Born about in Newbury, Orange Co, Vermont
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Alexander L Barker
— married
about 1838 [location unknown]
Died about
at about age 86
in Cornish, New Hampshire, USA
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Biography
Elizabeth "Betsey" Messer was born in 1810 in Newbury, Orange Co, Vermont to William and Elizabeth Mercer.[1]
She was united in marriage about 1838 to Alexander Barker son of Alexander Barker and Grace Lockhart (Grizel Flockart).[2]
She died in 1896 at Cornish, N.H.[3] and is burried at Chase Cemetery in Cornish City, Sullivan Co, New Hampshire[1]
Children of Alexander and Betsey:[4]
- Alexander (1839-1914), res. Windsor.
- Mary, m. John Smith of Andover, Mass; d. about 1880.
- Grace (1843-1865)
- William, res. and d. at Andover.
- Julia, Julia, res. Windsor.
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Research Notes
History of Newbury, Vermont gives her death as about 1898 at Cornish, N.H.[5] Find A Grave gives her death as 1896.[1]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Find A Grave Memorial# 96630283
- ↑ Wells, Frederic Palmer. History of Newbury, Vermont (Caledonian Company, 1902): Page 461-462
- ↑ Wells: Page 462
- ↑ Wells: Page 462
- ↑ Wells: Page 462
See also:
- "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC26-4SD : 12 April 2016), Alexander Barker, Bradford, Orange, Vermont, United States; citing family 813, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- Name: Alexander Barker
- Event Type: Census
- Event Year: 1850
- Event Place: Bradford, Orange, Vermont, United States
- Gender: Male
- Age: 33
- Race: White
- Birth Year (Estimated): 1817
- Birthplace: Scotland
- House Number: 748
- Name: Alexander Barker
HOUSEHOLD ROLE GENDER AGE BIRTHPLACE Alexander Barker M 33 Scotland Elizabeth Barker F 39 Scotland Alexander Barker M 10 New Hampshire Mary E Barker F 8 New Hampshire Grace A Barker F 6 Vermont Julia E Barker F 4 Vermont Elizabeth Mercer F 64 Scotland William M Barker M 2 Vermont
- "Massachusetts State Census, 1865," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQHL-8PQ : accessed 23 April 2016), Alaxander Barker in household of David Anderson, Andover, Essex, Massachusetts; State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 953,971.
- Name: Alaxander Barker
- Age (Expanded): 47 years
- Birth Year (Estimated): 1818
- Gender: Male
- Birthplace: Scotland
- Marital Status: Married
- Event Place: Andover, Essex, Massachusetts
HOUSEHOLD ROLE GENDER AGE BIRTHPLACE Alaxander Barker Head M 47y Scotland Elizabeth Barker Wife F 53y Scotland Grace A Barker Dau F 21y Vermont Julia E Barker Dai F 20y Vermont
- "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH5P-1C5 : 12 April 2016), Alexander Barker, New Hampshire, United States; citing p. 13, family 126, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,349.
- Name: Alexander Barker
- Event Type: Census
- Event Year: 1870
- Event Place: New Hampshire, United States
- Gender: Male
- Age: 54
- Race: White
- Race (Original): W
- Birth Year (Estimated): 1815-1816
- Birthplace: Scotland
- Page Number: 13
- Name: Alexander Barker
HOUSEHOLD ROLE GENDER AGE BIRTHPLACE Alexander Barker M 54 Scotland Elizabeth Barker F 59 Scotland Alexander S Barker M 30 New Hampshire Julia Wythe F 25 Vermont Grace A Wythe F 1 Massachusetts
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