Elizabeth <I>Harrison</I> Betts

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Elizabeth Harrison Betts

Birth
Sheffield, Metropolitan Borough of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England
Death
25 Mar 1924 (aged 96)
San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA
Burial
Santa Ana, Orange County, California, USA GPS-Latitude: 33.7703389, Longitude: -117.8421861
Plot
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BETTS—In San Francisco. March 25. 1824, Mrs. Elizabeth Betts, aged 96 years, wife of the late P. M. Betts, mother of Wm. and P. H. Betts, Mrs. Mary Butterfield and Mrs. A. E Burton.

Mrs. Betts was a native of England and a former resident of Santa Ana. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2:30 p. m. from Smith & Tuthill's chapel, interment Fairhaven cemetery.
SOURCE: newspapers.com; Santa Ana Register
Santa Ana, California, 26 Mar 1924, Wed • Page 3

MOTHER: Mary __
FATHER: George Harrison

HUSBAND: Peter Michael Betts
m. 1 Jul 1850, Chesterfield, England

Elizabeth, Peter and their children arrived in New York's harbor on the "S.S. Hecla", 19 Oct 1864.

CHILDREN:
1. Peter Betts, 1851 – 1851
Infant Death - England

2. William Michael Betts
m. Alice Revena Reid (divorced)
m. Minnie Marlow

3. Emily Betts, 1854 – 1856
Toddler Death - England

4. Mary Betts
m. Chauncey Commodore Butterfield

5. Annie Elizabeth Betts
m. Frank Wilfred Burton

6. Peter Henry Betts, 1863 – 1939
m. Charity "Chattie" Beeson

FURTHER INFORMATION:
1. Early Members of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Name: Elizabeth Betts
Birth Date: Jul 1827
Birth Place: Greenhill, Derbyshire, England
Marriage Date: 1850
Death Date: About 1924
Burial Place: Santa Ana, California
Cemetery: Santa Ana Cemetery [Fairfield]
Spouse: P M Betts
Source: Saints' Herald Obituaries, 30 April 1924, p. 431/ Early Reorganization Minutes, 1872-1905, Book C. NOTES: Elizabeth (Betts) was baptized a member of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in 1872. Source Information: Ancestry.com. Early Members of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.

2. Birthplace location issue: While the above record uses the historic county of Derbyshire, the boundaries and names have changed. "The districts [Greenhill] of this ward were in the historic county of Derbyshire, but they were annexed into the county borough of Sheffield in 1934 associated with the West Riding of Yorkshire and were thus included in the metropolitan county of South Yorkshire in 1974."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beauchief_and_Greenhill

3. England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973
Name: Elizabeth Harrison
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Single
Age: 22
Birth Date: 1828
Marriage Date: 1 Jul 1850
Marriage Place: Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England
Father: George Harrison
Spouse: Peter Betts
FHL Film Number: 1752145
Reference ID: it2 P.73
Source Information: Ancestry.com. England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.

4. The "Hecla"
"HECLA Built by Robert Napier & Sons, Glasgow, Scotland, 1860. 1784 gross tons; 274 (bp) feet long; 36 feet wide. engine, single screw. Service speed 10 knots.

"Built for Cunard Line, British flag, in 1860 and named Hecla. Mediterranean service as well as New York and Boston service. Sold to Spanish owners, in 1882 and renamed Claris. Later became Conde de Vilana, Pedro Tercero, Rio Negro. in 1954." SOURCE: The Statue of Liberty- Ellis Island Foundation, Inc.

