Betty Simon was born in Lambertville, NJ. She had a half sister by the name of Dorothy (Dot). Betty was raised by her Aunt Sarah because her mother (Ella Fields 1896-1928) passed away quite early in Betty's life.
Betty married Elias "Buster" Simon and had three children: Ellis, Kathy and Margaret.
She worked at Craft Cleaners on Nassau Street in Princeton, NJ for many years. She was very involved in the Dutch Neck Church and Senior Citizen activities later in life. She was also the queen of the day trip, and if you could go there and get back in a day, Betty has been there at least once. One of Betty's foundest things do was to ride on the Black River and Western Railroad on Old No. 60. She would tell about the days when she road the railroad from Lambertville to Flemington (these rails are now defunct as of this writing and the Lambertville Station has become an upscale restaurant). Betty would still ride roller coasters like the Comet at Hershey Park, PA well into her 70s. Betty knew how to farm, knew what a hinny was (do you?) and loved flowers/gardening as well as horses (particularly ponies). She used to have shetland ponies which she drove in a sulky.
Betty had gorgeous BLUE BLUE BLUE eyes and was extremely beautiful in her youth. She made a perfect grilled cheese sandwich, celebrated George Washington's birthday with cherry cheesecake and ate Neapolitan ice cream which she cut with a knife in a square hunk from the container. Betty also loved to can and make preserves. She would keep an eye on the wild elderberries, and come back to harvest them when they were ripe. When she got dentures, she strained the seeds. Betty loved to pick strawberries at Grover's Farm and Blueberries at the Well's Blueberry Farm. Betty loved to picnic and make crafts as well as watch "her stories" dramatic daily serials on the television.
Because she never went by the name Sarah, this part of her name was not included on her headstone.
Perhaps the most interesting thing about Betty was that she was a 11th generation American and could trace her ancestry back to Wilhem (William) Beekman, who arrived to New Amsterdam aboard a ship called The Princess with Stuyvesant in 1647. This was not discovered, however, until after Betty passed, and her family members discovered an old photo/clipping of Betty's Aunt Sarah clipped from the Newspaper called the Lambertville Beacon. A years' long genealogy search revealed the lineage.
For Betty's children and grandchildren, please see her husband's entry: Elias "Buster" Simon.
Betty married Elias "Buster" Simon and had three children: Ellis, Kathy and Margaret.
She worked at Craft Cleaners on Nassau Street in Princeton, NJ for many years. She was very involved in the Dutch Neck Church and Senior Citizen activities later in life. She was also the queen of the day trip, and if you could go there and get back in a day, Betty has been there at least once. One of Betty's foundest things do was to ride on the Black River and Western Railroad on Old No. 60. She would tell about the days when she road the railroad from Lambertville to Flemington (these rails are now defunct as of this writing and the Lambertville Station has become an upscale restaurant). Betty would still ride roller coasters like the Comet at Hershey Park, PA well into her 70s. Betty knew how to farm, knew what a hinny was (do you?) and loved flowers/gardening as well as horses (particularly ponies). She used to have shetland ponies which she drove in a sulky.
Betty had gorgeous BLUE BLUE BLUE eyes and was extremely beautiful in her youth. She made a perfect grilled cheese sandwich, celebrated George Washington's birthday with cherry cheesecake and ate Neapolitan ice cream which she cut with a knife in a square hunk from the container. Betty also loved to can and make preserves. She would keep an eye on the wild elderberries, and come back to harvest them when they were ripe. When she got dentures, she strained the seeds. Betty loved to pick strawberries at Grover's Farm and Blueberries at the Well's Blueberry Farm. Betty loved to picnic and make crafts as well as watch "her stories" dramatic daily serials on the television.
Because she never went by the name Sarah, this part of her name was not included on her headstone.
Perhaps the most interesting thing about Betty was that she was a 11th generation American and could trace her ancestry back to Wilhem (William) Beekman, who arrived to New Amsterdam aboard a ship called The Princess with Stuyvesant in 1647. This was not discovered, however, until after Betty passed, and her family members discovered an old photo/clipping of Betty's Aunt Sarah clipped from the Newspaper called the Lambertville Beacon. A years' long genealogy search revealed the lineage.
For Betty's children and grandchildren, please see her husband's entry: Elias "Buster" Simon.
