Elizabeth BACKMAN[1]
1827 - 1916 (88 years)-
Name Elizabeth BACKMAN Birth 21 Nov 1827 Chester, Lunenburg, NS 
[2] Gender Female Death 8 Mar 1916 Chester, Lunenburg, NS [3] Burial Old Baptist Burial Ground, Chester, NS Person ID I125392 A Few Relatives of Bob and Mary Hegerich Last Modified 16 Feb 2010
Father Johannes BACKMAN Mother Anna Maria AWALT Family ID F30486 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family John A. CHURCH, b. 1807, Chester, Lunenburg, NS d. 1 Dec 1860, off the harbour of Marie Joseph, Guysborough, NS (Age 53 years) Children 1. John CHURCH, b. 16 Sep 1850, Aspotogan, Lunenburg, NS d. Yes, date unknown2. James CHURCH, b. 19 May 1852, NS d. Yes, date unknown3. Constant Charles CHURCH, b. 30 Mar 1856, Guysborough County, NS d. 31 Oct 1923, Chester, Lunenburg, NS (Age 67 years)4. William Richard CHURCH, b. 26 Nov 1858, NS d. 13 Mar 1939, Windsor, Hants, NS (Age 80 years)5. Lewis CHURCH, b. 30 Oct 1859, Port Hilford, Guysborough, NS d. Yes, date unknownFamily ID F46869 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 15 Oct 2024
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Notes - The death certificate for Constant CHURCH, names her Elizabeth BACHMAN, as does the 1881 Census; however, there is some question as to whether she is the Elizabeth BACKMAN b. 17 Dec 1821 or b. 21 Nov 1827.
On the one hand, her age at death, as reflected on her marker, and her civil and SSAC death records, would place her birth in 1821. On the other hand, we have the following:
a. Various other censuses consistently place her birth in 1825
b. The three sources which place her birth in 1821 can probably be traced to a single source--the informant of her death, daughter-in-law Nellie BACKMAN
c. Her SSAC burial record places her month of birth in November, and her 1901 Census entry gives her day and moth of birth as 21 Nov [1825], which is the exact day and moth of birth of the latter Elizabeth BACKMAN above
d. It is believed that Elizabeth BACKMAN 1821 m. Langshaw CLARKE in 1842.
So, on balance, I believe that the weight of evidence points toward her being Elizabeth 1827. [Bob H]
- The death certificate for Constant CHURCH, names her Elizabeth BACHMAN, as does the 1881 Census; however, there is some question as to whether she is the Elizabeth BACKMAN b. 17 Dec 1821 or b. 21 Nov 1827.
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