Hirsch, Betsy, 1823 -
Betsy Hirsch was born circa 1823, the daughter of Thomas and Mary Hirsch. As a Mashpee resident Betsy Hirsch was a signatory, at the age of 11, to a January 1834 Mashpee petition written by William Apes. Hirsch's name was added to that of 288 other Mashpee residents and community members raising a number of longstanding grievances against the overseers and the Congregational missionary to the tribe.