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Betsy West 1783–1866 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Feb 1783

Birth Location: New Braintree, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 21 Oct 1866

Death Location: Oakham, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Paul West

Mother: Elizabeth Hill

Spouse(s): Washington Capt.

Children(s): Lysander Allen, Almeda Allen, Nehemiah Allen, Jonathan Allen, Lewis Allen, Elizabeth Allen, Charlotte Allen, George Allen, William Allen, Paul Allen, Benjamin Allen

In 1783, Betsy West entered the world in New Braintree, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA, born to Paul West And Elizabeth Hill. Betsy West married Washington Allen Capt, and had children including Almeda W Allen, Benjamin Franklin Allen, Charlotte Norton Allen, Elizabeth West Allen, George Washington Allen, Jonathan West Allen, Lewis Allen, Lysander Bascom Allen, Nehemiah Allen, Paul West Allen, William Allen. Betsy West passed away in 1866 in Oakham, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1783, Betsy West entered the world in New Braintree, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA, born to Paul West And Elizabeth Hill.
  • Betsy West married Washington Allen Capt, and had children including Almeda W Allen, Benjamin Franklin Allen, Charlotte Norton Allen, Elizabeth West Allen, George Washington Allen, Jonathan West Allen, Lewis Allen, Lysander Bascom Allen, Nehemiah Allen, Paul West Allen, William Allen.
  • Betsy West passed away in 1866 in Oakham, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Paul West
1749–1820
Birth Location: Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
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Elizabeth Hill
1752–1794
Birth Location: Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

Washington Capt.
1776–1863
Birth Location: Middleboro, Plymouth, Massachusetts
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Children(s)

Lysander Allen
1802–1850
Birth Location: Oakham, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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Almeda Allen
1804–1866
Birth Location: Oakham, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
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Nehemiah Allen
1805–1859
Birth Location: Oakham, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
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Jonathan Allen
1807–1843
Birth Location: Oakham, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
JA
Lewis Allen
1809–1865
Birth Location: Oakham, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
LA
Elizabeth Allen
1811–1838
Birth Location: Oakham, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
EA
Charlotte Allen
1813–1837
Birth Location: Oakham, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
CA
George Allen
1815–1874
Birth Location: Oakham, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
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William Allen
1818–1838
Birth Location: Oakham, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
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Paul Allen
1820–1876
Birth Location: Oakham, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
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Benjamin Allen
1825–1892
Birth Location: Oakham, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
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Betsy West's Ancestors

Self
Betsy West
1783–1866
Birth Place: New Braintree, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Paul West
1749–1820
Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Elizabeth Hill
1752–1794
Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (West) III
1717–1770
Tisbury, Dukes, Massachusetts, USA
Hannah Pope
1720–1798
Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Dr.
1687–1728
Mary Presbury
1694–1729
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Stephen Presbury
1672–1730
Deborah Skiffe
1668–1743

Betsy West's Descendants

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Betsy West (7 Feb 1783–21 Oct 1866) m. Washington (Allen) Capt. (16 Feb 1776–25 Jun 1863)
  1. 1. Lysander (Bascom) Allen 1802–1850
  2. 2. Almeda (W) Allen 1804–1866 m. Samuel (Peterson) Keith 1801–1881
    1. 1. Elisabeth Keith 1840–1870
    2. 2. Almeda (Adelaide) Keith 1841–1937
    3. 3. Mary (Charlotte) Keith 1833–1873
    4. 4. Maria (Lucina) Keith 1826–1906
    5. 5. Ann (Judson) Keith 1831–1925
    6. 6. Allen (Washington) Keith 1828–1905
    7. 7. Sarah (Jane) Holmes 1844–1920
    8. 8. Charlott (M) Keith 1834–
  3. 3. Nehemiah Allen 1805–1859
  4. 4. Jonathan (West) Allen 1807–1843
  5. 5. Lewis Allen 1809–1865
  6. 6. Elizabeth (West) Allen 1811–1838
  7. 7. Charlotte (Norton) Allen 1813–1837
  8. 8. George (Washington) Allen 1815–1874
  9. 9. William Allen 1818–1838
  10. 10. Paul (West) Allen 1820–1876
  11. 11. Benjamin (Franklin) Allen 1825–1892 m. Euretta (A) Butler 1831–1897
    1. 1. George (Butler) Allen 1875–1936
    2. 2. Carrie (May) Allen 1866–1917
    3. 3. Cora Allen 1871–1945
    4. 4. Benjamin (Franklin "Frank" Allen) Junior 1869–1913
    5. 5. Addie (E.) Allen 1860–

Betsy West's Timeline

3 Records

1783
7 Feb 1783
Birth of Betsy West in New Braintree, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
New Braintree, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
1800
27 Dec 1800
Age 17
Betsy West was married in New Braintree, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
New Braintree, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
1866
21 Oct 1866
Age 83
Death of Betsy West in Oakham, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Oakham, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Feb 1783
    Event Place: New Braintree, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 27 Dec 1800
    Event Place: New Braintree, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Oct 1866
    Event Place: Oakham, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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