Betsey (Austin) Averill (1773 - 1826)

Born 8 Jun 1773 in Andover, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Died 13 Nov 1826 at age 53 in Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

ELIZABETH “BETSY” AUSTIN, b. at Andover, 8 Jun 1773 daughter of Daniel Austin and Eunice Kimball;^[1] d. at Andover, 13 Nov 1826;^[2][3] m. at Andover, 13 Nov 1794,^[4] JOHN AVERILL, b. at Andover, 16 Dec 1776 son of Peter and Deborah (Foster) Averill;^[5] John d. at Andover, 7 Dec 1818.^[6][7]

Betsey and John resided in Andover where John was a farmer.

John Averill did not leave a will and his estate entered probate 5 January 1819 with Betsey Averill as administratrix and Joseph Averill and Eleazer Putnam as sureties. Joseph Averill provided a statement that Elizabeth Averill only child of the deceased agreed with the assignment of administratrix.^[8]

Betsey and John were parents of one child.

i ELIZABETH AVERILL, b. at Andover, 10 Mar 1795; d. at Andover, 16 Nov 1851; m. at Andover, 23 May 1819, her first cousin once removed, JOSEPH AVERILL, b. at Middleton, 15 Dec 1792 son of Joseph and Susanna (Pettingal) Averill; Joseph d. at North Andover, 5 Mar 1876.

Sources and Footnotes

1. ↑ Astin, Betty, d. Daniel and Eunice, June 8, 1773. Andover Vital Records. volume 1, p 41; https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Andover/Images/Andover_B041.shtml
2. ↑ Averill, Betsy [(Austin). CR1], wid. John [disease of the heart. CR1], Nov. 13, 1826, a. 54 y.; https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Andover/Images/Andover_D379.shtml
3. ↑ McQuesten, Lenora White. Farm and Neighborhood Cemeteries of Andover and North Andover, Mass. (np, 1930) Page 23
4. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPZX-N9LG : 11 May 2022), John Averil and Betsey Austen, 13 Nov 1794; citing Marriage, Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009715.
5. ↑ Averill, John, s. Paul, Nov. 16, 1776. Andover Vital Records; https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Andover/Images/Andover_B043.shtml
6. ↑ Averill, John [nervous fever. CR1], Dec. 7, 1818, a. 40 y. [a. 42 y. 21 d. PR13]; https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Andover/Images/Andover_D379.shtml
7. ↑ McQuesten, Lenora White. Farm and Neighborhood Cemeteries of Andover and North Andover, Mass. (np, 1930) Page 23
8. ↑ Essex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1638-1881.Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. Case 1050