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Susanna ?

• Birth*: 24 March 1832; Per Burial
• Marriage*: before 1855; Principal=George W. Reed
• Death*: 18 January 1917; Michigan, U.S.A.; Per burial
• Burial*: 20 January 1917; Lisbon Cemetery, Sparta Twp., Kent Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; "Reed, Susanna.; d. Jan 18, 1917; a. 84y 9m 25d" transcription from Lisbon Cemetery, Sparta Twp., Kent Co., Michigan

• Married Name: Reed

Joseph C. Bettes^1,2,3

• Birth*: 16 April 1809; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Apr 16 1809 per Burial. Date 1808 & location Cda. per 1870 Census. Date 1809 & location CW per 1860 Census. Date 1808 & location Cda. per 1851 Census.
  Note: This Josecph C. Bettes is NOT the same person as Joseph Bettes, Jr., son of Joseph Bettes, Sr. That family were merchants in Brighton later but were not there at all during the period of Joseph C. Bettes birth - details of early census records for Cramahe Twp. lead me to this conclusion. More research needed here.^3,4
• Marriage*: 22 November 1834; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Marriage Registers of Upper Canada show: Joseph Bettes of Murray to Bridgete Simpson of Cramahe, 22 Nov 1834, Rev. Sanderson, witnesses: Robert Williams, Samuel I Fisher
  Note: Is this marriage for this Joseph Bettes???
  per GEDCOM of Ronald Burdett, Nov 24, 2007.; Principal=Lydia Simpson^5,2
• Death*: 18 October 1870; Alpine Twp., Kent co., Michigan, U.S.A.; Per Burial. per family tree of frbettes on ancestry.com, Jun 30 2015.⁶
• Burial*: 20 October 1870; Brooklawn Cemetery, Alpine Twp., Kent Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; "Bettis, Joseph; b. Apr. 16, 1809; d. Oct. 18, 1870; Bettis, Lydia; w. of Joseph; b. Dec. 18, 1810; d. July 8, 1887" transcriptions online for Brooklawn Cemetery, Alpine Twp., Kent Co., Michigan

• Census: 1839; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; 1839 Census: Joseph Bettes; 1 female under 16; 1 male over 16; 1 female over 16 (Newcastle District Census & Assessment Records, Cramahe Twp.)⁷
• Census: 1848; Conc 2 Lot 15, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; 1848 Census: Joseph C. Bettes; Conc 2, Lot 15, occ., prop.; farmer (Newcastle District Census & Assessment Records, Cramahe Twp.)⁷
• Census: 1850; Conc 2 Lot 15, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; 1850 Census: Joseph C. Bettes; Conc 2, Lot 15, occ., prop.; Total persons: 6 (Newcastle District Census & Assessment Records, Cramahe Twp.)⁷
• Residence*: 1852; Conc 2 Lot 14, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; 1851 Agr. Census: Name: Joseph C. Bettes; Land: Conc 2, Lot 14, 150 acres (Agricultural Census 1851, Northumberland Co., Cramahe Twp., pg. 119 of 131, ancestry.ca)³
• Census: 1852; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; 1851 Census: Bettes, Joseph C., 43, b. Cda., EM, farmer, married; Lydia, 43, b. Cda., EM, married; Marie E., 16, b. Cda., EM; John T., 13; George P., 9; William 6 (1851 Census: Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ont., pg. 77 of 131, line 45 - ancestry.com)³
• Immigration*: after May 1852; Michigan, U.S.A.; Came to Michigan 1851-54 - per GEDCOM of Ronald Burdett, Nov 25, 2007.²
• Census: 31 July 1860; Alpine Twp., Kent Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; Age 51 at 1860 Census: Bettis, Joseph, 51, b. Canada West, farmer, married; Lydia, 50, b. CW, married; Mariah E., 24; John T., 21; William E., 13 (1860 Census: Apline Twp., Kent Co., MI, pg. 16 of 32, line 3 - ancestry.com)⁴
• Census*: 7 September 1870; Sparta Twp., Kent Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; Age 62 at 1870 Census: Bettis, Joseph, 62?, farmer, b. Canada, male citizen of US, married; Lydia, 61, keeping house, b. Canada, married; Ellen, 17, at home, b. Michigan, attended school

Lydia Simpson^1,2

• Father*: Thomas Simpson b. Apr 1787, d. 3 Sep 1870
• Mother*: Maria Benedict b. Jan 1792, d. 18 May 1864

