Individual Details

Grace Bett

(1634 - June 6, 1705)

Grace Bett was born in Roxbury, Massachusetts probably around 1634, parents unknown, last name is not verified it could have been Burr, Butts, Bell. She married Edward Morris September 20, 1655 in Boston. The Morrisses lived in Boston and Roxbury then were early settlers of Woodstock, Connecticut. Grace's death is recorded on June 6, 1705 in Roxbury and she is probably buried inRoxbury with a memorial headstone in Woodstock.

Events

Birth1634Roxbury, British America
MarriageSeptember 20, 1655Boston, British America - Edward Morris
DeathJune 6, 1705Roxbury, British America
Burial

Families

SpouseEdward Morris (1630 - 1689)
ChildEdward Morris (1658 - 1727)
ChildGrace Morris (1661 - 1723)
ChildMargaret Morris (1668 - 1750)
ChildElizabeth Morris (1666 - 1752)

Notes

Burial

Edward Morris has a memorial headstone in Woodstock, CT, Grace's name is on this headstone, her burial is unknown but probably in Roxbury where she died.

Endnotes

1. (1847) || Page 201 volume 11 No. 3 1857 Early Records of Boston .

2. Ancestry.com, Massachusetts Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, UT, USA, 2011, Boston Births, Marriages and Death page 53 City Document No. 130.

3. AmericanAncestors.org. Boston, inhabitants and estates, Thwing Collection database, Boston, NEHGS 2014, Page 2963 Grace Bett 1655 spouse Edward Morris, code F, husband Award Morris is 5585 [can’t find Edward Morris].

4. (2008). || Volume 2 page 1059.

5. Essex Institute, Vital Records of Roxbury, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849. Essex Institute; Salem, Mass.; 1925, Volume 2 page 596 Roxbury Deaths.

6. , "FindAGrave.com," online database, Find a Grave ( http://www.findagrave.com : accessed ), .