Born in Leeds, Androscoggin, Maine, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Nathan Stetson
and Abigail (Pettingill) Stetson
Sister of
Benjamin Franklin Stetson, Henry Stetson [half], Charles Stetson, Sarah Stetson, Lucy (Stetson) Hilton, Howard Stetson and Aurelia Anna (Stetson) Johnson
Wife of
Henry Jennings
— married
11 Apr 1861 in Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine, United States
Mother of
Elmer Elsworth Jennings
Died
at age 67
in Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 2 Mar 2015
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Biography
Martha Stetson was born on January 09, 1832 in Leeds, Androscoggin, Maine, United States. Her parents were Nathan Stetson and Abigail Pettingill. She married Henry Jennings on April 11, 1861 Together they had 1 child:
She died on July 22, 1899 in Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine, United States
Sources
- "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6JB-3TY : 22 December 2020), Jane Stetson in household of Nathan Stetson, Leeds, Kennebec, Maine, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDHV-7WQ : 11 November 2020), Martha J Stetson in entry for Joseph P Johnson, 1860.
- "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG16-P8T7 : 16 December 2020), Henry Jennings and Martha J Stetson, 11 Apr 1861; citing Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine, United States, multiple sources, Maine; FHL microfilm.
- "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6DZ-9NX : 2 January 2021), Martha J Jennings in entry for Jesse H Field, 1870.
- "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZQV-64L : 16 January 2021), Martha J Jennings, 22 Jul 1899; citing Lewiston, , Maine, United States, multiple sources, Maine; FHL microfilm.
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/81018664/martha-j-jennings : accessed 9 February 2022), memorial page for Martha J Stetson Jennings (9 Jan 1832–22 Jul 1899), Find a Grave Memorial ID 81018664, citing Monmouth Center Cemetery, Monmouth, Kennebec County, Maine, USA ; Maintained by In Memory (contributor 47058623) .
- "Maine, Nathan Hale Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1980," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVJP-T4NV : 14 December 2020), Martha J Jennings Stetson, 1899; citing Monmouth, Kennebec, Maine, United States, Monmouth Center Cemetery, Maine State Library, Augusta; FHL microfilm 1,316,352.
- The descendants of Cornet Robert Stetson of Scituate, Massachusetts, sixteen hundred and thirty-four by Stetson, Oscar Frank Page 154
- Stetson Kindred Genealogical Index: 1-1-2-5-2-3-1-6
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