5. New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957
Name: Elizabeth Betts
Arrival Date: 19 Oct 1864
Birth Date: abt 1827
Age: 37
Gender: Female
Ethnicity/ Nationality: English
Place of Origin: England
Port of Departure: Liverpool, England and Queenstown, Ireland
Destination: United States of America
Port of Arrival: New York, New York
Ship Name: Hecla
Source Citation: Year: 1864; Arrival: New York, New York; Microfilm Serial: M237, 1820-1897; Microfilm Roll: Roll 246; Line: 27; List Number: 1047
BETTS—In San Francisco. March 25. 1824, Mrs. Elizabeth Betts, aged 96 years, wife of the late P. M. Betts, mother of Wm. and P. H. Betts, Mrs. Mary Butterfield and Mrs. A. E Burton.

Mrs. Betts was a native of England and a former resident of Santa Ana. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2:30 p. m. from Smith & Tuthill's chapel, interment Fairhaven cemetery.
SOURCE: newspapers.com; Santa Ana Register
Santa Ana, California, 26 Mar 1924, Wed • Page 3

MOTHER: Mary __
FATHER: George Harrison

HUSBAND: Peter Michael Betts
m. 1 Jul 1850, Chesterfield, England

Elizabeth, Peter and their children arrived in New York's harbor on the "S.S. Hecla", 19 Oct 1864.

CHILDREN:
1. Peter Betts, 1851 – 1851
Infant Death - England

2. William Michael Betts
m. Alice Revena Reid (divorced)
m. Minnie Marlow

3. Emily Betts, 1854 – 1856
Toddler Death - England

4. Mary Betts
m. Chauncey Commodore Butterfield

5. Annie Elizabeth Betts
m. Frank Wilfred Burton

6. Peter Henry Betts, 1863 – 1939
m. Charity "Chattie" Beeson

FURTHER INFORMATION:
1. Early Members of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Name: Elizabeth Betts
Birth Date: Jul 1827
Birth Place: Greenhill, Derbyshire, England
Marriage Date: 1850
Death Date: About 1924
Burial Place: Santa Ana, California
Cemetery: Santa Ana Cemetery [Fairfield]
Spouse: P M Betts
Source: Saints' Herald Obituaries, 30 April 1924, p. 431/ Early Reorganization Minutes, 1872-1905, Book C. NOTES: Elizabeth (Betts) was baptized a member of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in 1872. Source Information: Ancestry.com. Early Members of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.

2. Birthplace location issue: While the above record uses the historic county of Derbyshire, the boundaries and names have changed. "The districts [Greenhill] of this ward were in the historic county of Derbyshire, but they were annexed into the county borough of Sheffield in 1934 associated with the West Riding of Yorkshire and were thus included in the metropolitan county of South Yorkshire in 1974."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beauchief_and_Greenhill

3. England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973
Name: Elizabeth Harrison
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Single
Age: 22
Birth Date: 1828
Marriage Date: 1 Jul 1850
Marriage Place: Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England
Father: George Harrison
Spouse: Peter Betts
FHL Film Number: 1752145
Reference ID: it2 P.73
Source Information: Ancestry.com. England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.

4. The "Hecla"
"HECLA Built by Robert Napier & Sons, Glasgow, Scotland, 1860. 1784 gross tons; 274 (bp) feet long; 36 feet wide. engine, single screw. Service speed 10 knots.

"Built for Cunard Line, British flag, in 1860 and named Hecla. Mediterranean service as well as New York and Boston service. Sold to Spanish owners, in 1882 and renamed Claris. Later became Conde de Vilana, Pedro Tercero, Rio Negro. in 1954." SOURCE: The Statue of Liberty- Ellis Island Foundation, Inc.

5. New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957
Name: Elizabeth Betts
Arrival Date: 19 Oct 1864
Birth Date: abt 1827
Age: 37
Gender: Female
Ethnicity/ Nationality: English
Place of Origin: England
Port of Departure: Liverpool, England and Queenstown, Ireland
Destination: United States of America
Port of Arrival: New York, New York
Ship Name: Hecla
Source Citation: Year: 1864; Arrival: New York, New York; Microfilm Serial: M237, 1820-1897; Microfilm Roll: Roll 246; Line: 27; List Number: 1047


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