Wells Family - Person Sheet
Wells Family - Person Sheet
NameLucy J. Backus
Birth1838, Chaplin, Windham Co, CT
Death30 Jul 1878, Chaplin, Windham Co, CT
BurialChaplin Center Cem, Chaplin, Windham Co, CT
Misc. Notes
Married to George W. Hunt in 1855, and had children Mary (1856) and George (1858) before his death in 1858.
Was remarried to James Fenton in 1865, after death of 1st husband (HUNT), and had 4 children with him before her death in 1878.
Spouses
Birth22 May 1838, Chaplin, Windham Co, CT
Death13 Jan 1909, Waterbury, New Haven Co, CT
BurialRiverside Cem, Waterbury, New Haven Co, CT
FatherElisha Fenton Jr (1817-1904)
MotherElizabeth O. Geer (1816-1851)
Misc. Notes
Co F, 18th Infantry, Connecticut Volunteers
Had 1 daughter lived in Chaplin (1867)
In 1870 he is listed (32, CT) with his wife Elizabeth (Lucy?) (32, CT) and Mary Hunt (14) from her prior marriage, Lucy M. 4, CT), Carrie E. (3, CT) and Charlie A. (2, CT) Fenton.
In 1880 he had moved to Waterbury and is listed as a widower (42, CT) working in a knitting shop with his same 3 Fenton children plus Fannie O. (5 CT).
By 1900 he had remarried and was living with just his wife Delia (64, CT) and his father, Elisha (83, CT).
Marriage1865, Connecticut
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