Elizabeth Sant Winterbottom McCann Roberts 1842-1903
2010
Elizabeth Sant was born in England in 1842 to John Sant and Mary Shaw. She was known in life as Betsy. She was one of twelve siblings. She married Thomas Winterbottom, son of Samuel Winterbottom in 1861 in England. They became the parents of six children. One, Elizabeth Hannah died as an infant. Another, Hannah Elizabeth who married Justin Pugmire is our direct ancestor. Betsy and Thomas lived on a boat. They hauled freight up and down large rivers often in side canals in order to make a living. Betsy’s parents and siblings emigrated to America and settled in Idaho. They longed for Betsy and her family to join them but, before Betsy and Thomas could do so, Thomas was caught between two boats and drowned in a large river. His body was not found for some time. One month later, Betsy gave birth to her sixth child. For two years she saved her money and eventually was able to make the journey from England to America. She gathered with her family and others who had joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day-Saints. Her home until her death was in Idaho, near the border with Utah. Eighteen months after Betsy’s arrival in Idaho she met and married Thomas Ravenhill McCann. She was 31 and he was 59. Together, they became the parents of five children. Betsy had now borne eleven children. Following the death of her husband Thomas McCann, Betsy married William Roberts. When she died, she was buried next to her second husband, Thomas McCann, in the Fish Haven City Cemetery in Fish Haven, Idaho.
The migration of Elizabeth Sant Winterbottom McCann Roberts
England to Idaho