Thomas L. Backus and Rebecca Couch

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Husband Thomas L. Backus ¹

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           Born: 1785 - Berkshire Co, MA 1
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           Died: 
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         Father: Lebbeus Backus (1750-      ) 1
         Mother: 

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       Marriage: 

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Wife Rebecca Couch ¹

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           Born:  - Massachusetts
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           Died:  - Smethport, McKean Co, PA
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Children

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1 F Cornelia Backus ¹

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           Born: 
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           Died: Bef 1913 - New York state
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         Spouse: [Unk] Davis (      -      ) 2

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2 F Mary Elizabeth Backus ^{1 3}

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           Born: 
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           Died: 1880 - Smethport, McKean Co, PA 2
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         Spouse: John Milliken (1807-1849) 4

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3 M Rev. William Backus ¹

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           Born:  - Lee, Berkshire Co, MA
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           Died: 1888 - Oklahoma 1
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         Spouse: Frances Ward (      -1842) 1

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4 M Seth A. Backus ¹

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           Born: 
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         Spouse: Matilda Goodwin (      -      ) 5

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5 M Maj. John Couch Backus ⁶

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           Born: 13 Mar 1817 - Lee, Berkshire Co, MA 2
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           Died: 26 Oct 1888 - Smethport, McKean Co, PA 2
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         Spouse: Mary Sartwell (      -1860) 7
           Marr: 1857 8

         Spouse: Mary Almira Windsor (1842-Aft 1913) 7
           Marr: 18 Jun 1860 2

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General Notes: Husband - Thomas L. Backus

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He was born in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, and moved to Lansing, New York, where he became a farmer and landowner.

He made a wager that he could mow a certain field in a given time, won the wager, but died as a result of the over-exertion necessary to perform the feat, aged about forty years.

1 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Northern Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 58.

2 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Northern Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 61.

3 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 111.

4 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 110.

5 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Northern Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 59.

6 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Northern Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 58, 61.

7 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Northern Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 60.

8 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Northern Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 62.