Gathered here is the most comprehensive repository of materials on the life of Betsy Mead, mother of Henrietta McBride (wife of Utah Pioneer Gilbert Belnap) and spouse of Daniel McBride. Click on the links below to access biographical and historical information about Betsy Mead:
Biographies and Related Materials
- Centennial History in Honor of Utah Pioneer Gilbert Belnap, 1850-1950 (including 1952 and 1956 Supplements)
- Belnap, W. Dean. Heritage With Honor: Genealogy and History of the Ancestry and Descendants of Gilbert Belnap (1821 – 1899) (1974)
- Belnap, Flora, comp. Pioneer Incidents of Rev. Daniel McBride and Abigail Mead-McBride and Their Children of Utah, Michigan and New York (1952)
- Belnap, Brent J. “Life Story of Betsy Mead McBride” (1995) (prepared for DUP book)
- Dotson, Flora Belnap. “Analysis of the Pedigree of James McBride and Betsy Mead, My Great Grandparents”
- Marion Adaline Belnap Kerr Collection, LDS Church Archives
LDS Materials
- Patriarchal Blessing: Betsy Mead, 14 May 1845
- Patriarchal Blessing: Betsy Mead 24 Dec 1870
- Transcription
Newspaper Articles
Census Records
- 1850 U.S. Federal Census, Pottawattamie County, IA (23 Oct 1850)
- 1880 U.S. Federal Census, Hyrum, Cache, UT (1 Jun 1880)
Photographs and Images
Spouse
Children
- Henrietta McBride (1821-1899)
- Reuben D. McBride (1822-1883)
- Harlum McBride (1824-1901)
- George McBride (1826-1858)
- Roxena McBride (1829-1829)
- James McBride (1830-1899)
- Oliver Stephen McBride (1835-1922)
- Nathaniel Knight McBride (1840-1858)
Parents
Last update: 16 Jun 2020