Elizabeth Betsey Kemp

Brief Life History of Elizabeth Betsey

When Elizabeth Betsey Kemp was born in 1775, in Ashburnham, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Benjamin Kemp, was 44 and her mother, Judith Reed, was 30. She married Daniel Kemp on 21 December 1800, in New Hampshire, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Pittsford, Rutland, Vermont, United States for about 10 years. She died on 6 August 1869, in Rutland, Vermont, United States, at the age of 94, and was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Pittsford, Rutland, Vermont, United States.

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Family Time Line

Daniel Kemp
1779–1860
Elizabeth Betsey Kemp
1775–1869
Marriage: 21 December 1800
Daniel Kemp Jr
1806–1862
Elvira Kemp
1813–1885
Elizabeth or Betsey Kemp
1814–1906
Moses Parker Kemp
1814–1871
Benjamin R. Kemp
1818–1895
Judith or Julia Kemp
1822–1871
Alvin S. Kemp
1827–1910

Sources (16)

  • Betsey Kemp in household of Parker Kemp, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Betsey Kemp, "New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947"
  • Betsey Kemp, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1776

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

1793

Oldest grave seen in the 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, Scottish, Dutch, and North German: status name for a champion, Middle English and Middle Low German kempe. In the Middle Ages a champion was a professional fighter on behalf of others; for example the King's Champion, at the coronation, had the duty of issuing a general challenge to battle to anyone who denied the king's right to the throne. The Middle English word corresponds to Old English cempa and Old Norse kempa ‘warrior’; both these go back to ancient Germanic campo ‘warrior’, which is the source of the Dutch and North German name, corresponding to High German Kampf .

Dutch and North German (North Rhine-Westphalia): from the personal name Kempe, Kampe; see 1 above.

Dutch and Flemish: metonymic occupational name for someone who grew or processed hemp, from Middle Dutch canep ‘hemp’.

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

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