Simeon Stetson (1770 - 1836)

Born 26 Oct 1770 in Randolph, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Kidder) Stetson — married 24 Jan 1796 in New Ipswich, Hillsborough, New Hampshire

Descendants

Died 20 Dec 1836 at age 66 in Hampden, Penobscot County, Maine, United States

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Biography

Simeon Stetson was born on October 26, 1770 in Randolph, Massachusetts. His parents were John Stetson and Rachael Paine. Stetson moved to Hampden, Maine, from Washington, New Hampshire, in 1804 at the request of his brother Major Amasa Stetson of Boston, who had purchased a township of land in Maine near Hampden (subsequently incorporated as the town of Stetson). Simeon bought 50 acres of land in Hampden and settled his family there. He kept a large general store, had an interest in a saw mill, and built several vessels that engaged in the West India trade, exporting pine boards and bringing back rum and molasses.^[1]

Simeon was active the municipal affairs of Hampden, holding office as chairman of the board of Selectmen and as Town Clerk for more than 20 years. He was a Representative to the General Court of Massachusetts before Maine was separated from Massachusetts and served as a member of the convention to frame a constitution for Maine when it became a state. Although he was not a church member, he supported Hampden's churches and owned a pew in each of the churches in the town.^[1]

Simeon's children were:^[1]

1. Thomas Penman, born February 1 1797,
2. Reuben Kidder, born October 8 1798,
3. Ann Kidder, born February 25 1800,
4. Charles born November 2 1801,
5. George born January 25 1807
6. Isaiah born February 6 1812

Simeon died at Hampden, Maine, on 20 December 1836.^[2]

Birth

Birth:

Date: 26 OCT 1770

Place: Randolph, Massachusetts

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Stetson, Isaiah K. "The Stetsons of Maine," Stetson Kindred of America, Booklet No. 1, 1907, pages 7-13.
2. ↑ The descendants of Cornet Robert Stetson of Scituate, Massachusetts, sixteen hundred and thirty-four. page 41, Stetson Kindred Gen. Index # 1-1-2-5-3-7

• "New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLF6-52Z : 2 April 2020), Simeon Stetson and Betsy Kidder, 24 Jan 1796; citing , Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,001,302.
• Find A Grave: Memorial #106981176
• "Maine, Faylene Hutton Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1990," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKM1-4QTF : 16 March 2018), Simeon Stetson, 1836; citing Burial, Hampden, Penobscot, Maine, United States, Maine State Library, Augusta; FHL microfilm 1,787,388.
• Stetson, Oscar Frank, 1875-1948, editor; Stetson, Nelson Mitchell, 1855-1930. The descendants of Cornet Robert Stetson of Scituate, Massachusetts. Providence: Stetson Kindred of America, Inc. 1933. page 42
• Wikipedia: Stetson, Maine