Daniel Betts, Jr.

Daniel Betts, Jr.
Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from Norwalk
In office 1777 – 1777[1][2]
Preceded by	Thaddeus Betts, Thomas Fitch, V
Succeeded by	Stephen St. John, Clapp Raymond
Personal details
Born	May 2, 1699[3] Norwalk Connecticut[3]
Died	July 10, 1783 (aged 84)[3] Wilton Connecticut[3]
Resting place	Sharp Hill Cemetery, Wilton Connecticut[3]
Spouse(s)	Sarah Comstock Betts (born 1707, m. 1724)
Children	Sarah, Timothy

Daniel Betts, Jr. (May 2, 1699 – Jul. 10, 1783) was a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from Norwalk in 1777.

He was born May 2, 1699 in Norwalk, the son of Daniel Betts and Deborah Taylor Betts.

In 1774, he served on a committee appointed in Norwalk to address the 11th article adopted by the Continental Congress.^[4]

References

1. Connecticut. General Assembly (1881). Roll of State Officers and Members of General Assembly of Connecticut, from 1776 to 1881: With an Appendix Giving the Congressional Delegates, Judges of the Supreme and Superior Courts, and the Date of Incorporation of the Cities, Boroughs, and Towns. Press of the Case, Lockwood & Brainard Company. Retrieved 2015-06-25.
2. Council of Safety (Conn.); Morgan, F.; Hoadly, C.J.; Labaree, L.W.; Connecticut. General Assembly; Providence (R.I.). Convention; Springfield (Mass.). Convention; Hartford (Conn.). Convention; Philadelphia. Convention; Boston. Convention (1894). The Public Records of the State of Connecticut ...: October, 1776 to February, 1778. Journal of the Council of Safety from October 11, 1776 to May 6, 1778. Appendix. The Providence Convention, Dec. 1776-Jan. 1777. The Springfield Convention, July, 1777. The New Haven Convention, Jan. 1778. Press of the Case, Lockwood & Brainard Company. p. 220. Retrieved 2015-06-25.
3. "Daniel Betts, Jr (1699 - 1783) - Find A Grave Memorial". findagrave.com. Retrieved 2015-06-25.
4. Hall, E. (1847). The Ancient Historical Records of Norwalk, Connecticut: With a Plan of the Ancient Settlement, and of the Town in 1847. J. Mallory & Company. p. 127. Retrieved 2015-06-25.