Benjamin Betts (1810 - 1898)

Born 10 Dec 1810 in Wilton, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Gregory) Betts — married 26 May 1833 in Wilton, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States

Husband of Emeline E. (Fitch) Betts — married 8 Sep 1847 in Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States

Died 20 Aug 1898 at age 87 in Wilton, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States

Biography

Benjamin Betts was a farmer in Wilton, Connecticut. He was the son of Elijah Betts and Betsey Patchen. ^[1]

Birth

Benjamin Betts was born 10 December 1810 in Wilton, Fairfield, Connecticut.

Death

Benjamin passed away 20 August 1898 in Wilton, Fairfield, Connecticut. ^[2]

Betts, Benjamin, died Aug. 20, 1898, age 87 yrs. 6 mos. 10 das. ^[3]

Marriage

Benjamin was married twice. His first wife was Elizabeth Gregory. She was the daughter of Samuel Gregory and Rhoda Ogden. She passed away 23 March 1847.

Benjamin, m. Elizabeth Gregory, May 26, 1833, by Rev. Samuel Merwin ^[4]

Next, Benjamin married Emeline Fitch on 8 September 1847 in Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut. ^[5] He was 37 and she was 35.

Sources

1. ↑ Betts
2. ↑ Death Record
3. ↑ Hale Collection
4. ↑ White
5. ↑ White

• White, Lorraine Cook, editor. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994-2002; database and digital images, "Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)," Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006 (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 1 February 2019); citing Norwalk Vital Records 1651-1850, pg. 14 (Vol 1, pg. 34, 46). Ancestry Record 1034 #616971
• ""Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772–1934."" Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2009, 2010. Index entries derived from digital copies of original and compiled records; database and digital images, ""Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934,"" Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011 (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 1 February 2019); citing FHL Film #3089. Ancestry Record 2557 #700051
• The Charles R. Hale Collection. Hale Collection of Connecticut Cemetery Inscriptions. Hartford, Connecticut: Connecticut State Library; database and digital images, "Connecticut, Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934," Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012 (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed ; citing Connecticut State Library; Hartford, Connecticut' Connecticut Headstone Inscriptions Vol 56, 423-6 Hillside Cemetery; pg. 48.
• White, Lorraine Cook, editor. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994-2002; database and digital images, "Connecticut, Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)," Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006 (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 1 February 2019); citing Wilton Vital Records 1802-1850 pg. 15; pg. 2. Ancestry Record 1062 #261929
• Betts, Charles Wyllys. Thomas Betts, of Guilford and Norwalk, and His Descendants (1888); pg. 106.
• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 01 February 2019), memorial page for Benjamin Betts (10 Dec 1810–20 Aug 1898), Find A Grave: Memorial #108479842, citing Hillside Cemetery, Wilton, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA ; Maintained by LynnP (contributor 48061076).
• Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C.; database and digital images, "1850 United States Federal Census," Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009 (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 1 February 2019; citing Year: 1850; Census Place: Wilton, Fairfield, Connecticut; Roll: M432_38; Page: 120A; Image: 245. Ancestry Record 8054 #15857540
• 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.; database and digital images, "1860 United States Federal Census," Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009 (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 1 February 2019); citing Year: 1860; Census Place: Wilton, Fairfield, Connecticut; Roll: M653_75; Page: 24; Family History Library Film: 803075. Ancestry Record 7667 #14732338
• 1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.; database and digital images, "1870 United States Federal Census," Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009 (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 1 February 2019); citing Year: 1870; Census Place: Wilton, Fairfield, Connecticut; Roll: M593_99; Page: 298B; Family History Library Film: 545598. Ancestry Record 7163 #43341
• Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. (NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.; database and digital images, "1880 United States Federal Census," Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010 (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 1 February 2019); citing Year: 1880; Census Place: Wilton, Fairfield, Connecticut; Roll: 94; Page: 278C; Enumeration District: 120. Ancestry Record 6742 #78020906446