Electus Mallory Backus (1765 - 1813)

Born 25 Oct 1765 in Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 7 Jun 1813 at age 47 in Sackets Harbor, New York, USA

Biography

Fifer Electus Backus served with 5th Connecticut Regiment (1781), Continental Army during the American Revolution.

Electus Backus is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A004347.

Lt. Col. Electus Backus served in the War of 1812
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Lt. Col. Electus Backus was Killed in Action during 2nd Battle of Sacket's Harbor War of 1812.

Name

Electus Mallory Backus

Birth

25 Oct 1765 Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut

Military

In 1781, he was recruited by the town of Woodbury for service in the Continental Army and received payment for his service in the American Revolution.^[1]

He also served in the War of 1812, and was killed at the Battle of Sacketts Harbor, New York, in 1813.

Sources

1. ↑ Lists and returns of Connecticut men in the Revolution, 1775-1783, p. 284.

• The University Magazine (New York, 18892) Vol. 7, Page 191
• Find A Grave: Memorial #15485124
• The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records - White, Lorraine Cook, ed. (Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, MD, 1994-2002) Vol. 1-55. Birth Record
• Backus Family History Lt. Col Electus Backus

• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 11 Sep 2023), "Record of Electus Mallory Backus", Ancestor # A004347.