Born in Livonia, Livingston, New York, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of John Backus
and Hannah (Fuller) Backus
Sister of
Charles Backus [half], Hannah (Backus) Buskirk, Laura (Backus) Richmond, Cynthia (Backus) Richardson, Harriet (Backus) Culver, Jerusha (Backus) Osborn and Clinton Theron Backus [half]
Wife of
William Wilson Watrous
— married
11 Sep 1850 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Esther (Watrous) Clark and Delia (Watrous) Whitmore
Died
at age 54
in Wellsville, Allegany, New York, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 10 Nov 2013
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Biography
In June 1863, living in Wellsville, Alleghany Co., NY
Sources
"New York State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6ST-HXQ : 19 November 2014), Lorenza Watros in household of William Watros, E.D. 1, Scio, Allegany, New York, United States; count clerk offices, New York; FHL microfilm 501,953.
"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC7G-MC9 : 30 December 2015), Lorenza Watsons in entry for William Watsons, 1860.
"New York State Census, 1865," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVNF-KBDJ : 10 March 2018), Lorenza Watson in household of William Watson, , , , New York, United States; citing Census, p. 62, citing multiple county Clerks; Warren and Lewis County Board of Supervisors; multiple counties in New York; Utica and East Hampton Public Libraries, New York.
John Backus Probate In Tompkins County (blog post) [1] Daughter Lorenzer (Backus) Waters (sic Watrous) named
Woodworth, Nettie Adell. Megow genealogical records [Orlando, Fla.? :: Unknown,, 1972, 25 pgs.
Acknowledgments
Thank you to Laura Scott for creating WikiTree profile Backus-244 through the import of WTbehado 10 17 13.ged on Nov 8, 2013.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Lorenza by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Lorenza:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Lorenza by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Lorenza:
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~1.56%
Cathy (Powers) Palm
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~0.78%
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