Betsy
Gerren
aka Gerring
Born in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Edward Gearing Jr.
and Mary (Rowe) Gerring
Sister of
Edward Gearing
Wife of
Moses Parsons
— married
25 Jun 1805 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Daniel G Parsons, Moses Parsons, Loisa (Parsons) Gott, Henry Parsons, Samuel Parsons and Esther (Parsons) Harrison
Died
at age 79
in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 8 Jun 2022
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Biography
Betsy was born 6 June 1783. Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts. She is the daughter of Edward Gerren & Mary Rowe. Betsey was baptised on 15 June 1783 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States. [1]
Betsey married Moses Parsons on 25 June 1805 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States. [2]
In the 1850 census Betsy (age 67) was in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.[3]
Betsey died (age 79y 2m 4d) on 10 August 1862 in Gloucester, Massachusetts.
Her parents are listed as
Father's Name: Edward Gerring
Father's Birthplace: Gloucester, Mass
Mother's Name: Mary Rowe
Mother's Birthplace: Gloucester, Mass[4]
Sources
- ↑
Baptism:
"Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
Citing FHL microfilm: 823641;
FamilySearch Record: FZZR-7P8 (accessed 2 April 2022)
FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C9BT-W9C6-L Image number 148 - ↑
Marriage:
"Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910, 1921-1924"
Citing FHL microfilm: 864861; Record number: 643;
FamilySearch Record: FHTB-KY9 (accessed 2 April 2022)
- ↑
1850 Census:
"United States Census, 1850"
Citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
FamilySearch Record: MD9G-RC4 (accessed 2 April 2022)
FamilySearch Image: S3HY-64LQ-376 Image number 00028
- ↑
Death:
"Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, 1921-1924"
Citing Gloucester, Massachusetts, v 156 p 183, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 960,180.
FamilySearch Record: N7NC-XZB (accessed 2 April 2022)
FamilySearch Image: S3HT-D1WQ-NTY
- Decedents of Jeffrey Parsons Gloucester ma. Vol 2
Ancestry Sources
- 1860 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Record Collection 7667
- Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Note: Massachusetts Vital and Town Records Record Collection 2495
- Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Note: Massachusetts Vital and Town Records Record Collection 2495
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Betsy 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 Betsy:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Betsy 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 Betsy:
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~3.12%
~12.50%
Barbara (Coffill) Wear 
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A750277 [compare], Ancestry member clownlady61
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~1.56%
Carol Pellegrino :
23andMe, GEDmatch A655624 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Tim Burke :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A133022 [compare], Ancestry member timothyburke82
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~0.78%
~6.25%
Danielle (Graham) Smith :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch B310615 [compare], Ancestry member DaniSmith0221
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Rejected matches › Elizabeth (Herring) Bridger (bef.1784-)
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