Betsey Bitgood
Betsey Bitgood (maiden name: Church) was born around 1805 in Connecticut. She married Elisha Bitgood, and they had at least seven children: Albert, born around 1836; Sarah, born around 1838; Joel, born on July 16, 1840; Franklin, born around 1842; Andrew, born on July 12, 1845; John, born around 1846; and William, born around 1850. They lived in Voluntown, Connecticut, and her husband worked as a farmer. By 1860, he owned $1,800 of real estate and $500 of personal property. Her husband died on February 15, 1866, and by 1870, she was living in her son Albert’s household in Voluntown. She died on May 20, 1871.
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(3617)Bitgood, Betsey ~ Church, Betsey18051871-05-20
  • Conflict Side: Union
  • Role: Civilian
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  • Gender: Female
  • Race: White

Documents - Records: 1

  • (10104) [recipient] ~ DL1614.001

People - Records: 3

  • (3617) Bitgood, Betsey is the [parent of] (3633) Bitgood, Joel K.
  • (3617) Bitgood, Betsey is the [parent of] (3634) Bitgood, Andrew Jackson
  • (3618) Read, Dolly A. is the [sibling of] (3617) Bitgood, Betsey

Places - Records: 1

  • (294) [birth, death] ~ Connecticut

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1850 and 1860 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870, available from Ancestry.com; Connecticut Town Death Records, pre-1870, available from Ancestry.com