Agnes Ann (Halliday) Stetson (1856 - 1909)

Born 1856 in Maine, United States

Wife of Josiah Walter Stetson — married 23 Dec 1879 (to about 1909) in Calais, Washington, Maine, United States

Descendants

Died 1909 at about age 53 in Auburn, Androscoggin, Maine, United States

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Biography

Agnes Ann Halliday was born in 1856 in Maine. She was the fourth child and daughter of Archibald Halliday and Mary McKinley Halliday.

Married Josiah Walter Stetson, int. 10 Dec 1879 ^[1]; m. 23 Dec 1879 at Calais, Maine. ^[2]

5 Children

1. Mary Louise Stetson, b. 29 Nov 1880 at Calais ^[3]; d. 1946 ^[4]unmarried, no children. ^[5]
2. Lilla Augusta Stetson, b. 13 Nov 1882 at Calais ^[6]; d. aft 1940. ^[7]
3. Everett Halliday Stetson, b. 18 Apr 1886 at Manchester, New Hampshire. ^[8]; m. Vinna Boydston, 25 Sep 1918, Wilmette, Illinois; d. 19 Mar 1945. ^[9]
4. Agnes Gertrude Stetson, b. 21 Jun 1888 at Auburn, Maine ^[10]; d. 1965 ^[4] never married, no children. ^[11]
5. Harold Tilson Stetson, b. 1 Oct 1890 at Auburn ^[12]; m. Grace Marian Thomas, 2 Jun 1916 at Duxbury, Massachusetts ^[13]; d. Jan 1982 in Newport, Rhode Island.

Born in Maine, she was living with her family in Calais, Maine at the time of her marriage. She moved later to New Hampshire with her husband, and then back to Auburn, Maine:

• 1880 - age 31, as J. Walter Stetson, married and living with his wife and in-laws on Mills Street, in Calais, Maine. ^[14]
• 1881 - Children were born in Calais, Maine ^[3][6]
• 1886 - age 37, married, living with Agnes in Manchester, New Hampshire (at the time of 3rd child's birth) ^[8]
• 1888 - living in Auburn, Maine ^[10]
• 1890 - Living in Auburn Maine with his family ^[12]

She passed away in 1909. She is buried with her husband Josiah in the Oak Hill Cemetery, Auburn, Maine. ^[15][4]

Sources

1. ↑ "Intentions of Marriage, Calais, Mane"; Page 80
2. ↑ (as "J. Walter Stetson") "Calais Vital Records, Marriages;" Page 332
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, (FamilySearch Image: 3QSQ-G979-G9SB-N: 20 May 2014), Delayed returns for vital records 1670-1891 > Stetson, 1800-Stringer, 1842 > image 164 of 5086; multiple sources, Maine.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} "Maine, Faylene Hutton Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1990," database with images, (FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-99FQ-394R-9: 16 April 2015), Sproul - Stevens > image 2883 of 3412; Maine State Library, Augusta.
5. ↑ Mary Louise's Find A Grave: Memorial #100283697
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, (FamilySearch Image: 3QSQ-G979-G93S-2: 20 May 2014), Delayed returns for vital records 1670-1891 > Stetson, 1800-Stringer, 1842 > image 173 of 5086; multiple sources, Maine.
7. ↑ Lilla's Find A Grave: Memorial #100283572
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} "New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900," database with images, (FamilySearch Image: S3HY-6DH9-Q7B: 21 October 2022), 004244305 > image 112 of 5056; Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord.
9. ↑ Everett's Find A Grave: Memorial #213475561
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1} "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, (FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-L974-Y31M: 20 May 2014), Vital records prior to 1892 > Stantial-Stevens, 1835 > image 3464 of 4127; multiple sources, Maine.
11. ↑ A. Gertrude's Find A Grave: Memorial #100283558
12. ↑ ^{12.0 12.1} "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, (FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-L979-G937-6: 20 May 2014), Delayed returns for vital records 1670-1891 > Stetson, 1800-Stringer, 1842 > image 194 of 5086; multiple sources, Maine.
13. ↑ "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1920," database with images, (FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C9B8-Y7Q2-4: 24 November 2022), > image 1 of 1; State Archives, Boston.
14. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, (FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YB2-L3: 24 December 2015), Maine > Washington > Calais > ED 169 > image 7 of 71; citing NARA microfilm publication T9, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C., n.d.)
15. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/100283658/agnes-stetson: accessed 17 March 2023), memorial page for Agnes Halliday Stetson (1856–1909), Find A Grave: Memorial #100283658. , citing Oak Hill Cemetery, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA; Maintained by brenda ball (contributor 47853962).

See Also:

• Find A Grave: Memorial #100283658.
• Various Contributors; Family Tree entry for Agnes Ann Halliday; FamilySearch Person: LJ1K-WPS ; accessed March 2023; © 2023 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. A service provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.