Elizabeth "Betsey" Linscott
Lifespan: 1818 - 1892
Birth: 18 May 1818 in Maine, USA
Occupation: Homemaker
Marriage: George Sewall
Children: George F. Sewell, Stephen T. Sewell, Rinaldo Sewall, Roselet Sewell, Robert Sewell, Rinaldo Sewall, Helen E. Sewall, James Sewall
Parents: Unknown & Unknown
Death: 3 Feb 1892 in Old Town, Penobscot, Maine, USA
Burial: Forest Hill Cemetery, Orono, Maine
Chapter 1: Early Life in a New American State
Elizabeth “Betsey” Linscott was born on May 18, 1818, in rural Maine, just two years before Maine achieved statehood in 1820. Her birth came at a pivotal moment in American history, when the young republic was expanding northward and carving farms from dense forests. Maine at the time was a rugged frontier landscape of timber, rivers, and scattered settlements.