla.,June 14,1920 (ageabout 86years).Burial location unknown. | | Backus, Elijah — of Marietta,WashingtonCounty, Ohio.Receiverof U.S. Land Office at Marietta, Ohio, 1802; member ofOhiostate senate from Washington County, 1803-04.Burial location unknown. | | Backus, Esther — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Republican. Member ofMichiganRepublican State Central Committee, 1947; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from Michigan,1952.Female.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Backus, Everett — of Mexico,OswegoCounty, N.Y.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1972.Still living as of 1972. | | Backus, Franklin B. — ofAlexandria,Va.Mayorof Alexandria, Va., 1949-52.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Backus, Frederick F. — of New York. Member ofNew Yorkstate senate 8th District, 1844-47.Burial location unknown. | | Backus, George F. — of Massachusetts. Democrat. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Massachusetts, 1940 (15th District), 1942(9th District).Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Backus, George Melville(1883-1957) —of Winfield,CowleyCounty, Kan.BornMarch26, 1883.Mayorof Winfield, Kan., 1926.DiedNovember9, 1957 (age74 years, 228days).Interment atHighlandCemetery, Winfield, Kan. | | Backus, Harry F. — of Verona,EssexCounty, N.J.; Caldwell,EssexCounty, N.J.Democrat. Member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1907, 1911;delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey,1912,1916(alternate).Burial location unknown. | | Backus, HarryT.SeeHenry TitusBackus | | Backus,HarveySeeJ. HarveyBackus | | Backus, Henry Titus(1809-1877) —also known asHenry T. Backus;Harry T.Backus —of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Norwich,New LondonCounty, Conn.,April 4,1809.Republican.Lawyer;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Wayne County, 1840;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention, 1850; member ofMichiganstate senate 3rd District, 1861-62;justice ofArizona territorial supreme court, 1865-69.Member,Freemasons.Died in Greenwood,MohaveCounty, Ariz.,July 13,1877 (age68 years, 100days).Original intermentsomewherein Greenwood, Ariz.; reinterment in 1885 atYanticCemetery, Norwich, Conn.| | Relatives: Sonof James Backus and Dorothy Church (Chandler) Backus; married,December7, 1835, to Julianna Trumbull Woodbridge (daughter ofWilliamWoodbridge (1780-1861); fourth great-granddaughter ofWilliamLeete); grandnephew ofRogerGriswold; great-grandson ofMatthewGriswold (1714-1799); great-grandnephew ofErastusWolcott andOliverWolcott Sr.; second great-grandson ofRogerWolcott (1679-1767); first cousin ofWilliamWoodbridge (1780-1861); first cousin once removed ofJamesHillhouse; first cousin twice removed ofOliverWolcott Jr. andFrederickWolcott; first cousin thrice removed ofBenjaminHuntington; second cousin ofIsaacBackus,JohnWilliam Allen andMatthewGriswold (1833-1919); second cousin once removed ofZinaHyde Jr.; second cousin twice removed ofJabezHuntington,SamuelHuntington,JoshuaCoit,HenryHuntington,GurdonHuntington,GeorgeFrederick Stone andSeldenChapin; second cousin thrice removed ofWilliamPitkin andFredericLincoln Chapin; third cousin ofPhineasLyman Tracy,AlbertHaller Tracy,CharlesWentworth Upham,JamesSamuel Wadsworth,ChristopherParsons Wolcott,ThomasWorcester Hyde andRogerWolcott (1847-1900); third cousin once removed ofJedediahHuntington,EbenezerHuntington,SamuelH. Huntington,GaylordGriswold,SamuelClesson Allen,AbelHuntington,HenryLeavitt Ellsworth,WilliamWolcott Ellsworth,BenjaminNicoll Huntington,GeorgeGriswold Sill,CharlesFrederick Wadsworth,JamesWolcott Wadsworth,EdwardOliver Wolcott,CharlesEdward Hyde,AlfredWolcott,JohnSedgwick Hyde andEdwardWarden Hyde; third cousin twice removed ofJohnDavenport,JamesDavenport,DanielPitkin,ErastusClark Scranton,SerenoHamilton Scranton,SamuelLord (1831-1880) andJamesWolcott Wadsworth Jr.; third cousin thrice removed ofJosephAugustine Scranton,SamuelLord (1859-1925),JohnLee Saltonstall,JosephBuell Ely,JohnFoster Dulles,AllenWelsh Dulles andJamesJermiah Wadsworth; fourth cousin ofHenryMeigs,ThomasHale Sill,BelaEdgerton,JabezWilliams Huntington,HemanTicknor,NathanielHuntington,WilliamWhiting Boardman,JamesHuntington,MartinOlds,JosephLyman Huntington,FrederickWilliam Lord,CharlesPhelps Huntington,ElishaHunt Allen,ElishaMills Huntington,TheodoreSill,GeorgeWashington Wolcott,RobertCoit Jr. andAlonzoMark Leffingwell; fourth cousin once removed ofTimothyPitkin,NathanielMerriam,AugustusSeymour Porter,PeterB. Garnsey,SamuelLathrop,PeterBuell Porter,JamesDoolittle Wooster,TheodoreDavenport,EdmundHolcomb,HenryMeigs Jr.,JohnForsyth Jr.,AlbertAsahel Bliss,PhilemonBliss,AlfredPeck Edgerton,JosephKetchum Edgerton,AlexanderHamilton Waterman,AugustusFrank,CollinsDwight Huntington,WilliamFessenden Allen,GeorgeMilo Huntington,JudsonB. Phelps,WilliamClark Huntington,HenryStark Culver,FrederickHobbes Allen,HermanArod Gager,WilliamBrainard Coit,HiramBingham,JohnLeffingwell Randolph andGeorgeLeffingwell Reed. | | | | Political family:Wolcott#1 family of Connecticut (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). |
| | Backus, Horace J.(1889-1918) —of Andover,TollandCounty, Conn.Born in Andover,TollandCounty, Conn.,October13, 1889.Republican.Real estateagent; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Andover, 1915-16.Died in Connecticut,October17, 1918 (age29 years, 4days).Interment atNew Andover Cemetery, Andover, Conn.| | Relatives: Sonof Charles Backus and Marion (Jacobs) Backus; married to GertrudePond. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Backus, Ira Chandler(1805-1866) —also known asIra C. Backus — of Jackson,JacksonCounty, Mich.Born in Fort Ann,WashingtonCounty, N.Y.,January10, 1805.Republican.Physician;bankdirector; member ofMichiganstate senate 12th District, 1859-60.Episcopalian.Died in Jackson,JacksonCounty, Mich.,September3, 1866 (age61 years, 236days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Ebenezer Backus and Jemima (Chandler) Backus; married,May 14,1829, to Julia Ann Sargent (daughter ofIsaacSargent); first cousin ofHarmonSweatland Conger; first cousin once removed ofLymanAverill Chandler; second cousin once removed ofChaunceyFitch Cleveland; second cousin thrice removed ofRobertTreat Paine; third cousin ofHenrySabin; third cousin twice removed ofLutherWaterman,EphraimSafford andIsaiahKidder; third cousin thrice removed ofMatthewGriswold,AugustusSeymour Porter andPeterBuell Porter; fourth cousin ofJoshuaPerkins,EdwardGreen Bradford,BaileyFrye Adams,OrestesCleveland andLeeRandall Sanborn; fourth cousin once removed ofDavidWaterman,JonathanUsher,ElijahAbel,CalvinFillmore,BelaEdgerton,CharlesStetson,JamesSafford,LutherKidder,IsaiahStetson,EdwardGreen Bradford II andJamesL. Sanborn. | | | | Political family:FourThousand Related Politicians.. |
| | Backus, Isaac (1789-1868) — of Canterbury,WindhamCounty, Conn.Born in Plainfield,WindhamCounty, Conn.,November27, 1789.Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Canterbury, 1838.DiedFebruary13, 1868 (age78 years, 78days).Interment atRaymond Cemetery, Canterbury, Conn.| | Relatives: Sonof Isaac Backus (1754-1814) and Esther (Shepard) Backus; married,April30, 1817, to Susan P. Barstow; first cousin thrice removed ofBenjaminHuntington; second cousin ofWilliamWoodbridge andHenry Titus Backus;second cousin once removed ofZinaHyde Jr.; second cousin twice removed ofJabezHuntington,SamuelHuntington,HenryHuntington,GurdonHuntington andAlmurStiles Whiting; third cousin ofThomasWorcester Hyde; third cousin once removed ofJedediahHuntington,EbenezerHuntington,SamuelH. Huntington,AbelHuntington,PhineasLyman Tracy,AlbertHaller Tracy,BenjaminNicoll Huntington,MatthewGriswold,CharlesEdward Hyde,JohnSedgwick Hyde andEdwardWarden Hyde; third cousin twice removed ofJohnDavenport,JoshuaCoit andJamesDavenport; third cousin thrice removed ofJohnFoster Dulles,AllenWelsh Dulles andSeldenChapin; fourth cousin ofHenryMeigs,BelaEdgerton,JabezWilliams Huntington,HemanTicknor,NathanielHuntington,JamesHuntington,MartinOlds,JosephLyman Huntington,CharlesPhelps Huntington,ElishaMills Huntington andAlonzoMark Leffingwell; fourth cousin once removed ofAugustusSeymour Porter,SamuelLathrop,PeterBuell Porter,TheodoreDavenport,HenryMeigs Jr.,JohnForsyth Jr.,AlfredPeck Edgerton,JosephKetchum Edgerton,CollinsDwight Huntington,GeorgeMilo Huntington,WilliamClark Huntington,HenryStark Culver,HiramBingham,JohnLeffingwell Randolph andGeorgeLeffingwell Reed. | | | | Political family:FourThousand Related Politicians.. