Family:William Backus and Mary Benton (1)

Parents: William Backus and Sarah Charles Sergeant William Backus b. 11 May 1660 Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States (probably) d. 25 Jan 1742 Windham, Windham, Connecticut, United States	Parents: Edward Benton and Mary Unknown Mary Benton b. Est 1672 Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States (probably) d. 16 Dec 1757 Windham, Windham, Connecticut, United States

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Facts and Events

Marriage^[1]^[2]

31 Aug 1692

Children

		Birth	Death
1.	Samuel Backus	5 Jul 1693 Windham, Windham, Connecticut, United States
2.	Abigail Backus	5 Jul 1693 Windham, Windham, Connecticut, United States	26 Sep 1693 Windham, Windham, Connecticut, United States
3.	Mary Backus	22 Dec 1694 Windham, Windham, Connecticut, United States
4.	Daniel Backus	27 Oct 1696 Windham, Windham, Connecticut, United States
5.	William Backus	1 Apr 1697 Windham, Windham, Connecticut, United States	25 Jan 1707/08 Windham, Windham, Connecticut, United States
6.	Hannah Backus	1 Nov 1699 Windham, Windham, Connecticut, United States
7.	Peter Backus	25 Apr 1701 Windham, Windham, Connecticut, United States
8.	William Backus	4 Apr 1702 Windham, Windham, Connecticut, United States	5 Mar 1776 Windham, Windham, Connecticut, United States
9.	Stephen Backus	12 Mar 1704 Windham, Windham, Connecticut, United States
10.	Ephraim Backus	25 May 1708 Windham, Windham, Connecticut, United States	28 Feb 1785 Windham, Windham, Connecticut, United States (probably)

References

↑ William³ Backus, in Backus, Reno Warburton. The Backus Families of Early New England. (Nopeming, Minn.: Reno Warburton Backus, 1966)
13.

"Four years after the death of his first wife, William married Mary Benton, on August 31, 1692. She was a daughter of Edward and Mary Benton, the name often being given incorrectly as Dunton."
↑ Windham Vital Records [NEHGS], in Connecticut, United States. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records
17.

"Backus, … William, m. Mary ~~Dunton~~ [error for Benton], Aug. 31, 1692"