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Betsy Childs 1772–1870 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 May 1772

Birth Location: New Salem, Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Death Date: 15 March 1870

Death Location: West Cummington, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father:

Mother: Abigail WILLIS

Spouse(s): Gideon Tenney

Children(s): Abigail Smith, Rossy Williams, Arathusa Tenney, Louisa Belden, James Tenney, Lionel Tenney, Sarah Baldwin

The story of Betsy Childs began in 1772 in New Salem, Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States of America. Betsy Childs married Gideon Tenney, and had children including Abigail Willis Smith, Arathusa Tenney, James Augustus Tenney, Lionel Tenney, Louisa Belden, Rossy Williams, Sarah Ann Baldwin. Betsy Childs passed away in 1870 in West Cummington, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Betsy Childs began in 1772 in New Salem, Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States of America.
  • Betsy Childs married Gideon Tenney, and had children including Abigail Willis Smith, Arathusa Tenney, James Augustus Tenney, Lionel Tenney, Louisa Belden, Rossy Williams, Sarah Ann Baldwin.
  • Betsy Childs passed away in 1870 in West Cummington, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Children(s)

Betsy Childs's Ancestors

Self
Betsy Childs
1772–1870
Birth Place: New Salem, Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Parents
Abigail WILLIS
1746–1810
Grandparents
Benjamin WILLIS
1718–
Hannah Spooner
1719–1812
Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts
Great-Grandparents
Mehitable Jenney
1673–1727
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John (Cabinetmaker)
1647–1727
Margaret Hicks
1654–1698

Betsy Childs's Descendants

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Betsy Childs (27 May 1772–15 March 1870) m. Gideon Tenney (16 August 1759–3 June 1843)
  1. 1. Abigail (Willis) Smith 1809–1885 m. Lowell Smith 1802–1891
    1. 1. Emma (Louise) Smith 1844–1920 m. Benjamin (Franklin) Dillingham 1844–1918
      1. 1. Charles (Augustus) Dillingham 1871–1874
      2. 2. Alfred (Hubbard) Dillingham 1880–1880
      3. 3. Mary (Emma) Frear 1870–1951
      4. 4. Walter (Francis) Dillingham 1875–1963
      5. 5. Harold (Garfield) Dillingham 1881–1971
      6. 6. Marion (Eleanor) Erdman 1883–1972 m. John (Pinney) Erdman 1874–1941
        1. 1. Marjory Erdman 1920–
        2. 2. Louise (Henderson) O'Neill 1906–1996
        3. 3. Harold (Randolf) Erdman 1905–1931
        4. 4. Jean (Marion *FS* Erdman American dancer and choreographer of modern dance as well as an avant-garde theater) director 1916–2020 m. Joseph Campbell 1904–1987
  2. 2. Rossy Williams 1797–1849
  3. 3. Arathusa Tenney 1814–1840
  4. 4. Louisa Belden 1806–1840
  5. 5. James (Augustus) Tenney 1812–1891
  6. 6. Lionel Tenney 1802–1868
  7. 7. Sarah (Ann) Baldwin 1795–1857

Betsy Childs's Timeline

2 Records

1772
27 May 1772
Birth of Betsy Childs in New Salem, Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States of America
New Salem, Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1870
15 March 1870
Age 98
Death of Betsy Childs in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 May 1772
    Event Place: New Salem, Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 March 1870
    Event Place: Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: West Cummington, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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