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Backus, J. Harvey — of New York. Democrat. Candidate forNew Yorkstate senate 44th District, 1932.Burial location unknown. | | Backus, Jan — of Vermont. Democrat. Candidate forU.S.Senator from Vermont, 1994.Still living as of 1994. | | Backus, Jean Rae (b.1923) —also known asJean Backus;Jean Rae Ettinger;Mrs.Ross Backus —of Owosso,ShiawasseeCounty, Mich.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,April24, 1923.Republican. Member ofMichiganRepublican State Central Committee, 1957, 1969; alternatedelegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,1964.Female.ChristianScientist. Member,AmericanAssociation of University Women.Still living as of 1969.| | Relatives:Daughter of Glen Lerch Ettinger and Phebe (Wells) Ettinger; married,March18, 1944, to Ross Allen Backus. |
| | Backus, John H., Jr. — of New Bedford,BristolCounty, Mass.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMassachusetts,1924,1928;candidate forU.S.Representative from Massachusetts 16th District, 1924.Burial location unknown. | | Backus, John R. — of Colchester,New LondonCounty, Conn.Republican. Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Colchester, 1903-04;firstselectman of Colchester, Connecticut, 1906;warden(borough president) of Colchester, Connecticut, 1911.Burial location unknown. | | Backus, Joseph — of Bridgeport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Bridgeport, 1823.Burial location unknown. | | Backus, Louise — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Republican. Candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives from Wayne County 6th District,1962.Female.Still living as of 1962. | | Backus, Mrs. Nelson W. — of Freeport,StephensonCounty, Ill.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromIllinois,1920.Female.Burial location unknown. | | Backus, Oswald P. — ofOneidaCounty, N.Y.Progressive. Candidate forNew Yorkstate senate 36th District, 1914.Burial location unknown. | | Backus, Mrs.RossSeeJean Rae Backus | | Backus, Samuel D. — ofKingsCounty, N.Y.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 2nd District, 1854.Burial location unknown. | | Backus, Samuel Grant (d.1953) —also known asSamuel G. Backus — of Pontiac,OaklandCounty, Mich.Born in Summersville,NicholasCounty, W.Va.Democrat. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 17th District, 1938.Died, ofheartfailure, February,1953.Interment atPerryMount Park Cemetery, Pontiac, Mich. | | Backus, Samuel W. — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.Republican. Member ofCaliforniastate assembly 13th District, 1877-80; postmaster atSanFrancisco, Calif., 1882-86, 1890-94.Burial location unknown. | | Backus, Thomas — of Killingly,WindhamCounty, Conn.Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Killingly, 1829, 1833; memberofConnecticutstate senate 14th District, 1835, 1838;LieutenantGovernor of Connecticut, 1849-50.Burial location unknown. | | Backus, William C. — of Willimantic, Windham,WindhamCounty, Conn.Democrat. Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Windham; elected 1902.Burial location unknown.
BACLESSE(SoundexB242)—See alsoANACLETUS,BECKLES,BLESSE,BLESSED,BOUCHLES,BUCKLES,CLESS,CLESSLER,CLESSON,DELESSELINE,DELESSEPS,ESSE,LESSELS,LESSELYOUNG,LESSEN,LESSER,MACLEAN,MACLEAY,MACLEISH,MACLELLAN,MACLEOD,MIRACLE,SCHLESSEL.
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