Samuel Rossiter Betts:
Born: June 8, 1786
Birthplace: Richmond Massachusetts
Father: Uriah Betts 1761 – 1841
(Buried: Old Town Cemetery Newburgh New York)
Mother: Sarah Elizabeth Rosseter 1763 – 1796
(Buried: Center Cemetery Richmond Massachusetts)
Wife: Caroline Abigail Dewey 1798 – 1882
Children:
Maria Caroline Betts Metcalf 1818 – 1909
(Buried: Pine Hill Cemetery Westfield Massachusetts)
Frances Julia Betts Hillhouse 1822 – 1907
(Buried: Grove Street Cemetery New Haven Connecticut)
Lt. Colonel George Frederic Betts 1827 – 1898
(Buried: Woodlawn Cemetery Bronx New York)
Education:
1806: Graduated from Williams College
Occupation before War:
1809 – 1812: Attorney in Monticello New York
1812 – 1814: Served in the U.S. Army during War of 1812
Division Judge Advocate General Court Martial New York State Militia
1815 – 1817: United States Congressman from New York
1816: Choose not to be a candidate for renomination to U.S. Congress
1817 – 1823: Attorney in Newburgh New York
1821 – 1823: Orange County New York District Attorney
1823 – 1826: Judge of New York Supreme Court
1826 – 1867: Judge U.S. District Attorney Southern District New York
1831: Judge of the piracy trial of Charles Gibbs
Civil War Career:
1826 – 1867: Judge U.S. District Attorney Southern District New York
Presided over numerous prize court cases during the Civil War
Occupation after War:
1826 – 1867: Judge U.S. District Attorney Southern District New York
Died: November 3, 1868
Place of Death: New Haven Connecticut
Age at time of Death: 81 years old
Burial Place: Woodlawn Cemetery Bronx New York
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