Ira Sherman Betts (1779 - 1864)

Born 1 Jun 1779 in Wilton, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Hannah (Benedict) Betts — married 26 Jun 1800 in Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 19 Feb 1864 at age 84 in Wilton, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

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Biography

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Captain Ira Sherman Betts was born in Wilton, Connecticut on 1 June 1779. Baptized: 18 Jul 1779 @ Wilton, CT.

He was married to Hannah Benedict, of Danbury, Connecticut on 26 June 1800. They lived their entire lives in Wilton. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

^{[5] [6]} Captain Betts served in the War of 1812. ^[7] He signed his will 6 February 1864 and passed away 19 February 1864 at the age of 84. ^{[8] [9]}

He was was buried at Hillside Cemetery, Wilton, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States.^{[10] [11]}

Sources

1. ↑ 1810 Census: "United States Census, 1810", database with images, citing Page: 174; Affiliate Publication Number: M252, FamilySearch Record: XH2H-3L4 (accessed 30 March 2023) FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YYG-555,
2. ↑ 1820 US Federal Census
3. ↑ 1830 US Federal Census
4. ↑ 1840 US Federal Census
5. ↑ 1850 Census: "United States Census, 1850", database with images, citing Affiliate Publication Number: M432; Line: 18, FamilySearch Record: M6DM-BDL FamilySearch Image: S3HT-DRRH-2K,
6. ↑ 1860 Census: "United States Census, 1860", database with images, citing Page: 14; Affiliate Publication Number: M653, FamilySearch Record: MH5T-7P4 FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YB2-FC9
7. ↑ War of 1812 service records
8. ↑ Connecticut County, District and Probate Courts; database and digital images, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2 November 2021); citing Probate Records, 1802-1916; Author: Connecticut. Probate Court (Norwalk District); Probate Place: Fairfield, Connecticut (Probate Records, Vol 10, 12-13, 1856-1887). Ancestry Record 9049 #3196112 Ancestry Sharing Link
9. ↑ Death: "Connecticut, Deaths, 1640-1955", database with images, citing Page: v 56 p 45; FHL microfilm: 3372; Record number: 0, FamilySearch Record: F7K3-V82 FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-L9F5-W7MN Image number 00508,
10. ↑ Memorial: "Find a Grave", database with images, Find A Grave: Memorial #122417808 (accessed 30 March 2023), Memorial page for Capt Ira Betts (1 Jun 1779-19 Feb 1864), citing Hillside Cemetery, Wilton, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA (plot: Row 25 #6); Maintained by LynnP (contributor 48061076).
11. ↑ Hale Cemetery Inscriptions

• Betts, Frederic H., 1888. Thomas Betts, of Guilford and Norwalk, and his Descendants. (based on the work of Caroli Wyllys Betts, deceased) P. 83
• FamilySearch Person: LVXJ-LWR

From behind the ancestry.com subscription wall:

• Hale Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934; database and digital images, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.
• Direct Data Capture, comp, U.S., War of 1812 Service Records, 1812-1815; database, Ancestry.com Operations Inc.
• National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), 1820 United States Federal Census: Wilton, Fairfield, Connecticut; Page: 292; NARA Roll: M33_1; Image: 225; database and digital images, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.
• Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts, 1779
• National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), 1830 United States Federal Census: Wilton, Fairfield, Connecticut; Series: M19; Roll: 6; Page: 215; Family History Library Film: 0002799; database and digital images, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.
• National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), 1840 United States Federal Census: Wilton, Fairfield, Connecticut; Roll: 21; Page: 158; Image: 321; Family History Library Film: 0003018; database and digital images, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.