Elizabeth Follett

Brief Life History of Elizabeth

When Elizabeth Follett was born on 20 November 1788, in Winchester, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States, her father, Benjamin Follett, was 33 and her mother, Demaris Whitcomb, was 26. She married Abel Scott on 29 November 1810, in Winchester, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Chicopee, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States in 1850. She died on 1 February 1869, in Chicopee Falls, Chicopee, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 80.

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Family Time Line

Abel Scott
1787–1860
Elizabeth Follett
1788–1869
Marriage: 29 November 1810
Eugenia Scott
1811–1888
Frinda A Scott
1823–1913
Luther R Scott
1813–
Lucy R. Scott
1814–1890
Francis Scott
1816–
George Scott
1817–
Horace W Scott
1818–1882
Lucinda Scott
1818–
Elizabeth F Scott
1820–1902
Edward Scott
1825–
Loren Scott
1827–

Sources (34)

  • Elizabeth Scott in household of Abel Scott, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Elizabeth Follet, "New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900"
  • Betsey Follett, "New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947"

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World Events (8)

1789

George Washington elected first president of United States.

1808 · Concord Becomes the Capital

In 1808, Concord became the capital of New Hampshire. It was originally the Penacook Plantation given to the state by the Massachusetts Bay Colony. 

1812

War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

Name Meaning

English (of Norman origin): nickname from Anglo-Norman French fol(l)et ‘fool, jester’.

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

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