Dorothy Tibbetts

Dorothy Tibbetts née Fifield (September 13, 1811 -- September 28, 1883) was the wife of Cottage Grove pioneer Alvah Tibbetts and mother of businessman Franklin Tibbetts.

Early and Family Life
Dorothy was born on September 13, 1811 in Maine. She married Alvah Tibbetts on July 8, 1832. Together they had eight children: Eliza, born August 13, 1833; Adaline, born January 1, 1835; Sally, born June 11, 1838; Franklin, born May 3, 1840; Violet, born March 28, 1842; Hannibal, born May 17, 1844; William, born May 27, 1846; and Ernest, born June 6, 1853. Shortly after their marriage, Alvah and Dorothy moved to Maine, but in 1845, the family began to pioneer west. They stayed in Stephens County, Illinois for two years, then migrated north to Oconto, Wisconsin in 1847. The family continued west to Waupaca County, Wisconsin in 1851, and finally settled in Cottage Grove, Minnesota a short time after thatundefined.

Death
Dorothy passed away in her Cottage Grove home on September 28, 1883undefined.