"Ephraim Betts, a Connecticut Loyalist who had initially fixed roots in the Frederickton town plat [the town plat consisted of the area from the River to George Street, and from Sunbury St. to Smyth Street] where he served as jailer, is credited as being the first settler on the upper Miramichi. His settlement dates from 1795. As early as June of that year, Betts and five others had petitioned for allotments "on a tract of vacant land on the River Miramichi between the Portage leading from Nashwaak and a tract reserved about the Etienne (Cains) river. The reasons for his decision to remove to the Miramichi are not clear, but within a few years several families followed him into the area..."
Family came to NB in 1783 as Loyalists: first settled in Fredericton, York County, then moved to Bettsburg, Ludlow Parish, Northumberland County by 1795
Children:
Ephraim Wheeler Betts 1782–1817
Jared Betts 1783–1867
David Betts 1787–1872
Sarah Betts 1793–
William Betts 1793–1817
Levi Betts 1793–
Benjamin Betts 1798–1817
Azor Betts 1800-~1865
Samuel Betts 1802–1880
Nelson Betts 1807–1827
Family came to NB in 1783 as Loyalists: first settled in Fredericton, York County, then moved to Bettsburg, Ludlow Parish, Northumberland County by 1795
Children:
Ephraim Wheeler Betts 1782–1817
Jared Betts 1783–1867
David Betts 1787–1872
Sarah Betts 1793–
William Betts 1793–1817
Levi Betts 1793–
Benjamin Betts 1798–1817
Azor Betts 1800-~1865
Samuel Betts 1802–1880
Nelson Betts 1807–1827
"Ephraim Betts, a Connecticut Loyalist who had initially fixed roots in the Frederickton town plat [the town plat consisted of the area from the River to George Street, and from Sunbury St. to Smyth Street] where he served as jailer, is credited as being the first settler on the upper Miramichi. His settlement dates from 1795. As early as June of that year, Betts and five others had petitioned for allotments "on a tract of vacant land on the River Miramichi between the Portage leading from Nashwaak and a tract reserved about the Etienne (Cains) river. The reasons for his decision to remove to the Miramichi are not clear, but within a few years several families followed him into the area..."
Family came to NB in 1783 as Loyalists: first settled in Fredericton, York County, then moved to Bettsburg, Ludlow Parish, Northumberland County by 1795
Children:
Ephraim Wheeler Betts 1782–1817
Jared Betts 1783–1867
David Betts 1787–1872
Sarah Betts 1793–
William Betts 1793–1817
Levi Betts 1793–
Benjamin Betts 1798–1817
Azor Betts 1800-~1865
Samuel Betts 1802–1880
Nelson Betts 1807–1827
Family came to NB in 1783 as Loyalists: first settled in Fredericton, York County, then moved to Bettsburg, Ludlow Parish, Northumberland County by 1795
Children:
Ephraim Wheeler Betts 1782–1817
Jared Betts 1783–1867
David Betts 1787–1872
Sarah Betts 1793–
William Betts 1793–1817
Levi Betts 1793–
Benjamin Betts 1798–1817
Azor Betts 1800-~1865
Samuel Betts 1802–1880
Nelson Betts 1807–1827
Family Members
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