John Betts Jr. (November 17, 1692 – June 27, 1767) was a member of the

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of the

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from Norwalk in the sessions of October 1731, October 1736, May 1739, May and October 1741, May 1742, and May 1743 He was the son of John Betts. He was appointed to be an

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of the accounts of the treasurer of the Colony of Connecticut on May 10, 1739. He was a

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from 1746 to 1748.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Betts, John 1692 births 1767 deaths Burials in Mill Hill Burying Ground Connecticut Comptrollers Members of the Connecticut House of Representatives Politicians from Norwalk, Connecticut American justices of the peace People of colonial Connecticut