Betsey H. Stebbins

12 September 1829–1915 (Age 85)
New York, United States

The Life Summary of Betsey H.

When Betsey H. Stebbins was born on 12 September 1829, in New York, United States, her father, William W. Stebbins, was 25 and her mother, Nancy Murdock, was 26. She married Willard W Wickwire on 14 January 1852. She lived in Madison, Madison, Madison, New York, United States in 1850 and Hamilton, Hamilton, Madison, New York, United States in 1875. She died in 1915, at the age of 86, and was buried in Madison Street Cemetery, Hamilton, Hamilton, Madison, New York, United States.

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Family Time Line

Willard W Wickwire
1808–1898
Betsey H. Stebbins
1829–1915
Marriage: 14 January 1852

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    14 January 1852

    • Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

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    World Events (8)

    1830 · The Second Great Awakening
    Age 1
    Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
    1830 · The Oregon Trail
    Age 1
    Many people started their 2,170-mile West trek to settle the land found by Louis and Clark. They used large-wheeled wagons to pack most of their belongings and were guided by trails that were made by the previous trappers and traders who walked the area. Over time the trail needed annual improvements to make the trip faster and safer. Most of Interstate 80 and 84 cover most of the ground that was the original trail.
    1863
    Age 34
    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

    Name Meaning

    English (Middlesex and Essex): habitational name from Stebbing (Essex). The placename means ‘the people of a man called Stybba’ or ‘the people of the tree stumps’, from an Old English personal name Stybba or Old English stybb ‘tree stump’ + the groupname suffix -ingas.History: Edward Stebbins was one of the founders of Hartford, CT, in 1635 (coming from Cambridge, MA with Thomas Hooker).

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

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    Sources (9)

    • Betsy F Wickwire in household of Willard W Wickwire, "New York State Census, 1875"
    • Betsy H Stebbins in household of Aras Smith, "United States Census, 1850"
    • Betsey Stebbins Wickwire (1829 - 1915) - Find A Grave Memorial

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