Elizabeth (Betsey) RUSSELL

Female Abt 1805 - 1888  (~ 83 years)


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  • Name Elizabeth (Betsey) RUSSELL 
    Born Abt 1805  Alfred, York Col, ME Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    _UID 4D4668613DA34CE8802F6E88283BD5EF3CF3 
    Died 6 Feb 1888  Lowell, Middlesex Co. MA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Massachusetts, Death Records, 1841-1915
      Name: Betsey Welch
      Gender: Female
      Birth Date: abt 1806
      Birth Place: Alfred, ME
      Death Date: 6 Feb 1888
      Death Place: Lowell, Massachusetts, USA
      Age at Death: 82
      Father: Clement
      Mother: Nancy Russell
      Cause of death: paralysis
    Notes 
    • Had 13 children. dob estimated from 1850 census.

      BETSEY, b. Alfred ca 1805 (1850 census), d. 6 Feb 1888 (GS); m. Shapleigh 30 Sept 1827 (VR) GEORGE WELCH, b. Shapleigh 4 Dec 1804 (GS), son of Abraham and Ada (Perkins) Welch, d. Shapleigh 6 Nov 1880, aged 75-2-11 (GS). They had 13 children, the first named Nancy. Except for Nancy, Ellen Keziah, Benjamin F. and Joseph R. Welch, there are no other Russell names. [See Early Families of Shapleigh and Acton, Maine, p. 726.by Fred R. Boyle

      CENSUS RECORDS

      1850 United States Federal Census
      Name: Betsey Welch
      Age: 45
      Birth Year: abt 1805
      Birthplace: Maine
      Home in 1850: Shapleigh, York, Maine
      Gender: Female
      Family Number: 83
      Household Members:
      George Welch 45
      Betsey Welch 45
      Otis R Welch 18
      Emily A Welch 16
      Charles W Welch 14
      Horace M Welch 12
      Keziah Welch 9
      Jane Welch 7
      Alvah Welch 5
      John C Welch 2
      Joseph R Welch 2

      1860 United States Federal Census
      Name: Betsey Welch
      Age in 1860: 55
      Birth Year: abt 1805
      Birthplace: Maine
      Home in 1860: Shapleigh, York, Maine
      Gender: Female
      Post Office: Acton
      Household Members:
      Otis R Welch 28
      Charity Welch 28
      George Welch 55
      Betsey Welch 55
      Alvah Welch 15
      John Welch 12
      Joseph Welch 12
      Emely Welch 25
      Jane Welch 17

      1870 United States Federal Census
      Name: Betsy Welch
      Age in 1870: 65
      Birth Year: abt 1805
      Birthplace: Maine
      Home in 1870: Shapleigh, York, Maine
      Race: White
      Gender: Female
      Post Office: Shapleigh
      Household Members:
      Otis R Welch 38
      Charity Welch 38
      Geo Welch 65
      Betsy Welch 65
      Fred Emmons 15
      N Louisa Duncan 13

      1880 United States Federal Census
      Name: Betsey Welch
      Age: 74
      Birth Year: abt 1806
      Birthplace: Maine
      Home in 1880: Shapleigh, York, Maine
      Race: White
      Gender: Female
      Relation to Head of House: Wife
      Marital Status: Married
      Spouse's Name: George Welch
      Father's Birthplace: Maine
      Mother's Birthplace: Maine
      Household Members:
      Name Age
      George Welch 74
      Betsey Welch 74
      Otis R. Welch 48 [son]
      Charity Welch 49 [daughter-in-law]
      [1]
    Person ID I6750  Master File
    Last Modified 5 Dec 2013 

    Father Clement RUSSELL,   b. Abt 1783, Waterboro, York Co. ME Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 14 Mar 1823, Waterboro, York Co. ME Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 40 years) 
    Mother Nancy WARREN,   b. Abt 1784, Shapleigh, York Co. ME Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. ? 1823, Alfred York Co. ME Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 39 years) 
    Married 12 Jun 1803  Waterboro Township, York Co. ME Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Family ID F4510  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family George WELCH,   b. 4 Dec 1804, Shapleigh, York Co. ME Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Nov 1880, Shapleigh, York Co. ME Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Married 30 Sep 1827  Shapleigh, York Co. ME Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Children 
    +1. Otis R. WELCH,   b. Jan 1832, Shapleigh, York Co. ME Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jul 1911, Shapleigh, York Co. ME Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 79 years)
     2. Emily A. WELCH,   b. 1834, Shapleigh, York Co. ME Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jan 1902, Shapleigh, York Co. ME Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
    +3. Charles Warren WELCH,   b. 05 Aug 1836, Shapleigh, York Co. ME Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jun 1910, San Francisco, CA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
    +4. Horace Moody WELCH,   b. Oct 1837, Shapleigh, York Co. ME Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Sep 1905, Luzerne Co. PA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 67 years)
    +5. Keziah Ellen WELCH,   b. 1841, Shapleigh, York Co. ME Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Mar 1899, Luzerne Co. PA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years)
    +6. Louisa Jane WELCH,   b. 20 Mar 1842, Shapleigh, York Co. ME Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jul 1913, Gloucester, Essex Co. MA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
    +7. Alvah WELCH,   b. 1845, Shapleigh, York Co. ME Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 03 May 1893, Freeland, Luzerne Co. PA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48 years)
     8. Benjamin F. WELCH,   b. 1847, Shapleigh, York Co. ME Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Dec 1849  (Age 2 years)
     9. John C. WELCH,   b. 1847, Shapleigh, York Co. ME Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Aug 1869, Lowell, Middlesex Co. MA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 22 years)
    +10. Joseph R. WELCH,   b. ca 1849, Shapleigh, York Co. ME Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Feb 1888, Lowell, Middlesex Co. MA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 39 years)
    Last Modified 1 Dec 2013 
    Family ID F4817  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S136] Early Families of Shapleigh and Acton, ME (2002), Boyle, Frederick R., CG, (Self published), p. 726.

    2. [S112] Huntress Family, Hardon, Henry Winthrop, Vol1. p. 45.

    3. [S111] Early Vital Records, of Waterborough, Maine, (The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, July 1936), 90:244.

    4. [S113] bdocbaker@comcast.net.