Born in Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony
Ancestors 
Daughter of Thomas Betts Jr.
and Sarah (Marvin) Betts
Sister of
Thomas Betts, John Betts, Matthew Betts, Mary Betts, Elizabeth (Betts) Seymour and David Betts
Wife of
Samuel Keeler Jr.
— married
11 Dec 1712 in Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony
Descendants 
Mother of
Sarah Keeler, Matthew Keeler, Mary (Keeler) Lockwood, Elizabeth (Keeler) Gruman, Hannah (Keeler) Benedict and Rebeckah (Keeler) Seymour
Died
at age 90
in Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 21 Sep 2013
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Biography
This profile is part of the Betts Name Study.
Sarah Betts was born on January 21, 1686 in Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony. Her parents were Thomas Betts Jr. and Sarah Marvin.
She married Samuel Keeler Jr., son of Samuel Keeler and Sarah St. John, on December 11, 1712 in Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony.
She passed away on January 12, 1777 in Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States.
Her inventory was taken on 5 February 1777.[1]
Sources
- ↑ “Probate Records, v. 19-20, 1775-1783”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G92K-T2XL : 1 July 2022), FHL microfilm 007627295, image 206, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 19, 1775-1783, Pages 385-386.
- Westport Probate Records, Vol. 2, Page 219: Last Will & Testament
- Betts, Frederic H., 1888. Thomas Betts, of Guilford and Norwalk, and his Descendants. (based on the work of Caroli Wyllys Betts, deceased) page 22, 38
- Genealogy of the Family Keeler, Julian. A Keeler, 1916.
- Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934.
- Connecticut, Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934.
- Connecticut, Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection).
- "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVZ-58B6 : 13 September 2020), Sarah Betts Keeler, ; Burial, Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States of America, Pine Island Cemetery; citing record ID 16298385, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
- Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current. * No. 12, ii, 2 pg. 22 - The St. John Genealogy; Descendants of Matthias St. John (PDF), of Dorchester, Massachusetts, 1634, of Windsor, Connecticut, 1640, of Wethersfield, Connecticut, 1643-1645, and Norwalk, Connecticut, 1650 by Orline St. John Alexander, 1907 -
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sarah by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Sarah:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sarah by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Sarah:
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~0.78%
Chuck McLaughlin
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AncestryDNA
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~0.39%
Dave Keelty :
23andMe, GEDmatch T860340 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch T860340 [compare]
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Living DNA, GEDmatch T860340 [compare]
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~0.39%
Michael Sabot :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch SL2357833 [compare], yourDNAportal MICf0724582, Ancestry member MikeSabot
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[Living Winter]
I am disconnecting her from Thomas Betts and Mary Bridge as parents on the grounds that this mother would have been 80 years old at the time of her birth. Not possible!!
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Rejected matches › Sarah (Browne) Betts (1852-1925)
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