• Birth*: 18 December 1810; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date Dec 18 1810 per Burial. Dte 1811 & location CW per 1860 Census. Date 1808 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Note: Lydia Simpson may a daughter of daughter of Thomas Simpson and Maria Benedict of Cramahe Twp. - or at least that is the only family that appears to have female children born c. 1810 - per 1812 Census.
  per GEDCOM of Ronald Burdett, Nov 24, 2007.^2,3,4
• Marriage*: 22 November 1834; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Marriage Registers of Upper Canada show: Joseph Bettes of Murray to Bridgete Simpson of Cramahe, 22 Nov 1834, Rev. Sanderson, witnesses: Robert Williams, Samuel I Fisher
  Note: Is this marriage for this Joseph Bettes???
  per GEDCOM of Ronald Burdett, Nov 24, 2007.; Principal=Joseph C. Bettes^5,2
• Death*: 8 July 1887; Alpine Twp., Kent co., Michigan, U.S.A.; Per Burial
• Burial*: 10 July 1887; Brooklawn Cemetery, Alpine Twp., Kent Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; "Bettis, Joseph; b. Apr. 16, 1809; d. Oct. 18, 1870; Bettis, Lydia; w. of Joseph; b. Dec. 18, 1810; d. July 8, 1887" transcriptions online for Brooklawn Cemetery, Alpine Twp., Kent Co., Michigan

• Married Name: 22 November 1834; Bettes
• Census: 1852; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 43 at 1851 Census: see Joseph C. Bettes³
• Census: 30 July 1860; Alpine Twp., Kent Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; Age 50 at 1860 Census: see Joseph C. Bettes⁴
• Census*: 7 September 1870; Sparta Twp., Kent Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; Age 61 at 1870 Census: see Joseph Bettes
• Residence*: 1876; 15 4th, Grand Rapids, Kent Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; "Bettes, Lydia Mrs., res. 15 4th, w.s." U.S. City Directory, 1821-1989, Grand Rapids, MI, pg. 31 of 227 - ancestry.com)
  Note: Other Bettes listed here: Adoniram M., James, William W.⁶

Mary White^1,2

• Father*: David White³ b. c 1800
• Mother*: Martha Ellen Wilson³ b. c 1800

• Birth*: September 1829; Ontario; Date Sep 1829 & location Cda. per 1900 Census. Date 1830 & location Cda. per 1880 Census. Date 1828 per Burial. Date 1831 per 1861 Census.^4,5
• Marriage*: before 1847; Ontario; Date 1848 per 1900 Census of Mary (White) Bettes. per 1880 Census.; Principal=Rev. Darius Bettes⁵
• Death*: 1915; Alpine Twp., Kent Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; Per Burial
• Burial*: 1915; Valley City Cemetery, Kent Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; "Bettes, Darius (Father); b. 1818; d. 1896; Bettes, Lucy M.; b. 1858; d. 1926; Bettes, Mary (Mother); b. 1828; d. 1915; on lot with Darius and Lucy; Bettes, Wm. E.; b. 1847; d. 1922" transctiption online, Valley City Cemetery, Kent Co., Michigan

• Married Name: before 1847; Bettes
• Census*: April 1861; Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 30 at 1861 Census: see Darius Bettes⁴
• Immigration*: 1874; Michigan, U.S.A.; Immigration 1874 per 1900 Census.⁵
• Census: 28 June 1880; Dist. 233, Eastmansville, Ottawa Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; Age 50 at 1880 Census: see Darius Bettes⁵
• Census: 11 June 1900; Ward 2, Dist. 50, Grand Rapids, Kent Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; Age 70 at 1900 Census: Bettes, Mary, 70, b. Cda. Sep 1829, p.b. NY & Cda., 52 yrs. marr., 8 children - 7 living, immig. 1874, 26 yrs. in US, widow; Vinnie H.(f), 47, b. Cda. Mar 1853, p.b. Cda., immig 1874, 26 yrs. in US, single; Lucy M., 42, b. Cda. Jan 1858, p.b. Cda., immig. 1874, 26 yrs. in US, Public School Principal, single; Anna E., 31, b. Cda., p.b. Cda., immig. 1874, 26 yrs. in US, Public School Teacher, single (1900 Census: Ward 2, Dist. 50, Grand Rapids, MI, pg. 26 of 50, line 55 - ancestry.com)⁵

