Mary B. Welton, b. 1802 in VT, father b. CT, mother NJ
In tracing Mary B. Welton Beers through the census records, she was born 28 or 29 Jun 1802 in Vermont.She married John Beers before 1828, when son William Henry was born 28 Nov 1828 at Blossburg, Tioga Co., PA.
They were at Southport, Tioga Co., NY in 1830 with William Henry, and still at Southport, now Chemung Co., NY in 1840 with William Henry, Angeline and Silas H.
Elias P., 1830-1838, didn't live long enough to be recorded in a federal census, but seems to be included in the 1835 NYS census, when John Beers was apparently confused with his cousin, John N. Beers.(John is not indexed in 1840, but is found listed right after John N.)
Mary B. was widowed before the 1850 census, when she was at Dryden, Tompkins County, NY, with three children:Angeline, b. 1832/33; "Sarah" who was actually Silas H., b. 1838/39, at [Southport] Chemung Co., NY, and Candice, b. 1844/45, probably at Steuben Co., NY.
In the 1855 NYS census, she was at Schuyler Co., NY (where William Henry died in 1853) with Silas and Candace and this is where their birth places come from.
In 1860, although again not indexed, she was a seamstress at Wells Twp, Bradford Co., PA (Edsallville post office), with Silas, Candace (now Catherine) and James, b. 1847/48 in NY (and a total mystery, never to be seen again - as was Angeline, although she is listed in the 1840 census).
In 1870, Mary Beers is living with Silas and his family at East Charleston, Tioga Co., PA, and in 1880, what could be the same location is now Duncan, Tioga Co., PA.
The 1880 census says her father was born in CT and her mother in NJ.She died 8 Jul 1889 at Antrim, Tioga Co., PA, according to an obituary published in the Wellsboro Gazette on 18 Jul 1889.
Does this family history - or the childrens' names - ring any bells for Welton researchers???We are, of course, hoping that Welton family information will fill in many Beers gaps for us.
thank you!