Betsey KEZAR

(b. 4 March 1804 , Shirley, Massachusetts, USA d. 3 December 1889 , Sterling, Massachusetts, USA )

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Betsey KEZAR was born 4 March 1804 in Shirley, Massachusetts, USA

Betsey KEZAR was the child of ? and ?

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Betsey married David MESSER 11 February 1836 in Shirley, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
David MESSER was born 3 April 1805 in Lunenburg, Massachusetts, USA. David died 3 May 1840 in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA.

Betsey KEZAR died 3 December 1889 in Sterling, Massachusetts, USA.
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Betsey KEZAR married

David MESSER-- Date: 11 February 1836 Place: Shirley, Massachusetts, USA

Children of David MESSER and Betsey KEZAR:

Emeline MESSER (b.10 February 1839, Shirley, Massachusetts, USA d. 18 November 1916, Leominster, Massachusetts, USA)
m. Benjamin SHEPLEY 23 September 1861 in Manchester, New Hampshire, USA

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1804 Birth
4 March 1804
Shirley, Massachusetts, USA

1805 - Lewis and Clark reach Pacific (November 15)

1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States

The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 - Former U.S. Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both die on the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence.

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States

1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears

1836 Marriage / Partner
Betsey KEZAR and David MESSER 11 February 1836, Shirley, Massachusetts, USA

She was 31 years old.

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1839 Birth of Child
Emeline MESSER was born 10 February 1839, Shirley, Massachusetts, USA

Betsey was 34 years old.

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.