Seth Gerry (1787 - 1864)

Born 6 Aug 1787 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Stetson) Gerry — married 13 May 1817 in Robbinston, Maine

Descendants

Died 29 Feb 1864 at age 76 in Robbinston, Washington, Maine, United States

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Sgt Seth Gerry served in the War of 1812
Service started: June 1813
Unit(s): 34th Infantry under Captain Adam
Service ended:

Biography

Seth was born in Aug 6, 1787 in Taunton, MA. Son of Seth and Zilpah (Pierce) Gary. At the age of nineteen and one-half years he bought his time of his father on April 1, 1807, and on the 23rd. of that month set sail from Boston for Passamaquoddy Bay, Me., where he arrived on May 12, 1807. He settled in the town of Robbinston, Me., and was a shipbuilder. He married in Robbinston, Me., May 13, 1817, Mary Stetson, born May 11, 1796, daughter of Capt. Caleb and Rebecca (Cummings) Stetson, of Robbinston, and a descendant of Cornet Robert Stetson, an early and prominent settler in Scituate, Mass. Capt. Caleb Stetson was a noted shipbuilder. Seth Gary after his settlement in Maine assumed the spelling of " Gerry " and his descendants have used this corruption of the original name. ^[1] He died in Robbinston, Me., Feb. 29, 1864, and his widow died there, June 22, 1868. ^{[2] [3]}

Marriage

Married Mary Stetson, 13 May 1817.
13 Children^[4][5] (3 buried in Brewer Cemetery, from Find A Grave Listed below):

1. Elbridge Joseph Gerry (1825-1898)
2. Lucy A. (Gerry) Leland (1827-1873)
3. George Edward Gerry (1841-1858)

(plus 10 others)

Military Service

Fought in the War of 1812 in US Army, enlisted June 1813, rank Sgt, assigned to 34th Infantry under Captain Adam.^[6].

Death

Died 29 Feb 1864 at age 76, is buried in the Brewer Cemetery in Robbinston, Maine^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ Gary genealogy : the descendants of Arthur Gary of Roxbury, Massachusetts, with an account of the posterity of Stephen Gary of Charlestown, Massachusetts, and also of a South Carolina family of this name. by Brainerd, Lawrence, 1874-1925. p. 175-176. (https://archive.org/stream/garygenealogydes00brai/#page/174/mode/2up)
2. ↑ "Some Descendents of Arthur Gary of Roxbury, Massachusetts,"
3. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #91841380
4. ↑ Stetson: Vol. 1, no. 3, Page 151
5. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #91840985
6. ↑ NARA Military Records/Ancestry
7. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #91841380

• Stetson, O.F., Ed.; Descendants of Cornet Robert Stetson of Scituate, Massachusetts (Stetson Kindred of America, Inc., 1933).
• Eaton's HIstory of Rockland and South Thomaston, Maine, 1865.
• 1. Loring genealogy : Pope, Charles Henry, 1841-1918, ed : Free ... 30 Jan 2008 ... Loring genealogy (1917). Author: Pope, Charles Henry, 1841-1918, ed; Loring, Katharine Peabody, 1849-; Loring, James Spear, 1799-1884; ... www.archive.org › ... › New York Public Library - Cached - Similar Ebook and Texts Archive > New York Public Library > Loring genealogy Pages 145-6
• Fred Nash, DAR application of Phyllis Nash Seitz.

Research Notes

1. . originally Entered by Fred Nash, Jul 24, 2011
2. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Fred and others.