Individual Details

Betsy Peterson

(17 Dec 1791 - 6 Nov 1861)



1850 Census: Groton, Caledonia Co VT
David Silver age 62, Labourer, b. NH. Betsey age 59, b. NH. John age 30, Jesse age 30, Richard 23, Joseph 19, Cyntha 25, James 21, Frank 17, Francis 17 [male], James 5 & Osmon 2. All except David & Betsey born in Vermont. There appears to be two sets of male twins - John & Jesse and Frank & Francis. One of the young men is married - probably to Cyntha - as there are two young children.

1860 Census: also Groton.
David Silver age 72, b. NH. Betsey age 68 b. NH. Jesse age 40 b. Vermont as are the rest. Frank age 26, Cynthia Melvin age 35 with her children Anne 8 and Joseph age 6.

Buried Groton Village Cemetery, Groton, Caledonia Co, VT.

Events

Birth17 Dec 1791Surry, Cheshire County, New Hampshire
Marriage26 Dec 1811Norwich, Windsor County, Vermont - David Silver Jr.
Death6 Nov 1861Groton, Caledonia County, Vermont

Families

SpouseDavid Silver Jr. (1788 - 1875)
ChildMatilda Silver (1812 - 1873)
Child[Daughter] Silver (1815 - 1815)
Child[Son] Silver (1815 - 1815)
ChildEliza Ann Silver (1818 - 1849)
ChildJesse Silver (1820 - 1874)
ChildJohn M. Silver (1820 - 1905)
ChildRufus E. Silver (1822 - )
ChildCynthia Silver (1825 - )
ChildRichard B. Silver (1827 - 1909)
ChildJames Silver (1829 - )
ChildJoseph Silver (1831 - )
ChildFrancis Franklin Silver (1833 - )
FatherANDREW Peterson (1750 - 1792)
MotherMEHITABEL Benton (1756 - 1814)
SiblingMARY PETERSON (1774 - 1832)
SiblingMatilda Peterson (1776 - )
SiblingHezekiah Peterson (1778 - )
SiblingClarrisa Peterson (1782 - 1853)
SiblingFanny Peterson (1785 - )
SiblingJohn Peterson (1787 - )
SiblingJemima Peterson (1789 - 1865)

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