Bethany, also known as Bethana, was born in 1800 at Littleton Plantation, now Leeds, Maine, the daughter of Benjamin Fish and Elethea Fear.
She married John Lamb (1790-1838) at Turner, Maine on 1 Jan 1829. They were the parents of five known children.
The 1850 US census report for Turner, Maine shows Bethena [sic] (49) residing with her parents Benjamin Fish (75) and Elthea (76), as well as sister Elmira (37) and niece Abby Fish (11).
The 1860 US census report for Turner, Maine shows Bethany (59) residing with her father Benjamin Fish (84).
The 1870 US census report for Auburn, Maine shows Bethemy [sic] Lamb (69) head of household residing by herself. She has a personal estate of $50.
Fact: Residence (1800) Maine, United States
Fact: Residence (1800) Leeds, Androscoggin, Maine, United States
Fact: Burial Leeds, Androscoggin, Maine, United States
"Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2H2M-H5F : 2 March 2021), Bethany Fish, 10 Sep 1800; citing Littleborough, , Maine, United States, multiple sources, Maine; FHL microfilm.
"Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q21S-QVK8 : 22 July 2021), John Lamb and Bethana Fish, 01 Jan 1829; citing Turner, Androscoggin, Maine, United States, multiple sources, Maine; FHL microfilm.
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6V9-JJZ : 22 December 2020), Bethena Lamb in household of Benjamin Fish, Turner, Oxford, Maine, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
"Maine, Nathan Hale Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1980," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVJ5-7L4B : 1 March 2021), Bethany Fish, ; citing Leeds, Androscoggin, Maine, United States, Cemetery, Maine State Library, Augusta; FHL microfilm 1,315,202
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