Elizabeth Booth

F, b. 1692, d. 20 May 1776
     Elizabeth was born in 1692 in Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut. She was the daughter of Ebenezer Booth and Elizabeth Jones. Elizabeth married Caleb Beardsley, son of Jonathan Curtiss Beardsley and Abigail Wakelee, on 21 January 1722 in Stratford.1 Caleb and Elizabeth had children: Deborah [2/01/1725] [m. 8/22/1751 John Downs], Mary [1/232/1726] [m. 1/04/1752 James Patterson], Abigail [123/27/1728] [m. 6/10/1760 Judson Curtis], Elizabeth 7/07/1730] [m. 4/01/17587 John Treadwell], James [2/17/1731] [m. Rebecca], Joshua [6/16/1734] [m. Sarah Downs], Caleb [4/28/1736] [m. Abiah], Samuel [9/09/1738], Jeremiah [3/10/1742] & David [11/15/1743-1828] [m. Anna].2 Elizabeth departed this life on Monday, 20 May 1776 in Shelton, Fairfield County, Connecticut, at age 84 years.3

Citations

  1. [S2083] New England Marriages Prior to 1700.
  2. [S2552] Family History Books - Ancestry.com: Beardslee Family - page 314.
  3. [S2551] Conecticut, U.S., Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920: Volume 102: Sheldon, page 12 - Elizabeth Beardsley, widow d. May 20, 1776, age 84.