Ruth (Stetson) Lincoln (1752 - 1831)

Born 17 Mar 1752 in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 28 Jan 1831 at age 78 in Durham, Androscoggin, Maine, United States

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Biography

Birth

Ruth was born in March 1752 at Scituate, Massachusetts ^[1], 2nd child and daughter of Isaac and Ruth Prouty Stetson ^[2]

Marriage

Married John Lincoln, intentions filed 2 Oct 1779 ^[2] at Scituate, Massachusetts ^[3] Marriage 21 Nov 1779 at Durham, Maine ^[4]

5 Children (Probably born in Durham, Maine ^[A]

1. John Lincoln Jr., b. 2 Jan 1780 ^[5]
2. Elisha Stetson Lincoln, b. 5 Dec 1781 at Durham, Maine ^[6]; d. 2 Nov 1823, age 42 at Durham, Maine ^[7]
3. Nathaniel Stetson Lincoln, b. 12 Oct 1783 at Scituate, Maine ^[8]
4. Christopher C. Lincoln, b. 3 Jan 1785 at Scituate, Maine ^[9]; d. 23 Sep 1864 at Litchfield, Maine age 78 ^[10]
5. Eunice Stetson Lincoln, b. 25 Aug 1788 at Scituate, Maine ^[11]
6. David Stetson Lincoln, b. 13 Jan 1790 at Scituate, Maine ^[12]

Death

Died in January, 1831 ^[2] age 83 at Durham, Maine ^[13]

Research Notes

• Stetson Kindred Genealogical Index: 1-1-2-1-2-2
• This person was created through the import of HOWE(1).ged on 08 April 2011. FamilySearch.org & Stetson Kindred info added by rsl
• No REPO record found with id R-2097757945.

A. There are duplicate records for all of the children, one set cites Durham, Androscoggin, Maine as their birthplace, the other set records them a being born in Scituate, Massachusetts. John and Ruth's marriage is also recorded in Scituate, Massachusetts and Durham, Maine. -- rsl - 8/2019.

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (5 November 2017), Ruth Stetson, 27 Mar 1752; citing Birth, Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 423,512
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Stetson: Vol 1 #2 Pg 108
3. ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (28 November 2018), John Lincoln and Ruth Stetson, 1779; citing Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 906,748
4. ↑ "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907," database, FamilySearch (: 10 February 2018), John Lincoln and Ruth Stetson, 21 Nov 1779; citing Durham, Androscoggin, Maine, reference p71; FHL microfilm 10,821
5. ↑ [https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F49Q-NQX "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (10 February 2018), Ruth Stetson in entry for John Junr. Lincoln, 02 Jan 1780; citing Durham, Androscoggin, Maine; FHL microfilm 10,821
6. ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (3 November 2017), Ruth Stetson in entry for Elisha Stetson Lincoln, 05 Dec 1781; citing Situate, , Maine, United States, Division of Vital Statistics, State Board of Health, Augusta; FHL microfilm
7. ↑ "Maine Deaths and Burials, 1841-1910," database, FamilySearch (11 February 2018), Ruth Lincoln in entry for Elisha Lincoln, 02 Nov 1823; citing reference p177; FHL microfilm 10,821
8. ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (17 October 2017), Ruth Stetson in entry for Nathaniel Stetson Lincoln, 12 Oct 1783; citing Scituate, , Maine, United States, Division of Vital Statistics, State Board of Health, Augusta; FHL microfilm
9. ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (17 October 2017), Ruth Stetson in entry for Christopher Lincoln, 03 Jan 1785; citing Scituate, , Maine, United States, Division of Vital Statistics, State Board of Health, Augusta; FHL microfilm
10. ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (3 November 2017), Ruth Lincoln in entry for Christopher Lincoln, 23 Sep 1864; citing Litchfield, , Maine, United States, Division of Vital Statistics, State Board of Health, Augusta; FHL microfilm
11. ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (17 October 2017), Ruth Stetson in entry for Eunice Stetson Lincoln, 25 Aug 1788; citing Scituate, , Maine, United States, Division of Vital Statistics, State Board of Health, Augusta; FHL microfilm
12. ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (: 17 October 2017), Ruth Stetson in entry for Eunice Stetson Lincoln, 25 Aug 1788; citing Scituate, , Maine, United States, Division of Vital Statistics, State Board of Health, Augusta; FHL microfilm
13. ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch ( : 3 November 2017), Ruth Plummer Lincoln, 28 Jan 1835; citing Durham, , Maine, United States, Division of Vital Statistics, State Board of Health, Augusta; FHL microfilm

See Also:

• Stetson, O.F., Ed (and others) Descendants of Cornet Robert Stetson of Scituate, Massachusetts (Stetson Kindred of America, Inc., 1933, 1956, 2008)
• FamilySearch.org entry for Ruth Stetson (© 2019 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. A service provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)

Ancestry.com Sources

• Ancestry Family Trees; http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=283722&pid=118820744, Source: #S-456906241
• Source S-456906241 Repository: #R-2097757945 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.

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