Gideon Stetson Sr. (1762 - 1835)

Born 18 Jan 1762 in Braintree, Suffolk County, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Nancy (Thayer) Stetson — married 1783 (to 4 Feb 1820) in Belchertown, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 14 Oct 1835 at age 73 in Amherst, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Sergeant Gideon Stetson Sr. served with 1st Massachusetts Regiment (1777), Continental Army during the American Revolution.

Gideon Stetson Sr. is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A108600.

Gideon Stetson was first child of John and Rachael (Paine) Stetson born in Braintree (section of town that later became Randolph), Massachusetts in 1762. ^[1]

Married twice: Married First: Nancy Thayer, his cousin, in 1783 (or 3 Apr 1784). ^[2]

They had 10 Children.

1. Charlotte Stetson, b. 1784; d. 1858
2. Mary "Polly" Stetson, b. 1786; d. 1856
3. Samuel Stetson, b. 1789; d. 1867
4. Gideon Stetson Jr., b. 1791; d. 1867
5. Rachel Stetson, b. 1795; d. 1828
6. Sarah "Sally" Stetson, b. 1797
7. Nancy Stetson, b. 1799; d. 1850
8. Amasa Stetson, b. 1801, d. 1869
9. William Barry Stetson, b. 1803; d. 1863
10. Rebecca C., Stetson, b. 1806; d. 1844
11. John Stetson, b. 1809; d. 1871

Married Second: Tirzah (Warner) Dickinson on December 24, 1820, after the death of Nancy.

He was a prominent citizen of Amherst being Selectman and assessor for many years.^[1]

He served in the American Revolutionary War

• 1881, Private, Capt John Mills co., Col Joseph Vos's 1st Regt, enlisted for 3 years.
• Aug 1881 - reported at Peekskill with Col Putnam
• Jan 1782 - Promoted to Corporal, then with Capt Mill's co., Col Vose's (1st Regt). ^[3]
• as sergeant in Capt Jeremiah Renick's company, Col Joseph Vose's first Massachusetts regiment, 1781-83. In 1819 he was placed on the Revolutionary War pension roll of Hampshire County, Massachusetts.^[4]

Also served as Sergeant under Colonel Putnam who fortified West Point. Served 3 Years. Enlisted from Abington.^[1]

Gideon Stetson died in Amherst, Massachusetts, on 14 October 1835. He is buried in West Cemetery in Amherst. ^[5] His gravestone gives his age as 74 years. ^[6]

Research Notes

• Stetson Kindred Gen Index #: 1-1-2-5-3-1
• Don't confuse him with Gideon Stetson, son of Amos Stetson, and Margaret (Thayer Stetson) Kindred index # 1-1-2-5-9

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} The Descendants of Cornet Robert Stetson Stetson Kindred, Vol 1, No 3, Pg 40.
2. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPZY-KXRD : 31 October 2019), Gideon Stetson and Anne Thayer, 3 Apr 1784; citing Marriage, Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009769.
3. ↑ Massachusetts S and S in Revolutionary War Vol XIV, Pg 942
4. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage Book, Volume 46 (1918). page 258
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 07 September 2020), memorial page for Gideon Stetson (18 Jan 1762–14 Oct 1835), Find A Grave: Memorial #124998413, citing West Cemetery, Amherst, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by James Bianco (contributor 47745493) .
6. ↑ Gravestone photographed by Ellen Smith, 4 May 2019.

See Also:

• "United States Revolutionary War Pension Payment Ledgers, 1818-1872," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24Q-LHR5 : accessed 29 August 2020), Gideon Stetson, 04 Mar 1831; citing Massachusetts, United States, NARA microfilm publication T718 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1962), roll 7; FHL microfilm 1,319,387.
• FamilySearch.org entry for Gideon Stetson; accessed 7 Sep 2020; © 2020 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. A service provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
• Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts ; Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War, Wright & Potter Printing Company, Boston, 1896. Seventeen volumes (https://archive.org/details/massachusettssolssthmass)
• Stetson, Oscar Frank, 1875-1948, editor; Stetson, Nelson Mitchell, 1855-1930. The descendants of Cornet Robert Stetson of Scituate, Massachusetts. Providence: Stetson Kindred of America, Inc. 1933. page 40
• Find A Grave: Memorial #124998413