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
Birth | 17 Dec 1791 | Surry, Cheshire County, New Hampshire | |||
Marriage | 26 Dec 1811 | Norwich, Windsor County, Vermont - David Silver Jr. | |||
Death | 6 Nov 1861 | Groton, Caledonia County, Vermont |
Families
Spouse | David Silver Jr. (1788 - 1875) |
Child | Matilda Silver (1812 - 1873) |
Child | [Daughter] Silver (1815 - 1815) |
Child | [Son] Silver (1815 - 1815) |
Child | Eliza Ann Silver (1818 - 1849) |
Child | Jesse Silver (1820 - 1874) |
Child | John M. Silver (1820 - 1905) |
Child | Rufus E. Silver (1822 - ) |
Child | Cynthia Silver (1825 - ) |
Child | Richard B. Silver (1827 - 1909) |
Child | James Silver (1829 - ) |
Child | Joseph Silver (1831 - ) |
Child | Francis Franklin Silver (1833 - ) |
Father | ANDREW Peterson (1750 - 1792) |
Mother | MEHITABEL Benton (1756 - 1814) |
Sibling | MARY PETERSON (1774 - 1832) |
Sibling | Matilda Peterson (1776 - ) |
Sibling | Hezekiah Peterson (1778 - ) |
Sibling | Clarrisa Peterson (1782 - 1853) |
Sibling | Fanny Peterson (1785 - ) |
Sibling | John Peterson (1787 - ) |
Sibling | Jemima Peterson (1789 - 1865) |
Endnotes
1. WorldConnect database at Rootsweb.
2. Family data; page from Peterson-Silver Family bible, c. 1848, in possession of Jeanne Geake in 2003. Belonged to Jane Silver (1823-1885) granddaughter of Andrew Peterson. Her mother Jemima Peterson Silver lived until 1865 and likely provided data..
3. WorldConnect database at Rootsweb.
4. WorldConnect database at Rootsweb.