Betsey Ann Tinkham

• Betsey and Alanson were married on 11 January 1821 in Spafford, Onondaga County, New York.
• In the The Pioneer History of Orleans County, NY - Biographies, Part II by Arad Thomas (available on the Internet at http://www.newyorkroots.org/bookarchive/pioneerhistoryorleanscounty...), it names Betsey---a sister of John Grinnell---as being the wife of Alanson Tinkham and settling in Orleans County: "JOHN GRINNELL. John Grinnell was born in Edinburgh, Saratoga County, December 4th, 1796. His father, Josiah Grinnell, was a native of Rhode Island. He settled in Saratoga County and re moved from there to Oneida County, where he died. John Grinnell purchased a farm in Barre, in 1820, on which in the fall of that year he built a log house into which he moved in April, 1821. He cleared his farm and resided there till 1854, when he moved to Shelby. He was three times married. First, to Roxanna Kirkham; second to Lucy Babcock; she died January 25th, 1846; third, to Mrs. Julia Ann Abbott, October 27th, 1847. His children, Cyrene and Daniel, are dead. Paul,, married Sarah Butler; Peter, married Eliza Berry; Lyman, married Leonora Rooker; Andrew J., married Mary Rodman; J. Wesley, married Alice Haines; Mahala married William J. Caldwell; Harley, married Maria Kelsey; John Jr., married Margaret Root; Ella J., married Frederick Hopkins. His brothers, Ezra, Major and Amos, and his sisters, Betsey, wife of Alanson Tinkham; Eliza, wife of William Tyler; Chloe, wife of Relly Tinkham, and Anna, wife of Weston Wetherby, all settled in Orleans County soon after Mr. John Grinnell came in. These families so early settled here, have been prosperous in business. Being upright in purpose, and honorable in character, they have become among the most respected families in the County."

Betsey was the daughter of Isaiah and Jane (Crane) Grinnell Jr. She married Alanson Tinkham on January 11, 1821 in Spafford, Onondaga Co., New York. They lived on a farm in Orleans county, first in Barre, then Shelby. They had four sons, four daughters, and four who did not survive childhood.* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Apr 27 2020, 16:53:36 UTC