Brief Life History of Betsy
When Betsy Ashton was born on 26 December 1844, in Stockport, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, William Ashton, was 22 and her mother, Sarah Ann Barlow, was 22. She died after 20 October 1856, in Wyoming, United States, and was buried in Wyoming, United States.
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Sources (12)
- Betsay Ashton, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
- Betsy Ashton, "England and Wales, Birth Registration Index, 1837-1920"
- Betsey Ashton, "Find a Grave Index"
Parents and Siblings
World Events (2)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1854 · The Crimean War
The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of numerous places so called, especially Ashton-under-Lyne near Manchester. Most are named from Old English æsc ‘ash tree’ + tūn ‘settlement’; the one in Northamptonshire is (æt thǣm) æscum ‘(at the) ash trees’. Others have been assimilated to this from different sources. The one in Devon is ‘the settlement (tūn) of Æschere’, while the one in Hertfordshire is ‘the settlement of Ælli’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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The Deaths of Elizabeth, Betsy, Baby Sarah and Sarah Ann Barlow Ashton; 1856 Martin Handcart Company
The Book, "Our Pioneer Heritage" published by Daughters of the Utah Pioneers in 1973 and compiled by Kate Carter, reports on the death of Betsey. It includes a sentence about the death of Elizabeth As …
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