Olson's Tree » William Backus (1634-1721)
Personal data William Backus
Source 1Source 2- He was born on November 23, 1634 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.Source 2
- He died on April 17, 1721 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States, he was 86 years old.Source 2
- He is buried in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America.Source 2
Household of William Backus
(1) He is married to Sarah Charles.
They got married about 1655 at New England, Verenigde Staten.
Child(ren):
- William Backus 1660-1742
- Sarah Backus 1663-1732
(2) He is married to Elizabeth Pratt.
They got married on May 11, 1655 at Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, Verenigde Staten, he was 20 years old.
They got married on May 11, 1660 at Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA, he was 25 years old. They got married in the year 1659 at CT, he was 24 years old. They got married at of CT. They got married on May 11, 1664 at Saybrook, Middlesex County, Connecticut, Colonial Era, he was 29 years old. They got married on May 11, 1670 at Saybrook, Middlesex Co., CT, he was 35 years old.Child(ren):
- Samuel Backus 1665-± ????
- Nathaniel Backus 1669-1728
Ancestors (and descendant) of William Backus
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Sources
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- U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
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Birthday November 23, 1634
- Stadhouder Prins Frederik Hendrik (Huis van Oranje) was from 1625 till 1647 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- In the year 1634: Source: Wikipedia
- July 4 » The city of Trois-Rivières is founded in New France (now Quebec, Canada).
- August 18 » Urbain Grandier, accused and convicted of sorcery, is burned alive in Loudun, France.
- September 6 » Thirty Years' War: In the Battle of Nördlingen, the Catholic Imperial army defeats Swedish and German Protestant forces.
- September 12 » A gunpowder factory explodes in Valletta, Malta, killing 22 people and damaging several buildings.
- October 11 » The Burchardi flood kills around 15,000 in North Friesland, Denmark and Germany.
- November 11 » Following pressure from Anglican bishop John Atherton, the Irish House of Commons passes An Act for the Punishment for the Vice of Buggery.
Day of marriage May 11, 1655
- This page is only available in Dutch.Van 1650 tot 1672 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Eerste Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
- In the year 1655: Source: Wikipedia
- March 8 » John Casor becomes the first legally-recognized slave in England's North American colonies where a crime was not committed.
- April 23 » The Siege of Santo Domingo begins during the Anglo-Spanish War, and fails seven days later.
- May 19 » The Invasion of Jamaica begins during the Anglo-Spanish War.
- August 23 » Battle of Sobota: The Swedish Empire led by Charles X Gustav defeats the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
- December 18 » The Whitehall Conference ends with the determination that there was no law preventing Jews from re-entering England after the Edict of Expulsion of 1290.
- December 27 » Second Northern War/the Deluge: Monks at the Jasna Góra Monastery in Częstochowa are successful in fending off a month-long siege.
Day of death April 17, 1721
- The temperature on April 17, 1721 was about 13.0 °C. Source: KNMI
- This page is only available in Dutch.Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
- In the year 1721: Source: Wikipedia
- January 6 » The Committee of Inquiry on the South Sea Bubble publishes its findings, revealing details of fraud among company directors and corrupt politicians.
- March 24 » Johann Sebastian Bach dedicated six concertos to Margrave Christian Ludwig of Brandenburg-Schwedt, now commonly called the Brandenburg Concertos, BWV 1046-1051.
- April 4 » Sir Robert Walpole becomes the first British prime minister.
- April 26 » A massive earthquake devastates the Iranian city of Tabriz.
- August 18 » The city of Shamakhi in Safavid Shirvan is sacked.
- October 22 » Russian Empire is proclaimed by Tsar Peter I after the Swedish defeat in the Great Northern War.
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