Brief Life History of William
When William Stetson was born in December 1673, in Scituate, Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America, his father, Joseph Stetson, was 34 and his mother, Prudence Clapp, was 24. He died on 14 August 1699, in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, at the age of 25.
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Family Time Line
Sources (3)
- William Stetson, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
- William Stetson, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
- Vital Records of Scituate Massachusetts To The Year 1850
Parents and Siblings
1639–1723 Male
1649– Female
Siblings (8)
1670–1760 Male
1672–1735 Female
1673–1699 Male
1676–1760 Female
1678– Female
+3 More Children
Name Meaning
English (Lancashire): variant of Stitson, a habitational name from Stidston in South Brent (Devon), from an Old English personal name Stīthweard (genitive Stīthweardes) + Old English tūn ‘farmstead, estate’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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