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Merriam (Stetson) Drinkwater (1786)

Merriam Drinkwater formerly Stetson aka Sturdevant
Born in Damariscotta, Lincoln, Maine, United Statesmap
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Mother of , , , , , , and
Died [date unknown] [location unknown]
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Profile last modified | Created 23 Jan 2019
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The Birth Date is a rough estimate. See the text for details.

Contents

Biography

Merriam was born in 1786.

Children

  1. Harriet, m. Hosea Coombs.
  2. Otis, b. Dec. 25, 1818; m. Harriet A. Drinkwater; d. March 19, 1896.
  3. Elsie; m. David Mitchell.
  4. Alpheus; b. 1821; d. unmarried.
  5. Susan; m. Joseph Geoffrey.
  6. James Ed b. 1829, d. ?, unmarried
  7. Martin; b. 1832.
  8. Augusta, b. 1834; 111. George H. Alexander. He d. 1892.

Research Notes

Name spelling: Meriam on daughter's death record, Merriam on original handwritten record

Note: E-mail from Roy Lamberton:
I can only find 1 Miriam Stetson in "The Descendants" but HE was born in 1888 in California.
A Daniel Drinkwater married Rebecca Fisher (who was born in Maine). This is on Page 72 of Vol 1, No.1 of the "Descendants of Cornet Robert Stetson." Her father was Samuel Fisher, son of Samuel and Deborah (Stetson) Fisher, there's no birth date given but it would be after 1752.

Sources


  • "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6VC-6L5 : 12 April 2016), James Drinkwater, Northport, Waldo, Maine, United States; citing family 145, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). 23:51, 22 January 2019 (UTC)
James Drinkwater M 67 Maine, farmer
Meriam Drinkwater F 58 Maine
Ottis Drinkwater M 31 Maine, mariner
Alpheas Drinkwater M 29 Maine
James C Drinkwater M 21 Maine
Martin F Drinkwater M 18 Maine
Augusta M Drinkwater F 16 Maine
James Drinkwater M 77 Maine, farmer
Merrium Drinkwater F 68 Maine
James Drinkwater M 31 Maine
Alpheus Drinkwater M 39 Maine
Charles Drinkwater M 29 Maine
5 Drinkwater families on the same census page
  • "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24X-PTTD : 13 March 2018), Meriam Stetson in entry for Augusta M Alexander, 20 Dec 1922; citing Northport, Waldo, Maine, United States, Division of Vital Statistics, State Board of Health, Augusta; FHL microfilm. 16:46, 23 January 2019 (UTC)
Name Augusta M Alexander
Event Type Death
Event Date 20 Dec 1922
Event Place Northport, Waldo, Maine, United States
Event Place Northport, , Maine
Gender Female
Age 88
Birth Year (Estimated) 1834
Father's Name James Drinkwater
Mother's Name Meriam Stetson
Spouse's Name George Alexander
  • The Drinkwater Family The Ancestors and Descendants of Micajan Drinkwater of Northport, Maine, and Elizabeth Bradford, His Wife. Vol. 1, 1620-825. By John S. Fernald. Belfast, Maine. G.E. Burgess, printer. 1904. [1] 18:48, 23 September 2018 (UTC)
  • "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6VC-6L5 : 12 April 2016), James Drinkwater, Northport, Waldo, Maine, United States; citing family 145, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). 23:51, 22 January 2019 (UTC)
James Drinkwater M 67 Maine, farmer
Meriam Drinkwater F 58 Maine
Ottis Drinkwater M 31 Maine, mariner
Alpheas Drinkwater M 29 Maine
James C Drinkwater M 21 Maine
Martin F Drinkwater M 18 Maine
Augusta M Drinkwater F 16 Maine
James Drinkwater M 77 Maine, farmer
Merrium Drinkwater F 68 Maine
James Drinkwater M 31 Maine
Alpheus Drinkwater M 39 Maine
Charles Drinkwater M 29 Maine

5 Drinkwater families on the same census page


  • "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZ31-HWR : 6 November 2017), Otis Drinkwater, 19 Mar 1896; citing Northport, , Maine, United States, Division of Vital Statistics, State Board of Health, Augusta; FHL microfilm. 19:58, 6 January 2019 (UTC)
Name Otis Drinkwater
Event Type Death
Event Date 19 Mar 1896
Event Place Northport, , Maine, United States
Gender Male
Age 77
Birth Year (Estimated) 1819
Father's Name James Drinkwater
Mother's Name Merriam Sturdevant




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Lamberton-139 Roy Lamberton
Jo - that means someone needs to look at the Drinkwater family and see where the Stetson's snuck in - O.F. Stetson and Barry did a phenominal job tracking down all the old Stetson links, and the newer group of Stetson genealogical gurus use sources gathered from the family for years. There are many dead ends in the Stetson books, so the trick would be to go and look for some of them.

I am chsoing down the 2 Waterman Stetsons and should be done documenting them this week, then I'll take a further look.

Thanks you for the links

posted by Roy Lamberton
Gill-3793 Jo Gill
The bit of info about James and Miriam Stetson is from p. 15 of "The Drinkwater Family The Ancestors and Descendants of Micajan Drinkwater of Northport, Maine, and Elizabeth Bradford, His Wife." by John Fernald.

https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE94680

James is 4th generation of his surname born in US.

Another record has Miriam Sturdevant has his wife.

G2G question: https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/758010/i-need-help-with-my-wife?show=758097#a758097

posted by Jo Gill
edited by Jo Gill
Lamberton-139 Roy Lamberton
I am working on the line of Stetson, that runs from Joseph, Samuel, Abner, Abner today. I hope to find a Driknwater in there so maybe we can tie this whole family together.

Unless a Stetson snuck over from England that escaped the Stetson Kindred's notice....?

posted by Roy Lamberton

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