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James Prince Stetson (1772 - 1857)

James Prince Stetson
Born in Kingston, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colonymap
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Husband of — married 4 Jun 1800 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
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Died at age 84 in Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United Statesmap
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Biography

Birth

James Prince Stetson was born in November, 1772 at Kingston, Massachusetts. [1][2][3] He was the 3rd child and son of Theophilus Stetson and Abigail (Prince) Stetson. [4]

Baptized 4 Sep 1786 at Kingston. [3]

Marriage

Married First (1): Margaret Kelsea (or Kelsey or Kelly [5]) of Watertown, [A] 4 Jun 1800. [6] (She dies 28 Sep 1828 [7])

8 Children (All Born at Portland, Maine):
  1. Robert L. Stetson, b. 22 Oct 1800 [8]; d. 5 Aug 1820
  2. James Prince Stetson, Jr., b. 11 Sep 1802* [9]  ; d. 30 Mar 1811 [10]
  3. George Stetson, b. 23 Oct 1804* [11]; d. 20 Apr 1849 at Boston, Massachusetts. [12]
  4. Maria Stetson, b. 1805; d. after 1842 - unmarried
  5. Betsey Delop (Stetson) Williams, b. 25 Oct 1806* [13] ; m. Royal Williams of Portland, Maine; d. 1896
  6. Margaret K. Stetson, b. 17 May 1812* [14]; d. 7 Feb 1886, unmarried in Brooklyn, New York [15]
  7. Sarah Barnes (Stetson) Hale, b. 9 Sep 1815* [16] ; m. Joseph Hale of Portland, Maine; d. 8 Mar 1893 at Portland. [17]
  8. Jane B. (Stetson) Searsbury or Somerby, b. 18 Jun 1819* [18]; m. Benjamin Searsbury of Portland, Maine [6] or Benjamin C. Somerby, 15 Apr 1843, Bangor, Maine [19]; d. 30 Mar 1882 [20][21]

Married Second (2): Widow Eda/Edia (unknown) Dinsdale of Portland, Maine [6] int. 22 Jul 1826 at Portland. [B][22] m. 27 Aug 1826. [23]

No Children Recorded

Image|Married Third (3): Widow Almira/Elmira (Bradbury) Hale. [6] int. 11 Mar 1831 [24] m. 21 Mar 1831 at Portland, Maine [25]

No Children Recorded

Residence

Lived most of his life in Portland, Maine

Occupation

Was in Trade in Portland, Me. kept a store on India St. (in Portland) (Barry) [6]

Military Service

Owned a share in a "Private Armed Vessel" Schooner "Parrot" - 22 tons, with 2 Guns and 20 crew, Commissioned by the United States Government 2 Dec 1812 for war with Great Britain. Other owner listed was Nathanial Springer of Portland. Commander was John Webster, [26] and Lieut. Commander, James Wylie Jr. [6]

Death

He Passed Away 26 Jan 1857, age 84 at Portland, Maine, [27] and is buried at the Evergreen Cemetery there [28]

Research Notes

  • Stetson Kindred Genealogical Index: Index #: 1-3-7-5-1-3
A. His first wife's surname is in question since O.F. Stetson records her surname as "Kelsey, of Watertown" [6], Family Search and Find A Grave also record her LNAB as "Kelsey", but the index of marriages from Boston, the earliest source found, spells it "Kelsea." [5] -- Lamberton-139 15:39, 10 June 2023 (UTC)
B. His 2nd wife's given name is recorded as "Edia" in the Portland, Maine sources. [23] --Lamberton-139 15:39, 10 June 2023 (UTC)

