Up Dated 2 March 2011
Joseph was born 17 or 27 December 1811 in , , New York and married first 15 September 1847, Brighton, Northumberland, Ontario, Canada, Margaret DEACON, the daughter of Andrew Gordon DEACON and Amanda CORY. She was born 23 January 1825 in , Quebec, Canada and died 1 November 1870 in , Cass, Missouri.
He married second 2 December 1878 in , Lamar, Texas, Esther (Ettie) GOULD. She was born about 1842 in New York and died. Joseph died 20 January 1886 in Paris Lamer, Texas.
1851 Canadian Census Brighton Twp., Northumberland, Ontario, Canads Page 51
Place of Religion Mar
Name Occupation Birth E Methodist Age Sex Sta
Joseph BETTES Jr. Merchant U. S. A. Episcopal 40 M M
Margaret " ---------- Canada E Methodist 26 F M
Jane " ---------- Canada Episcopal 6 F S
John DEACON Clerk Canada Episcopal 23 M S
Cyrus WHEELER Servant Canada Episcopal 12 M S
Mary BROWN ---------- Ireland Episcopal 16 F S
James WHEELER Joiner England Episcopal 43 M S
Note: The Census Index on Ancestry calles Him Joseph BELLES becaus the t's are not crossed.
1870 Census Grand River, Cass, Missouri, Page 588
R Estate Personal Where
Name Age Sex Race Occupation Value Value Born
MATHER H P 32 M w Farmer $ 6,000 $ 1,800 Ohio
" Jennie 23 F W Keeping House -------- -------- Canada
BETTES Joseph 55 M W Hardware Merchant $ 1,800 $ 9,000 New York
" Margaret 44 F W Keeping House -------- -------- Canada
1880 Census Paris Ward 1, Lamar, Texas, ED 81 Page 14 Line 44
Mar | Place of Birth |
Name Race Sex Age Relat Sta Occupation |Self Father Mother|
BETTES Joseph W M 68 ----- M Hardware Merchant N. Y. Canada N. Y.
" Ettie W F 38 Wife M Keeping House N. Y. N. Y. N. Y.
Name Chapter Page Number Title
Joseph Bettes The Church 1837-1849 201 Marriage Notices of Ontario
1813-1854
Name: Joseph Bettes Spouse: Esther Gould Date: 02 Dec 1878 B/G: Groom County and State: Lamar Co. TX Name: Esther Gould Spouse: Joseph Bettes Date: 02 Dec 1878 B/G: Bride County and State: Lamar Co. TX
Name; Bettes, Joseph Birth: 12/27/1811 Death: 01/20/1886 Marriage: ---------- Cemetery: Evergreen (P-15N-04)
Children of Joseph BETTES and Margaret DEACON:
+ 1. JANE "JENNIE" AMANDA b: 12 Jul 1848; Brighton Twp., Northumberland, Ontario, Canada.
md: Abt 1869; , , Missouri.
Henry Patrick MATHER
d: 31 May 1933; Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California.
Children of Joseph BETTES and Esther (Ettie) GOULD:
1. NONE KNOWN b: ; , , .Back to Joseph BETTES Sr's Family Page.
Back to Our Genealogy Home Page.
acosby@etown.netTo reach me by e-mail click on mailbox 
This Web Page was created on 03/02/2011 with 
Web-O-Rama or E-Mail Kevin Gunn