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Thomas Stetson (1752 - 1820)

Captain Thomas Stetson
Born in Kingston, Plymouth, Massachusettsmap
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Husband of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
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Died at age 68 in Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
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Biography

Birth

Thomas Stetson was born in March 1952 at Kingston, Massachusetts. [1][2] He was the 5th child and son of Elisha Stetson, Jr., and Sarah (Adams) Stetson.

Marriage

Married Elizabeth Cooke, [A] 3 Sep 1778 in Kingston, Massachusetts. [3][4]

11 Children: [5](all born in Kingston, Massachusetts [4])
  1. Sarah (or Sally) A. Stetson, b. 26 Apr 1779 [6], d. 1849 in Kingston, unmarried [7][8]
  2. Henry Stetson, b. 2 Jul 1780 [6]; m. Mary Green, 27 Feb 1806; d. 16 Jun 1916 [9]
  3. Priscilla Cook (Stetson) Simonds, b. 6 Jan 1782 [6]; m. Moses Symonds/Simonds, 13 Feb 1808 - lived in Ashtbula County, Ohio [10]
  4. Ellen Stetson, b. 30 Mar 1783 [6]; unmarried, missionary among the Cherokees for more than 35 years [5][11]
  5. Mary Gray (Stetson) Witherly/Wetherbee, b. 16 Jan 1785 [6]; m. Jonathan Witherly, 1806, lived in Dexter, Maine.; d. 26 Mar 1874 at Harvard [12]
  6. Benjamin Stetson, b. 26 Sep 1786 [6]; mate of a ship and lost at sea.
  7. Nancy (Stetson) Harlow, b. 4 Feb 1789 [6]; m. Bradford Harlow, Esq, 24 May 1810 [13]
  8. Maria (Stetson) Sparhawk, b. 7 May 1791 [6]; m. Noah Sparhawk of Bucksport, Maine 27 Aug 1817; d. 31 Dec 1882 at Bangor [14]
  9. Caleb Stetson, b. 12 Jul 1793 [6]; m. Julia Ann Meriam, 22 Aug 1827 [15]; d. 17 May 1870 at Lexington [16]
  10. Jane Stetson, b. 6 Oct 1795 [6]; d. 17 Jan 1818. [17]
  11. Charles Stetson, b. 1800 [4] or 1798 [5].

Residence

Lived his life at Harvard, Massachusetts.

Occupation

He was a ship master for about 30 years and at age 50 settled down as a farmer in Harvard. -- Barry [4][5]

Military Service

1 May 1780 - Was commissioned Commander of the privateer sloop Union [4][5]

Death

Killed by a "Fall of or from a Tree" [4] at Harvard, 28 Nov 1820. [4] He is buried in the Harvard Center Cemetery, Harvard, Massachusetts [18][19]

Research Notes

  • Stetson Kindred Genealogical Index: 1-3-7-5-5
A. Elizabeth, his wife was the daughter of Benjamin and Mary (Gray) Cooke. Some sources spell her maiden name Cook. She was a descendant of Edward Gray, who was brought over in the Mayflower, at the age of seventeen, by Governor Winslow, his guardian. Edward Gray married the daughter of John Winslow, brother of the Governor, and became a rich merchant. [5]

Sources

  1. "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L979-M9FG-2?cc=2061550&wc=Q4DW-92N%3A353350201%2C353518901%2C353518902 : 22 October 2020), Plymouth > Kingston > Births, marriages, deaths 1695-1885 > image 24 of 343; citing Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston.
  2. Stetson; Vol 1, No, 1, Page 77
  3. "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G979-M9X1-2?cc=2061550&wc=Q4DW-92N%3A353350201%2C353518901%2C353518902 : 22 October 2020), Plymouth > Kingston > Births, marriages, deaths 1695-1885 > image 161 of 343; citing Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 Stetson; Vol 1, No. 1, Page 145
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 Barry; Page 70
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 6.9 "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L979-M9FZ-9?cc=2061550&wc=Q4DW-92N%3A353350201%2C353518901%2C353518902 : 22 October 2020), Plymouth > Kingston > Births, marriages, deaths 1695-1885 > image 104 of 343; citing Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston.
  7. "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, 1921-1924," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-XXDW-9G2?cc=1463156&wc=MJCL-K68%3A1043008001 : 22 May 2019), 0959812 (004219402) > image 654 of 757; State Archives, Boston.
  8. Sarah's Find A Grave: Memorial #148984829
  9. Henry's Find A Grave: Memorial #21721530
  10. Priscilla's Find A Grave: Memorial #19879956
  11. Ellen's Find A Grave: Memorial #60413949
  12. "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-8979-XY6P?cc=2061550&wc=Q4D8-FM4%3A353349801%2C353619501%2C353622701 : 23 October 2020), Worcester > Harvard > Births, marriages, deaths 1853-1900 > image 88 of 121; citing Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston.
  13. Nancy's Find A Grave: Memorial #53508205
  14. Maria's Find A Grave: Memorial #39036844
  15. "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q28L-S8KT : 22 July 2021), Thomas Stetson in entry for Caleb Stetson and Julia Ann Meriam, 22 Aug 1827; citing Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 927,923.
  16. "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, 1921-1924," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-DZYR-ZD?cc=1463156&wc=MJCX-JWL%3A1043009901 : 22 May 2019), 0960196 (004221411) > image 485 of 691; State Archives, Boston.
  17. Jane's Find A Grave: Memorial #148984821
  18. Has Obit: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/148984804/thomas-stetson: accessed 05 September 2022), memorial page for Capt Thomas Stetson (9 Mar 1752–27 Nov 1820), Find A Grave: Memorial #148984804, citing Harvard Center Cemetery, Harvard, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by James Bianco (contributor 47745493) .
  19. BillionGraves.com record for Capt. Thomas Stetson (9 March 1752 - 28 November 1820), BillionGraves Record Harvard Center Cemetery, Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, North America

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