Elizabeth 'Betsy' Donaldson Colton was the daughter of Timothy Donaldson and Abigail Elinwood Donaldson and the wife of Jonathan Colton. Elizabeth's father and grandfather both served in the American Revolution.
Elizabeth came from a very religious family. Her father, Timothy, took the lead in 1797 in organizing the first Presbyterian church in Butternuts, NY.
Elizabeth was the mother of Rev. Heman S. Colton, a noted Congregational Minister in Bristol, IL, who was one of the operators of the Underground Railroad there that helped fugitive slaves escape to freedom in Canada. She was also the mother of Rev. Asa Smith Colton, a noted Protestant Episcopal minister. In the 1830's Elizabeth's siblings, uncles, and cousins changed the family name from 'Danielson' to 'Donaldson,' believing that 'Donaldson' was the original family surname back in 1600's Scotland. Her husband Jonathan's gravestone still stands, but Elizabeth's is missing.
Children (in addition to those listed in familylinks below):
Elizabeth Colton (1808-1833)
Elizabeth came from a very religious family. Her father, Timothy, took the lead in 1797 in organizing the first Presbyterian church in Butternuts, NY.
Elizabeth was the mother of Rev. Heman S. Colton, a noted Congregational Minister in Bristol, IL, who was one of the operators of the Underground Railroad there that helped fugitive slaves escape to freedom in Canada. She was also the mother of Rev. Asa Smith Colton, a noted Protestant Episcopal minister. In the 1830's Elizabeth's siblings, uncles, and cousins changed the family name from 'Danielson' to 'Donaldson,' believing that 'Donaldson' was the original family surname back in 1600's Scotland. Her husband Jonathan's gravestone still stands, but Elizabeth's is missing.
Children (in addition to those listed in familylinks below):
Elizabeth Colton (1808-1833)
Elizabeth 'Betsy' Donaldson Colton was the daughter of Timothy Donaldson and Abigail Elinwood Donaldson and the wife of Jonathan Colton. Elizabeth's father and grandfather both served in the American Revolution.
Elizabeth came from a very religious family. Her father, Timothy, took the lead in 1797 in organizing the first Presbyterian church in Butternuts, NY.
Elizabeth was the mother of Rev. Heman S. Colton, a noted Congregational Minister in Bristol, IL, who was one of the operators of the Underground Railroad there that helped fugitive slaves escape to freedom in Canada. She was also the mother of Rev. Asa Smith Colton, a noted Protestant Episcopal minister. In the 1830's Elizabeth's siblings, uncles, and cousins changed the family name from 'Danielson' to 'Donaldson,' believing that 'Donaldson' was the original family surname back in 1600's Scotland. Her husband Jonathan's gravestone still stands, but Elizabeth's is missing.
Children (in addition to those listed in familylinks below):
Elizabeth Colton (1808-1833)
Elizabeth came from a very religious family. Her father, Timothy, took the lead in 1797 in organizing the first Presbyterian church in Butternuts, NY.
Elizabeth was the mother of Rev. Heman S. Colton, a noted Congregational Minister in Bristol, IL, who was one of the operators of the Underground Railroad there that helped fugitive slaves escape to freedom in Canada. She was also the mother of Rev. Asa Smith Colton, a noted Protestant Episcopal minister. In the 1830's Elizabeth's siblings, uncles, and cousins changed the family name from 'Danielson' to 'Donaldson,' believing that 'Donaldson' was the original family surname back in 1600's Scotland. Her husband Jonathan's gravestone still stands, but Elizabeth's is missing.
Children (in addition to those listed in familylinks below):
Elizabeth Colton (1808-1833)
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