Clinton Theron BACKUS

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1 February 1858 , Springport, New York, USA

Died

31 December 1919 , Springport, New York, USA

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Clinton Theron BACKUS Nancy Ellen DECKER

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Born: 1 February 1858 in Springport, New York, USA

Father: Clinton Theron BACKUS

Mother: Nancy Ellen DECKER

Paternal grandparents: John BACKUS , Philena "Helen" STEBBINS

Maternal grandparents: Henry DECKER , Martha MATHER

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Clinton Theron married Sarah Jennie DILLS abt. 1878 in New York, USA . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Sarah Jennie DILLS was born February 1852 in Cayuga County, New York, USA. Sarah Jennie died 9 August 1912 in Springport, New York, USA . Sarah Jennie was the child of Jerome B DILLS and Elizabeth CETHELIA.

Clinton Theron BACKUS died 31 December 1919 in Springport, New York, USA .
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Recorded occupation: capitalist

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Clinton Theron BACKUS married

Sarah Jennie DILLS
Marriage date: abt. 1878
Marriage place: , New York, USA
Sarah Jennie DILLS was the child of Jerome B DILLS and Elizabeth CETHELIA

Children of Clinton Theron BACKUS and Sarah Jennie DILLS

Newell Dills BACKUS

Born: 2 March 1879, Springport, New York, USA
Died: 7 June 1954, Elyria, Ohio, USA

Leland C BACKUS

Born: abt. 1881, Springport, New York, USA
Died: abt. 1881, Springport, New York, USA

Florence D BACKUS

Born: abt. 1884, Springport, New York, USA
Died: abt. 1885, Springport, New York, USA

Jerome Dills BACKUS

Born: 7 April 1889, Springport, New York, USA
Died: 18 March 1957, Auburn, New York, USA

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Birth — 1858
1 February 1858
Springport, New York, USA

1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.

1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States

1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.

1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States

1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

April 14, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln was mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth at in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He died the next day. Andrew Johnson becomes President of the United States.

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States

1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1879 Birth of Child
Newell Dills BACKUS was born 2 March 1879, Springport, New York, USA (Union Springs)

Clinton Theron was 21 years old.

1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.

1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States

1881 - July 2 - James A. Garfield was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 1881. He died in Elberon, New Jersey, two months later on September 19, 1881. The shooting occurred less than four months into his term as president. Charles J. Guiteau was convicted of Garfield's murder and executed by hanging one year after the shooting. Chester Arthur becomes President of the United States.

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

1889 Birth of Child
Jerome Dills BACKUS was born 7 April 1889, Springport, New York, USA (Union Springs)

Clinton Theron was 31 years old.

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain

1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 - William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. He was shaking hands with the public when an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, shot him twice in the abdomen. Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the United States.

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic