SERGEANT HEZEKIAH BETTS

DOB/DOD: July 31, 1760 (Norwalk, CT) – May 31, 1837 (Norwalk, CT); 76 years old
MARITAL STATUS: Married o Grace Hanford on October 1, 1785, in Norwalk
CHILDREN: Alfred, Amaryllis, Robert, Mehitable, Henry, Eliza, Xenophon, Eulalia, Susette, Harriet, Solomon, and Juliette
UNIT: 3rd Connecticut Regiment of Foot commanded by Colonel Samuel B. Webb; March 1780 – March 1783


Artist Anonymous, American School, Connecticut, 1801-1850.
Title Hezekiah Betts. Frick Digital Collections
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On September 29, 2024, the local chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution had this monument placed in Union Cemetery at the grave of Hezekiah Betts. Photo from FindAGrave.com and user wysiwyg.


Buried in Norwalk Union Cemetery, Union Avenue, Norwalk, Connecticut. Photo by the webmaster.


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USAF retiree. Veteran advocate. Committed to telling the stories of those who died while in the service of the country during wartime.

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