Phineas (Stewart) Steward (1732 - 1810)

Born 27 Mar 1732 in Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Anne (Ireland) Stewart — married 22 Apr 1756 in Lunenberg, Worcester County, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 1810 at about age 77 in Bloomfield, Somerset, Maine, United States

Biography

Phineas was born in 27 March 1732.^[1] He was the son of Solomon Stewart and Martha Farrington.

He was one of the carpenters employed in the building of Fort Halifax on the Kennebec.

In 1756 he was a soldier in the Crown Point Expedition.

Phineas Steward, son of Solomon and brother of William Steward, married Anne Ireland, April 22, 1756. Their six children were: Samuel Bird born in Lunenburg, March I8, 1757: Anne, born in Lunenburg, Nov 23, 1758; Phineas, born in Lunenburg Oct. 27, 1760: Abraham, born in Lunenburgh, Oct. 15, 1762; Thomas, born in Fitchburg, Feb. 17, 1766; and Martha, born in Fitchburg, June 28, 1772. They removed to Bloomfield about 1776.

He passed away in 1810.

Sources

1. ↑ His exact birthdate, is mentioned in Genealogical history of the Duncan Stuart family in America, [page 7.]

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 28 October 2016, 00:43), entry for Phinaes Stewart(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:L4WV-55K); contributed by various users.
• Stewart Clan Magazine by Edson, George T. (George Thomas); Clan Stewart Society in America, Inc., Published 1922. Phineas Stewart pg 82
• Stewart Clan Magazine, Volumes 1-8, George Thomas Edson, 1922. Phineas Steward pg 82
• A Brief History of Corinna, Maine, from Its Purchase in 1804 to 1916 BY Lilla E. Wood, J. P. BASS PUBLISHING COMPANY, BANGOR, MAINE 1916.
• Howardstown, Canaan, Bloomfield, Skowhegan (Early History); Sprague Journal of Maine History Vol. VIII Aug., Sept., Oct., 1920 No. 2 page 151-153.
• Proceedings of the Fitchburg Historical Society and papers relating to the history of the town by the Fitchburg Historical Society, Fitchburg, Mass. Phinehas Steward pgs 42-43
• Stuart, Joseph A. Genealogical history of the Duncan Stuart family in America : our branch and its connections : together with a tracing of the ancestry and origin of the various branches. Decorah, Iowa : Anundsen Pub. Co., 1988. [Available on the Internet Archive, free to borrow].
• Phineas Steward Memorial Page on Find A Grave. Phineas Steward