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Betsy Gu-Er-Tsa Smith 1778 – 1837 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1778

Birth Location: Cherokee Nation East, Georgia

Death Date: 1837

Death Location: The Trail of Tears

Father: Cabin Smith

Mother: Jennie Carpenter

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The story of Betsy Gu-Er-Tsa Smith began in 1778 in Cherokee Nation East, Georgia. Betsy Gu-Er-Tsa Smith passed away in 1837 in The Trail of Tears.

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Biography

  • The story of Betsy Gu-Er-Tsa Smith began in 1778 in Cherokee Nation East, Georgia.
  • Betsy Gu-Er-Tsa Smith passed away in 1837 in The Trail of Tears.

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Betsy Smith's Ancestors

Self
Betsy Smith
1778 – 1837
Birth Place: Cherokee Nation East, Georgia
Parents
Cabin Achilles Smith
1747 – 1836
Cherokee Nation East (present-day northwest Georgia)
Jennie (Great Eagle) Carpenter
1749 – 1835
CNE - TN
Grandparents
Moses ("Ches-Qua-Neat", "Track Stinson") Smith
1724 – 1785
Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Willenawah (Great Eagle) Carpenter
1702 – 1777
Overhills, Great Tellico, Tennessee, USA
Christian (Aniwodi Wurteh Tawsee Hop Rainmaker) Fox
1705 – 1764
Tellico Plains, Monroe, Tennessee, United States
Great-Grandparents
Tsula Conjurer
1670 – 1757
Quatsey Moytoy
1682 – 1758
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Betsy Smith's Timeline

2 Records

1778
Abt. 1778
Birth of Betsy Gu-Er-Tsa Smith in Cherokee Nation East, Georgia
Cherokee Nation East, Georgia
1837
1837
Age 59
Death of Betsy Gu-Er-Tsa Smith in The Trail of Tears
The Trail of Tears

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1778
    Event Place: Cherokee Nation East, Georgia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1837
    Event Place: The Trail of Tears

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