Family:Joseph Backus and Hannah Edwards (1)

Parents: Joseph Backus and Elizabeth Huntington Joseph Backus, Esq. b. Mar 1691 Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States d. 30 Mar 1761 Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States	Parents: Richard Edwards and Mary Talcott Hannah Edwards b. 3 Jan 1695/96 Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States d. 17 Oct 1747 Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States

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Marriage^[1]

1 Mar 1721/22

Children

		Birth	Death
1.	William Backus	20 Apr 1723 Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States
2.	Elisha Backus	chr. 18 Oct 1724 Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States

References

↑ Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States. Vital Records of Norwich, 1659-1848. (Hartford, Conn.: Society of Colonial Wars in the State of Connecticut, 1913)
1:25.

"M^r Joseph Backus J^ur & Hannah Edwards ware married y^e first day of march annodomini 1721/22"
Dexter, Franklin Bowditch. Biographical Sketches of the Graduates of Yale College With Annals of the College History. (New York / New Haven: Holt / Yale University Press, 1885-1912)
1:180-181.

Joseph Backus ... was married, March 1, 1721-2, to Hannah, youngest daughter of the late Richard Edwards, Esq., of Hartford, a half sister of the father of Jonathan Edwards (Y. C. 1720). ...

They had two sons and two daughters.