Grave has been located flag female ancestor  Betsey  MORRIS

  (b. 21 December 1788 Ridgefield, Connecticut, USA   d. 12 February 1861 Stillwater, New York, USA )  
Age: 72

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Betsey MORRIS was born 21 December 1788 in Ridgefield, Connecticut, USA

Betsey MORRIS was the child of ?   and   ?

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Betsey  married  Fenner H SALISBURY abt. 1810 in Stillwater, New York, USA .  The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Fenner H SALISBURY  was born 20 May 1785 in Scituate, Rhode Island, USA (North Scituate).  Fenner H died 25 April 1828 in Stillwater, New York, USA.  Fenner H was the child of John SALISBURY and Waite SLACK?.

Betsey MORRIS died 12 February 1861 in Stillwater, New York, USA.





daughter of David Morris and Prudence Gilbert


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Betsey MORRIS married Grave has been locatedflag male ancestor Fenner H SALISBURY-- Date: abt. 1810 Place: Stillwater, New York, USA
Fenner H SALISBURY was the child of John SALISBURY and Waite SLACK?




Children of Fenner H SALISBURY and Betsey MORRIS:

flag photo of Sally SALISBURY  Sally SALISBURY (b.15 April 1810, , New York, USA  d. 27 December 1884, York, Livingston, New York, USA)

flag male ancestor Fenner Harris SALISBURY (b.9 March 1812, , New York, USA  d. 6 September 1864, )

flag female ancestor Delia SALISBURY (b.24 February 1814, Stillwater, New York, USA  d. 2 December 1886, Galway, Saratoga, New York, USA)

Grave has been locatedflag female ancestor Betsey SALISBURY (b.5 April 1816, Stillwater, New York, USA  d. 11 October 1889, Stillwater, New York, USA)

flag male ancestor David Morris SALISBURY (b.4 October 1818, Stillwater, New York, USA  d. 7 March 1899, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA)

Grave has been locatedflag female ancestor Emily A SALISBURY (b.29 November 1820, Saratoga County, New York, USA  d. 16 October 1842, Stillwater, New York, USA)



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birth1788 Birth
21 December 1788
Ridgefield, Connecticut, USA
1810 Birth of Child
Sally SALISBURY was born 15 April 1810, , New York, USA

Betsey was 21 years old.
NewsThe War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.
1812 Birth of Child
Fenner Harris SALISBURY was born 9 March 1812, , New York, USA

Betsey was 23 years old.
1814 Birth of Child
Delia SALISBURY was born 24 February 1814, Stillwater, New York, USA

Betsey was 25 years old.
1816 Birth of Child
Betsey SALISBURY was born 5 April 1816, Stillwater, New York, USA

Betsey was 27 years old.
1818 Birth of Child
David Morris SALISBURY was born 4 October 1818, Stillwater, New York, USA

Betsey was 29 years old.
1820 Birth of Child
Emily A SALISBURY was born 29 November 1820, Saratoga County, New York, USA

Betsey was 31 years old.
1828 Death of Spouse/Partner
Fenner H SALISBURY died 25 April 1828, Stillwater, New York, USA
NewsFrom the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.
1842 Death of Child
Emily A SALISBURY died 16 October 1842, Stillwater, New York, USA

Betsey was 53 years old.
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
Betsey MORRIS - Grave  Salsbury, Emily A., dau. Of Fenner & Betsey, d. Oct. 16, 1842, 22d yr. Salsbury, Fenner, d. Apr. 25, 1826, 43d yr. Salsbury, Betsey, wife o
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Salsbury, Emily A., dau. Of Fenner & Betsey, d. Oct. 16, 1842, 22d yr.
Salsbury, Fenner, d. Apr. 25, 1826, 43d yr.
Salsbury, Betsey, wife of Fenner, d. Feb. 12, 1861, 72ys.

Salisbury Cemetery
Stillwater, New York, USA

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death1861 Death
12 February 1861
Stillwater, New York, USA

She died at the age of 72.

Betsey is buried at: Salisbury Cemetery

The Salisbury Cemetery is located about three miles south of Saratoga Lake, at the east side of the intersection of Cold Springs, Joyce and Fitch Roads, in the Town of Stillwater, Saratoga County, New York.
Stillwater, New York, USA


Added: 2/21/2016 2:42:18 PM - Updated: 3/27/2025 3:29:28 PM
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Prior to 1638 - Connecticut, New England
1638 - 1662 - New Haven Colony
1662 - 1687 - Connecticut Colony
1688 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1787 - Crown Colony of Connecticut
January 5, 1788 - Connecticut becomes 5th U.S. state

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