Solomon (Steward) Stewart (1729 - 1802)

Born 14 Jan 1729 in Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Taylor) Steward — married 22 May 1755 in Lunenburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 22 Jun 1802 at age 73 in Canaan, Somerset, Maine, United States

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Biography

SOLOMON4 STEWART (Solomon3, James2, Duncan1), born Jan. 14, 1730 in Rowley, Mass., married in Lunenburg May 28, 1756, Elizabeth Taylor, born Oct. 22, 1735, in Littleton, daughter of Jonathan and Rebecca (Powers) Taylor. He was a pioneer settler of Fitchburg in 1764, and was a recognized patriot during the Revolution. He removed to Canaan, Maine, about 1777. He died June 22, 1802, in Bloomfield, Me., and she died there Jan. 15, 1804. Children, born in Lunenburg:

1. Mary, June 5, 1757; = Sep. 8, 1774, Joseph Sawyer of Fitchburg.

2. Betty, May 10, 1758; = Apr. 22, 1777, Isaac Russell.

3. Rebecca, Mar. 4, 1761; = Samuel Bigelow, Bloomfield.

4. Solomon, Aug. 7, 1763; = Dec. 15, 1785, Betty Bigelow, Bloomfield.^[1]

Solomon Stewart from the Stewart Clan Magazine, March 1924. Transcribed by James T. Paxton.

Solomon (Steward) Stewart performed Patriotic Service in Massachusetts in the American Revolution.

Solomon (Steward) Stewart is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A109654.

He was a recognized Patriot during the Revolution. For Civil Service and Patriotic Services - He was a member of the Committee of Inspection and also was a town officer. ^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ The Stewart Clan Magazine, March 1924.
2. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/), "Record of Solomon Stewart", Ancestor # A109654.

• Vital Records of Rowley, Lunenburg, and Fitchburg, Massachusetts
• Family records of James Paxton.
• Stewart Clan Magazine by Edson, George T. (George Thomas); Clan Stewart Society in America, Inc., Published 1922. Solomon Steward pg 81-82

• Stewart Clan Magazine, Volumes 1-8, George Thomas Edson, 1922. Solomon Steward pg 81

• Solomon Stewart from the Stewart Clan Magazine, March 1924.
• Solomon Steward. Proceedings of the Fitchburg Historical Society and papers relating to the history of the town, 1895.

• Proceedings of the Fitchburg Historical Society and papers relating to the history of the town by the Fitchburg Historical Society, Fitchburg, Mass. Solomon Steward pg 42

• Ancestry of the Stewarts. From: Howardstown, Canaan, Bloomfield, Skowhegan (Early History); Sprague Journal of Maine History Vol. VIII Aug., Sept., Oct., 1920 No. 2 page 151-153.

• Solomon Steward Memorial Page on Find A Grave. Solomon Steward