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William Simpson Betts 1824 – 1895 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Jan 1824

Birth Location: Solebury, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 28 Nov 1895

Death Location: Solebury, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: William Betts

Mother: Ruth Simpson

Spouse(s): Emily Walton

Children(s): Annie Betts, Charles Betts, Ruth Betts

William Simpson Betts was born in 1824 in Solebury, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of William Betts and Ruth Wiggins Simpson. William Simpson Betts married Emily Malone Walton, and had children including Annie J Betts, Charles Watson Betts, Ruth Walton Betts. William Simpson Betts passed away in 1895 in Solebury, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • William Simpson Betts was born in 1824 in Solebury, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of William Betts and Ruth Wiggins Simpson.
  • William Simpson Betts married Emily Malone Walton, and had children including Annie J Betts, Charles Watson Betts, Ruth Walton Betts.
  • William Simpson Betts passed away in 1895 in Solebury, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA.

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William Betts's Ancestors

Self
William Betts
1824 – 1895
Birth Place: Solebury, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
William Betts
1787 – 1875
Solebury, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
Ruth (Wiggins) Simpson
1795 – 1857
Solebury, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Stephen Betts
1758 – 1834
Buckingham, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
Hannah Blackfan
1765 – 1843
Solebury, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Betts
1723 – 1783
Sarah
1724 – 1804
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Betts
1689 – 1746
Susannah Stevenson
1694 – 1724

William Betts's Descendants

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William (Simpson) Betts (24 Jan 1824 – 28 Nov 1895) m. Emily (Malone) Walton (11 Feb 1835 – 11 Sep 1895)
  1. 1. Annie (J) Betts (29 Mar 1860 – 3 Mar 1939) m. John (W) Bradshaw (14 Aug 1858 – 11 Feb 1907)
    1. 1. J (Watson) Bradshaw (19 Sep 1882 – 12 May 1914) m. Lidie (M) VanArtsdalen (9 May 1883 – 4 Nov 1949)
    2. 2. Emily (Betts) Bradshaw (3 Mar 1884 – 19 Mar 1948) m. Walter (Lepner) Coryell (20 Apr 1881 – 1 Dec 1974)
      1. 1. Henry (L) Coryell (8 Aug 1909 – 21 Jun 1998) m. Catherine Eckman (1 Jan 1915 – Jun 1975)
      2. 2. Mildred (Emily) Coryell (28 Feb 1911 – 13 Apr 1998)
      3. 3. Leonard (Walter) Coryell (12 May 1912 – 9 Apr 1986) m. Lilie (May) Worrell (21 Jun 1914 – 12 Mar 1977)
        1. 1. Leonard (Walter Jr) Coryell (1934 – ) m. Virginia (Lee) Anthony (1928 – )
        2. 2. Doris Coryell (17 Jul 1935 – 17 Nov 2008) m. Rinaldo (V) Barbieri (26 Aug 1924 – 9 May 2011) m. Karl (E) Lang (1 Sep 1932 – 23 Oct 2003)
        3. 3. Mitchell (Pratt) Coryell (13 Sep 1938 – 4 Nov 2013)
      4. 4. Virginia (Nancy) Coryell (18 Sep 1917 – 1 Aug 1999) m. Raymond Heidel (9 Sep 1905 – 20 May 1980)
        1. 1. Walter (Russell) Heidel (14 Apr 1934 – 18 Jul 1997)
      5. 5. William (Bradshaw) Coryell (1918 – 7 Apr 2009)
      6. 6. Bernice (June) Coryell (21 Jun 1920 – 20 Sep 2005) m. Robert (Clifton) Baker (5 Dec 1915 – 1963) m. Herman (Otto) Lubbes (5 Nov 1908 – 21 Jan 1994)
      7. 7. Carl (Livering) Coryell (18 Feb 1923 – 14 Jan 1985)
      8. 8. Clarence (Diverty) Coryell (22 Jun 1926 – 22 Apr 1981)
      9. 9. Walter Coryell (1926 – 6 Dec 1999)
  2. 2. Charles (Watson) Betts (23 Oct 1864 – 11 May 1919) m. Emma (Ella) Hough (Apr 1864 – 1949)
    1. 1. Alice (Hough) Betts (26 Nov 1889 – 6 Mar 1965) m. Stephens (Calhoun II) Smith (27 Feb 1877 – 6 Jul 1921)
      1. 1. Stephens (Calhoun III) Smith (27 Nov 1918 – 5 Jul 1964) m. Lucille (Virginia) Poynor (24 Feb 1920 – 26 Dec 1993)
        1. 1. Stephens (Calhoun IV) Smith (9 Feb 1945 – )
        2. 2. Stephanie Smith
    2. 2. Emma (Frances) Betts (Mar 1895 – 1978) m. Garrett (Wynkoop) Riley (5 Jul 1890 – 23 Aug 1958)
      1. 1. Emma (Phyllis) Riley (26 Oct 1913 – 7 Aug 1994)
      2. 2. Alice (Clayton) Riley (24 Dec 1915 – 11 Dec 1998)
      3. 3. Sarah (Catherine) Riley (12 Jun 1923 – 17 Jun 1994)
  3. 3. Ruth (Walton) Betts (7 Jul 1867 – 23 Dec 1936) m. Edward (Smith) Livezey (30 Jun 1866 – )
    1. 1. Charles (Walton) Livezey (26 Jun 1890 – May 1973)
    2. 2. Martha (Betts) Livezey (21 Jun 1893 – Dec 1976) m. Cyrus (White) Fell (14 Feb 1888 – 8 Apr 1961)
      1. 1. Ruth (Ada) Fell (5 Mar 1920 – 13 Apr 2000)

William Betts's Timeline

2 Records

1824
24 Jan 1824
Birth of William Simpson Betts in Solebury, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
Solebury, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
1895
28 Nov 1895
Age 71
Death of William Simpson Betts in Solebury, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
Solebury, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Jan 1824
    Event Place: Solebury, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Nov 1895
    Event Place: Solebury, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA

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