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Elizabeth "Betsy" Boyd 1798 – 1849 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 09 JUL 1798

Birth Location: Virginia, USA

Death Date: 24 Apr 1849

Death Location: Switzerland, Indiana, United States

Father: James Boyd

Mother: Phebe Boyd

Spouse(s): John Spears

Children(s): George Spears

Elizabeth "Betsy" Boyd was born in 1798 in Virginia, USA, the child of James Washington Boyd and Phebe (Webster) Boyd. Elizabeth "Betsy" Boyd married John Spears, and had children including George Washington Spears. Elizabeth "Betsy" Boyd passed away in 1849 in Switzerland, Indiana, United States.

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Biography

  • Elizabeth "Betsy" Boyd was born in 1798 in Virginia, USA, the child of James Washington Boyd and Phebe (Webster) Boyd.
  • Elizabeth "Betsy" Boyd married John Spears, and had children including George Washington Spears.
  • Elizabeth "Betsy" Boyd passed away in 1849 in Switzerland, Indiana, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Boyd
1751 – 1852
Birth Location: Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, USA
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Phebe Boyd
1778 – 1865
Birth Location: Little Britain, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
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Spouses(s)

John Spears
1793 – 1882
Birth Location: New Jersey, USA
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Children(s)

George Spears
1835 – 1902
Birth Location: Switzerland, Indiana, United States
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Elizabeth Boyd's Ancestors

Self
Elizabeth Boyd
1798 – 1849
Birth Place: Virginia, USA
Parents
James Washington Boyd
1751 – 1852
Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, USA
Phebe ((Webster)) Boyd
1778 – 1865
Little Britain, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
James Boyd
1710 – 1784
, Hawick, Roxburgh, Scotland
Hannah (Plummer) -Webster
1761 – 1834
Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Elspeth Gardener
1692 –
Thomas Plummer
1726 – 1807
Phebe Plummer
1734 – 1814
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Plummer
1668 – 1737
Eleanor Plummer
1670 – 1740
Elinor Lansdale
1696 – 1759

Elizabeth Boyd's Descendants

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Elizabeth ("Betsy") Boyd (09 JUL 1798 – 24 Apr 1849) m. John Spears (7 Feb 1793 – 29 Apr 1882)
  1. 1. George (Washington) Spears (6 April 1835 – 9 February 1902) m. Rachel (Ann) Sedam (29 Aug 1832 – 28 Oct 1903)
    1. 1. Rhoda (Rachael) Spear (18 Jun 1863 – 19 Oct 1933) m. John (Lafayette) Worthington (30 Aug 1856 – 8 Apr 1936)
      1. 1. Lillie (Dell) Worthington (15 March 1891 – 31 March 1966) m. William (Newt) Bunner (11/22/1884 – 16 Mar 1976)
        1. 1. Hattie Bunner (abt 1913 – ) m. Edward Rittenhouse (abt 1900 – )

Elizabeth Boyd's Timeline

2 Records

1798
09 JUL 1798
Birth of Elizabeth "Betsy" Boyd in Virginia, USA
Virginia, USA
1849
24 Apr 1849
Age 51
Death of Elizabeth "Betsy" Boyd in Switzerland, Indiana, United States
Switzerland, Indiana, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 09 JUL 1798
    Event Place: Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Apr 1849
    Event Place: Switzerland, Indiana, United States
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