Photograph of a portrait of Betsey Huntington Wolcott
Betsey Huntington Wolcott
Other Name:
Elizabeth Huntington; Betsey Huntington; Betsy Huntington; Betsy Wolcott
Gender:
Female
Born:
1774
Died:
April 2, 1812
Home Town:
Norwich, CT
Later Residences:
Litchfield, CT
Marriage(s):
Frederick Wolcott (October 12, 1800)
Biographical Notes:
Elizabeth "Betsey" Huntington was born in 1774 to Colonel Joshua Huntington of Norwich, CT. On October 12, 1800, she married Frederick Wolcott. According to Joseph C. Jackson, the author of The British and American Wolcotts, described Betsey as "beautiful" and "highly accomplished." She died on April 2, 1812 leaving behind six children.
Immediate Family (Why only immediate family?)
- Joshua Huntington Wolcott
Son
LFA (1817,1819) - Hannah Wolcott Freeman
Daughter
LFA (1814,1816-1817,1819) - Elizabeth Wolcott Jackson
Daughter
LFA (1819-1821) - Mary Ann Wolcott Whitehead
Daughter
LFA (1814-1816) - Frederick Wolcott
Husband
LLS (1787) - Laura Wolcott Rankin
Daughter
LFA (1822-1827) - Frederick Henry Wolcott
Son
LFA (1819-1824)
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