Edwin LeForrest Stetson (abt. 1844 - aft. 1865)

Born about 1844 in Oldtown, Penobscot, Maine, United States [uncertain]

Ancestors

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Biography

Edwin Stetson served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: Sep 1861
Mustered out: not recorded
Side: USA
Regiment(s): Co. E., 23rd Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry

Birth

Born about 1842, first child and son of Jeremiah and Happy/Abbie F. (Smith) Stetson ^[1]

Military Service

Edwin served with his father Jeremiah in the Civil War ^[A]: Co. E., 23rd Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, Capt. W.B. Alexander. He was 17yo when he enlisted.

Residences

• 1850: Edwin is 6yo. Living with his parents and sister Melvina in Hanson, Plymouth, Mass. This Census states that Edwin was born in Massachusetts^[2]
• 1855: Edwin is 11yo. Birthplace: Maine. Living with his family in Hanson, Plymouth, Mass.This Census states that Edwin was born in Maine.^[3]
• 1860: Edwin is 16yo. Living with his family in Hanson, Plymouth, Massachusetts. This Census states that Edwin was born in Maine. ^[4]
• 1865: Edwin is 21yo. Single. Farmer. Living with his parents in Hanson, Plymouth, Mass. This Census states that Edwin was born in Maine.^[5][A]

Research Notes

• Stetson Kindred Genealogical Index #: 1-4-9-5-3-2-2-1
• Stetson Kindred have his middle name spelled: "Leforrest"

A. Cheri Hallisey found Edwin mentioned in Civil War letters written by his father Jeremiah Stetson to wife Happy Smith). Census Records have him living in Plymouth Massachusetts in 1865 ^[5]

• The Edwin Ferdinand Stetson who lived in Old Town Maine and had a son Edwin is not the same Edwin LeForrest Stetson son of Jeremiah

B. According to O.F. Stetson, he disappeared 50 years before the publication of the Stetson Kindred books. ^[1])

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Stetson: Vol. 1, no. 3, Page 243
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD9Q-6DD : 29 October 2019), Edwin Stetson in household of Jeremiah Stetson, Hanson, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States; citing family 146, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ "Massachusetts State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQ4H-K77 : 11 March 2018), Edwin L Stetson in household of Jeremiah Stetson, Hanson, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States; State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 953,956.
4. ↑ United States Census,1860, database with images, FamilySearch (14 December 2017), Edwin L Stetson in entry for Jeremiah Stetson, 1860.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Massachusetts State Census 1865

See Also:

• Stetson, O.F. Ed.; Descendants of Cornet Robert Stetson of Scituate, Massachusetts (Stetson Kindred of America, Inc., 1933, 1956, 2008)
• Stetson Journal transcribed by Cheri Hallisey
• Family Source entry for Edwin Leforrest Stetson Family Source, © 2019 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. A service provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints