Simeon
Backus
Born in Norwich, New London, Connecticut Colony
Ancestors 
Son of Josiah Backus
and Love (Kingsbury) Backus
Brother of
Irene (Backus) Smith, Rachael (Backus) Ford, Ozias Backus, Lebbeus Backus, Love Backus, Ebenezer Backus, Absalom Backus and Ann Backus
Husband of
Eunice (Waterman) Hartshorn
— married
28 Oct 1772 (to 7 Jan 1782) in New London, Connecticut Colony
Descendants 
Father of
Love (Backus) Hyde and Simeon Backus II
Died
at age 29
in Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 20 Jun 2017
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Biography
Son of Josiah and Love (Kingsbury) Backus
Simeon married Eunice Waterman - parents of Love, Simeon II, Josiah and Charles Backus - after the death of Simeon, Eunice married Silas Hartshorn as his second wife
Simeon is buried at Old Norwichtown Cemetery, Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA
Sources
- Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
- Connecticut Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
- Connecticut Death and Burials Index, 1772-1934
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/132427387
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Simeon by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA test-takers in his direct paternal line. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Simeon by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA test-takers in his direct paternal line. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
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