William Butler Stetson (1838 - abt. 1925)

Born 30 Mar 1838 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Henrietta B. (Caverly) Stetson — married 19 Oct 1864 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Died about 30 Apr 1925 at about age 87 in Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Birth

William was born in March 1838 (or March 1839 ^[1]) at Bridgewater, Massachusetts ^[2][3]. He was the son of Nahum Stetson and Sarah Barstow

Marriage

Married Henrietta B. Caverly,^[A] 19 Oct 1864 at Boston, Massachusetts ^[4][5]. (she dies in 1908 ^[6])

2 Children (Born at Boston, Massachusetts):

1. Helen Louise Stetson, b. 22 Dec 1872 ^[7]
2. William Herbert Stetson, b. 18 May 1876 ^[8]

Residence

• 1850, age 11, living with parents and siblings (and several domestic servants) at Bridgewater, Massachusetts ^[9]
• 1855, Age 16, Living with his family at Bridgewater, Massachusetts ^[10]
• 1872 - Living in Boston, Massachusetts at the time of the birth of daughter Helen ^[7]
• 1880, Age 41, Living with his wife and 2 children (and wife's brother) at Boston, Massachusetts ^[11].
• 1900, Age 61, Living with his wife and 2 children in Newton City, Ward 6, Middlesex, Massachusetts ^[1].
• 1910, age 71, widowed, living with his son William and his wife (and sister Helen) at Newton, Ward 6, Middlesex, Massachusetts. (Apparently William is now head of the household) ^[12]
• 1920, age 80, widowed, living in Newton Ward 6, with his son and his wife, and his sister, Helen ^[13].

Occupation

• 1864 - "Agent" ^[4].
• 1872 - Merchant ^[7].
• 1876 - Merchant ^[8].
• 1880 - Agent for the Bridge Iron Works ^[11].
• 1900 - "Insurance Agent" ^[1].
• 1910, 1920 - No Occupation listed, retired^[12][13]

Death

Died April 1925, age 86, in Massachusetts, and is buried with his wife at the Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts ^[3].

Research Notes

• Stetson Kindred Genealogy Index: 1-8-1-5-2-6-5-5

A. Daughter of Charles and Henrietta Caverly ^[4].

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 11 December 2019), Wm Stetson, Newton city Ward 6, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 907, sheet 9A, family 164, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,664.
2. ↑ Stetson; Vol 1, No. 3, pg 259
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 11 December 2019), memorial page for William Butler Stetson (20 Mar 1839–30 Apr 1925), Find A Grave: Memorial #100751264, citing Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Linda Hiross (contributor 47490909) .
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (26 September 2017), William B. Stetson and Henrietta B. Caverly, 19 Oct 1864; citing Marriage, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004276548.
5. ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (24 May 2018), William B. Stetson and Henrietta B. Caverly, 19 Oct 1864; citing Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 1,433,022.
6. ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (22 May 2019), William B Stetson in entry for Henrietta B Stetson, 22 Dec 1908; citing Newton,,Massachusetts, 499, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,257,409.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2} Probably Her - dates match : "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (10 December 2019), William B. in entry for Stetson, 1872.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} ["Massachusetts Births, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FX8C-83X : 11 March 2018), William B. Stetson in entry for William Herbert Stetson, 18 May 1876, Boston, Massachusetts; citing reference ID #p 164, Massachusetts Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 1,428,169.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (29 October 2019), William B Stetson in household of Nahum Stetson, Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States; citing family 211, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
10. ↑ ["Massachusetts State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQ4H-YWD : 11 March 2018), William B Stetson in household of Nahum Stetson, Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States; State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 953,956.
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1} "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (14 August 2017), William B Stetson, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district ED 754, sheet 256D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,560
12. ↑ ^{12.0 12.1} "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 11 December 2019), William B Stetson in household of William H Stetson, Newton Ward 6, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 975, sheet 15B, family 335, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 603; FHL microfilm 1,374,616.
13. ↑ ^{13.0 13.1} "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 11 December 2019), William B Stetson in household of Herbert W Stetson, Newton Ward 6, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; citing ED 382, sheet 1B, line 51, family 15, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 717; FHL microfilm 1,820,717.

See Also:

• FamilySearch.org entry for William Butler Stetson; © 2019 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. A service provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
• Stetson , O.F., Ed. Descendants of Cornet Robert Stetson of Scituate, Massachusetts (Stetson Kindred of America, Inc., 1933, 1956, 2008).
• Find A Grave: Memorial #100751264