Lucy M. Bettes¹

• Father*: Rev. Darius Bettes b. 12 May 1818, d. 5 Jul 1896
• Mother*: Mary White b. Sep 1829, d. 1915

• Birth*: January 1858; Ontario; Date 1858 per Burial. Date 1860 & location Cda. per 1920 Census. Date Jan 1858 & location Cda. per 1900 Census. Date 1859 & location Cda. per 1880 Census.²
• Death*: 1926; Alpine Twp., Kent Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; Per Burial
• Burial*: 1926; Valley City Cemetery, Kent Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; "Bettes, Darius (Father); b. 1818; d. 1896; Bettes, Lucy M.; b. 1858; d. 1926; Bettes, Mary (Mother); b. 1828; d. 1915; on lot with Darius and Lucy; Bettes, Wm. E.; b. 1847; d. 1922" transctiption online, Valley City Cemetery, Kent Co., Michigan

• Immigration*: 1874; Michigan, U.S.A.; Immigration 1874 per 1900 Census.²
• Census*: 28 June 1880; Dist. 233, Eastmansville, Ottawa Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; Age 21 at 1880 Census: see Darius Bettes²
• Census: 11 June 1900; Ward 2, Dist. 50, Grand Rapids, Kent Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; Age 42 at 1900 Census: see Mary Bettes (mother)²
• Census: 6 January 1920; Ward 3, Dist. 79, Grand Rapids, Kent Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; Age 60 at 1920 Census: see Malvina H. Bettes (sister)²

William E. Bettes

• Father*: Rev. Darius Bettes b. 12 May 1818, d. 5 Jul 1896
• Mother*: Mary White b. Sep 1829, d. 1915

• Birth*: 1847; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1847 & location Brighton, Ont. per marriage record. Per Burial¹
• Marriage*: 4 November 1873; Lowell, Michigan, U.S.A.; Marriage Record#3019: Groom: William E. Bettis; Age: 26; Res.: Grand Rapids; Born: Brighton, Occ.: livery keeper; Bride: Eva Cummings; Age: 18; Res.: Grand Rapids; Born: Ionia, MI; Wit.: Thomas & Phoebe Tate, Lowell; Performed by: Levi F. Waldo, Minister; Date of Record: Nov 20 1873 (Michigan Marriage Records 1868-1875, pg. 468 of 685, ancestry.com); Principal=Eva Cummings¹
• Death*: 1922; Michigan, U.S.A.; Per Burial
• Burial*: 1922; Valley City Cemetery, Kent Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; "Bettes, Darius (Father); b. 1818; d. 1896; Bettes, Lucy M.; b. 1858; d. 1926; Bettes, Mary (Mother); b. 1828; d. 1915; on lot with Darius and Lucy; Bettes, Wm. E.; b. 1847; d. 1922" transctiption online, Valley City Cemetery, Kent Co., Michigan

Ellen Bettes

• Father*: Joseph C. Bettes b. 16 Apr 1809, d. 18 Oct 1870
• Mother*: Lydia Simpson b. 18 Dec 1810, d. 8 Jul 1887

• Birth*: 1853; Michigan, U.S.A.; Per 1870 Census

• Census*: 7 September 1870; Sparta Twp., Kent Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; Age 17 at 1870 Census: see Jospeh Bettes

William E. Bettes^1,2

• Father*: Joseph C. Bettes b. 16 Apr 1809, d. 18 Oct 1870
• Mother*: Lydia Simpson b. 18 Dec 1810, d. 8 Jul 1887

• Birth*: 1845; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1837 & location CW per 1860 Census. Date 1845 & location Cda. per 1851 Census.^3,2

• Census*: 1852; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 6 at 1851 Census: see Joseph C. Bettes³
• Census: 30 July 1860; Alpine Twp., Kent Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; Age 13 at 1860 Census: see Joseph C. Bettes²
• Residence*: 26 October 1866; Village Lot 20, South Main St., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (Grant A422) show that Williamn Bettes sold part of Village of 20, South Main St., Village of Brighton, Northumberland Co. to Amos E. Fife. ITS Date: Oct 26 1866; Reg'n. Date: Jan 2 1867. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 004, pg. 085 of 399, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Apr 5, 2023)⁴

Joseph Bettes Sr.

