One image is clear "Mrs. Betsey Thompson" died aged 72y, married female, cause of death "unknown, died suddenly, had no physician", dau of Joshua and Lucy Warfield.
A different death index is recorded as "Balsey Thompson" - the original record is faint but clearly it is Betsy; aged 72--; housekeeper; cause of death "unknown, died suddenly, had no physician"; parents column is written as her husband Rufus Thompson; place of birth is blank; indexed as "Royas Thompson" as spouse
[Source: Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011 AND Massachusetts, Death Records, 1841-1915 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013]
some on-line trees have her born in Colrain, Mass., dau of
Joshua Warfield & Prudence (Buck) Warfield
m. Rufus Thompson 27 Nov 1808 at Heath, Mass.
children (at least):
Louisa b. 01 Oct 1809
Diantha b. 27 Feb 1811
Almira b. 26 Nov 1812
Lyman b. 04 May 1814
Rufus Thurber b. 10 Aug 1819
Elizabeth Jane b. 28 Dec 1827
One image is clear "Mrs. Betsey Thompson" died aged 72y, married female, cause of death "unknown, died suddenly, had no physician", dau of Joshua and Lucy Warfield.
A different death index is recorded as "Balsey Thompson" - the original record is faint but clearly it is Betsy; aged 72--; housekeeper; cause of death "unknown, died suddenly, had no physician"; parents column is written as her husband Rufus Thompson; place of birth is blank; indexed as "Royas Thompson" as spouse
[Source: Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011 AND Massachusetts, Death Records, 1841-1915 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013]
some on-line trees have her born in Colrain, Mass., dau of
Joshua Warfield & Prudence (Buck) Warfield
m. Rufus Thompson 27 Nov 1808 at Heath, Mass.
children (at least):
Louisa b. 01 Oct 1809
Diantha b. 27 Feb 1811
Almira b. 26 Nov 1812
Lyman b. 04 May 1814
Rufus Thurber b. 10 Aug 1819
Elizabeth Jane b. 28 Dec 1827
Inscription
Elizabeth
wife of
Rufus Thompson
died Jan 3 1856
[broken]
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