Person:William Backus (4)
Lieutenant William Backus
chr.30 Nov 1634 Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
d.Bef 17 Apr 1721
Parents and Siblings
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m. Bef 1628
  1. Sarah Backus1628 - Aft 1702
  2. _____ BackusEst 1630 - 1630/31
  3. Mary Backus1632 - 1717
  4. Lieutenant William Backus1634 - Bef 1721
  5. Lydia Backus1637 - Bef 1696
  6. _____ BackusEst 1640 - 1640
  7. Stephen Backus1640/41 - 1695
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  Lieutenant William Backus1634 - Bef 1721
  • W.  Sarah Charles1637 - Est 1664
m. Bef 1660
  1. Sergeant William Backus1660 - 1742
  2. John Backus1661/62 - 1744
  3. Sarah Backus1663 -
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  Lieutenant William Backus1634 - Bef 1721
  • W.  Elizabeth Pratt1641/42 - 1730
m. Bef 1665
  1. Samuel Backus1665 -
  2. Joseph Backus1667 - 1740
  3. Nathaniel Backus1669 - 1728
  4. Elizabeth Backus1670 - 1728
  5. Hannah BackusAbt 1675 - 1752
  6. Mary BackusEst 1677 - 1752
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Facts and Events
Name[2][3] Lieutenant William Backus
Gender Male
Christening[1][2] 30 Nov 1634 Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Marriage Bef 1660 Estimate based on date of birth of eldest known child.
to Sarah Charles
Marriage Bef 1665 Estimate based on date of birth of eldest known child (Samuel).
to Elizabeth Pratt
Will[3] 8 Feb 1693/94 Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States
Death[3] Bef 17 Apr 1721 Before date of probate.
Probate[3] 17 Apr 1721 Will proved.

He was a Lieut. in King Philips War. His will states that he gave his first 3 children all that they were to have of him their grandfather Charles estate not withstanding

References
  1. ↑ Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England. Parish Register of Sheffield in the county of York (1560-1754). (Yorkshire: Yorkshire Parish Register Society, 1917-2000).
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Bingham, Everett F. William Backus of Sheffield, Yorkshire, and Norwich, Connecticut. New England Historical and Genealogical Register. (New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Jul 1988)
    142:254.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Jacobus, Donald Lines, and Edgar Francis Waterman. Hale, House and Related Families, Mainly of the Connecticut River Valley. (Hartford: The Connecticut Historical Society, 1952)
    454-55.
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