Sources

  1. ↑ (Under Father's Listing - gives his siblings) Barry; Page 68-69
  2. ↑ Handwritten Town Record of family births and deaths: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, (FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-L979-M9FC-D: 22 October 2020), Plymouth > Kingston > Births, marriages, deaths 1695-1885 > image 117 of 343; citing Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 NEHGS Eddy Town Record Fund; Vital Records of Kingston, Massachusetts to the year 1850 Boston, Massachusetts, 1911; FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CSSW-W3MW-7 Page 139
  4. ↑ Stetson; Vol 1, No, 2, Page 143
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, (FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-8979-WLX5 : 29 November 2018), Suffolk > Boston > Marriage index 1646-1799 O-Z > image 148 of 284; citing Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 Sstetson; Vol 1, No. 3, Page 83
  7. ↑ Margaret's Find A Grave: Memorial #132909841
  8. ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, (FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-8974-Y7PC: 20 May 2014), Vital records prior to 1892 > Stantial-Stevens, 1835 > image 3191 of 4127; multiple sources, Maine.
  9. ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, (FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-8979-G9QC-W: 20 May 2014), Delayed returns for vital records 1670-1891 > Stetson, 1800-Stringer, 1842 > image 14 of 5086; multiple sources, Maine.
  10. ↑ James' Find A Grave: Memorial #132915978
  11. ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, (FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-L974-Y7K8: 20 May 2014), Vital records prior to 1892 > Stantial-Stevens, 1835 > image 3199 of 4127; multiple sources, Maine.
  12. ↑ George's Find A Grave: Memorial #132918671
  13. ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, (FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-L974-Y7F2: 20 May 2014), Vital records prior to 1892 > Stantial-Stevens, 1835 > image 3202 of 4127; multiple sources, Maine.
  14. ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, (FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-8974-Y72Q : 20 May 2014), Vital records prior to 1892 > Stantial-Stevens, 1835 > image 3213 of 4127; multiple sources, Maine.
  15. ↑ "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949", database, (FamilySearch Record: 2WSQ-7PN : 13 May 2022), Margaret K. Stetson, 1886.
  16. ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, (FamilySearch Image: 3QSQ-G979-G93T-7: 20 May 2014), Delayed returns for vital records 1670-1891 > Stetson, 1800-Stringer, 1842 > image 29 of 5086; multiple sources, Maine.
  17. ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, (FamilySearch Image: 9398-H49N-52: 20 May 2014), Vital records 1892-1907 > Gurren-Hall, 1900 > image 1851 of 3823; multiple sources, Maine.
  18. ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, (FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-8974-Y727: 20 May 2014), Vital records prior to 1892 > Stantial-Stevens, 1835 > image 3216 of 4127; multiple sources, Maine.
  19. ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, (FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-8979-P6XP : 20 May 2014), Delayed returns for vital records 1670-1891 > Smith, 1825-Spaulding, 1817 > image 4214 of 5140; multiple sources, Maine.
  20. ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, (FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-L974-NHPM: 20 May 2014), Vital records prior to 1892 > Smith, 1878-Spaulding > image 2588 of 4236; multiple sources, Maine.
  21. ↑ Jane's Find A Grave: Memorial #145213788
  22. ↑ Prospective spouse's name given as Edia Dinsdale: "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, (FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-99NW-361T: 28 November 2018), > image 1 of 1; multiple sources, Maine.
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, (FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-9974-Y7C: 20 May 2014), Vital records prior to 1892 > Stantial-Stevens, 1835 > image 3233 of 4127; multiple sources, Maine.
  24. ↑ (as Mrs. Almira Hale) "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, (FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-L9NW-3XMZ : 28 November 2018), > image 1 of 1; multiple sources, Maine.
  25. ↑ as Mrs. Almira Hale: "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, (FamilySearch Image: 3QSQ-G974-Y7V3: 20 May 2014), Vital records prior to 1892 > Stantial-Stevens, 1835 > image 3245 of 4127; multiple sources, Maine.
  26. ↑ George Foster Emmons, The navy of the United States, from the commencement, 1775 to 1853; with a brief history of each vessel’s service and fate ... Comp. by Lieut. George F. Emmons ... under the authority of the Navy Dept. To which is added a list of private armed vessels, fitted out under the American flag ... also a list of the revenue and coast survey vessels, and principal ocean steamers, belonging to citizens of the United States in 1850. ( Washington: Gideon & Co., 1853.) ; [[https://1812privateers.org/United_States/EmmonsNOP.htm Page 188
  27. ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, (FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-L979-G93H-S: 20 May 2014), Delayed returns for vital records 1670-1891 > Stetson, 1800-Stringer, 1842 > image 113 of 5086; multiple sources, Maine.
  28. ↑ Contains Bio: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/119629010/james-prince-stetson: accessed 18 September 2022), memorial page for James Prince Stetson (4 Nov 1772–26 Jan 1857), Find A Grave: Memorial #119629010, citing Evergreen Cemetery, Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, USA; Maintained by Sally - Midcoast Maine (contributor 48138595) .

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