Betty Simon was born in Lambertville, NJ. She had a half sister by the name of Dorothy (Dot). Betty was raised by her Aunt Sarah because her mother (Ella Fields 1896-1928) passed away quite early in Betty's life.
Betty married Elias "Buster" Simon and had three children: Ellis, Kathy and Margaret.
She worked at Craft Cleaners on Nassau Street in Princeton, NJ for many years. She was very involved in the Dutch Neck Church and Senior Citizen activities later in life. She was also the queen of the day trip, and if you could go there and get back in a day, Betty has been there at least once. One of Betty's foundest things do was to ride on the Black River and Western Railroad on Old No. 60. She would tell about the days when she road the railroad from Lambertville to Flemington (these rails are now defunct as of this writing and the Lambertville Station has become an upscale restaurant). Betty would still ride roller coasters like the Comet at Hershey Park, PA well into her 70s. Betty knew how to farm, knew what a hinny was (do you?) and loved flowers/gardening as well as horses (particularly ponies). She used to have shetland ponies which she drove in a sulky.
Betty had gorgeous BLUE BLUE BLUE eyes and was extremely beautiful in her youth. She made a perfect grilled cheese sandwich, celebrated George Washington's birthday with cherry cheesecake and ate Neapolitan ice cream which she cut with a knife in a square hunk from the container. Betty also loved to can and make preserves. She would keep an eye on the wild elderberries, and come back to harvest them when they were ripe. When she got dentures, she strained the seeds. Betty loved to pick strawberries at Grover's Farm and Blueberries at the Well's Blueberry Farm. Betty loved to picnic and make crafts as well as watch "her stories" dramatic daily serials on the television.
Because she never went by the name Sarah, this part of her name was not included on her headstone.
Perhaps the most interesting thing about Betty was that she was a 11th generation American and could trace her ancestry back to Wilhem (William) Beekman, who arrived to New Amsterdam aboard a ship called The Princess with Stuyvesant in 1647. This was not discovered, however, until after Betty passed, and her family members discovered an old photo/clipping of Betty's Aunt Sarah clipped from the Newspaper called the Lambertville Beacon. A years' long genealogy search revealed the lineage.
For Betty's children and grandchildren, please see her husband's entry: Elias "Buster" Simon.
Betty married Elias "Buster" Simon and had three children: Ellis, Kathy and Margaret.
She worked at Craft Cleaners on Nassau Street in Princeton, NJ for many years. She was very involved in the Dutch Neck Church and Senior Citizen activities later in life. She was also the queen of the day trip, and if you could go there and get back in a day, Betty has been there at least once. One of Betty's foundest things do was to ride on the Black River and Western Railroad on Old No. 60. She would tell about the days when she road the railroad from Lambertville to Flemington (these rails are now defunct as of this writing and the Lambertville Station has become an upscale restaurant). Betty would still ride roller coasters like the Comet at Hershey Park, PA well into her 70s. Betty knew how to farm, knew what a hinny was (do you?) and loved flowers/gardening as well as horses (particularly ponies). She used to have shetland ponies which she drove in a sulky.
Betty had gorgeous BLUE BLUE BLUE eyes and was extremely beautiful in her youth. She made a perfect grilled cheese sandwich, celebrated George Washington's birthday with cherry cheesecake and ate Neapolitan ice cream which she cut with a knife in a square hunk from the container. Betty also loved to can and make preserves. She would keep an eye on the wild elderberries, and come back to harvest them when they were ripe. When she got dentures, she strained the seeds. Betty loved to pick strawberries at Grover's Farm and Blueberries at the Well's Blueberry Farm. Betty loved to picnic and make crafts as well as watch "her stories" dramatic daily serials on the television.
Because she never went by the name Sarah, this part of her name was not included on her headstone.
Perhaps the most interesting thing about Betty was that she was a 11th generation American and could trace her ancestry back to Wilhem (William) Beekman, who arrived to New Amsterdam aboard a ship called The Princess with Stuyvesant in 1647. This was not discovered, however, until after Betty passed, and her family members discovered an old photo/clipping of Betty's Aunt Sarah clipped from the Newspaper called the Lambertville Beacon. A years' long genealogy search revealed the lineage.
For Betty's children and grandchildren, please see her husband's entry: Elias "Buster" Simon.
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