Elizabeth
(Betsey)
"Betts"
Atus
Born in Atusville, Machias, Washington, Massachusetts, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of London Atus
and Eunice (Foss) Atus
Sister of
Louis Atus, George Atus, Patience Atus, Eunice Atus, John Atus, Moses Atus, Susannah (Atus) Scott, Nathaniel Atus, Stephen Atus and Sophronia (Atus) Henry
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
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Biography
Betsey Atus is a part of US Black heritage.
Elizabeth "Betts" Atus was born free in Atusville (Machias), Maine on 20 Mar 1789. She was the daughter of former slave London Atus and Eunice Foss, a woman of English ancestry. [1][2]
Research Notes
Removing John Getchell (abt.1782-) as spouse until a source is located.
Sources
- ↑ Jackman, Mrs. Beulah G., Earliest Records of Machias, Maine (1767-1827) (Concord, NH, 1937?, 55 pages), p. 8. Cit. Date: 24 Oct 2022.
- ↑ Drisko, George Washington, Narrative of the Town of Machias, The Old and the New, The Early and the Late (Press of The Republican, Machias, Maine, 1904, 575 pages), p. 425. Cit. Date: 24 Oct 2022.
- Barbara McFadden, firsthand knowledge. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Barbara and others.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Betsey:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Betsey:
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Atus-46 and Atus-9 appear to represent the same person because: Clear Duplicate
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