Sylvester
Russell
Stetson
Born in Plainfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Isaiah Snell Stetson Sr
and Sarah (Gloyd) Stetson
Brother of
Almira Stetson, Sally Maria (Stetson) Haskins, Abby Smith Stetson, Isaiah Snell Stetson and Elisha Manley Stetson
Husband of
Sarah Elizabeth (King) Stetson
— married
30 Apr 1852 (to 16 May 1893) in Plainfield, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts, USA
Descendants 
Father of
Manley Snell Stetson and Ann Eliza Longley (Stetson) Shaw
Died
at age 62
in Hawley, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 7 Oct 2016
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Biography
Birth
Sylvester Russell Stetson was born 21 Nov 1830 in Plainfield, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts, US. He was the 5th Child and son of Isaiah Snell and Sally (Gloyd) Stetson.[1]
Marriage
Married Sarah Elizabeth King, 30 Apr 1852 at Plainfield, Massachusetts.
- 6 Children
- Manley Snell Stetson, b. 1854; d. 1918
- Ann Eliza Longley (Stetson) Shaw, b. 1859; d. 1950
- Otis Bassett Stetson, b. 1859; d. 1934
- Fanny Almira Stetson, b. 1863; d. 1884
- Lucy O. Stetson, b. 1868; d. 1968
- Florence Abbie Stetson, b. 1876; d. 1965
Death
Sylvester died 16 May 1893 in Hawley, Franklin Co., Massachusetts, US.
Research Notes
- Stetson Kindred Genealogical Index: 1-8-1-6-5-4-2-5
Sources
See also:
- Find A Grave: Memorial #64880929.
- Stetson, O.F. Ed.; Descendants of Cornet Robert Stetson of Scituate, Massachusetts (Stetson Kindred of America, Inc., 1933)
- Various Contributors; FamilyTree entry for Sylvester Russell Stetson; FamilySearch Person: MNLP-J2C; accessed December 2022; © 2022 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. A service provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Acknowledgments
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sylvester by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Sylvester:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sylvester by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Sylvester:
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~3.12%
~6.25%
Delano Kahlstorf 
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A131178 [compare], Ancestry member dellkatt
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~3.12%
~6.25%
Linda (Hurley) Habeck :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch PW4946649 [compare], Ancestry member Dave4406
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~1.56%
Jess Johnson :
23andMe, yourDNAportal JES6febe0d6
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