Elizabeth “Bette” Sears Norcott

27 August 1733–13 June 1828 (Age 94)
Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States

The Life of Elizabeth “Bette”

When Elizabeth “Bette” Sears Norcott was born on 27 August 1733, in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Ebenezer Sears, was 39 and her mother, Sarah Gorham Howes, was 34. She married William Norcott IV on 5 October 1753, in Middletown, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 13 June 1828, at the age of 94.

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Family Time Line

William Norcott IV
1719–1810
Elizabeth “Bette” Sears Norcott
1733–1828
Marriage: 5 October 1753
William Northcutt
1745–1793
Reuben Norcott
1754–1830
Ruth Norcott
1756–1792
Sarah Norcott
1758–
Abner Norcott
1761–1832
Hannah Norcott
1763–1841
Ephraim Norcott
1765–

Spouse and Children

MARRIAGE
5 October 1753
Middletown, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
children

(7)

    William Northcutt

    Male1745–1793Male

    Reuben Norcott

    Male1754–1830Male

    Ruth Norcott

    Female1756–1792Female

    Sarah Norcott

    Female1758–Female

    Abner Norcott

    Male1761–1832Male

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Parents and Siblings

siblings

(15)

+10 More Children

World Events (6)

1776

Age 43

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776 · The Declaration to the King

Age 43

"""At the end of the Second Continental Congress the 13 colonies came together to petition independence from King George III. With no opposing votes, the Declaration of Independence was drafted and ready for all delegates to sign on the Fourth of July 1776. While many think the Declaration was to tell the King that they were becoming independent, its true purpose was to be a formal explanation of why the Congress voted together to declare their independence from Britain. The Declaration also is home to one of the best-known sentences in the English language, stating, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."""""""
1783 · A Free America

Age 50

The Revolutionary War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris which gave the new nation boundries on which they could expand and trade with other countries without any problems.

Name Meaning

1 Irish (Kerry): Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Saoghair, which in turn may be a patronymic from a Gaelicized form of the Old English personal name Saeger (see 2 below).2 English: patronymic from a Middle English personal name Saher or Seir ( see Sayer 1).3 Americanized form of French Cyr .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Sources (3)

  • Bette in entry for Reuben Norcott, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850"
  • Bette in entry for Sarah Norcott, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850"
  • Bette in entry for Hannah Norcott, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850"

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