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1. | Joseph Beets, Sr. was born about 1782 in Lancaster, Cumberland Co, Pennsylvania; died in 6 Oct1865 in Marysville, Miami Co, Kansas; was buried in Old Marysville Cem, Miami Co, Kansas. Other Events and Attributes:
Notes: Joseph Beets, Sr. was born around 1782 in Pennsylvania. His parents were George (abt. 1740- abt. 1807)and Maria Eva Bitz. Bitz is a German name pronounced Beets. George Bitz (also spelled Bitts) and other Bitz families lived and owned land in Northampton County, Pennsylvania from abt 1760 to 1784. Their children Anna Magdalene, Peter, George, Adam, Anna Margaretha, John,, Joseph and Daniel were born here. The connection to the Bitz family was confirmed in 2009 through DNA testing. The spelling changed to Beats then to Beets because that is the way it sounded to those taking the census or taking a name for a deed. Joseph married (Mrs. Joseph) Beets about 1820. (Mrs. was born about 1790 in Tennessee; died after 1822. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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2. | Daniel George "Green" Beets (1.Joseph1) was born in 1822 in Hawkins Co, Tennessee; died on 18 Jan 1865 in Alton, Madison Co, Illinois. Daniel married Harriet Adalaide Jones about 1847. Harriet (daughter of Jonathan Jones and Anna Beets) was born in 1828 in Hawkins Co, Tennessee; died in 1871 in Atherton, Jackson Co, Missouri. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |