Mary Electus Backus Ward (1837-1867)

Mary Electus Backus Ward

Birth

8 Dec 1837

Death

10 Mar 1867 (aged 29)

Burial

Elmwood Cemetery

Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA Add to Map

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Wife of Capt. James N. Ward

Daughter of Col. Electus Backus and Mary Laithy Brady*

Sister to Samuel Preston Backus (b. abt 1863)

Niece of Samuel Preston Brady and Cassandra Brady Witherell

*Hugh Brady/Sarah Wallis had two daughters, Sarah Wallis Brady and Mary Laithy Brady, both of whom married Col. Electus Backus. Mary Ward is the daughter of the daughter of Mary Laithy Brady and Electus Backus.

Per contributor Kay King - many thanks

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MARY ELECTUS BACKUS
wife of
JAMES N. WARD
Born Dec. 8, 1837
Died Sunday March 10, 1867

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James Noble Ward

1823–1858 (m. 1856)

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Samuel Preston Backus

1836–1837

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