Elizabeth (Vinal) Stetson (abt. 1768 - 1851)

Wife of Jonah Stetson III — married 31 Mar 1795 (to about 1825) in Scituate, Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Descendants

Died 8 Oct 1851 at about age 83 in Roxbury, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Elizabeth Vinal was born about 1868 ^[A][1] She was the daughter of Captain Israel Vinal, and Mercy (Cushing) Vinal. ^[1]

She Married Jonah Stetson (III), 31 Mar 1796 ^[1] or 1895 ^[2][3]

8 Children (all born in Charlestown?, 8 recorded by Stetson ^[1] and Barry ^[3])

1. Lemuel Stetson, b. 10 Sep 1797 ^[3]; bap 1 Oct 1797 at Charlestown, Massachusetts ^[4]; m. Margaret Ann Snow 1832 in Boston;
2. Cushing Stetson (1), b. 31 Apr 1800; d. 31 Aug 1801 ^[3] very young.
3. Cushing Stetson (2), b. 25 Apr 1802 ^[3]; bap. 9 May 1802 at Charlestown ^[5]; m. Mrs. Frances E. (Burrows) Boles, 23 Oct 1838; d. 8 Mar 1866 at Boston ^[6][7]
4. Elizabeth (Stetson) Dow, b. 4 Apr 1806 ^[3]; bap. 15 Apr 1804 at Charlestown ^[8] m. Jesse E. Dow, Esq of Washington, D.C., int 8 May 1831 ^[1]
5. William Vinal Stetson, b. 13 Mar 1807 ^[3]; bap. 22 Mar 1807 at Charlestown ^[9]; d. 12 Jan 1831 at Bridgewater, Massachusetts ^[1] unmarried.
6. Lusanna/Lucena Williams (Stetson) McCarty, b. 2 Dec 1808 ^[3]; bap 18 Dec 1808 at Charlestown^[10] m. Dr. John McCarty ^[1]
7. Bethia/Betinah or Gethia Stetson, b. 15 Aug 1811 ^[3]; d. 18 Aug 1811 ^[B]
8. Franklin Stetson, b. 14 May 1815 ^[3]; d. 12 Jun 1831

Presumed to have lived in Charlestown with her husband Mref name=sk1/>

She passed away in October, 1851, age 82 1/2 at Roxbury, Massachusetts ^[1]

Research Notes

A. DoB estimated from the date and age of her death as recorded by Stetson ^[1] Her mother was one of the 12 children of Deacon Joseph Cushing. ^[1]

B. Family Search has her listed twice, once as Betinah Stetson, and also Gethia Stetson. Neither record has any attached sources, and Barry and the "Descendants..." only have the one daughter, Bethia. Lamberton-139 16:44, 17 September 2023 (UTC)

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9} Stetson;Vol 1, No. 2, Page 156
2. ↑ "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925," database with images, (FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C9B2-P9HW-2: 24 November 2022), > image 1 of 1; State Archives, Boston.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9} Barry; Page 83
4. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, (FamilySearch Record: V5NW-DT1 : 15 January 2020), Jonah Stetson in entry for Lemuel Stetson, 1797.
5. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, (FamilySearch Record: V5NW-FNG : 15 January 2020), Jonas Stetson in entry for Cushing Stetson, 1802.
6. ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, 1921-1924," images, (FamilySearch Image: S3HY-DTZD-D : 13 December 2022), 0960189 (004220479) > image 35 of 296; State Archives, Boston.
7. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, (FamilySearch Image: 3QSQ-G975-9C8X: 22 October 2020), Stetson-3230Stetson-3230|Suffolk > Boston > Deaths 1866-1867 > image 61 of 723; citing Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston.
8. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, (FamilySearch Record: V5NW-L7G: 15 January 2020), Jonah Stetson in entry for Elisabeth Stetson, 1804.
9. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, (FamilySearch Record: V5NW-JXY : 15 January 2020), Jonas Stetson in entry for William Vinal Stetson, 1807.
10. ↑ (as Lucena Williams Stetson)"Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5NW-6QT : 15 January 2020), Jonas Stetson in entry for Lucena Williams Stetson, 1808.

See Also:

• Barry, John Stetson. A Genealogical and Biographical Sketch of the Name and Family of Stetson (William A. Hall & Co., Boston, 1847)
• Stetson, O.F., Ed.; Descendants of Cornet Robert Stetson of Scituate, Massachusetts (Stetson Kindred of America, Inc., 1933, 1956)
• Various contributors; Family Tree entry for Elizabeth Vinal (1769-1851), FamilySearch Person: K42S-MH7; accessed September 2023; © 2023 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. A service provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.