Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
Individual Notes
• Her family origin is unknown, but may have been in Rhode Island.1868, p 19
Spouses
Birth5 Jul 1693, Windham, Windham, Connecticut1439, p 59,1868, p 19,1443, p 276
Death14 Oct 1776, Windham, Windham, Connecticut1868, p 19 Age: 83
FatherWilliam BACKUS (1660-1742)
MotherMary BENTON (1662-1757)
Individual Notes
• Samuel Backus, the first son of William III, did not move on, being born and spending his entire life in Windham. He apparently was not devoted to the church, and must have had difficulty under the stern restraints of colonial society. Sometime in the 1720s, Samuel Backus was arraigned for speaking “vile, ungodly, and profane language,” and later, “windham did not escape occasional outbreaks of rowdyism. Samuel Backus though punished by imprisonment and hard labor... had the temerity, in 1730, to join with two other lads... steal the keys of the gaol and let out certain prisoners, who effected their escape from justice.”2622, pp 2-3
Marriage2 Dec 1719, Windham, Windham, Connecticut1439, p 59,1868, p 19; date only,2626, p 2; gives date of 2 Dec 1712
ChildrenAdonijah (1725->1794)