Betsey

Cal 1743 - 1818  (75 years)

• Name	Betsey
  Born	Cal 1743
  	calc’d from gravestone inscription - age at death 75 in 1818
  Gender	Female
  _FIL	LEGITIMATE_CHILD
  Died	27 Apr 1818	Henniker,,Merrimack,NEW HAMPSHIRE,USA,   [1, 2]
  	Age: 75
  	Transcription of Gravestone: [Willow Tree on top, columns with urns and flowers on carved onto side] In Memory of Mrs. Betsey Adams, Wife of Capt. Aaron Adams, Who died April 27, 1818, In the 75th year of her Age. ______________________________________ Friends and physicians could not save My mortal body from the grave, Nor shall the grave confine me here, When Christ shall call me to appear.
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  Buried	Aft 27 Apr 1818	Henniker,,Merrimack,NEW HAMPSHIRE,USA,Plummer Cemetery   [3]
  	Transcription of Gravestone: [Willow Tree on top, columns with urns and flowers on carved onto side] In Memory of Mrs. Betsey Adams, Wife of Capt. Aaron Adams, Who died April 27, 1818, In the 75th year of her Age. ______________________________________ Friends and physicians could not save My mortal body from the grave, Nor shall the grave confine me here, When Christ shall call me to appear.
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  Person ID	128	Matthews/Johnson
  Last Modified	29 Dec 2014

  
  

  Family	Capt Aaron ADAMS,   b. Abt 1739, Rowley,,Essex,MASSACHUSETTS,USA, ,   d. 14 Mar 1819, Henniker,,Merrimack,NEW HAMPSHIRE,USA,  (Age 80 years)
  Married	Y  [1]
  	[from Cogswell’s History of the Town of Henniker, 1880] 1. Capt. Aaron Adams was the son of Israel Adams, b. in Rawley, Mass., 1739 and md. Betsey, and settled in this town soon after its incorporation. He resided near where J.H. Matthews now lives, and was at one time quite a large distiller. He was for many years one of the most influential men of the town, and represented it in the legislature of 1798-'99, and was one of the selectment in 1773, '74, '75, and '86; was commissioned Lieutenant 8th. Co., 15th Reg. N. H. Militia, March 1, 1774. He d. March 14, 1819. His wife d. April 27, 1818. Born in Rowley, Mass. 2. Gideon, B. Aug. 28, 1764.+ 3. Moses, b. Dec. 2, 1766.+ 4. William, b. Dec. 27, 1769.+ Born in Henniker. 5. Stephen, b. March 15, 1774 d. Aug 30, 1777. 6. James, b. March 15, 1774; d. Sept. 4, 1777 7. Aaron, b. July 10, 1777. 8. George, b. Aug. 21, 1784+ 9. Betsey, b. 1786; md. Moses Pressey, March 14, 1811.
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  		Cogswell - Henniker History p441.jpg
  _UST	MARRIED
  Children	1. Gideon ADAMS,   b. 1764, Rowley,,Essex,MASSACHUSETTS,USA,   2. Moses ADAMS,   b. 2 Dec 1766, Rowley,,Essex,MASSACHUSETTS,USA,   3. William ADAMS,   b. 27 Dec 1769, Rowley,,Essex,MASSACHUSETTS,USA, ,   d. 6 Jan 1851, Henniker,,Merrimack,NEW HAMPSHIRE,USA,  (Age 81 years)   4. Stephen ADAMS,   b. 15 Mar 1774, Henniker,,Merrimack,NEW HAMPSHIRE,USA, ,   d. 30 Aug 1777, Henniker,,Merrimack,NEW HAMPSHIRE,USA,  (Age 3 years)   5. James ADAMS,   b. 15 Mar 1774, Henniker,,Merrimack,NEW HAMPSHIRE,USA, ,   d. 4 Sep 1777, Henniker,,Merrimack,NEW HAMPSHIRE,USA,  (Age 3 years)   6. Aaron ADAMS, jr.,   b. 10 Jul 1777, Henniker,,Merrimack,NEW HAMPSHIRE,USA,   7. George ADAMS,   b. 21 Aug 1781, Henniker,,Merrimack,NEW HAMPSHIRE,USA, ,   d. 3 Mar 1852  (Age 70 years)   8. Betsey ADAMS,   b. 1786, Henniker,,Merrimack,NEW HAMPSHIRE,USA,
  Last Modified	27 Feb 2021
  Family ID	836	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [2054] Book - Town History - Henniker NH, Leander W. Cogswell, Pg 440-441 (Reliability: 3). [8946] Gravestone Transcription, Betsy Adams Grave - photographed Apr 15, 2011 (Reliability: 3). [8946] Gravestone Transcription, Betsy Adams Gravestone - photographed Apr 15, 2014 (Reliability: 3).