Betsey D. Shaw (1814-1893) was born in Jackson, Maine, and died in Denver, Colorado. She married Timothy R. Shaw, a farmer and blacksmith, in 1831, and they moved to Exeter, Maine. After her husband died in 1868, Shaw moved to Denver. She was the aunt of Celia F. Osgood, a noted educator, suffragist, and author, who was a member of The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Massachusetts. In 1886, Osgood stated that Shaw was a member of the Church of Christ (Scientist) in Boston, Massachusetts. However, based on the records available, we have found no further information concerning Shaw's involvement with Christian Science.

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