Mary Ann Betts

Brief Life History of Mary Ann

When Mary Ann Betts was born on 20 March 1801, in Mercer, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Christian Betts, was 21 and her mother, Elizabeth Birch, was 19. She married Roswell R. Graves on 20 March 1820, in Jamestown, Mercer, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Harrison, Grant, Wisconsin, United States in 1860 and Marietta, Crawford, Wisconsin, United States in 1860. She died on 15 June 1884, in Haney, Crawford, Wisconsin, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Graves Cemetery, Barnum, Crawford, Wisconsin, United States.

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Family Time Line

Roswell R. Graves
1799–1882
Mary Ann Betts
1801–1884
Marriage: 20 March 1820
Elizabeth Graves
1824–1864
Joseph Graves
1847–
Lant Graves
1848–
Phoebe Graves
1848–
Benjamin Arnold Graves
1827–1905
Lucy Graves
1828–1847
Rhoda Ann Graves
1830–1905
Joab Ragan Graves
1832–1906
Almira E. Graves
1834–1920
Roswell Graves
1837–1883
Alanson Lant Graves
1840–1894
John Graves
1842–1850
Mary Ann Graves
1845–1846

Sources (12)

  • Mary Ann Greens in household of Roswell R Greens, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Mary Ann Betts Graves, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Mary Ann Graves in entry for Alanson Graves, "Wisconsin, Death Records, 1867-1907"

World Events (8)

1803

France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.

1812 · Harrisburg Becomes the State Capital

Harrisburg had important parts with migration, the Civil War, and the Industrial Revolution. 

1825 · The Crimes Act

The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Bett , with excrescent -s, a patronymic or metronymic from the medieval personal name Bett, a short form of Bartholomew, Beatrice, or Elizabeth.

Americanized form of German Betz .

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

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