Betsey Elmer1

#5055, (7 June 1785 - 27 November 1870)
Relationship1st cousin 4 times removed of William David Lewis
Father*Gedediah Gad Elmer1 (1760 - 1819)
Mother*Anna Phillips2 (1763 - 1812)

Family

Josiah Johnson Jr b. 1781, d. 1856
Children 1.Carlos Hawley Johnson11 (1802 - 1855)
 2.Festa Johnson+11 (1803 - 1828)
 3.Josiah Johnson III+11 (1806 - )
 4.Emily Johnson11 (1808 - )
 5.David Johnson11 (1809 - c 1810)
 6.Sylvia Johnson11 (1810 - 1857)
 7.Betsey Johnson11 (1812 - )
 8.Juliaette Johnson11 (1813 - )
 9.Wellington Johnson+11 (1815 - 1888)
 10.Isabel Johnson11 (1816 - c 1817)
 11.Clarissa Johnson11 (1818 - )
 12.Mary Johnson11 (1823 - c 1824)
 13.John P Johnson11 (1824 - c 1825)
 14.Ellen M Johnson11 (1826 - )
 15.Nathan B Johnson11 (1828 - c 1829)
Her married name was Johnson.3 
Birth*7 June 1785She was born on 7 June 1785 at Buckland (or Ashfield), Massachusetts.1 
Marriage*5 December 1801She married Josiah Johnson Jr, son of Lieut. Josiah Johnson and Martha Taylor, on 5 December 1801 at Ashfield or Buckland, Massachusetts; (intention.)3 
1810She and Josiah Johnson Jr appeared on the census of 1810 at Buckland, Hampshire Co., MassachusettsG.4
1820She and Josiah Johnson Jr appeared on the census of 1820 at Buckland, Hampshire Co., MassachusettsG.5
1830She and Josiah Johnson Jr appeared on the census of 1830 at Buckland, Franklin Co., MassachusettsG.6 
1840She and Josiah Johnson Jr appeared on the census of 1840 at Northfield Twp., Summit Co., OhioG; (2 children); neis. Roswell Nichols; Benjamin Wait.7 
24 October 1850She and Josiah Johnson Jr appeared on the census of 24 October 1850 at Northfield Twp., Summit Co., OhioG.8 
Death*27 November 1870She died on 27 November 1870 at age 85.9 
Burial*circa 30 November 1870She was buried circa 30 November 1870 at Northfield-Macedonia Cemetery, Northfield, Summit Co., OhioG.10 

Citations

  1. [S595] Fannie Smith Shaw Kendrick, Mary Lyon and Lucy Jane Cutler Kellogg, compilers, The History of Buckland 1779–1935 (Buckland, Mass.: The Tuttle Publishing Co., printer, 1937), pp. 454-456.
  2. [S571] Nicholas Phillips and Elizabeth Jepson, online http://www.peculiarpress.com/genealogy/soule/…, "139. Anna Phillips was born on 4 May 1763 in Dighton, Bristol Co., Massachusetts. She died on 3 March 1812 in Ashfield, Franklin Co., Massachusetts.

    Anna Phillips and Gad Elmer were married on 28 November 1782 in Ashfield, Franklin Co., Massachusetts. Gad and Anna (Phillips) Elmer had 12 children: Anna, Betsey, Daniel, Philo, Gad, Adolphus, Alpheus, Almira, Luther, (child), Cleon, and Horace. Gad Elmer was born on 31 August 1760 in South Hadley, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts. He died on 13 November 1819 in Hadley, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts."

    source: http://www.peculiarpress.com/genealogy/soule/…
  3. [S726] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, Vital Records of Ashfield Massachusetts to the Year 1850 (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1942), p. 172. Josiah Johnson, Jr., of Buckland, and Betsey Elmer of Ashfield, int. 5 Dec 1801.
  4. [S238] 1810 U.S. Federal Census. Josiah Jr (26-44); F (26-44) [Betsey]; 2 m (<10) [Carlos, Josiah III], 2 f (<10) [Festa, Emily].
  5. [S115] 1820 U.S. Federal Census. Josiah Jr (26-44); F (26-44) [Betsey]; m (16-25) [Carlos], m (10-15) [Josiah], 2 m (<10) [Wellington, David]; f (16-25) [Festa], f (10-15) [Emily], 4 f (<10) [Sylvia, Betsey, Juliaette, Clarissa].
  6. [S116] 1830 U.S. Federal Census. Josiah (40-19); F (30-39); M (20-29) [____], m (15-19 [____], m (10-14).
  7. [S54] 1840 U.S. Federal Census. Josiah (50-59); F (50-59) [Betsey]; M (20-29); f (10-14) [Ellen].
  8. [S20] 1850 U.S. Federal Census. Josiah (67), b. MA, farmer; Betsey (60), b. MA.
  9. [S952] Rev. William W. Johnson, compiler, Elmer-Elmore Genealogy (North Greenfield, Wisconsin: self-published, 1899), p. 18.
  10. [S1628] FindAGrave.com, online findagrave.com, shared standing grave marker. Josiah Johnson / aged 75 yrs / Betsy Johnson / aged 85 years. Narrative: Josiah Johnson, b. Buckland, Franklin Co. MA, 28 Feb 1781, d. Nothfield, Summit Co. OH, 11 Dec 1856; Betsy Elmer, b. Ashfield, Franklin Co. MA, 7 Jun 1785, d. Northfield, Summit Co. OH, 27 Nov 1870; citation: Records of The Descendants of David Johnson of Leominster, compiled by Rev. Wm W Johnson (1876). Memorials 79118535 and 79118592, created by and photo added by Bev Thomas Sexton.
  11. [S261] Rev. William W. Johnson, compiler, Records of the Descendants of David Johnson of Leominster (Milwaukee: Godfrey & Crandall, 1876), p 10. Hereinafter cited as David Johnson of Leominster.