Hannah (Dedrick) Backhouse (abt. 1790 - 1873)

Born about 1790 in United States

Ancestors

Wife of John Henry Backhouse Jr. — married 14 Mar 1814 in London District, Upper Canada

Descendants

Died 4 Sep 1873 at about age 83 in Walsingham, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada

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Biography

Hannah, born about 1790 in the United States,^[1] was the daughter of Long Point, Upper Canada settlers Lucas and Lucretia Dedrick. She married John Backhouse, a major of the Norfolk militia, in 1814.^[2] In 1815, she received a grant of 200 acres near her father's home in Walsingham.^[3]

Burial

Backus Cemetery, Walsingham, Norfolk Co., Ontario

Religion

Baptist

No biography yet.^[4] Can you add information or sources?

Sources

1. ↑ "Canada Census, 1851," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWTD-M8V : 3 August 2016), Hannah Backhouse, Walsingham, Norfolk County, Canada West (Ontario), Canada; citing p. 9, line 12; Library and Archives Canada film number C_11741, Public Archives, Ontario.
2. ↑ "Ontario Marriages, 1800-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XLPP-QQC : 10 February 2018), John Backhouse and Hannah Dedrick, 14 Mar 1814; citing London District,Ontario; FHL microfilm 477,532.
3. ↑ Owen, E.A. Pioneer Sketches of Long Point Settlers, 1898
4. ↑ Profile created by E Bristow through the import of Bristow Mander Backhouse Gassyt Bock Elley_AutoBackup_2020-10-21.ged on Oct 21, 2020. This comment and citation should be deleted after a short biography has been added and primary sources have been cited.

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Bennett Rockney for creating WikiTree profile Dedrick-14 through the import of Rockney GEDCOM.ged on Feb 16, 2013.