Caleb Stetson (abt. 1765 - 1820)

Born about 1765 in St. Andrews, Charlotte, New Brunswick, Canada [uncertain]

Ancestors

Descendants

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Biography

Caleb was born c. 1765, (probably in Maine, not Canada).^[1] , First child and son of of William and Mary (Lincoln) Stetson^[2].

"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." ^[3]

Marriage

Married Rebecca Cummings of St. Andrews, 9 Sep 1790^[4].
13 Children^[5][6]:

1. Hannah (Stetson) Huston, b. 14 Oct 1793, d. Eastport, Maine 2 Jul 1833; m Robert Huston 1811.
2. Mary (Stetson) Gerry, b 11 May 1795
3. Achsah (Stetson) Lowe, b. 4 Jul 1797; m. William P. Lowe of Robbinson, Maine.
4. Elizabeth (Stetson) Rogers, b. 16 Jun 1799. M. Thomas Roers of Eastport, 3 children.
5. Jane (Stetson) MacFarland (also Hatch), b. 2 May 1802. m. (1) Nathan Hatch of Robbinston, Maine; (2) Robert MacFarland of Bloomfield, Maine.
6. Joseph Cummings Stetson, b. 14 Oct 1804; m. Harried Brown and lived in Camden Maine. - No Children but adopted a pair of twins^[7]
7. Rebecca (Stetson) Stoddard, b. 22 Jun 1806; m. Ichabod Stoddard of Perry Maine.
8. Ann (Stetson) Lash b. 8 Apr 1808; m. (1) Horatio Eaton (2) Casimir Lash - no children.
9. Moses Stetson, b 23 Mar 1810; m. Julia Kaler.
10. William Stetson, b 21 Apr 1813, in Robbinston, Maine.
11. Samuel Stetson, b 11 Mar 1814; d. young.
12. Leonard Cummings Stetson, b. 17 Mar 1816.
13. Sarah C. Stetson,b. 17 Oct 1819.

Lived in South Thomaston, and Robbinston, Maine^[8].

Occupation

Officially a Shipwright^[9]. Known as "Captain" Stetson, because he built ships.

Death

Died 5 Jan 1820

• Stetson Kindred Genealogical Index: 1-1-2-4-3-1

Research Notes

1. In a paper, "The Stetsons and the Ship Building Industry,"^[10] presented to the Reunion of either 1910 or 1911, reference is made to a shipyard operated by Caleb Stetson in the town of Kingston, Plymouth County Massachussets prior to 1714 "on Mill Creek, near Drew & Cols works". However this is not a reference this Caleb Stetson who was born in 1765.

Sources

1. ↑ Stetson: Vol. 1, no. 2, Page 113
2. ↑ Stetson: Vol. 1, no. 2, Page 113
3. ↑ Not sure where this quote originates
4. ↑ Stetson: Vol. 1, no. 3, Page 36
5. ↑ Stetson: Vol. 1, no. 3, Page 36-37
6. ↑ The History of Rockland and South Thomaston, Maine
7. ↑ Mrs. Margaret Stetson Norris reports
8. ↑ Stetson: Vol. 1, no. 3, Page 36
9. ↑ Stetson: Vol. 1, no. 3, Page 36
10. ↑ "Booklet No. 3, "(Report of the Reunions of 1910 and 1911), Stetson Kindred of America, Pg 30

See also:

• 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.
• Fred Nash, "Some Descendents of Arthur Gary of Roxbury, Massachusetts, A written account of "Gary" "Gerry" name change" https://web.archive.org/web/20160502152942/http://dtgaryportal.net/Gary-Ireland/DecendantsofArthurGaryRoxbury.htm
• "Some Descendants of Arthur Gary of Roxbury, Massachusetts, 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 <https://archive.org/details/garygenealogydes00brai> See page 175-176

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