Betsey Mariah Stevens1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 17832, (1821 - 1852)
FatherSamuel Stevens5
MotherSarah M. Ransom4 (abt 1801 - 30 Dec 1830)

Key Events:

Birth: 9 Sep 1821, Castleton, Vermont6,7,8
Marriage: 13 Jun 1839, West Rutland, Vermont, John Henry Remington (7 Oct 1818 - 14 Aug 1892)9,10,11
Death: 22 Mar 1852, Castleton, Vermont12,13,14
Burial: Hillside Cemetery, Castleton, Vermont2,15
ChartsDescendants of Gideon Cobb

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Narrative:

     Betsey Mariah Stevens was born on 9 Sep 1821 in Castleton, Vermont.6,7,8
     Her mother died on 30 Dec 1830, when Betsey was 9 years old.16
     Betsey married John Henry Remington, son of Zadock Remington Jr. and Sophia Cobb, on 13 Jun 1839 in West Rutland, Vermont, with Russell Fish, justice of the peace, offciating.9,10,11
     Betsey was named an heir in the will of Lemuel Ransom, her maternal grandfather, dated 22 Nov 1842 in Castleton, to receive for her lifetime use of the Pond Farm in Castleton, containing about 96 acres, and a piece of wood land of about 15 acres. At her death the land was to be equally divided between her heirs. The will was probated 5 Apr 1843.17 She and John later lived on the farm, but when they began living there is unknown.18,19
     Betsey and John appeared on the 1850 Federal Census of Castleton, Rutland Co., Vermont, enumerated 28 Aug 1850, reporting real estate valued at $4,000. Their children Mary, James, Sophia and Margaret were listed as living with them, as was Sally Jones, age 17, relationship unknown.20
     Betsey died on 22 Mar 1852 in Castleton, Vermont, at age 30.12,13,14 She was buried in Hillside Cemetery, Castleton, Vermont.2,15

Children:
     Children with John Henry Remington:

Citations

  1. [S12225] Town Records, Vermont, 9:27, John H. Remington and Betsey Maria Stevens, recorded 5 Feb 1880 based on Bible record.
  2. [S3427] General Index to Vital Records of Vermont, death card for Betsy M. Remington, from FHL # 540136.
  3. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 88314222, Betsey Maria Stevens Remington, includes tombstone photo showing name as Betsey M., wife of J. H. Remington.
  4. [S12372] Joslin, Frisbie and Ruggles, A History of the Town of Poultney, Vermont, pg 331, shows she had one daughter.
  5. [S12372] Joslin, Frisbie and Ruggles, A History of the Town of Poultney, Vermont, pg 331, shows him as her mother's husband.
  6. [S3432] John H. Remington household, 1850 U.S. Census, Rutland Co., Vermont, shows age 28 and state.
  7. [S3427] General Index to Vital Records of Vermont, death card for Betsy M. Remington, from FHL # 540136, shows date.
  8. [S3427] General Index to Vital Records of Vermont, death card for Mrs. Eveline Mariah (Remington) Barber, from FHL #1953858, shows town and state.
  9. [S12371] John H. Remington, Civil War pension, National Archives and Records Administration, Proof of Marriages, Births, and Deaths, 5 Feb 1880, shows date, town, and officiant; and Declaration for Original Pension of Father, 7 Jan 1880, shows date and offciant.
  10. [S12225] Town Records, Vermont, 9:27, John H. Remington and Betsey Maria Stevens, recorded 5 Feb 1880 based on Bible record, shows date, town, and officiant.
  11. [S3432] John H. Remington household, 1850 U.S. Census, Rutland Co., Vermont, shows them apparently living as husband and wife.
  12. [S3427] General Index to Vital Records of Vermont, death record for Betsy M. Remington, prepared by Castleton town clerk, apparently from cemetery records or tombstone, shows date.
  13. [S12371] John H. Remington, Civil War pension, National Archives and Records Administration, Declaration for Original Pension of Father, 7 Jan 1880, shows date, town, and state.
  14. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 88314222, Betsey Maria Stevens Remington, shows date and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  15. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 88314222, Betsey Maria Stevens Remington, includes tombstone photo.
  16. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 44283749, Sarah Maria Ransom Stevens, shows date and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  17. [S12249] Land Records, Castleton, Vermont, 14:722-4, will of Lemuel Ransom, copy from Fairhaven District Probate Court records (available copies of Probate Court Records unreadable).
  18. [S12249] Land Records, Castleton, Vermont, 15:21, John H. Remington to Mary F. A. Remington, mortgage, shows he lived there; and 15:219, John H. Remington to Samuel P. Curtus, mortgage, shows he had lived there many years.
  19. [S12371] John H. Remington, Civil War pension, National Archives and Records Administration, affidavit of claimant, 9 Feb 1884.
  20. [S3432] John H. Remington household, 1850 U.S. Census, Rutland Co., Vermont.
  21. [S3432] John H. Remington household, 1850 U.S. Census, Rutland Co., Vermont, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  22. [S12371] John H. Remington, Civil War pension, National Archives and Records Administration, affidavit of claimant, 3 May 1882.
  23. [S12241] Register of Marriages, Massachusetts, 164:33, 1863, no. 580, Boston, George W. Wadleigh and Adeline L. Remington, shows mother's name as Mary.
  24. [S12371] John H. Remington, Civil War pension, National Archives and Records Administration, Declaration for Original Pension of Father, 7 Jan 1880, shows her as sister of James; and affidavit of claimant, 3 May 1882, shows her as daughter by his first wife.
  25. [S3427] General Index to Vital Records of Vermont, death card for Mrs. Eveline Mariah (Remington) Barber, from FHL #1953858, shows mother as Mariah Stevens.
  26. [S3433] John H. Remington household, 1860 U.S. Census, Rutland Co., Vermont, shows the child living with Betsy's husband, and with age indicating the child was born before Betsy's death.
  27. [S7827] Death Register, Massachusetts, 365:210, 1885, no. 4,676, Tewksbury, Florence Mitchell.