Brief Life History of Betsey M.
Betsey M. Healey was born in 1808, in Westfield, Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States as the daughter of Nathan Healey and Ann. She married Seth Michael Doolittle on 19 April 1826, in Colchester, New London, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 6 daughters. She lived in Agawam, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States in 1860 and Southington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States in 1880. She died on 27 July 1899, in Point Pleasant, Ocean, New Jersey, United States, at the age of 91, and was buried in White Lawn Cemetery, Point Pleasant, Ocean, New Jersey, United States.
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Sources (23)
- Betsey Skinner in household of E C Stillman, "United States Census, 1880"
- Legacy NFS Source: Betty Healey - Government record: Marriage record or certificate: birth-name: Betsey M. Healey
- Betsey Healy, "Connecticut Marriages, 1630-1997"
Spouse and Children
1802–1853 Male
1808–1899 Female
Children (7)
1826–1905 Female
1829–1920 Female
1833–1883 Female
1841–1881 Female
1843–1898 Female
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Parents and Siblings
World Events (8)
1808
Age 0
1813
Age 5
1832 · The Black Hawk War
Age 24
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Healey (Lancashire, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, Northumberland), Heeley (Yorkshire), or Healaugh (North Yorkshire, Yorkshire). The main origin in Yorkshire was Healey (in Shelley) but the Yorkshire name has also probably been confused with Haley . The placenames derive from Old English hēah ‘high’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’.
Irish: variant of Healy .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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