Born about in New York
Ancestors 
Daughter of Solomon Denton
and Susannah Lydia (Husted) Denton
Sister of
Athelena (Denton) Brown, Samuel Denton, Solomon Denton, Caleb Denton [half], Noah Denton [half] and Susannah (Denton) Merwine [half]
Wife of
John Ferris Jr.
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Sarah (Ferris) Johnston, Susannah (Ferris) Ayres, John Ferris, Elizabeth (Ferris) Stites, Phebe (Ferris) Terry, Rachel (Ferris) Riker and Solomon Ferris
Died
at about age 55
in Sycamore Township, Hamilton, Ohio, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 28 Feb 2012
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Biography
Elizabeth was born 1759, daughter of Solomon Denton and Lydia Husted. She passed away in 1814.
- Elizabeth married John Ferris (1757-1800) about 1776.
- Children:
- Sarah Ferris Johnston (1777 - 1815)*
- Susannah Ferris Ayres (1779 - 1862)*
- John Ferris (1781 - 1855)*
- Elizabeth Ferris Stites (1788 - 1834)*
- Rachel Ferris Riker (1794 - 1844)*
- Solomon Ferris (1796 - 1867)*
Burial
- Sycamore Township Memorial Cemetery, Kenwood,Hamilton County, Ohio, USA[1]
Sources
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #6561552
- Scofield, Harriet. The Six Ferris Brothers and Their Families, NYGBR (NYGBS, 1967) Vol. 98, Page 72 & 141.
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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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~0.78%
H. Harris
:
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member history4fun
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Jessica (John) Allen :
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~0.78%
Donna (Dykeman) Withrow :
AncestryDNA
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~0.39%
Rebecca Cornell :
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Cynthia (Billups) B
Linda Crannell
Denton-543 and Denton-756 appear to represent the same person because: duplicate person
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on Denton-756 (merged)
by Linda Crannell
Cynthia (Billups) B
Denton-757 and Denton-756 appear to represent the same person because: look like the same person twice?
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on Denton-756 (merged)
by Cynthia (Billups) B
Rejected matches › Elizabeth (Ferris) Woodson (1634-abt.1689)
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