Elizabeth Betsy Rowley

Brief Life History of Elizabeth Betsy

When Elizabeth Betsy Rowley was born on 20 March 1730, in New London, New London, Connecticut, United States, her father, Isaac Rowley Sr, was 47 and her mother, Hannah Harris, was 30. She married Pvt Ebenezer Minor on 23 August 1750, in New London, New London, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 8 daughters. She died on 11 November 1817, in Lempster, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in East Lempster Cemetery, East Lempster, Lempster, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States.

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Family Time Line

Pvt Ebenezer Minor
1731–1816
Elizabeth Betsy Rowley
1730–1817
Marriage: 23 August 1750
Betty Miner
1751–1835
Lucy Miner
1752–1838
Jonathan Minor
1755–1835
Abigail Miner
1755–1799
Hannah Miner
1758–1841
Lydia Miner
1760–1808
Charles Minor
1763–1840
Ebenezer Miner
1764–1834
Ezra Miner
1766–1844
Abigail Miner
1768–1858
Huldah Miner
1769–1769
Huldah Miner
1770–

Sources (29)

  • Betsey Rowley Miner, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Bettey, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850"
  • Bettey in entry for Bettey Minor, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850"

World Events (4)

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1777

Oldest grave seen in memorials list.

1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from one or more of various places called Rowley or Rowly, such as Rowley Regis (Staffordshire), Rowley (Devon, Durham), Rowleygreen Farm (Hertfordshire), Rowly (Surrey), Rowley (East Yorkshire), Rowley, near Bardsey (Yorkshire), Rowley in Lepton (Yorkshire), and Rowley Hill (Essex). The placenames probably all derive from Old English rūh ‘rough’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’, though the East Yorkshire place may have been named with hlāw ‘mound, hill’ as the second element.

Irish: from Ó Roghallaigh, a variant of Ó Raghailligh. See Riley and O'Reilly .

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

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Betsey Rowley Miner (20 March 1730 – 14 November 1817)

Betsey (Elizabeth) Rowley was the wife of Ebenezer Miner. Ebenezer was the 2nd Great Grandson of Thomas Minor. Thomas came to America from England in 1629 aboard the "Lyons Welp". He later moved to Co …

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