When Betsey Watson was born on 26 December 1801, in Limerick, York, Maine, United States, her father, David Watson Sr, was 25 and her mother, Else Doloff, was 25. She married David Hasty, Jr. on 21 May 1826, in Limington, York, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 5 daughters. She lived in Jackson, Waldo, Maine, United States for about 10 years and Weld, Franklin, Maine, United States in 1880. She died on 6 November 1862, at the age of 60.