• Father*: Jeremiah Bettes b. 1755, d. a 1815
• Mother*: Molly or Mary ? b. b 1755

• Birth*: 1789; Lower Canada; Date 1789 & location Lower Canada per 1861 Census. Date 1789 & location Cda. per 1851 Census.^1,2
• Marriage*: before 1810; U.S.A.; Joseph Bettes Jr. born 1811 in USA - per 1851 Brighton Twp. Census.; Principal=Nancy ?²
• Marriage*: circa 1855; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Wife is Nancy in 1851 Census, Agnes in 1861 Census.; Principal=Agnes ?^2,1
• Death*: circa 1865; No info re Death.

• Census: 1803; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1803 Census: 1 of 4 males under 16 - see Jeremiah Bettes (Newcastle District Census & Assessment Records, Cramahe Twp.)³
• Census: 1810; Charlton, Saratoga Co., New York, U.S.A.; 1810 Census: 1 male 10 thru 15; 2 males 26 thru 44; 1 male under 10; 1 female 10 thru 15; 1 female 16 thru 25; Persons under 16: 3; Persons over 25: 3; Total Persons: 8 (ancestry.com)⁴
• Census: 1820; Charlton, Saratoga Co., New York, U.S.A.; 1820 Census: 2 males under 10; 1 male 16 thru 25; 2 males 26 thru 44; 2 females under 10; 1 female 10 thru 15; 1 female 26 thru 44; Persons under 16: 5; Persons over 25: 3; Total Persons: 9 (ancestry.com)⁴
• Census: 1830; Middlebury, Genesee Co., New York, U.S.A.; 1830 Census: 1 male under 5; 2 males 15 thru 19; 1 male 20 thru 29; 1 male 40 thru 49; 1 female under 5; 1 female 5 thru 9; 1 female 20 thru 29; 1 female 40 thru 49; Persons under 20: 7; Persons 20 thru 49: 4; Total Persons: 11 (ancestry.com)⁴
• Census: 1830; Charlton, Saratog Co., New York, U.S.A.; 1830 Census: Joseph Bettis; 1 male 10 thru 14; 1 male 15 thru 19; 1 male 40 thru 49; 1 female 15 thru 19; 1 female 20 thru 29; 1 female 40 thru 49; Persons under 20: 3; Persons 20 thru 49: 3; Total Persons: 7 (ancestry.com)⁴
• Residence: 17 July 1838; Conc 2 Lot 15, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (B&S B78) show that James Richardson sold 150 acres of lot 15, conc 2, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co. to Joseph Beatiys. ITS Date: Jul 17 1838. Reg'n. Date: Mar 30 1853. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Cramahe Twp., Book 003, pg. 047 of 259, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Sep 28 2021.)⁵
• Census: 1839; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1839 Census: Joseph Bettes; 1 male under 16; 3 males over 16; 2 females under 16; 1 female over 16 (Newcastle District Census & Assessment Records, Cramahe Twp.)³
• Residence: 3 September 1842; Village Lot 20, Main St. South, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (B&S A659) show that Isaac C. Proctor sold "2 roods 2 rods more or less, Village Lot 20, south of Main Street", of Lot 2, Concession 1, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co. to Joseph Bettes. ITS Date: Sep 3 1842. Reg'n. Date: May 8 1857. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 014, pg. 097 of 210, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Jan 20 2022)⁵
• Census: 1848; Conc 1 Lot 2, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; 1848 Census: Joseph Bettes, Sr.; Conc 1, Lot 2, occ., prop.; Gentleman (Newcastle District Census & Assessment Records, Cramahe Twp.)
• Census: 1850; Conc 1 Lot 2, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; 1850 Census: Joseph Bettes, Sr.; Conc 1, Lot 2, occ., prop.; Total Persons: 5 (Newcastle District Census & Assessment Records, Cramahe Twp.)
• Census*: March 1852; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 62 at 1851 Census: Bettes, Joseph, Sr., 62, b. Cda., E.M., gentleman, married; Nancy, 54, b. USA, EM, married; Alley, Martha, 33, b. USA, EM,single?; McMurray, Adelia, 29, b. USA, Episc., widow; Rusa?, Victoria, 16, b. Cda., EM; Alley, Albert, 9, b. Cda., EM; Bettes, Jerome, 19, b. Cda., EM; King, Mary, 30, b. Ireland, EM, single (1851 Census: Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., pg. 53 of 160, line 29 - ancestry.ca)
  Note: Barny Bettes is next.⁶
• Residence*: March 1852; Conc 1 Lot 2, Brighton Twp., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Residence per 1851 Census: Conc 1, Lot 2, Brighton Twp., 1/2 acre (Brighton Village)²
• Residence: 1 March 1853; Conc 2 Lot 15, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (B&S B79) show that Joseph Bettes & wife sold 150 acres of lot 15, conc 2, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co. to John M. Grover. ITS Date: Mar 1 1853. Reg'n. Date: Mar 30 1853. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Cramahe Twp., Book 003, pg. 047 of 259, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Sep 28 2021.)⁵
• Census: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 72 at 1861 Census: Bettes, Joseph, 72, b. L.C., EM, J.P., married; Agnes, 73, b. US, EM, married; McCauley, Victoria, 25, b. UC, EM, married; Bettes, Addelah?(f), 16, b. UC, EM; McCaulty, Jane?(f), 3¹

Agnes ?

• Birth*: 1788; U.S.A.; Date 1788 & location US per 1861 Census.¹
• Marriage*: circa 1855; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Wife is Nancy in 1851 Census, Agnes in 1861 Census.; Principal=Joseph Bettes Sr.^2,1
• Death*: after 1861; Nancy in 1851

• Married Name: 1808; Bettes
• Census*: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 73 at 1861 Census: see Joseph Bettes¹

Margaret ?

• Birth*: 1844; Ontario; Per 1871 Census
• Marriage*: 1864; Canada West; Principal=Levi Bettes Jr.

• Married Name: Bettes
• Census*: April 1871; Brighton Twp., Ontario; Age 27 at 1871 Census: see Levi Bettes¹

George Bettes

• Father*: Levi Bettes Jr. b. 1827
• Mother*: Margaret ? b. 1844

• Birth*: 1868; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Per 1871 Census. IGI Record

Albert Bettes^1,2

• Father*: John Hiram Bettes b. 28 May 1851, d. 30 Oct 1932
• Mother*: Christiana Smith b. 10 Feb 1858, d. 1938

• Birth*: 30 November 1882; Ontario; Date Nov 30 1882 per "Descendants of John Bettes" sent to me via email by Bill Smith, Dec 6, 2006.²
• Marriage*: 29 June 1905; Toronto, Ontario; Marriage Reg'n: Name: Alfred Burns Bettes; Age: 22; Res.: Lakefield; Born: Ontario; Status: bachelor; Occupation: Lawyer?; Parents: John H. Bettes & Christina Smith; Bride: ?; Res.: ?; Parents: ?; Date: June 29, 1905; Location: toronto; Religion: Methodist; Reg'r: T. E. Bartley; Reg'd: July 4, 1905; Principal=Urilla Maud Montgomery³

Urilla Maud Montgomery^1,2,3,4

• Father*: Henry Montgomery b. 24 May 1840, d. 18 May 1906
• Mother*: Urilla Ferguson b. 17 Mar 1849, d. 21 Mar 1929

• Birth*: 22 July 1880; Alnwick Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date July 1880 & location Ont. per 1881 Census - age 8 months at census Apr 1881. Date Jul 22 1880 & location Alnwick Twp., Northumberland Co. per family tree of Fran Varden on ancestry.ca, Mar 18 2024. Date Feb 1882 & location Ont. per "Descendants of John Bettes" sent to me via email by Bill Smith, Dec 6, 2006.^2,3,4
• Marriage*: 29 June 1905; Toronto, Ontario; Marriage Reg'n: Name: Alfred Burns Bettes; Age: 22; Res.: Lakefield; Born: Ontario; Status: bachelor; Occupation: Lawyer?; Parents: John H. Bettes & Christina Smith; Bride: ?; Res.: ?; Parents: ?; Date: June 29, 1905; Location: toronto; Religion: Methodist; Reg'r: T. E. Bartley; Reg'd: July 4, 1905; Principal=Albert Bettes⁵
• Death*: 1960; Peterborough, Peterborough Co., Ontario; Date 1960 & location Peterborough per family tree of Fran Varden on ancestry.ca, Mar 18 2024. Date 1960 & location Ont. per "Descendants of John Bettes" sent to me via email by Bill Smith, Dec 6, 2006.^2,3

