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Peter Stetson (1780 - 1846)

Maj. Peter Stetson
Born in Randolph, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
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Husband of — married 6 Jul 1800 in Stoughton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
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Died at age 66 in Stoughton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
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Biography

Birth

Peter Stetson was born on May 05, 1780 in Randolph, Massachusetts, He was the 10 child and son of John Stetson and Rachael Paine. [1]

Marriage

He married Amity Shepard on July 06, 1800 [2] Together they had 8 children: [2]

  1. Mary Dorr (Stetson) Jones, b. 1801; m. Ephraim Jones; d. 20 Aug 1892 [3]
  2. Samuel Shepard Stetson, b. 1903; d. 2 Oct 1872 [4]
  3. Philenia T. (Stetson) Thayer, b. 1805;m. William Thayer; d. 21 Feb 1876 [5]
  4. Laura G. (Stetson) Thayer, b. 1806; d. 19 Nov 1861 [6]
  5. Marilla (Stetson) Arnold,b. 1809; d. 26 Apr 1874 [7]
  6. John Gideon Stetson, (known as Gideon G. Stetson [8]) b. 1812; d 17 Jul 1876 [9]
  7. Albert Alonzo Stetson, b. 4 Apr 1819; d. 15 Nov 1822
  8. Fanny C. (Stetson) Arnold, b. 16 Oct 1815
They resided on the Old Shepard place in Stoughton, Massachusetts [2]

Occupation

Death

He died on October 24, 1846, age 66 yrs, 5 mos, a widower in Stoughton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA [11] and is buried as Major Peter Stetson in the Pearl Street Cemetery, Stoughton, Massachusetts [12]

Research Notes

  • Stetson Kindred Genealogical Index: 1-1-2-5-3-10
  • His brother Jonathan Stetson was also Major in the 1st Division, Massachusetts Militia. [2]

Sources

  1. ↑ Stetson; Vol 1, No 2, Pg 116
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Stetson : Vol 1, No 3, Pg 44
  3. ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-674Q-5YV?cc=1463156&wc=MJCV-FM9%3A1043014701 : 22 May 2019), 0961507 (004224899) > image 479 of 587; State Archives, Boston.
  4. ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHNZ-VHM : 14 February 2020), Peter in entry for Saml. Shepard Stetson, 1872.
  5. ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch [1] : 22 May 2019), 0960211 (004221426) > image 57 of 492; State Archives, Boston.
  6. ↑ "Massachusetts Town Records, ca. 1638-1961," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG16-Z9CV : 29 November 2018), Peter Stetson in entry for Laura J Thayer, 19 Nov 1861; citing Death, Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States, various town clerks and local churches, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 007577020.
  7. ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-DZFS-1TW?cc=1463156&wc=MJCG-BZ9%3A1043010401 : 22 May 2019), 0960205 (004221420) > image 10 of 391; State Archives, Boston.
  8. ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-DTBS-KRB?cc=1463156&wc=MJCP-YWL%3A1043010901 : 22 May 2019), 0960210 (004221425) > image 294 of 361; State Archives, Boston.
  9. ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHNZ-PZY : 14 February 2020), Peter in entry for John Gideon Stetson, 1876.
  10. ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-DTQ3-PM5?cc=1463156&wc=MJCP-SP8%3A1043005901 : 22 May 2019), 0959809 (004219399) > image 323 of 402; State Archives, Boston.
  11. ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7L4-J9X : 6 April 2020), Peter Stetson, 22 Oct 1846; citing Stoughton, Massachusetts, v 27 p 109, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 959,809.
  12. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 05 September 2020), memorial page for Maj Peter Stetson (5 May 1780–24 Oct 1846), Find A Grave: Memorial #68462140, citing Pearl Street Cemetery, Stoughton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by David Allen Lambert (contributor 46539084) .

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