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Alpheus Stetson (1793 - 1881)

Alpheus Stetson
Born in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
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Husband of — married 1819 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
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Died at age 87 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
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Biography

Alpheus Stetson was a ship carpenter. He established a wood and coal trade in South Boston which was continued for nearly a century by his descendants -- O.F. Stetson [1]

Birth

Alpheus Stetson was born April 9, 1793 at Scituate, Massachusetts [2][3] He was the 6th child and son of Micah Stetson and Sarah Copeland. [3]

Marriage

Married Hannah Williams Kent, [A] 4 Dec 1818 at Boston [4][1][5]

8 Children: [1]
  1. Alpheus Micah Stetson, b. 21 Sep 1820
  2. Daniel Francis Williams Stetson, b. 15 Sep 1823; d. 16 May 1825
  3. Edward Francis Stetson, b. 18 Jun 1826; d. 15 Nov 1829
  4. Hannah Elizabeth (Stetson) Briggs, b. 17 Nov 1828; m. Harris Otis Brigs - 5 children); d. 25 Nov 1881. [1]
  5. Edward Francis Stetson, b. 23 Mar 1830; d.27 Oct 1830.
  6. Sarah Williams (Stetson) Baker, b. 15 Aug 1833; d. 28 Mar 1841.
  7. Franklin Irving Stetson, b. 5 Apr 1839; d. 28 Mar 1841
  8. Mary Adelaide (Stetson) Neale, b. 25 Jun 1843; m. Geroge F. Neale, 3 Oct 1866 [6][7]- 6 children; d 29 Apr 1927.

Residence

  • 1850, age 56, Living in Boston, Ward 12 with his wife and daughters Mary and Sarah. [8]
  • 1855, age 62, Living with his wife and 3 of his children at Boston, Ward 12 [9]
  • 1860, age 65, living in Boston with his wife and one child and his mother in Boston, 12th Ward [10]
  • 1865, age 71, Livng with his family in Boston, Massachusetts [11].
  • 1870, age 76, living in Ward 12, Boston with his family [12]
  • 1880, age 86, Living with his wife and sister at Boston, Massachusetts [13]

Occupation

  • Ship Carpenter, and later established a Wood & Coal trade in South Boston. [1]
  • 1850 - Wood and Coal [8]
  • 1855 - Trader [9]
  • 1860 - Lumber Dealer [10]
  • 1865 - None listed (prob. retired) [11]
  • 1870 - "Gentleman" [12]
  • 1880 - "At Home" [13]

Death

He passed away 30 Jan 1881 at 86 years old. of Old Age and Brights Disease at home, 470 Broadway, Boston, Massachusetts [14]. He is buried at the Forest Hills Cemetery at Jamaica Plain, (Boston) Massachusetts [15]

Research Notes

  • Stetson Kindred Genealogical Index: 1-4-5-1-2-6
A. Hannah Williams Kent was the daughter of Samuel and Hannah (Brooks) Kent. She died on Christmas eve 1885. [1]

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Stetson, O.F; Vol 1, No 3 Page 98
  2. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5N7-678 : 14 January 2020), Alpheus Stetson, 1793.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Stetson, O.F.: Vol 1 No 2 Pg 155
  4. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9Q1-79XB?cc=2061550&wc=Q4DS-2NT%3A353350401%2C353366201%2C354690501 : 13 July 2016), Suffolk > Boston > Marriages 1800-1849 vol 2, K-Z > image 241 of 405; citing Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston.
  5. ↑ Barry, John Stetson; Page 87
  6. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9QY-T9Y6?cc=2061550&wc=Q4D9-SPD%3A353350401%2C353366201%2C354337401 : 22 October 2020), Suffolk > Boston > Marriages 1866 no 2001-2500 > image 68 of 512; citing Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston.
  7. ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-D1M3-RQ1?cc=1469062&wc=3PMS-HZ9%3A1042555303 : 24 May 2018), 004279279 > image 205 of 1127; State Archives, Boston.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-DHDQ-ZK4?cc=1401638&wc=95RZ-RM7%3A1031311001%2C1033183401%2C1033291501 : 9 April 2016), Massachusetts > Suffolk > Boston, ward 12 > image 241 of 317; citing NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Massachusetts State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-DYXH-GT?cc=1459985&wc=M6PN-C27%3A42491501%2C42572601 : 1 April 2016), Suffolk > Boston, Ward 12 > image 196 of 220; State Archives, Boston.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "United States Census, 1860," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9BS3-SMQ?cc=1473181&wc=7QGH-YRK%3A1589422209%2C1589428987%2C1589429036 : 24 March 2017), Massachusetts > Suffolk > 12th Ward Boston > image 578 of 629; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Massachusetts State Census, 1865," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-68JN-ZJ?cc=1410399&wc=M6PX-J3D%3A27785801%2C27889101 : 1 June 2018), Suffolk > Boston, Ward 12 > image 182 of 373; State Archives, Boston.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-67V9-V1N?cc=1438024&wc=KPFH-7M9%3A518657101%2C519510801%2C519597701 : 12 June 2019), Massachusetts > Suffolk > Boston, ward 12 > image 148 of 502; citing NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YBN-9VLN?cc=1417683&wc=XH88-MNL%3A1589405656%2C1589405860%2C1589397775%2C1589406170 : 24 December 2015), Massachusetts > Suffolk > Boston > ED 686 > image 33 of 41; citing NARA microfilm publication T9, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C., n.d.)
  14. ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, 1921-1924," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-DBLQ-9X2?cc=1463156&wc=MJCF-L29%3A1043012101 : 22 May 2019), 0960221 (004223245) > image 407 of 866; State Archives, Boston.
  15. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 13 December 2020), memorial page for Alpheus Stetson (1794–30 Jan 1881), Find A Grave: Memorial #196862898, citing Forest Hills Cemetery and Crematory, Jamaica Plain, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Robert (contributor 46512307) .

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