Rev. George Haines Backhouse Backus

1846 - 1928  (82 years)

• Name	George Haines Backhouse Backus
  Prefix	Rev.
  Born	30 Jan 1846	, Elgin Co., Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1881	New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	minister
  	Although early meetings are reported to have begun in the Roseville area as early as 1860, it was not until 1881 that Rev. George Backus of New Dundee came to the area to conduct regular services in Roseville homes on Sunday evenings.1a 1aAmbrose, Rosemary. Waterloo County Churches A Research Guide to Churches Established Before 1900. Kitchener, Ontario, Canada: Waterloo-Wellington Branch, Ontario Genealogical Society, 1993. [used the kind permission of Rosemary Ambrose 2011]
  Occupation	1881	Roseville United Brethern in Christ Church, North Dumfries, Ontario
  	minister
  	Although early meetings are reported to have begun in the Roseville area as early as 1860, it was not until 1881 that Rev. George Backus of New Dundee came to the area to conduct regular services in Roseville homes on Sunday evenings.1a 1aAmbrose, Rosemary. Waterloo County Churches A Research Guide to Churches Established Before 1900. Kitchener, Ontario, Canada: Waterloo-Wellington Branch, Ontario Genealogical Society, 1993. [used the kind permission of Rosemary Ambrose 2011]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-36063
  Died	11 Aug 1928	Red Deer, Alberta
  Person ID	I36063	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Rev. George Henry Backus,   b. 11 Apr 1813, Walsingham Township, Norfolk Co., Ontario ,   d. 11 Nov 1897, Bayham Township, Elgin Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Haines,   b. 9 May 1809, Digby, , Nova Scotia ,   d. 17 Apr 1888, Bayham Township, Elgin Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years)
  Family ID	F52378	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Born - 30 Jan 1846 - , Elgin Co., Ontario, Canada Occupation - minister - 1881 - New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - minister - 1881 - Roseville United Brethern in Christ Church, North Dumfries, Ontario Died - 11 Aug 1928 - Red Deer, Alberta  = Link to Google Earth