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Joseph H. Stetson (1831 - 1922)

Joseph H. Stetson
Born in Freeport, Cumberland, Maine, United Statesmap
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Husband of — married 18 Nov 1857 [location unknown]
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Died at age 91 in Maine, United Statesmap
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Biography

Joseph was born in January, 1831 [1] at at Freeport, Maine [2] . He was a Sailor in his early life, but after his marriage became a merchant in Lewiston, Maine. He passed away in 1922. [3]

Birth

22 Jan 1831: Joseph was born in Freeport, Cumberland, Maine. He is the 4th child and son of William Stetson and Melinda Dunham [2] His father William B. Stetson was a Sea Captain. [3]

Marriage

18 Nov 1857: Joseph married Harriet "Hattie" Smith in New Hampshire[4]

4 Children (3 Listed by FamilySearch [5]
  1. Ella F. Stetson, b. 1860; d. 30 Jan 1864, age 4 yrs [6][7]
  2. George Brooks Stetson, b. 1867 [8]; m. Jennie Parshley 31 Jul 1900 [9]
  3. Edward Smith Stetson, b.1868 [8]; m. Mae L French; d. 30 Nov 1943 [10]
  4. John Nicholas Smith Stetson, b. 1872 [8] at Boston, Massachusetts; m. widow, Helen S. Guernsey, 31 Mar 1921 in Los Angeles, California [11]; d. 4 Mar 1949 Los Angeles, California [12][13]

Residences

  • 1850, age 19, living with parents and 4 siglings at Freeport, Maine [14]
  • 1880, age 49, Married and Living with his wife "Hattie" and 3 children, George, Edward and John (using full names on document) at Lewiston, Maine [8]
  • 1900, age 69,married for 43 years to Harriet and living in Lewiston City, ward 4, Maine [1]
  • 1910, age 78 still married 52 years, and living with Hariette at Lewiston, Ward 1, Maine [15]
  • 1920, age 88, widowed, living with his son Edward and his family at Lewiston Ward 1, Maine [16]

Occupation

  • 1850 - Sailor [14]
  • 1851 - Crew Member (Sailor) on the Brig Messenger [17]
  • 1852 - Crew Member (Sailor) on the Brig Louisa [18]
  • 1880 - Store Dealer [8]
  • 1900 - "Merchant [9] or Dealter of Hardware [1]
  • 1910 - Retired with his own income [15]
  • 1920 - No Occupation Listed [16]

Death

30 May 1922: Joseph H. Stetson passed away at St. Mary General Hospital in Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine. He was widowed at the time and a retired merchant. [3]

  • Joseph was laid to rest at Riverside Cemetery, Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine[19] He was buried with his wife Harriet and daughter Ella F. Stetson [6]

Research Notes

  • Mother: Melinda's LNAB is Dunham on Joseph's birth record. And Durham on his death record. Melinda Dunham is on all his siblings birth records.
  • Wife: Harriet's last name is Smith on her marriage record and on FAG. Yet, the note on her Memorial says she is the daughter of Capt John Nichols and Jane Couillard (Trufant) Smith. (I'm Researching this before I create her profile)[20]

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-622Q-QR1?cc=1325221&wc=9B78-SP6%3A1030551401%2C1030551402%2C1030620201 : 5 August 2014), Maine > Androscoggin > ED 19 Lewiston city Ward 4 > image 19 of 35; citing NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4C3-632 : 14 January 2020), Joseph Stetson, 1831 Image number 817 or 1117
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24J-WZ3V : 13 March 2018), Joseph H Stetson, 30 May 1922; citing Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine, United States, multiple sources, Maine; FHL microfilm.
  4. ↑ "New Hampshire Marriages, 1720-1920", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDPM-HYD : 24 January 2020), Joseph H. Stetson, 1857.
  5. ↑ entry for Joseph H Stetson
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Maine, J. Gary Nichols Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1999," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89FQ-995K?cc=2242146&wc=QCP9-C6V%3A1588878069 : 9 October 2015), Sterling - Stetson > image 114 of 162; Maine State Library, Augusta
  7. ↑ Ella's Find A Grave: Memorial #126653813
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYBQ-97QR?cc=1417683&wc=XCVD-L29%3A1589404979%2C1589404978%2C1589399347%2C1589395184 : 24 December 2015), Maine > Androscoggin > Lewiston > ED 12 > image 34 of 39; citing NARA microfilm publication T9, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C., n.d.)
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939K-RT9F-3H?cc=1803978&wc=71R8-F3P%3A1029440301%2C1029481201 : 20 May 2014), Vital records 1892-1907 > Stanton-Stevens, 1898 > image 2937 of 3990; multiple sources, Maine.
  10. ↑ Edward's Find A Grave: Memorial #126653584
  11. ↑ "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-893W-N9BS-Z?cc=1804002&wc=96PK-L2S%3A148556801 : 12 May 2014), 005698391 > image 233 of 1498; multiple county courthouses, California.
  12. ↑ "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9SV-Z9PM-R?cc=2001287&wc=FPFH-929%3A285176601%2C1387713603 : 26 September 2019), Los Angeles, Los Angeles > Death certificates 1949 no 3000-5370 > image 1290 of 2835; California State Archives, Sacramento.
  13. ↑ John's Find A Grave: Memorial #21662289
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-DRT5-8T?cc=1401638&wc=95R3-HZH%3A1031308201%2C1031430001%2C1031516801 : 9 April 2016), Maine > Cumberland > Freeport > image 14 of 63; citing NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GRVG-77Q?cc=1727033&wc=QZZ4-M1H%3A133637501%2C133637502%2C133793201%2C1589089105 : 24 June 2017), Maine > Androscoggin > Lewiston Ward 1 > ED 16 > image 25 of 52; citing NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GRF9-9V1T?cc=1488411&wc=QZJT-QD5%3A1036469701%2C1036469702%2C1036536001%2C1589332288 : 11 September 2019), Maine > Androscoggin > Lewiston Ward 1 > ED 17 > image 26 of 62; citing NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  17. ↑ "Massachusetts, Salem and Beverly Crew Lists and Shipping Articles, 1797-1934," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9GL-JPTP?cc=2302948&wc=3FCX-4WG%3A1583442802%2C1583445502 : 2 October 2015), Crew lists > 1851 > image 228 of 388; citing NARA NAID 1600758, 1600870, and 1600759, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.
  18. ↑ "Massachusetts, Salem and Beverly Crew Lists and Shipping Articles, 1797-1934," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9GL-JPT7?cc=2302948&wc=3FCX-4WG%3A1583442802%2C1583445502 : 2 October 2015), Crew lists > 1851 > image 210 of 388; citing NARA NAID 1600758, 1600870, and 1600759, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.
  19. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed 21 March 2020), memorial page for Joseph Stetson (22 Jan 1831–30 May 1922), Find A Grave: Memorial #126653636, citing Riverside Cemetery, Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA ; Maintained by Maine 101 (contributor 47130320).
  20. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed 07 May 2020), memorial page for Harriet J Smith Stetson (9 Apr 1836–7 Apr 1918), Find A Grave: Memorial #126653653, citing Riverside Cemetery, Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA ; Maintained by Maine 101 (contributor 47130320).

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