Grace
BETTS
(b.
30 August 1634
,
Roxbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony*
d.
6 June 1705
,
Roxbury, Province of Massachusetts Bay*
)
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Grace BETTS was born 30 August 1634 in Roxbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony*
Grace BETTS was the child of Thomas BETTS and Mary BRIDGE and the grandchild of: (paternal) John BETTS and Mary BIGGS (BIGGE)Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Grace married Edward MORRIS 20 November 1655 in Roxbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony* . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Edward MORRIS was born 22 January 1632 in England (United Kingdom). Edward died 14 September 1689 in Woodstock, Connecticut, USA.
Grace BETTS died 6 June 1705 in Roxbury, Province of Massachusetts Bay*.
Note from findagrave.com
NOTE: While her husband is buried in Woodstock,CT, the reference to her on the monument is likely a cenotaph. From A Genealogical and Historical Register of the Descendants of Edward Morris of Roxbury, Mass., and Woodstock, Conn.:
"How long our good but distant grandmother, Grace, the widow of Edward Morris, remained in Woodstock we do not know. We find her death, June 6, 1705, recorded in Roxbury, where, perhaps, she may have returned either to visit or make her home with her married daughters, the Childs, or with her son Samuel. The place of her burial is not known. The compiler supposes it to have been in the ancient burying-ground at the corner of Washington and Eustis streets in Roxbury, or possibly in the buring-ground at West Roxbury Village,; but no stone marks it in either place."
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Family and Children of Grace BETTS
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Edward MORRIS-- Date: 20 November 1655 Place: Roxbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony*
Children of Edward MORRIS and Grace BETTS:
Edward MORRIS (b.10 March 1658, Roxbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony* d. 29 August 1727, Woodstock, Crown Colony of Connecticut)
m. Elizabeth BOWEN 24 May 1683 in Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA*
Grace MORRIS (b.17 February 1661, Roxbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony* d. 10 December 1723, Roxbury, Province of Massachusetts Bay*)
m. Benjamin CHILD 7 March 1683 in Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA*
Samuel MORRIS (b.19 March 1670, Roxbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony* d. 9 January 1747, Thompson, Crown Colony of Connecticut )
m. Mehitabel MAYO 1693
Edward MORRIS-- Date: 20 November 1655 Place: Roxbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony*Children of Edward MORRIS and Grace BETTS:
Edward MORRIS (b.10 March 1658, Roxbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony* d. 29 August 1727, Woodstock, Crown Colony of Connecticut)m. Elizabeth BOWEN 24 May 1683 in Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA*
Grace MORRIS (b.17 February 1661, Roxbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony* d. 10 December 1723, Roxbury, Province of Massachusetts Bay*)m. Benjamin CHILD 7 March 1683 in Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA*
Samuel MORRIS (b.19 March 1670, Roxbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony* d. 9 January 1747, Thompson, Crown Colony of Connecticut )m. Mehitabel MAYO 1693
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1634 Birth 30 August 1634
Roxbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony*
1655 Marriage / PartnerGrace BETTS and Edward MORRIS 20 November 1655, Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA*
She was 21 years old.
1658 Birth of ChildEdward MORRIS was born 10 March 1658, Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA*
Grace was 23 years old.
1661 Birth of ChildGrace MORRIS was born 17 February 1661, Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA*
Grace was 26 years old.
1670 Birth of ChildSamuel MORRIS was born 19 March 1670, Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA*
Grace was 35 years old.
1683 Marriage of ChildGrace MORRIS married 7 March 1683, Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA* to Benjamin CHILD
1683 Marriage of ChildEdward MORRIS married 24 May 1683, Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA* to Elizabeth BOWEN
1689 Death of Spouse/PartnerEdward MORRIS died 14 September 1689, Woodstock, Connecticut, USA
1705 Death 6 June 1705
Roxbury, Province of Massachusetts Bay*
She died at the age of 70.
Grace is buried at: Woodstock Hill Cemetery Woodstock Windham County Connecticut, USA
Added: 10/1/2014 2:48:18 PM
- Updated: 5/31/2026 5:51:48 PM
The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state
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