William M. Stetson (1831 - 1886)

Born 21 Sep 1831 in Wayne, Kennebec, Maine, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Eliza J Merrill — married 2 Sep 1855 in Nashua, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States

Descendants

Died 4 Mar 1886 at age 54 in East Livermore, Androscoggin, Maine, United States

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Biography

William Stetson was born on September 21, 1831 in Wayne, Kennebec, Maine, United States. His parents were Ephraim Stetson and Elmira Maxim. He married Eliza Merrill on September 02, 1855 Together they had 4 children:

1. William Stetson
2. James Stetson
3. Jennie Stetson
4. George Stetson

He died on March 04, 1886 in East Livermore, Androscoggin, Maine, United States

Research Notes

• Stetson Kindred Genealogical Index: 1-1-2-5-2-3-7-1

Sources

• "New Hampshire Marriages, 1720-1920," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FDLP-RWT : 31 December 2014), William M. Stetson and Eliza J. Merrell, 02 Sep 1855; citing reference 2:1P7GN20; FHL microfilm 1,001,302.

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDCW-GKB : 12 December 2017), William M Stetson, 1860.

• "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6DC-D8L : 12 April 2016), Wm M Stetson, Maine, United States; citing p. 14, family 129, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,035.

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF36-B21 : 14 August 2017), William M Stetson, East Livermore, Androscoggin, Maine, United States; citing enumeration district ED 5, sheet 120D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0475; FHL microfilm 1,254,475.

• "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2H2C-Q3L : 17 October 2017), William M Stetson, Death 04 Mar 1886; citing Division of Vital Statistics, State Board of Health, Augusta; FHL microfilm 9,863.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/62826808/william-m-stetson : accessed 19 May 2021), memorial page for William M Stetson (21 Sep 1831–4 Mar 1886), Find a Grave Memorial ID 62826808, citing Beech Hill Cemetery, Wayne, Kennebec County, Maine, USA ; Maintained by Cynthia Krueger (contributor 46919472) .

• "Maine, Nathan Hale Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1980," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVJ5-9ZJG : 16 March 2018), William Stetson, 1886; citing Wayne, Kennebec, Maine, United States, Beech Hill Cemetery, Maine State Library, Augusta; FHL microfilm 1,316,228.

• History of the town of Wayne, Kennebec County, Maine, from its settlement to 1898 by Walton, George W., 1835 Page 344

• The descendants of Cornet Robert Stetson of Scituate, Massachusetts, sixteen hundred and thirty-four by Stetson, Oscar Frank, 1875-1948, ed; Stetson, Nelson Mitchell, 1855-1930; Stetson Kindred of America Page 155