Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
NameElizabeth 
Burial9 Feb 1643, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England2879, p 254
Spouses
Birthabt 1606, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England2879, p 254
Deathbef 7 Jun 1664, Norwich, New London, Connecticut2879, p 254,2881, p 175 Age: 58
FlagsEarliest Immigrant
Individual Notes
• William Backus, of Saybrook, 1638, was the common ancestor of the Norwich and Windham Backus families. He removed to Norwich, 1660, was one of the original proprietors of that town, freeman there, 1663, and d. June, 1664, leaving a 2d wife, Ann, who the Norwich records call the mother of Thomas Bingham, sen., (she was probably his step-mother) who d. May, 1670.1439, p 58
• Although William Backus of Saybrook and Norwich, Connecticut, has been said to have been in New England as early as 1637, no actual record of him prior to 1659 has been found.2879, p 253
• About 1659, he moved to Norwich being one of the first settlers under the leadership of Rev. James Fitch and John Mason. He brought with him three daughters, two sons, and his stepson, Thomas Bingham.2880, p 7
• Although William Backus of Saybrook and Norwich, Connecticut, has been said to have been in New England as early as 1637, no actual record of him prior to 1659 has been found.2879, p 253
• About 1659, he moved to Norwich being one of the first settlers under the leadership of Rev. James Fitch and John Mason. He brought with him three daughters, two sons, and his stepson, Thomas Bingham.2880, p 7
Marriageabt 1627, England2447, p 29; marriage only,2879, p 254