Betsy Wright (1787 - 1835)

Born 3 Jun 1787 in Coventry Township, Tolland, Connecticut, United States

Ancestors

Died 1835 at about age 47 in Coventry, Connecticut, United States

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Biography

Betsy was the twin of Polly Wright. Polly and Betsy are the names used in their birth record in the Coventry town records. I can speculate that their formal first names were Elizabeth and Mary. At the time they were born, nicknames were often used.

Family tradition says that Betsy was a dwarf. Several pieces of furniture, which were supposed to have been hers, have been passed down in the family. These were scaled for a very small child - about 2 years old, perhaps an indication of her size.

A series of letters written to Betsy also survive.

Birth

Connecticut birth record for Betsey Wright

Birth: 03 Jun 1787, Coventry Township, Tolland, Connecticut

Parents: Roswell Wright and Mary Jeffray ^[1]

Death

Connecticut, Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions ... Silver St. Cemetery:

Betsey Wright, Daughter of Roswell and Mary, died 8 Jan 1822 at age 35.

Burial: Silver Street Cemetery, (Coventry, Tolland County) Connecticut, USA ^[2]

From FindAGrave memorial. Gravestone inscription: Betsey, Daughter of Roswell & Mary Wright: Died Jan. 8, 1822; Aged 35. Other data, excluding burial location, is unsourced and information only.

Betsey Wright died 8 Jan 1822. She is buried at South Street Cemetery, Coventry, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA

Parents:

Roswell Wright Unknown-1845

Mary Wright 1759-1787 ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ “Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7W5-Z9G : 11 February 2018), Betsey Wright, 03 Jun 1787; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
2. ↑ Ancestry.com. “Connecticut, Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934” [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. (https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=2900&h=543671&tid=&pid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=xEu24&_phstart=successSource)
3. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 22 May 2019), memorial page for Betsey Wright (unknown–8 Jan 1822), Find A Grave: Memorial #36374848, citing South Street Cemetery, Coventry, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA ; Maintained by Sara (contributor 47069894).