Lydia Backus
1637 - 1696 (58 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 3
Generation: 4
1. Lydia Backus was born on 31 Dec 1637 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England (daughter of William Backus and Elizabeth Pratt); died in 1696 in Haddam, Middlesex County, CT. Lydia married John Bailey in 1655 in Wethersfield, Hartford County, CT. John was born about 1618 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England; died on 17 Jun 1696 in Haddam, Middlesex County, CT. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- Robert Gerrard was born about 1645; died in 1674 in Haddam, Middlesex County, CT.
- Mary Bailey was born on 14 Feb 1655 in Hartford, Hartford County, CT; died in 1743 in East Haddam, Middlesex County, CT.
- John Bailey was born on 15 Jan 1655/1656 in Hartford, Hartford County, CT; was christened on 12 Feb 1670 in New London, New London County, CT; died on 28 Sep 1734 in Haddam, Middlesex County, CT; was buried in 1734 in Old Burying Ground, Haddam, Middlesex County, CT.
- Lydia Bailey was born in 1660 in Hartford, Hartford County, CT; died in 1710 in Haddam, Middlesex County, CT.
- Ephraim Bailey was born about 1662 in Hartford, Hartford County, CT; died before 1692 in Ponset, Middlesex County, CT.
- Elizabeth Bailey was born in 1663 in Hartford, Hartford County, CT; died after 1728 in Haddam, Middlesex County, CT.
- Susanna Bailey was born about 1674 in Haddam, Middlesex County, CT; died on 2 Dec 1719.
2. William Backus was born about 1606 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England (son of William Backus and Sarah Gardiner); died on 7 Jun 1664 in Norwich, New London County, CT; was buried in June 1661 in Post & Gager cemetery, Norwich, New London County, CT. William married Elizabeth Pratt about 1627 in England. Elizabeth was born about 1603 in England; died on 9 Feb 1642/1643 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Elizabeth Pratt was born about 1603 in England; died on 9 Feb 1642/1643 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. Children:
- Sarah Backus was born on 31 Aug 1628 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England; died on 2 Jul 1702 in Norwich, New London County, CT.
- Samuel Backus was born in 1630 in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England; died on 7 Jan 1630/1631 in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England.
- Mary Backus was born on 6 May 1632 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England; died on 8 Jul 1717 in Wethersfield, Hartford County, CT.
- Lieutenant William Stephen Backus was born on 23 Nov 1634 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England; was christened on 30 Nov 1634 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England; died in 1721 in Norwich, New London County, CT.
- 1. Lydia Backus was born on 31 Dec 1637 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England; died in 1696 in Haddam, Middlesex County, CT.
- Stephen Backus was born on 3 Jan 1640/1641 in Hartford, Hartford County, CT; died in 1695 in Canterbury, Windham County, CT.
- Hannah Backus was born on 11 Dec 1667 in Munich, New London County, CT; died on 25 Feb 1751/1752 in Norwich, New London County, CT.
Generation: 3
4. William Backus was born on 12 May 1551 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England; was christened in in Whixley Parish, Green Hammerton, Yorkshire, England (son of Robert Backus and Isabel Bleasdale). William married Sarah Gardiner. Sarah was born in 1584. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Sarah Gardiner was born in 1584. Children:
- 2. William Backus was born about 1606 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England; died on 7 Jun 1664 in Norwich, New London County, CT; was buried in June 1661 in Post & Gager cemetery, Norwich, New London County, CT.
Generation: 4
8. Robert Backus Robert married Isabel Bleasdale. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
9. Isabel Bleasdale Children:
- 4. William Backus was born on 12 May 1551 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England; was christened in in Whixley Parish, Green Hammerton, Yorkshire, England.