Betsey Roberts

Brief Life History of Betsey

When Betsey Roberts was born on 21 March 1795, in Hinesburg, Chittenden, Vermont, United States, her father, David Roberts, was 34 and her mother, Lydia Lawrence, was 33. She had at least 4 sons and 1 daughter with Asaph Spencer. She died on 10 December 1873, in Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa, United States.

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Family Time Line

Asaph Spencer
1789–1851
Betsey Roberts
1795–1873
Arthur Spencer
1822–1822
George T. Spencer
1822–1856
Lydia Jane Spencer
1823–1894
Allen Atwater Spencer
1832–1913
Franklin Benjamin Spencer
1838–1908

Sources (4)

  • Elizabeth Spencer in household of Allen Spencer, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Betsey Roberts - Published information: Family genealogies: birth-name: Betsey Roberts
  • Betsy Roberts Spencer, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

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.

1803

France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

Name Meaning

English: from the personal name Robert , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. This surname is also occasionally borne by Jews, presumably as an Americanized form of some similar (like-sounding) Jewish surname.

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

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