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273. Elizabeth BOWLSBY (1656) (5)(581) (582)(7) (8) was born on 1 Sep 1783 in Morris County, NJ. (1657) She died on 17 Nov 1869.(1658) She was buried in Saltfleet Township, Ontario, Canada. (1659) She was also known as "Betsy" "Bowltby". (1660)(1661)
The earliest mention of "Betsy" is found in the will of Thomas
Bowlsby, Morris County, New Jersey, in 1798, when she was around
fifteen years old. She was next mentioned in her husband's obituary
found in LOYALIST NARRATIVE FROM UPPER CANADA by James J. Talman,
PH.D.: "In 1799 he (Honorable John Willson) married Elizabeth
Bowlsby, a native of Long Island, by whom he had a large family of
children. This admirable woman was a fitting companion for one who
had determained to work his way to independence in a situation then so
remote from civilization and all the refinements and comforts of
life."

She was married to Hon. John WILLSON on 28 Feb 1799 in Saltfleet Township, Ontario, Canada.(1662) (1663) Hon. John WILLSON(1664) (5)(581) (582)(7) (8) was born on 5 Aug 1776 in Sussex County, New Jersey. (1665)(1666) He died on 26 May 1860 in Grimsby, Ontario.(1667) (1668) He moved to Niagara, Canada, with his guardian in 1790 and about 1797
settled upon a farm in Saltfleet on the shore of Lake Ontario where he
resided and gained a great deal of prestige until his death. Elizabeth BOWLSBY and Hon. John WILLSON had the following children:

child635 i. Kezia WILLSON(1669) (7)(8) was born on 6 Mar 1800 in Saltfleet Township, Ontario, Canada.
child636 ii. WILLSON(1670) (7)(8) was born in May 1802 in Saltfleet Township, Ontario, Canada.
child637 iii. Anna WILLSON(7) (8) was born on 5 Jun 1803 in Saltfleet Township, Ontario, Canada. (1671)
child+638 iv. Martha WILLSON.
child639 v. James L. WILLSON(7) (8) was born on 29 Aug 1808 in Saltfleet Township, Ontario, Canada. (1672)
child+640 vi. Mary Clarissa WILLSON.
child641 vii. Hugh Bowlsby WILLSON(5) (581)(582) (7)(8) was born on 15 Sep 1813 in Saltfleet Township, Ontario, Canada.(1673) (1674) He died on 29 Apr 1880 in New York, New York.(1675)
He is known to have been the third son of John and Elizabeth (Bowlsby)
Willson. His biography appears in DICTIONARY OF CANADIAN BIOGRAPHY,
Volume X, 1871 to 1880, edited by Marc La Terreur, University of
Toronto Press. He attained fame as barrister, author, journalist and
businessman, and was survived by his wife and two adopted children.
child642 viii. Francis Gore WILLSON(7) (8) was born on 11 Mar 1816 in Saltfleet Township, Ontario, Canada. (1676) He died in 1863. (1677)
child+643 ix. John W. WILLSON.
child644 x. Eliza WILLSON(7) (8) was born on 8 Mar 1822 in Saltfleet Township, Ontario, Canada. (1678) She died on 4 Jun 1841 in Saltfleet Township, Ontario, Canada.(1679)
child645 xi. Thomas W. WILLSON(7) (8) was born on 3 Oct 1825 in Saltfleet Township, Ontario, Canada. (1680)