When Peace Rebecca Botsford was born on 9 April 1784, in Washington, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States, her father, Jonathan J Botsford Jr, was 42 and her mother, Abigail Curtis, was 39. She married John Fitzwater about 1803, in Jerusalem, Yates, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Jerusalem, Yates, New York, United States for about 15 years. She died on 8 June 1866, in Potter, Potter, Yates, New York, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Potter, Potter, Yates, New York, United States.