Betsey Straw
- Born: Apr 1805, Waterbury, Washington County, Vermont
- Died: 26 Mar 1880, Waterbury, Washington County, Vermont at age 74
 Cause of her death was consumption.
General Notes:
1850 Waterbury, Washington, VT
all listed for Family # 1959
Ralph Woster50
Abigail Woster47
Elmira Woster18
Allen Woster12
Elvira Woster6
Polly Fish67 b. MA
Sarah Goodine78 b. CT
Sarah Atkins65 b. NH
Lucy Atkins51 b. VT
Philander Richardson66 b. NH
Rafull Shaw [Russell?]49 b. VT
Pitt Shaw31 b/ VT
Betsey Shaw45 b. VT
John Knights73 b MA
census 1860 Washington County VT
Betsey Straw c1806
census 1870 Washinton, VT - poor house
Betsey c1806
Pitt c1824
SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN -3 Apr 1874
Betsey Straw, a Waterbury pauper bases her claim to immortality on the fact that she has been an inmate of the poor house for 33 years and during this time she has brought from the cellar and washed all the potatoes the family have used, amounting to about 4950 bushels.
per 1880 census Waterbury, VT she is age 74 born VT and living in HH of Horace W. Humphrey along with her brother Pitt. B. Straw. This may be a boarding house or it may be a poor house that is run by the Humphreys.
Name: Betsey STRAW Age: 74 Estimated birth year: <1806> Birthplace: Vermont Occupation: Housework Relation: Other Home in 1880: Waterbury, Washington, Vermont Marital status: Single Race: White Gender: Female Head of household: Horace W. HUMPHREY Father's birthplace: VT Mother's birthplace: VT
Waterbury, VT VR indicate DOD 26 Dec 1880
Name Betsey Straw Gender Female Death date 26 Dec 1880 Death place Waterbury Age in years 75 Birth date 1805 Birth place Waterbury Marital status Single Father name Simeon Straw Mother name Patty Batch number B07556-5 Record group Vermont-EASy Film number 540150 Reference number Alpha- S
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