Jeremiah Stetson (1776)

Born 1 Sep 1776 in Braintree, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Hannah (White) Stetson — married 1 Dec 1803 in Randolph, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States

Descendants

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Biography

Jeremiah Stetson was born in September 1776, at Braintree, Massachusetts, the second child and son of Rufus Stetson and Comfort Paine (Thayer) Stetson.^[1]

He married Hannah White at Randolph on 1 December 1803. ^[2][3][4] The couple had entered their intentions of marriage at Abington, Massachusetts, on 23 October 1803. The record of intentions identifies Hannah as "of Randolph"; the wording implies that Jeremiah was residing at Abington at the time.^[5][6]

Jeremiah and Hannah removed to Weymouth not long after their marriage (in 1804). ^[4] All ten of their children were born at Weymouth:^[7]

1. Mary Stetson, born 6 October 1804; died 18 October 1804
2. Emeline Stetson, (or Eveline ^[4]) born 25 November 1805 ^[8] identified as Eveline or Evelina by Sprague and Stetson.^[7][4]
3. Hiram W. Stetson, born 14 November 1807;^[8] died 23 October 1840 in Louisiana ^[4]
4. Lucinda (Stetson) Burrell/Barrill, Bowker, born 17 January 1811;^[8] married (1) William H. Barrill/Burrell, February 26 1833; married (2) William Bowker of Randolph 16 January 1844 ^[4]
5. Louisa (Stetson) Bradley, born 8 July 1813;^[8] married Asa Bradley, 30 October 1836 ^[4]
6. Harriet Newell (Stetson) Hayden, born 2 March 1815;^[8] m. Capt Nathaniel Hayden, 3 November 1836 (Intentions October 15); died 5 June 1840 ^[4]
7. Brainard David Stetson, born 1 February 1817;^[8] apparently later known as David Brainard Stetson ^[4]; m. (1), Abigail Spear, 25 Apr 1841; m. (2) Hannah B.D. (Clark) Fitz, 2 Jul 1874 at Quincy, Massachusetts ^[9];
8. Anderson Stetson, born 18 January 1821;^[8] later recorded as Anson^[8][4]
9. Julia Ann (Stetson) Gray born 14 December 1823;^[8] married John Gray of Quincy, Massachusetts, 16 April 1843 ^[4]
10. Henry Martin Martyn Stetson, born 18 December 1825;^[8]; m. (1) Eliza J. Martin, 27 Nov 1856 at Smithfield, Rhode Island ^[10]; m.(2) Sawbretto Fuller ^[11]; died 16 June 1875, Attleboro, Massachusetts, no children.^[4]

Hannah Stetson dies in December 1853 at Weymouth ^[12]

In 1855, the Massachusetts state census recorded Jeremiah Stetson, age 78, living in Boston as a solo householder. He was a shoemaker by occupation.^[13]

Research Notes

Stetson Kindred Genealogical Index

Stetson Kindred Genealogical Index: 1-1-2-5-5-2

Erroneous Children

Some online genealogies or other "sources" give Jeremiah and Hannah two additional children, twins named David and Eliza supposedly born on 19 December 1824. This is an error, apparently due to misinterpretation of records of the [delayed] baptisms (not births) on that date of eight children of Jeremiah Stetson (mother not named). The children baptized in Weymouth that day were identified (in alphabetical order) as Anson, Brainerd, David, Eliza, Hiram, Harriet Newell, Julia Ann, and Lucinda.^[8] Six of these names correspond to the names of recorded births of children of Jeremiah and Hannah, but two recorded children who were then living (Emeline/Eveline and Louisa) are not on the baptism list and two names on the baptism list (David and Eliza) do not clearly correspond to recorded births. "Eliza" is likely to be the same child as Louisa, and "David" may have been entered due to confusion about whether the baptized child was named David or Brainerd. Emeline/Eveline had married the previous year, which explains her absence from the delayed baptism of her siblings.

Sources

1. ↑ Stetson: Vol. 1, no. 2, Page 116
2. ↑ "Massachusetts Town Records, ca. 1638-1961," database with images, FamilySearch (4 November 2017), Jeremiah Stetson and Hannah White, 01 Dec 1803; citing Marriage, Randolph, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States, various town clerks and local churches, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 007580117.
3. ↑ Randolph, MA: Vital Records, 1731-1875 (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2016), (Unpublished transcription by Waldo C. Sprague from the original records held at the Randolph Town Hall, donated from the estate of Mr. Sprague to NEHGS in 1962). https://www.americanancestors.org/DB2713/rd/1320058538
4. ↑ ^{4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11} Stetson: Vol. 1, no. 3, Page 46
5. ↑ Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016). Abington, Vol 2, page 200: Jeremiah and Hannah White of Randolph, int. Oct. 23, 1803.
6. ↑ Vital Records of Abington, Massachusetts: Vol 2 - Abington Marriages; Film number: 007817588 > image 245 of 781
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CSSW-WQD5-F (accessed 29 December 2023)
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} Sprague, #4507
8. ↑ ^{8.00 8.01 8.02 8.03 8.04 8.05 8.06 8.07 8.08 8.09 8.10} Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016). Weymouth, Vol. 1, Births, pages 281-282
9. ↑ Marriage: "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915"
   Catalog: Births, marriages (1841-1895), and deaths (1841-1899) Marriages v. 263(p.55-end)-264 1874
   Image path: Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915 > 004332360 > image 214 of 667
   FamilySearch Image: S3HT-6LW3-N9M (accessed 29 December 2023)
10. ↑ "Rhode Island Marriages, 1724-1916", database, (FamilySearch Record: F8KY-QP1 : 22 January 2020), Jeremiah Stetson in entry for Henry M. Stetson, 1856.
11. ↑ "Rhode Island, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1630-1945", ,(FamilySearch Record: QG1N-PYWF : Sun Nov 12 10:37:33 UTC 2023), Entry for Henry Martin Stetson and Jeremiah Stetson, 5 Dec 1865.
12. ↑ Death of wife Hannah Stetsen: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
    citing Digital film/folder number: 007578176; FHL microfilm: 2031513; Image number: 598; Packet letter: D; Indexing batch: I01448-9
    FamilySearch Record: FH2M-PRS (accessed 29 December 2023)
    FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-L9XF-V8KF
    Jeremiah Stetson in death record for wife Hannah Stetsen 30 Dec 1853 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States.
13. ↑ "Massachusetts State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-DYXC-TL?cc=1459985&wc=M6PN-H66%3A42491501%2C42564101 : 1 April 2016), Suffolk > Boston, Ward 10 > image 149 of 159; State Archives, Boston.

See Also:

• Barry, John Stetson. A Genealogical and Biographical Sketch of the Name and Family of Stetson: from the year 1634, to the year 1847. Printed for the author, by W. A. Hall & co., Boston, 1847.
• Sprague, Waldo Chamberlain. Genealogies of the Families of Braintree, MA. 1640-1850 (New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 2001)
• Stetson, O.F., Ed.; Descendants of Cornet Robert Stetson of Scituate, Massachusetts (Stetson Kindred of America, Inc., 1933, 1956)

See Also (not a reliable source):

• Various Contributors; FamilyTree entry for Jeremiah Stetson (1776-1866?), FamilySearch Person: KHMC-JNT, accessed December 2023; © 2023 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. A service provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Stetson-117 created through the import of oldweymouth families072011.GED on Jul 5, 2011 by Alyson X. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Alyson and others.
• Stetson-402 was created by Ellen Smith through the import of SomeStetsons.ged on Feb 9, 2015.