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Elizabeth “Betsey” <I>Acker</I> Newkirk

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Elizabeth “Betsey” Acker Newkirk

Birth
New York, USA
Death
25 Oct 1862 (aged 61)
Bunker Hill, Ingham County, Michigan, USA
Burial
Dansville, Ingham County, Michigan, USA Add to Map
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Elizabeth 17y married John 19y on January 11, 1819 in Groveland, Livingston, New York, USA

John Newkirk died in 1883 in Stockbridge, Ingham, Michigan-unable to locate his burial location.

Elizabeth and John had 12 children.

1840 Census: Stockbridge, Ingham, Michigan: John Newkirk;

1850 Census: Undilla, Livingston, Michigan: John 40y; Elizabeth 38y; Laura 16y; Charles 14y; Clarissa 12y & Edmund 6y (all children born in New York except Edmund who was born in Michigan)

1860 Census: Bunkerhill, Ingham,Michigan: John 56y; Elizabeth 50y; Edmund 16y.

1870 Census: Stockbridge, Ingham, Michigan: John 61y is living with Daughter Laura and her husband George E. Wood and their 3 children.

1880 Census: Dansville, Ingham, Michigan: John 79y-retired Blacksmith-widower/his father was born in Holland and mother born in France, is living with Son Charles and his wife Frances and son Charles.


Information taken from 1931 DAR reading.
Elizabeth 17y married John 19y on January 11, 1819 in Groveland, Livingston, New York, USA

John Newkirk died in 1883 in Stockbridge, Ingham, Michigan-unable to locate his burial location.

Elizabeth and John had 12 children.

1840 Census: Stockbridge, Ingham, Michigan: John Newkirk;

1850 Census: Undilla, Livingston, Michigan: John 40y; Elizabeth 38y; Laura 16y; Charles 14y; Clarissa 12y & Edmund 6y (all children born in New York except Edmund who was born in Michigan)

1860 Census: Bunkerhill, Ingham,Michigan: John 56y; Elizabeth 50y; Edmund 16y.

1870 Census: Stockbridge, Ingham, Michigan: John 61y is living with Daughter Laura and her husband George E. Wood and their 3 children.

1880 Census: Dansville, Ingham, Michigan: John 79y-retired Blacksmith-widower/his father was born in Holland and mother born in France, is living with Son Charles and his wife Frances and son Charles.


Information taken from 1931 DAR reading.

Inscription

" Elizabeth / w. of John / d. Oct 25 1862 /ae 62y 4m"



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  • Created by: DTQuester
  • Added: Feb 9, 2011
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/65408978/elizabeth-newkirk: accessed ), memorial page for Elizabeth “Betsey” Acker Newkirk (25 May 1801–25 Oct 1862), Find a Grave Memorial ID 65408978, citing Holt Cemetery, Dansville, Ingham County, Michigan, USA; Maintained by DTQuester (contributor 47130671).