• Census*: April 1881; Alnwick Twp., Northumberland West Co., Ontario; Age 8 months at 1881 Census: see Henry Montgomery⁴
• Married Name: 29 June 1905; Bettes⁵

Lillian V. Bettes

• Father*: John Hiram Bettes b. 28 May 1851, d. 30 Oct 1932
• Mother*: Christiana Smith b. 10 Feb 1858, d. 1938

• Birth*: 10 February 1890; Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Feb 10 1890 & location Hamilton Twp. per "Descendants of John Bettes" sent to me via email by Bill Smith, Dec 6, 2006. Age 16 on Marriage Reg'n.¹
• Marriage*: 8 August 1906; Lakefield, Ontario; Marriage Reg'n: Name: Samuel S. Westgate; Age: 29; Date: Aug 8, 1906; Location: Lakefield, Ontario; Res.: Lakefield; Born: Canada; Status: bachelor; Occupation: veterinarian; Parents: Henry Westgate & Ella Hodgson; Religion: Methodist; Bride: Lillian V. Bettes; Age: 16; Res.: Lakefield; Born: Canada; Status: spinster; Occupation: clerk in a store; Parents: John H. Bettes & Christina Smith; Religion: Methodist; Witnesses: William E.Steele, Peterborough & Louie Copperthwaite, Peterborough; Performed by: Rev. John Bedford; Reg'd: Aug 9, 1906; Principal=Samuel Shelton Westgate²

• Married Name: 8 August 1906; Westgate²

Samuel Shelton Westgate¹

• Father*: Henry "Harry" Westgate b. 6 Mar 1849
• Mother*: Hannah "Ella" Hodgson b. 16 Feb 1848, d. 10 Jul 1916

• Birth*: 26 March 1877; Pickering, Ontario, Canada; Date & location per Gary Morris GEDCOM. Per marriage reg'n
• Marriage*: 8 August 1906; Lakefield, Ontario; Marriage Reg'n: Name: Samuel S. Westgate; Age: 29; Date: Aug 8, 1906; Location: Lakefield, Ontario; Res.: Lakefield; Born: Canada; Status: bachelor; Occupation: veterinarian; Parents: Henry Westgate & Ella Hodgson; Religion: Methodist; Bride: Lillian V. Bettes; Age: 16; Res.: Lakefield; Born: Canada; Status: spinster; Occupation: clerk in a store; Parents: John H. Bettes & Christina Smith; Religion: Methodist; Witnesses: William E.Steele, Peterborough & Louie Copperthwaite, Peterborough; Performed by: Rev. John Bedford; Reg'd: Aug 9, 1906; Principal=Lillian V. Bettes²
• Death*: March 1961; Mismark, North Dakota, U.S.A.; Gary Morris GEDCOM

Henry "Harry" Westgate^1,2

• Birth*: 6 March 1849; Shelton Hall, Norfolk Co., Ontario; Gary Morris GEDCOM
• Marriage*: 25 August 1869; Alliston, Simcoe Co., Ontario; Gary Morris GEDCOM; Principal=Hannah "Ella" Hodgson

Hannah "Ella" Hodgson¹

• Father*: Thomas Pearson Hodgson b. 9 Apr 1817
• Mother*: Mary Ann Sarah Margaret Dumond b. 1 Jan 1817

• Birth*: 16 February 1848; Pickering, Ontario; Gary Morris GEDCOM
• Marriage*: 25 August 1869; Alliston, Simcoe Co., Ontario; Gary Morris GEDCOM; Principal=Henry "Harry" Westgate
• Death*: 10 July 1916; Pickering, Ontario; Gary Morris GEDCOM

• Married Name: 25 August 1869; Westgate

Nancy ?

• Birth*: 1797; New York, U.S.A.; DAte 1797 & location USA per 1851 Census. Location NY per 1880 US Fed Census re son Harrison C. Bettes.^1,2
• Marriage*: before 1810; U.S.A.; Joseph Bettes Jr. born 1811 in USA - per 1851 Brighton Twp. Census.; Principal=Joseph Bettes Sr.¹

• Married Name: circa 1810; Bettes
• Census*: March 1852; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 54 at 1851 Census: see Joseph Bettes, Sr.¹

Richard Bettes

• Father*: Levi Bettes Jr. b. 1827
• Mother*: Margaret ? b. 1844

• Birth*: 1873; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; IGI Record