On 14 Dec 1743 when Samuel was 26, he first married
Phebe Calkins (42111) , daughter of
Hugh Calkins (22255) (29 Jan 1690-) &
Phebe Abell (1 May 1693-aft 1747), in Norwich, CT.
213 Born on 27 Jun 1721 in Norwich, CT.213 Phebe died in Norwich, CT, on 1 Mar 1755; she was 33.213
From the Vital Records of Norwich:213
Samuel Backus & Phebe Calkin, both of Norwich, were married Dec. 14, 1743.
Phebe Backus, daughter, was born Oct. 28, 1744.
Elizabeth Backus was born Aug. 24, 1746.
Samuel Backus was born Jan. 20, 1748/49.
Hannah Backus was born Feb. 23, 1750/51.
Phebe, wife of Samuel Backus, died March 1, 1755.
Mr. Samuel Backus and Elizabeth Wedge were married July 2, 1755.
Ann Backus was born June 25, 1757.
William Backus was born Aug. 28, 1758.
Rufus Backus was born May 12, 1761.
William Backus, son, died Dec. 1, 1774.
Mr. Samuel Backus died Oct. 2, 1778.