Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
NameJosiah BACKUS
Birth17 Dec 1762, Ashford, Windham, Connecticut1567, Vol. 3, p 123,1568
FatherAdonijah BACKUS (1725->1794)
MotherAnna FULLER (1734-1794)
Individual Notes
• Josiah Backus came from Ashford to Union about 1790, where he settled on the county road southeast of Bald Hill. He married Elizabeth Hilliard.1547, p 266

• Probably the Josiah who m. Elizabeth Hilliard and “moved in 1789 from Ashford to Union where their 7 children were born.”1569, p 28

• No mention in 1830 Census of Union.1548
Census
• 1790 Census: Union, Tolland, Connecticut. 1 male >16; 2 males <16; 1 female.1570
• 1800 Census: Union, Tolland, Connecticut. Age <45. 20010/31010.1550,1548
• 1810 Census: Union, Tolland, Connecticut. Age >45, 9 in family. 01101/12201.1551,1548
Spouses
Birth21 Feb 1761, Stonington, New London, Connecticut1572, p 2; Vol. 3, p 93
FatherIsaac HILLIARD (1726-)
MotherVictoria COATES (1723-)
Census
• 1790 Census: Union, Tolland, Connecticut.1570
• 1800 Census: Union, Tolland, Connecticut. 26-45.1550
• 1810 Census: Union, Tolland, Connecticut.1551
Marriageabt 17881547, p 266
Marr Memobased on birth of Zibeah in 1789
ChildrenZibeah (1789-)
 Josiah (1791-)
 Elizabeth (1794-)
 Diana (1796-)
 Aaron (1798-)
 Abigail (1800-1894)
 Joanna (1803-)
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Updated 12 Mar 2025
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